Challenge Basics:
Name: Keep the Books Off the Shelf Challenge
Hosts: Me!
Starts: January 1, 2016
Ends: December 31, 2016
Goal: 15 books
Eligible Books: Books you acquire in 2016
Why I'm Interested:
I'm not sure if anyone is actually hosting a challenge like this, but it's a challenge I'm giving myself. Every year I participate in the Off the Shelf Challenge where I try to read as many books I own as possible.
Downside? Those challenges don't count books you acquire during the challenge year, and I think they should! Sure, I know the goal is to read all those books that have been languishing year after year, but what about preventative measures? I think those should be rewarded, too!
(I feel like a health insurance plan)
So, enter my challenge. I'm going to try to make a dent in the books I get in 2016 and therefore whittle down my mountain of books remaining unread on my shelves in 2017.
Some books I'm considering:
As many books from my Acquired 2016 shelf as possible. At the end of the year I'll compare how many books I acquired to how many books I've read from that list to see how well I've done. I'd like to shoot for reading/DNF-ing at least 15 books.
Books Completed:
15.
14. The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford
13. Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery
12. Beauty by Robin McKinley
11. Iris the Colorful by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
10. The Talisman Ring by Georgette Heyer
9. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
8. A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
7. With All My Heart by Margaret Campbell Barnes
6. Red by Liesl Shurtliff
5. The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
4. In the Shadow of the Crown by Jean Plaidy
3. Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery
2. The Case of the Girl in Grey by Jordan Stratford
1. Mouse Scouts by Sarah Dillard
Books DNF'ed:
1.