Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Charity wrote: "I currently have the remaining six titles for this challenge checked out from the library...wonder if I'll actually read them all before I have to return them. :-)"

You can do this, Charity!!

D.G. wrote: "April's update: 44/92 | Read: 35 - DNF: 9

Good news: I'm almost halfway through my phrase!

I had soo many interesting shelves this month that it was hard to pick just a few:
- Older Woman
- Opp..."

Woohoo, well done, D.G. you'll finish with lots of time to spare for another shorter phrase, maybe ;)

I still can't compete with your interesting shelves! I have only one interesting one: depravity
lol - a very interesting book too that one (NF - true crime)

Group Pick-a-shelf - Lusie's Moving Mountains 2016
Shelf
Duration: December 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016.
Books read: 26 / 26

A adventure: The Hunt for Atlantis
B bookclub: The Old Man and the Sea
C contemporary: Fire Bound
D drama: The Perfumer's Secret
E epic: The Final Empire
F fantasy: Angel of Storms
G graphic novels: Dark Wraith of Shannara
H high-fantasy: Endure
I interesting: Everything, Everything
J just-for-fun: One for the Money
K kindle: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
L literature: Rebecca
M mystery: Beyond the Ice Limit
N novels: A Darker Shade of Magic
O owned-tbr: Uprooted
P paranormal: My Soul to Save
Q sequels: The Slow Regard of Silent Things
R romance: The Lake House
S science-fiction-fantasy: The Wise Man's Fear
T time-travel: Doon
U urban fantasy: Bronze Gods
V favorite-series: Destined for Doon
W women: The Moment of Everything
X next: Me Before You
Y young-adult: Followed by Frost
Z zombies: Magic Bites

It was hard to find a book for each shelf added prior 01-01-2016, but finally I found them! :)

Depravity? Hahahaha!!! I have to check that shelf!!

I'm aiming for eleven, which is my first and last name. I should have given it a little more thought before setting it that way — who knew my name had so many vowels!

I've completed my phrase, woohoo! The highest number being 13 of books read were added in 2015 followed by 11 added in 2011; the rest were scattered evenly over other years. Fairly good effort, I'd say, and especially pleased with the 2011 figure :)

I'm done with MM for now... concentrating on LOST (5 to go) and book hunt.

Congrats, Tien!

I did a lot of re-reading in May so I didn't have much to post. :) But I should have something by the end of the month.

Thanks, D.G.!

I was wondering where your monthly update was for May! :)

I've been wanting to re-read a number of old favourites but New Books have some way in distracting me ;p

By the time I realized May was over and I didn't post my update, we were almost two weeks into June so I decided to just wait until the end of this month.

Hasn't the year gone so very quickly? I can't believe we're practically halfway through ALREADY! Just have gotten used to typing "2016" lol

Congrats, Tien!

Bea wrote: "Congrats, Tien!"

Thanks, luv xo

Congrats Tien!

So excited to be almost done with this list. I'm reading 2 of my last 3 now and the last one should be a fairly easy read! :-) Then I can tackle my LOST list a little more. Bookopoly has helped me so much with this challenge.

Thanks, Lusie :)

woohoo, great reading, Charity!

June's update: 59/92 | Read: 48 - DNF: 11

Not as many interesting shelves in the last two months. I've been in a mini slump. :(
- PTSD
- Son of Sam

Books Read per Year Added
2010 - 2
2011 - 6
2012 - 9
2013 - 12
2014 - 11
2015 - 14
2016* - 5

*ONLY for series started PRIOR to 2016

July's update: 68/92 | Read: 57 - DNF: 11

I had a couple of accomplishments this month: first, I managed to move to the third part of my phrase. Then I read two 1000+ books!

Most interesting shelves:
- American Revolution
- Time Travel
- Assassin
- Steampunk

Books Read per Year Added
2010 - 2
2011 - 6
2012 - 10
2013 - 12
2014 - 14
2015 - 15
2016* - 8

*ONLY for series started PRIOR to 2016*

I know I'm late to the game, but I'm looking at the A-Z shelves. Do I need to be the one who shelves it that way?

For example, I read Susanna Kearsley's Season of Storms this week. I shelved it as Historical Fiction, Romance, Italy. Someone else didn't like it and shelved it as DNF. Can I use it for D? Or only for H, R or I?

if anyone has shelved it as such, you can use it

Thank you Dee. I would like to join this challenge doing the 5 month A-Z version.

Dates: 1 Aug - 31 Dec 2016
Completed: 26/26

Ancient Times Cleopatra's Daughter|Michelle Moran, 1 Aug 2016
Botswana Death of the Mantis|Michael Stanley, 10 Aug 2016
Christianity How the New Testament Came to Be: The 35th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium|Kent P. Jackson, 14 Aug 2016
Dying2Read The Cross-Legged Knight|Candace Robb, 19 Aug 2016
Egyptology The Falcon at the Portal|Elizabeth Peters, 3 Aug 2016
Full-TBR-pile The Mask Of Troy|David Gibbins, 7 Sep 2016
Great War Angels in the Gloom|Anne Perry, 4 Aug 2016
Historical Fiction Secrets of a Charmed Life|Susan Meissner, 18 Aug 2016
Ireland A Christmas Grace|Anne Perry, 20 Aug 2016
Jerusalem The Lost Tomb|David Gibbins, 8 Aug 2016
King David The Secret Chord|Geraldine Brooks, 28 Aug 2016
Literature The Old Curiosity Shop|Charles Dickens, 6 Sep 2016
Medieval Saintly Murders|Celia L. Grace, 18 Aug 2016
Novella A Christmas Visitor by Anne Perry, 21 Aug 2016
Owned Skeleton Man|Tony Hillerman, 10 Sep 2016
Police Procedural A Curtain Falls|Stefanie Pintoff, 23 Aug 2016
Q Required Reading Lord of the Flies by William Golding, 3 Oct 2016
Roman An Oblique Approach|David Drake and Eric Flint, 10 Sep 2016
Short Stories High Sorcery|Andre Norton, 15 Aug 2016
Thought Provoking Time and Time Again|Ben Elton, 16 Aug 2016
Unfinished Red Mars|Kim Stanley Robinson, 27 Aug 2016
Victorian He Shall Thunder in the Sky|Elizabeth Peters, 11 Aug 2016
Wales Evans to Betsy|Rhys Bowen, 22 Aug 2016
Xenofiction Victory on Janus|Andre Norton, 2 Aug 2016
Young Adult Dealing with Dragons|Patricia C. Wrede, 20 Aug 2016
Zombies The Winter People|Jennifer McMahon, 24 Aug 2016

finally updated my current reading for this - finished 10 of my 24 books so far - but slowly plugging and chugging...of course, got distracted and have yet to finish Les Mis...haha! third time's the charm right?

@D.G. : woo hoo, 68/92!! You're nearly finished!

@Diane L: welcome to the challenge & best of luck! I hope you find some interesting read/shelves :)

@Dee: when you pick up Les Mis again, do you restart or just pick up from where you left off last? I don't think I could ever re-read this book :p

I completely restarted this last time because it had been like 2yrs...if I try again..not sure

Dee, I remembered the story too well to do a re-read each time, so I would plan on starting where I last ended...but I reviewed the previous chapters.

i actually made it through less this time than i did last time...i'm somewhere in the fantine section - I made it to Marius last time

I finished this challenge!

Now I better work on the lost-2016 because I'm behind schedule for that challenge.

Way to go, Lusie!

yay, Lusie, good reading!

Thank you :D This was a fun challenge.

Congrats, Lusie!

Thank you!

How is everyone going with their lists? DG, did you complete your 92 books goal? You were very close in August...

Only 2 months left and we'll have a new edition coming up for 2017 :)

I have two to go, Tien. How about everyone else?

I have one left...and I think it's next on my list to read :-)

I finished this earlier this year. I am looking forward to do this challenge in 2017.

I finally got around to writing my review for the last book on my list, Sapphique, even though I finished it on 9/1. So I'm done for this year. Yay!

Nice, Susan. I still have two to go, but one is under way...

Congrats Susan.
Bea, I have the same; 2 to go and am reading 1 of those 2

Yay, Susan! Congrats :)

I'm done! :-) So excited...now to focus on LOST & Trim that TBR

Woot, Charity! Good reading :)

Congrats, Charity!

Congrats, Charity!

Finally done with my list!!!

Trying to find time to get more books in!

Congrats, Matt!!! It's a nice feeling to complete one of these lists, isn't it?

Congrats Matt!

It's is nice to complete a list. Finally!! Lol

Congrats, Matt! I love how you just quietly plugging along with your lists :)