15/15 books
Challenge Basics:
Name: Off the Shelf Challenge
Hosts: Bookish Ardour
Starts: January 1, 2014
Ends: December 31, 2014
Eligible Books: Books you own prior to 2014. I will also personally count books I acquire in 2014 toward my own personal goal of making sure I read all the books I own.
Levels: 7. I'm going to try for the second level of 15 books.
Prizes? None that I see
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Why I'm Interested:
I'm not sure if Bookish Ardour is hosting this challenge in 2014, but I am determined to finally read more of the books I own. Partially because I feel ridiculous owning so many books I haven't read yet and partially because I don't want to waste valuable shelf space on books I don't actually want to keep.
So part of my goal with this challenge is determining what books I own that I want to keep and which I'm willing to give away. That means I need to force myself to read all those books I own that I'm not 100% positive I'm going to love.
Last year I said I'd be happy if I read at least 7 books I own. I ended up reading 8. But guess what? I wasn't happy. I really didn't accomplish what I wanted to do, which was make a significant dent in reading the books I own.
But THIS year will be there year! Probably.
Hopefully.
Maybe.
Some books I'm considering:
I picked up a whole bunch of historical fiction books in 2013 and I don't want them to remain unread by 2015. So, all of those. It's also about time I read:
At least one of the Robin McKinley books I own
One Kate Morton book I own
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes
Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
Stork by Wendy Delsol
How to Take the Ex Out of Ex Boyfriend by Janette Rallison
Ashfall by Mike Mullin
The Trust by Tom Dolby
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Books Completed:
15. Pandora the Curious by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams *
14. Hit the Road, Helen! by Kate McMullan
13. A City Tossed and Broken by Judy Blundell
12. A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee
11. My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
10. Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
9. To Be Queen by Christy English
8. The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
7. The Forbidden Queen by Anne O'Brien
6. Tributary by Lisa T. Bergren
5. Enchanted by Alethea Kontis (audio)
4. I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
3. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
2. The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
1. Warrior by Marie Brennan
Books Acquired in 2014 Completed:
16. Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George
15. Mary Tudor by Anna Whitelock
14. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
13. The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones
12. The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
11. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer (audio)
10. Evil Fairies Love Hair by Mary G. Thompson
9. Wolfsbane by Gillian Philip
8. The Wild Queen by Carolyn Meyer
7. Thief's War by Hilari Bell
6. The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw by Christopher Healy
5. The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
4. Red Riding Hood Gets Lost by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
3. Cinderella Stays Late by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
2. Beauty by Nancy Ohlin
1. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
Have you read any of these books? Do you have any suggestions that I absolutely MUST read?
