Sunday, November 28, 2021

Clear the Reading Piles

 Once again I am doing several challenges to help clear the ever growing TBR pile.  For a full list of challenges I found for 2022 see this blog entry.

Some of the TBR challenges refer to physical books I own and others have to do with clearing the list of Want to Read and Library borrows that I am always seeming to add to as well.  

First up are 2 hosted by Bev on her MyReadersBlock blog.  

Mount TBR-   #MountTBR2022  books you already own before 1/1/21

 Challenge Levels:

Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s-  <== Trying this
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro*: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s (*aka Cerro El Toro in South America)
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s

The Rules:
*Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for at least that many books. You are welcome to voyage further and conquer taller mountains after your commitment is met. 

*Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2022

*Audiobooks and E-books may count provided they are yours prior to January 1. ARCs are also fine.


Virtual Mount TBR-  #VirtualMountTBR2022 Clear your want to read list

 Challenge levels:
Mount Rum Doodle: Read 12 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library
Mount Crumpit: Read 24 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library
Mount Munch: Read 36 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library  
White Plume Mountain: Read 48 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library<== Trying this
Stormness Head: Read 60 books from you Virtual TBR/Wish List Library
Mount Mindolluin: Read 75 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library
Mount Seleya: Read 100 books 
Mount Olympus: Read 150+ books 


~Once you choose your challenge level you are locked in for at least that many books. If you find you are on a mountain-climbing roll and want to tackle a taller mountain, then you are welcome to upgrade. All books counted for lower mountains carry over towards the new peak.

This challenge is only for books you do not own. They may be borrowed from the library, a friend, found on a free e-book site (like Project Gutenberg), or anywhere else that allows you to temporarily "checkout" the book. Also--unlike Mount TBR--there is no date limit on your wish list. If you see a book that strikes your fancy after January 1 and want to grab it from the library, etc. then go for it.




  This is a straightforward challenge to just track books that are on your to read list- whether or not you actually own them.  Only requirement is that it must be published before 2021 and be on your list at the beginning of the challenge.   







TBR Books I've read:

any tbr form: 146

books I owned before Jan: 12/12

virtual books/loans: 134/48

Backlist reader:  103

  1. Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes by C.A. Phipps   
  2. Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1) by Raquel Reyes
  3. Killer Research (Library Lover's Mystery, #12) by Jenn McKinlay
  4. The Perils of Paris (Julie Cavallo Investigates, #5) by Ana T. Drew
  5. Dachshund Through the Snow (A Very Murder Christmas #1) by Rosie A Point
  6. Murder at the Taffy Shop (Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery, #2) by Maddie Day
  7. A Tennis Pro To Die For (Cozy Mysteries to Die For, #3) by Judy Moore
  8. A Crafty Christmas (A Cumberland Creek Mystery #4) by Mollie Cox Bryan
  9. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
  10. Fudging the Books (Cookbook Nook Mystery, #4) by Daryl Wood Gerber
  11. Guidebook to Murder (Tourist Trap Mystery #1) by Lynn Cahoon
  12. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady by Denise Swanson
  13. Classified as Murder (Cat in the Stacks, #2) by Miranda James
  14. Killing in a Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terry
  15. Matchmaking Can Be Murder ( Amish Matchmaker #1) by Amanda Flower
  16. One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch #1)  by Lynn Cahoon
  17. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr TBR
  18. Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge
  19. The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson
  20. Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods
  21. The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
  22. Beauty Expos are Murder by Libby Klein
  23. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney  TBR  (Bk List Reader)
  24. Body in the Books by Heather Huffman  TBR
  25. From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris  (Bk List Reader)
  26. Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton  (Bk List Reader)
  27. Antique Auctions are Murder by Libby Klein 
  28. Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke (Bk List Reader)
  29. Christmas Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (Bk List Reader)
  30. Biscuits and Slashed Browns by Maddie Day (Bk List Reader)
  31. Apple Pie with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts (Bk List Reader)
  32. Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder by Meredith Potts (Bk List Reader)
  33. Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall   (Bk List Reader)
  34. Handmade Holiday Homicide by Joanna Campbell Slan (Bk List Reader)
  35. Shotgun, Wedding, Bells by Joanna Campbell Slan (Bk List Reader)
  36. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett (Bk List Reader)
  37. Body in the Book Drop by Lynn Cahoon
  38. Death by Auction by Alexis Morgan  (Bk List Reader)
  39. The Further Adventures of Kiki Lowenstein: Collection #1 by Joanna Campbell Slan (Bk List Reader)
  40. A Vacation of Mischief Anthology by Cozy Mystery Tribe Verena DeLuca, Sue Hollowell, Rune Stroud, Kathyrn Mykel, Brittany E Brinegar and Patty Joy  TBR
  41. Death on the Danube  by  (Bk List Reader)
  42. Caramel Pecan Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
  43. The Further Adventures of Kiki Lowenstein: Collection #2  by Joanna Campbell Slan
    • Blog Post 3/27/22 (Bk List Reader)
  44. The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies (The Homeswappers, #1) by Adriana Licio 
  45. Death in an English Cottage (Murder on Location #2) by Sara Rosett    (Bk List Reader)
  46. Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets by Mary McHugh  (Bk List Reader)
  47. The Jasmine Moon Murder (A Tea Shop Mystery, #5) by Laura Childs  (Bk List Reader)
  48. A Murder Between the Pages (Main Street Book Club Mysteries #2) by Amy Lillard (Bk List Reader)
  49. A Safe House (Stone Barrington #61) by Stuart Woods
  50. The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams (Bk List Reader)
  51. Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams
  52. Death by Chocolate Lab (Lucky Paws Pet Sitting #1) by Bethany Blake  (Bk List Reader)
  53. Cookie Dough or Die (Cookie Cutter Shop #1) by Virginia Lowell  (Bk List Reader)
  54. Artificial Condition (Murderbot Diaries #2) by Martha Wells  (Bk List Reader)
  55. Roast Mortem (Coffeehouse #9) by Cleo Coyle  (Bk List Reader)
  56. Criminal Confections (Chocolate Whisperer #1) by Collette London   (Bk List Reader)
  57. Murder by Mocha  (Coffeehouse #10) by Cleo Coyle  (Bk List Reader)
  58.  Death of a Kitchen Diva (Hayley Powell Food and Cocktails, #1) by Lee Hollis  (Bk List Reader)
  59.  The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector
  60. Eight Perfect Murders (Malcolm Kershaw, #1) by Peter Swanson  (Bk List Reader)
  61. Hooked on Murder (Crochet Mystery, #1) by Betty Hechtman (Bk List Reader)
  62. Prologue to Murder (Beyond the Page Bookstore #2)  by Lauren Elliott   (Bk List Reader)
  63. Dead Men Don't Crochet ( Crochet #2) by Betty Hechtman   (Bk List Reader)
  64. Jackie and Maria by Gill Paul   (Bk List Reader)
  65. Hot and Sour Suspects (Noodle Shop #8) by Vivien Chien
  66. Delphiniums and Deception by Ruby Loren  (Bk List Reader)
  67. Death of an Irish Mummy by Catie Murphy  (Bk List Reader)
  68. Space Case by Stuart Gibbs  (Bk List Reader)
  69. Murphy's Slaw by Elizabeth Logan  (Bk List Reader)
  70. Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge by Ovidia Yu  (Bk List Reader)
  71. All I want for Christmas is Fudge by Nancy CoCo  (Bk List Reader)
  72. A Time to Swill by Sherry Harris   (Bk List Reader)
  73. I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
  74. Songteller by Dolly Parton   (Bk List Reader)
  75. The Corpse in the Gazebo by Debra Sennefelder
  76. Meow if it's Murder by T.C. LoTempio   (Bk List Reader)
  77. Dead Cert by Dick Francis  (Bk List Reader)
  78. Don't Taco 'bout Murder by Mona Marple 
  79. The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen
  80. High Stakes by Dick Francis   (Bk List Reader)
  81. Not All Diamonds and Rose by Dave Quinn
  82. Santa Cruise by Fern Michaels
  83. Wonder Woman Vol 1 The Lies by Greg Rucka (Bk List Reader)
  84. Geekerella by Ashley Poston (Bk List Reader)  
  85. 22 Seconds by James Patterson
  86. Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective by Donald J Sobol  (Bk List Reader)
  87. The Perfect Guests by Emma Rous  
  88. Strawberried Alive by Jenn McKinlay
  89. Poinsettias and the Perfect Crime by Ruby Loren (Bk List Reader)
  90. A Murder Yule Regret by Winnie Archer
  91. A Call for Kelp by Bree Baker  (Bk List Reader)
  92. Murder at Beechwood by Alyssa Maxwell  (Bk List Reader)
  93. Nearly Dead in Iowa Wendy Byrne   (Bk List Reader)
  94. Peonies and Poison (Diana Flowers Floriculture Mysteries #4) by Ruby Loren   (Bk List Reader)
  95. The Big Chili (Undercover Dish #1)by Julia Buckley   (Bk List Reader)
  96. Sugar and Vice (Cookie House #2) by Eve Calder   (Bk List Reader)
  97. The Longest Yard Sale (Sarah Winston Garage Sale #2) by Sherry Harris   (Bk List Reader)
  98. Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese #1) by Linda Reilly
  99. Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat #3) by Laurie Cass  (Bk List Reader)
  100. The Cider Shop Rules (A Cider Shop Mystery, #3) by Julie Anne Lindsay
  101. Quiet in Her Bones by Nahlini Singh
  102. Christmas Cow Bells (A Buttermilk Creek Mystery #1) by Mollie Cox Bryan (Bk List Reader)
  103. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
  104. Claret and Present Danger (Literary Pub Mystery #4) by Sarah Fox
  105. While My Pretty One Sleeps by Mary Higgins Clark (Bk List Reader)
  106. The Lord Beneath the Lupins (Diana Flowers Floriculture Mysteries #5) by Ruby Loren (Bk List Reader)
  107. Murder On The Menu (A Recipe For Disaster Cozy Mystery, #1) by Zanna Mackenzie (Bk List Reader)
  108. Holiday Heist (A Recipe For Disaster Cozy Mystery, #2) by Zanna Mackenzie (Bk List Reader)
  109. Debonair in Death (Murder She Wrote #54) by Jessica Fletcher and Terry Lynn Moran
  110. A Plus One for Murder (A Friend for Hire Mystery #1) by Laura Bradford
  111. Death by Intermission (Abby McCree #4) by Alexis Morgan
  112. Goodbye Cruller World by Ginger Bolton (Bk List Reader)
  113. A Pocketful of Pie (Meera Patel #2) by Leena Clover (Bk List Reader)
  114. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Bk List Reader)
  115. Traitorous Toys (Cozy Corgi #2) by Mildred Abbott (Bk List Reader)
  116. Murder on the Poets Walk (Book Retreat #8) by Ellery Adams
  117. The Windsor Knot (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #1)by SJ Bennett  (Bk List Reader)
  118. Comic Sans Murder (Dangerous Type #3) by Paige Shelton (Bk List Reader)
  119. A Fatal Booking (Booklover's B&B Mystery #3) by Victoria Gilbert
  120. A Pairing to Die For (Colorado Wine #2) by Kate Lansing (Bk List Reader)
  121. Royal Flush (Her Royal Spyness #3)by Rhys Bowen (Bk List Reader)
  122. Booked for Trouble (Lighthouse Library #2) by Eva Gates (Bk List Reader)  TBR
  123. Black Dog (Stone Barrington #62) by Stuart Woods
  124. Swimming with the Fishes (Ozark Lakes #2) by Marc Jedel
  125. A Deadly Deletion (Booktown #15) by Lorna Barrett
  126. If Books Could Kill (Bibliophile #2) by Kate Carlisle (Bk List Reader) 
  127. Butter Off Dead (Food Lover's Village #3) by Leslie Budewitz (Bk List Reader) 
  128. Final Fondue (5 ingredient # 3) by Maya Corrigan (Bk List Reader)  TBR
  129. An Early Wake (County Cork #3) by Sheila Connolly (Bk List Reader) 
  130. Christmas, Criminals and Campers (Camper & Criminals #4) by Tonya Kappes
  131. The Night Portrait by Laura Morelli
  132. Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability by Shane Burcaw
  133. Dumplin by Julie Murphy
  134. Violeta by Isabel Allende
  135. Ms Marvel Vol 3 Crushed by Willow Wilson
  136. Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder (Pizza Lovers, #2) by Chris Cavender
  137. Reflex by Dick Francis TBR
  138. Death Under The Stars (Murder Mystery Book Club 3) by CA Larmar
  139. An Alaska Adventure: Book Twelve: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries by Lizzie Josephson
  140. Scooby Doo! A Science of Sound
    • Blog Post 12/16/22   (Bk List Reader)
  141. Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley
  142. The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
  143. Diamonds and Donuts (Murder on the Equator #4 ) by Becca Bloom
  144. A Disguise to Die for (Costume Shop #1) by Diane Vallere
  145. Scone Cold Dead (Liss MacCrimmon #2) by Kaitlyn Dunnett
  146. Color Me Mine (Pen & Ink #1) by Krista Davis


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