We all have TBR lists, and while some are miles long, others aren’t quite so bad. This challenge is intended to help us reduce our Goodreads TBR list; if you complete all of the tasks, you will have read 40 books. For this challenge, only books that are on your Goodreads TBR list will count.
You can do the tasks in any order, but remember: your TBR list will change as the year progresses, so do NOT plan out all of your books at the beginning of the challenge. Wait until just before you're ready to complete a task to choose which book/s you'll read!
PLEASE NOTE: Each task asks you to sort your TBR list in a different way. Please read carefully!
1. Read three books from series on your Goodreads TBR list that you have started and not finished. Books can be from the same series or from different series.
2. Read two books from your TBR list that you own – print books only please! NOTE: If you don't own ANY print books, you may use e-books, audiobooks or library books that are on your TBR for this task.
3. Read two books from your TBR list that will help with two different, difficult-to-finish challenges. (Like an ABC challenge for which you still need Q, U, & X). Tell us which challenge.
4. Read three books from your TBR list that are by new-to-you authors.
5. Read two books from your TBR list that a friend, co-worker or family member has recommended to you. Tell us who recommended them.
6. Open your TBR list and sort by date added. Make a note of the number of books on your to-read list. Divide that number in half (if you come up with a fraction, round up), and read the book that corresponds to that number. EXAMPLE: If I have 450 books on my to-read list, the halfway point would be book #225, so I would read book #225 on my to-read list. Note: If your "halfway" book is in the middle of a series and you’re a read-in-order person (like me!), you may read the next book from that series instead of your halfway book. Also, if you aren’t able to obtain a copy of your halfway book, you may read one up or one down from your halfway point.
7. Set your TBR list to show 75 books per page, and sort by Date Added, newest to oldest. Read two books from the first page of that list. Tell us when they were added.
8. Set your TBR list to show 20 books per page, and sort by Date Added, oldest to newest. Read one book from the first page of that list. Tell us when it was added.
9. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by author, A-Z. Read one book from the first page of that list.
10. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by author, Z-A. Read one book from the first page of that list.
11. Set your TBR list to show 50 books per page, and sort by number of pages, shortest to longest. (If Goodreads does not list the number of pages for some of your books, you can use the page count found elsewhere – the author’s or publisher’s website, B&N, amazon, etc.) Read two books from the first page of that list (must be over 150 pages long). Tell us how many pages.
12. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page. Sort by publication date, newest to oldest. Read two books from the first page AND one book from the last page of that list (or last two pages, if there are less than 30 books on the last page). Tell us when they were published.
13. Set your TBR to show 75 books per page, and sort by average rating, high to low. Read two books from the first page of that list. Tell us the ratings.
14. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page and sort by number of ratings. Read two books from the first page AND two books from the last page of that list.
15. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 50 books per page, then choose Random in the Sort menu. Read Read two books from the first page AND two books from the last page of that list.
16. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by title, A-Z. Read one book from each of the first two pages of that list. (In other words, read one book from page 1, and another book from page 2.)
17. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by title, Z-A. Read one book from each of the first two pages of that list. (In other words, read one book from page 1, and another book from page 2.)
18. After you have completed the rest of the challenge, read any three books from your TBR list that were on your list when this challenge began and are still hanging around :)
DURATION: 1 Year
We all have TBR lists, and while some are miles long, others aren’t quite so bad. This challenge is intended to help us reduce our Goodreads TBR list; if you complete all of the tasks, you will have read 40 books. For this challenge, only books that are on your Goodreads TBR list will count.
You can do the tasks in any order, but remember: your TBR list will change as the year progresses, so do NOT plan out all of your books at the beginning of the challenge. Wait until just before you're ready to complete a task to choose which book/s you'll read!
PLEASE NOTE: Each task asks you to sort your TBR list in a different way. Please read carefully!
1. Read three books from series on your Goodreads TBR list that you have started and not finished. Books can be from the same series or from different series.
2. Read two books from your TBR list that you own – print books only please!
NOTE: If you don't own ANY print books, you may use e-books, audiobooks or library books that are on your TBR for this task.
3. Read two books from your TBR list that will help with two different, difficult-to-finish challenges. (Like an ABC challenge for which you still need Q, U, & X). Tell us which challenge.
4. Read three books from your TBR list that are by new-to-you authors.
5. Read two books from your TBR list that a friend, co-worker or family member has recommended to you. Tell us who recommended them.
6. Open your TBR list and sort by date added. Make a note of the number of books on your to-read list. Divide that number in half (if you come up with a fraction, round up), and read the book that corresponds to that number.
EXAMPLE: If I have 450 books on my to-read list, the halfway point would be book #225, so I would read book #225 on my to-read list.
Note: If your "halfway" book is in the middle of a series and you’re a read-in-order person (like me!), you may read the next book from that series instead of your halfway book. Also, if you aren’t able to obtain a copy of your halfway book, you may read one up or one down from your halfway point.
7. Set your TBR list to show 75 books per page, and sort by Date Added, newest to oldest. Read two books from the first page of that list. Tell us when they were added.
8. Set your TBR list to show 20 books per page, and sort by Date Added, oldest to newest. Read one book from the first page of that list. Tell us when it was added.
9. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by author, A-Z. Read one book from the first page of that list.
10. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by author, Z-A. Read one book from the first page of that list.
11. Set your TBR list to show 50 books per page, and sort by number of pages, shortest to longest. (If Goodreads does not list the number of pages for some of your books, you can use the page count found elsewhere – the author’s or publisher’s website, B&N, amazon, etc.) Read two books from the first page of that list (must be over 150 pages long). Tell us how many pages.
12. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page. Sort by publication date, newest to oldest.
Read two books from the first page AND one book from the last page of that list (or last two pages, if there are less than 30 books on the last page). Tell us when they were published.
13. Set your TBR to show 75 books per page, and sort by average rating, high to low. Read two books from the first page of that list. Tell us the ratings.
14. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 100 books per page and sort by number of ratings. Read two books from the first page AND two books from the last page of that list.
15. Set your Goodreads TBR list to show 50 books per page, then choose Random in the Sort menu. Read Read two books from the first page AND two books from the last page of that list.
16. Set your TBR list to show 30 books per page, and sort by title, A-Z. Read one book from each of the first two pages of that list. (In other words, read one book from page 1, and another book from page 2.)
17. Set your TBR list to show 40 books per page, and sort by title, Z-A. Read one book from each of the first two pages of that list. (In other words, read one book from page 1, and another book from page 2.)
18. After you have completed the rest of the challenge, read any three books from your TBR list that were on your list when this challenge began and are still hanging around :)