Thursday, January 1, 2026

Clear the reading piles

  Once again I am doing several challenges to help clear the ever growing TBR pile.  

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-   #MountTBR2026 books you already own before 1/1/26  Goodreads group

 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, 2026

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


Virtual Mount TBR-  #VirtualMountTBR2026 Clear your want to read list   Goodreads group

 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
Stormness Head: Read 60 books from you Virtual TBR/Wish List Library
Mount Mindolluin: Read 75 books from your Virtual TBR/Wish List/Library  <== Trying this
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.


Another TBR challenge hosted by   Rose City Reads.  The goal is to read 26 books off your TBR this year.  This will obviously coordinate with the others,  These need to be books to own/have on shelves or ereaders.  No library books for this one   Link Reviews here   #TBR26in26






One additional Backlist based challenge is hosted by the Book Girls  They have called it the In Case You Missed It challenge and you will read a book each month from the last 12 years.  So Jan is 2013 and Dec 2024.  They have curated lists of recommendations as well.  I will note the book for the particular year when listing it below.  


TBR Books I've read:

any tbr form: 32

books I owned before Jan: 2/12

virtual books/loans: 30/48

ICYMI:  8/12


Track Mount TBR on Goodreads/  Virtual Mt TBR 
26 in 26 TBR reviews on her blog/   
ICYMI on Book Girls FB page



  1. Penned In (Farm to Fork #4.5 ) by Lynn Cahoon
  2. Bingo Bashed (Meg Butler #2) by Leena Clover
  3.  High Style and Homocide (Hamptons Home and Gardens #8)   by Kathleen Bridge
  4.  Death by Bagpipes ( Travel Can be Murder #4) by Jennifer Alderson
  5.  Adventure in Alaska (Ocean Cruises #2) by Cheryl Dougan
  6.  Discovery in Great Sand Dunes National Park by Aaron Johnson
  7.  Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5) by Eva Gates
  8.  Read on Arrival (Bookmobile Mystery, #2) by Nora Page
  9.  Dog Gone Troubles by Karen McSpade
  10. Candy Corruption (The Cozy Café Mysteries #2) by CA Phipps
  11. Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Vicki Delany  
  12. Much Ado about Nutmeg   (Pancake House Mystery, #6) by Sarah Fox
  13.  Buckeye by Ryan Patrick
  14.   by Karen McSpade
  15.    by Karen McSpade
  16.    by Karen McSpade
  17.    by Karen McSpade
  18. Crab Cake Criminal   by Karen McSpade
  19.  Five Found Dead by Sulari
  20.  Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5) by Lynn Cahoon
  21.  Chocolate Cherry Cheater (Murder on the Equator #5) by Becca Bloom
  22.  Mayhem in the Mediterranean (Ocean Cruise Cozies, #3) by Cheryl Dougan
  23.  A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #3) by Kaitlyn Dunnett
  24. The Wayward Wind: Sailing New Seas: The Cozy Cruise #15 by Lizzie Josephson
  25. Diamonds on the Danube (River Cruise Cozies #1) by Cheryl Dougan
  26. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
  27. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery 6) by Maddie Day
  28. Drugged on Deck (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #1) by Susan Harper
  29. Dead in the Water (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #2)  by Susan Harper
  30. The Correspondent  by Virginia Evans
  31. Private Oz (Private, #6) by James Patterson
  32. When There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer





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