Pick-a-Shelf discussion

1. What was the last book you’ve read for Moving Mountains 2014? Or, if you didn’t read any, what was the last book you’ve finished reading in 2014. Go to that book page

Example: my last book for Moving Mountains 2014 was What Alice Forgot

2. Go to ‘See Top Shelves...’
Look to the right side of the book page, underneath the advertisement

Example: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

3. Your next book to be read will be from 1st shelf shown (NOT counting to-read & currently-reading shelves) – Down then Over

Example: from above, the shelf is “2014”.

Note: instead of clicking on the link, as it will take you to the genre page, follow step #4 below.

4. Go to: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf and type in your shelf to find that particular shelf page. Any “-“ will usually mean a space. Make sure the top of your page shows: Shelves>...>Popular... Books

Example: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

5. Pick the book that is ALREADY on your to-read shelf. if you wish, you may place further conditions; ie. Books you already have at home or on your e-reader etc. Be mindful, sometimes, this condition may make it harder for you BUT this could be another potentional goal for your reading this year.

Example: I chose The Husband's Secret

6. From this (above) book page, go to ‘See Top Shelves...’

Example: https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

7. Your next book to be read will be from 2nd shelf shown (not counting to-read / currently-reading shelves) – Down the left column then Over to the top of the middle column and so on

if #2 shelf is the same as #1, go one below (or however many below) for a shelf that you haven't yet read from. In my example, #2 is also '2014' so I'm going to use the third shelf shown as my #2, 'fiction'

Example: (fiction) https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

8. Pick a book from above shelf

9. Repeat these steps by going down the Top Shelves listed on the last book until you have either reached the end (ie. There is no #(x+1) shelf on your last book’s Top Shelves OR there is no book already on your to-read shelf that’s shown the shelf you are to read from).

Note: in my example above, I had to use 3rd shelf shown as #2, however I'd still use 3rd shelf shown as #3, if it's unique -ie. I've not read from it yet

10. Try to pick a book which will give you a different shelf each time. There may be some repeats at the beginning which is why it’s all the more important that you try to aim for different shelves to begin with.

The challenge widget can be found, here

Amanda

Amogha

Amy

Bea

Candiss

Catherine

Charity

Coralie

Dee

D.G.

Ebony

Karen

Lahni

Lauren

LynnB

Marie

Matt

readinghearts (Lyn M)

Sherri

Susan

Tien

I've done my list so you can follow it as an example, if you're still a little unclear...

My last book is What Alice Forgot

1 - 2014: The Husband's Secret
2 - fiction: The Poisonwood Bible -Read 07/23
3 - historical-fiction: World Without End
4 - historical: Leviathan -Read 08/18
5 - YA: Matched -Read 09/14
6 - romance: Fallen Too Far
7 - contemporary-romance: Pushing the Limits -Read 08/18
8 - kindle: 11.22.63
9 - fantasy: Scarlet
10 - dystopia: Crossed
11 - science-fiction: Blameless -Read 05/25
12 - own: The Lost Symbol
13 - mystery-thriller: The Secret History
14 - novels: The Invention of Wings
15 - wishlist: Telegraph Avenue
16 - favorites: Shadow and Bone
17 - ya-fantasy: Falling Kingdoms
18 - read-in-2013: Unravel Me -Read 02/05
19 - to-buy: On the Jellicoe Road -Read 03/23
20 - 2011: The Goddess Test
21 - ebook: Dare You To
22 - read-2013: The Shining Girls
23 - adult-fiction: Lexicon -Read 11/14
24 - audiobook: Remarkable Creatures -Read 02/09
25 - read-in-2010: The Slap -Read 12/09
26 - book-group: We Need New Names -Read 04/01
27 - adult: Where Rainbows End
28 - my-books: A Bend in the Road -Read 10/19
29 - sparks-Nicholas: FINIS

12/28 as at 12/09

My last book was The Mill on the Floss

1. classics - The Mayor of Casterbridge read 8 Feb 2015
2. fiction - Dancing at the Rascal Fair, read 1 Apr 2015
3. historical-fiction - Galway Bay, read 24 Jan 2015
4. book-club - Big Little Lies, read 27 Feb 2015
5. chick-lit - Promises to Keep, read 14 Jan 2015
6. 2011 - Juliet
7. contemporary - On the Divinity of Second Chances: A Novel, read 11 Apr 2015
8. library - The Ginger Tree, read 27 Sept 2015
9. asia - The Mountain of Light read 31 Oct 2015
10. owned - Champion read 2 Feb 2015
11. 2013 - The Storyteller read 17 Jan 2015
12. historical - Mistress of the Art of Death, read 16 Feb 2015
13. mystery-thriller - As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, read 27 Jan 2015
14. canada - Three Day Road, read 11 Aug 2015.
15. can-lit - The Birth House, read 18 Apr 2015.
16. 2014 - Cress, read 10 Feb 2015
17. wishlist - The River of No Return read 7 Apr 2015
18. kindle - The Girl You Left Behind
19. war - The Rape of Nanking read 28 June 2015.
20. asian - Night of Many Dreams read 30 Jan 2015
21. asian-literature - A Hundred Flowers, read 20 Nov 2015
22. adult - The Chaperone, read 23 Oct 2015
23. read-in-2013 - One Plus One read 5 Mar 2015
24. coming-of-age - Whistling Past the Graveyard read 4 July 2015
25. read-2014 - The Rosie Effect read 28 Mar 2015
26. first-reads - The Burgess Boys 8 Mar 2015
27. book-club-books - The Aviator's Wife - 2 Aug 2015
28. abandoned - Middlemarch
29. historical - The Plague, read 15 Mar 2015
30. owned books - The Girl on the Train, read 2 May 2015

Didn't play in 2014 - going to start with a recently finished book...The Baker's Daughter


Books Finished - 15/15

1. Historical Fiction - The Winter Guest - 9/21/15
2. First Reads - The Rosie Project - 2/26/15
3. 2014 - 1984 - 1/11/15
4. Science Fiction - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 2/2/15
5. Own - The Graveyard Book - 4/21/15
6. Horror (7th; 6 was Own) - Anna Dressed in Blood - 11/3/15
7. Fantasy - Throne of Glass - 11/28/15
8. Series (9th, 8 was Own - already used) - Angelfall - 12/25/15
9. romance - Dance Upon the Air - 4/3/15
10. contemporary (11th, 10 was series) - Thirteen Reasons Why - 4/5/15
11. 2014 - Station Eleven - 5/15/15
12. Book Club - The Alchemist - 9/3/15
13. novel - The Return of the King - 12/10/15
14. Favourites - Bully - 12/2/15
15. Abuse - It Ain't Me, Babe - 10/12/15

My last book is I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust


1 - holocaust: The Diary of a Young Girl 6/3/15
2 - non-fiction: The Glass Castle 2/23/15
3 - book-club: The Fault in Our Stars 2/6/15
4 - made-me-cry: Looking for Alaska 8/30/15
5 - ya: City of Bones 12/6/15
6 - paranormal: Hush, Hush
7 - romance: Anna and the French Kiss 3/17/15
8 - books-i-own: To Kill a Mockingbird 3/25/15
9 - school: Lord of the Flies 6/29/15
10 - novels: Animal Farm 3/1/15
11 - dystopian: Matched 5/18/15
12 - science-fiction: Brave New World Abandoned (hated it) 6/6/15
13 - 1001-books: The Picture of Dorian Gray 4/23/15
14 - gothic: Rebecca 4/16/15
15 - suspense: A Time to Kill 4/21/15
16 - adult-fiction: The Kite Runner 5/1/15
17 - drama: A Thousand Splendid Suns 5/23/15
18 - wishlist: The Knife of Never Letting Go 12/29/15
19 - to-buy: The Giver 1/13/15
20 - children-s: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4/9/15

LynnB wrote: "Um, I'm really confused here (not unusual!). In instructions 2&3 you mention "2014" as being the next shelf, but I don't see that even shown. Wouldn't it be either the "kindle" (down one) or "finis..."

Eep, I was worried that the shelves will change! And it has. The way it is now, you're right, it should be 'kindle'

I did my list a couple of weeks ago in preparation to posting this thread so um, looks like some changes happened :p

Sorry about the confusion, LynnB. But, err, I don't think I'll change my list as it took me a while to do in the first place

Tien wrote: "LynnB wrote: "Um, I'm really confused here (not unusual!). In instructions 2&3 you mention "2014" as being the next shelf, but I don't see that even shown. Wouldn't it be either the "kindle" (down ..."

Lol! OK, at least I know what you meant now. I'll get on with figuring out my books!

Got it! My last book was Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business


1. Nonfiction Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Read 7/15/2015
2. Psychology The Bell Jar Read 12/11/2015
3. Favorites Divergent Read 4/6/2015
4. Young Adult The Giver Read 1/28/2015
5. Classics Jane Eyre Read 10/8/2015
6. Classic The Catcher in the Rye Read 9/3/2015
7. Own Insurgent Read 8/10/2015
8. Science Fiction Ender's Game Read 1/12/2016
9. owned A Clash of Kings Read 7/13/2015
10. 2012 Fifty Shades of Grey Read 3/12/2015
11. read in 2012 Fifty Shades Darker Read 11/28/2015
12. kindle Allegiant Read 12/17/2015
13. read in 2014Eleanor & Park Read 2/10/2015
14. realistic fiction Looking for Alaska Read 7/25/2015
15. favourites Anna and the French Kiss Read 3/17/2015
16. fiction The Kite Runner Read 11/18/2015
17. adult fiction The Night Circus Read 2/5/2015
18. adult Fifty Shades Freed Read 12/26/2015
19. e l james – NO BOOKS

Last book read 2014 The Call of the Wild

1. classic Breakfast of Champions Read
2. fiction A Storm of Swords Read
3. own The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Read
4. science fiction The Ghost Brigades Read
5. sf Use of Weapons Couldn't find this book so read next in series
6. favorites Mistborn: The Final Empire Read
7. wishlist Tithe Read
8. paranormal Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Read
9. supernatural Heart-Shaped Box Read
10. books i own Number the Stars Read
11. childhood The View from Saturday Read
12. children s books Silver on the Tree Read
13. kids The Wheel on the School Read
14. read aloud The House on Mango Street Read
15. poetry Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish Read
16. contemporary fiction The Rosie Project Read
17. australia The Narrow Road to the Deep North Read
18. wwii The Buddha in the Attic Read
19. novels The Namesake Read
20. adult Still Alice Read
21. realistic fiction The Piper's Son Read
22. read in 2012 Froi of the Exiles Read
23. australian Cloudstreet Read
24. australian literature A Fringe of Leaves Read
25. modern fiction Birdsong Read
26. 2014 We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Read
27. wish list The Wasp Factory Read
28. 5 stars Crash Read
29. general Making Money Read
30. 2008 Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders Read
31. owned books Steppenwolf Read
32. Hesse - the end.
Completed October 3

LynnB wrote: "I stopped at 15 as I think that's probably a good goal, but I will add more if I have time at the end of the year. "

Very sensible of you, LynnB!

My last book was The German Mujahid, read October 18, 2014. (I still have 4 books left on the 2014 list.)

Revised

√1. Fiction - A Thousand Splendid Suns
√2. Fantasy - A Wizard of Earthsea
√3. Favorites - Eleanor & Park
√4. Young Adult - Allegiant
√5. Dystopian - The Maze Runner
√6. Teen - The Fault in Our Stars
√7. Book club - Sarah's Key
√8. Historical Fiction - Outlander
√9. Romance - Morrigan's Cross
√10. Paranormal - Storm Front
√11. Urban Fantasy - On the Edge
√12. Magic - Shadow and Bone
√13. Own - The Art of War
√14. Classic - My Antonia
√15. Literature - The Scarlet Letter
√6. High School - Great Expectations
√17. Novels - One Hundred Years of Solitude
√18. Magical realism - The Girl Who Chased the Moon
√19. Latin America - The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
√20. Non-Fiction - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
√21. Adventure - Inferno
√22. Mystery - The Shadow of the Wind
√23. Books About Books - 84, Charing Cross Road
√24. Memoir - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I have FINISHED!

Revised

I may have misunderstood the instructions. Yep, I did. My first book was from column 1, my second from column 2, my third from column 3 and then repeat.

I skipped the suggested shelves and similar shelves to those already chosen (Sf, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction) in order to get a greater variety.

I found that each succeeding book's shelf to be chosen was near the top of the particular column I was choosing from.

I stopped at 24, as it felt like it would take me forever to find an end. Perhaps my TBR is just too big! (Actually, I am at 60 books and still not at an end!)

I'm going to commit 10 books for this challenge. The last book I finished reading was The Wolf of Wall Street:

[edit: I re-read the instructions and realised we are supposed to keep going until we have no tbr books on the shelf, so I went back and continued my list.]

1. Non Fiction - Angela's Ashes
2. Favorites Divergent 4/01/15
3. Dystopian 19843/3/15
4. Fiction The Catcher in the Rye
5. Classic Of Mice and Men
6. School The Odyssey
7. Literature Slaughterhouse-Five
8. War All Quiet on the Western Front
9. Historical The Pillars of the Earth
10. Fantasy The Name of the Wind
11. Favourites The Book Thief 07/02/15
12. Holocaust Sophie's Choice
13. Owned City of Bones7/3/15
14. Supernatural Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
15. Wishlist Fahrenheit 451
16. 2014 The Perks of Being a Wallflower 17/01/15
17. Romance A Walk to Remember4/03/15
18. Owned-books The Lightning Thief
19. Middle-grade A Wrinkle in Time
20. Childhood-favorites The Secret Garden
21. Childhood-books The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe20/01/2015
22. All-time-favorites Gone with the Wind
23. Adult The Notebook02/02/15
24. Contemporary fiction The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
25. Bookclub Eat, Pray, Love04/02/15
26. Inspirational Siddhartha
27. High-school The Scarlet Letter
28. Read-in-school The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
29. Classic-fiction A Tale of Two Cities
30. ebooks The Picture of Dorian Gray
31. novel A Thousand Splendid Suns
32. 2010 Never Let Me Go19/02/15
33. read-in-2011 The Iron King
34. iron-fey - No other books on this shelf.

Complete: 10/33

I am going to attempt 20 books for this challenge. The Last book I am reading for 2014 was Dreamcatcher.

Completed: 20/20

1. Horror: It 10-22-15 ****
2. Stephen-King: Rose Madder 1-20-15 ****
3. Fiction: To Kill a Mockingbird 12-12-15 *****
4. Classic: Pride and Prejudice 2-17-15 **
5. Own: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 3-1-15 *****
6. Series: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3-17-15 *****
7. J-K-Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4-2-15 *****
8. Sci-Fi Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 12-27-15 *****
9. Magic: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 3-16-15 ****
10. Favorites: Jane Eyre 3-30-15 **
11. Gothic: Frankenstein 4-3-16 ***
12. School: Lord of the Flies 2-15-16 ***
13. 1001 Books: 1984 1-18-16 ****
14. Novels: The Catcher in the Rye 2-15-17 *****
15. American: Of Mice and Men 3-16-15 ****
16. 2014: Eleanor & Park 1-15-15 *****
17. Teen: The Fault in Our Stars 12-26-15 *****
18. Coming-of-age: The Perks of Being a Wallflower11-2-15 ****
19. Read in 2013: Looking for Alaska 1-30-16 *****
20. To-Buy: Maslačkovo vino; 451 Fahrenheita10-27-15 ***

Tien wrote: "LynnB wrote: "I stopped at 15 as I think that's probably a good goal, but I will add more if I have time at the end of the year. "

Very sensible of you, LynnB!"

So then I decided to continue on, and the very next one was the ending point anyway! (Scifi)

OK, I did do my selection wrong. However, when I re-did the list in the correct manner, it was again never-ending (up to 36 and still going) with many of the same books and shelves on it; just a different order. Not sure if I will change it or not.

My last book of 2014 was Dead Scared by S. J. Bolton

✔ 1. Mystery - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith - 4★'s (Oct 30)
✔ 2. 2014 - Up From the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - 4★'s (May 3)
✔ 3. Paranormal - Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh - 5★'s (Jan 9)
4. Urban Fantasy - Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews
5. Vampires - Shadow's Claim by Kresley Cole
✔ 6. Favorites - Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - 4★'s (March 25)
7. Fantasy - Cast In Courtlight by Michelle Sagara
✔ 8. Fiction - Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris - 4★'s (Apr 29)
✔ 9. Own - Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong - 4★'s (Jan 16)
10. Paranormal Romance - The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter
11. Series - Succubus on Top by Richelle Mead
✔ 12. Angels - Revenant by Larissa Ione - 4★'s (Jan 17)
13. PNR - Bound by Night by Larissa Ione
14. Netgalley - The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins
15. Adult - No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
16. Regency Romance - The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood
✔ 17. England - Like This, For Ever by S. J. Bolton
18. Thrillers - Dead Past by Beverly Connor
19. Fiction Thriller - Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner
20. Audiobooks - Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
✔ 21. Book Club - The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
22. 2011 - Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
23. Supernatural - A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
24. Urban - Bitter Night by Diana Pharaoh Francis

i'm going with 10 for now, but I can easily continue once I conquer those ;)

Bea wrote: "OK, I did do my selection wrong. However, when I re-did the list in the correct manner, it was again never-ending (up to 36 and still going) with many of the same books and shelves on it; just a di..."

not sure whether you're lucky or un-lucky... you can stop anytime, Bea ;)

Dee wrote: "i'm going with 10 for now, but I can easily continue once I conquer those ;)"

Heya, Dee, good to see you here :)

Tien wrote: "not sure whether you're lucky or un-lucky... you can stop anytime, Bea ;)"

Lucky, I think. Wide interests and plenty of books already selected for 2016, 2017, 2018 Moving Mountains Challenges!!! :)

Bea wrote: "Lucky, I think. Wide interests and plenty of books already selected for 2016, 2017, 2018 Moving Mountains Ch..."

ha ha ha, you're planning way ahead of time, I see ;p

My last book read - Sharpe's Tiger

1. first-in-series: Divergent - read 06/05/15
2. ebook: The Picture of Dorian Gray - read 04/02/15
3. 2011: Room
4. owned-books: Paper Towns
5. ya-lit: An Abundance of Katherines
6. realistic: The Rosie Project - read - 21/04/15
7. autism: The Speed of Dark
8. sci-fi-and-fantsy: Ender's Game -read - 15/03/15
9. audio: Bossypants
10. listened-to: The Goldfinch
11. didn't-finish: The Casual Vacancy - read - 24/05/15
12. my-books: Vampire Academy
13. contemporary: Wonder - read - 18/02/15
14. coming-of-age: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
15. re-read: Persuasion - read - 16/02/15
16. classics: A Tale of Two Cities - read - 16/11/15
17. 2012: Daughter of Smoke & Bone
18. sci-fi-fantasy: Dune
19. wish-list: Lolita
20. audiobooks: The Graveyard Book -read - 04/02/15
21. childrens-books: Coraline - read - 21/04/15
22. children-s-lit: The Mysterious Benedict Society
23. read-in-2010: Shiver
24. love: Wuthering Heights
25. bronte-sisters: Agnes Grey
26. classici: Madame Bovary - read - 16/11/15
27. for-school: Macbeth - read - 01/02/15
28. rory-gilmore-reading-challenge: A Clockwork Orange
29. 5-stars: Hush, Hush
30. all-time-favorites: The Poisonwood Bible
31. fiction-general: The Art of Racing in the Rain
32. audible: The Name of the Wind
33. sci-fi-and-fantasy: FINIS

Tien,

Is the intent to read the books in the order they come up?

If so, suppose there's a book I end up reading before I come to it in the list. Do I count it anyway, scratch it off the list, or what? We wouldn't want to end up having to redo the entire list from then on.

And I can see right now that I'm going to have that problem with my 10th book -- I'd planned to read it in Jan. for another challenge. Shall I skip it in my planning, as though I'd read it already?

Not at all, Susan. I know how impossible it is to read in order ;)

My last book from Moving Mountains 2014 was Thirty_Three_Teeth

✔1 mysteries: The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - finished 2/20
✔2 fiction: The Casual Vacancy - finished 5/10
✔3 books-i-own: Paper Towns - finished 11/29
✔4 own: The City of Lost Souls - finished 2/15/16
5 ya: Delirium
✔6 series: Crossed - finished 3/20/16
✔7 2012: Bitterblue - finished 4/22
✔8 romance: Ink Exchange - finished 1/17
✔9 fairies: Among Others - finished 7/12
✔10 wishlist: Enclave - finished 1/3
✔11 sci-fi: Neuromancer - finished 10/27
✔12 classics: Ulysses - finished 11/30
✔13 abandoned: Boneshaker - finished 1/2/16
✔14 adventure: The City of Ember - finished 8/21
✔15 post-apocalyptic: The Twelve - finished 9/25/15
✔16 kindle: Dark Places - finished 11/22
✔17 horror: Sharp Objects - finished 4/14
✔18 contemporary: Saving Francesca - finished 3/28
✔19 coming-of-age: Twisted - finished 11/16
✔20 audiobook: World Without End - finished 4/10
✔21 library: And the Mountains Echoed- finished 8/30
✔22 read-2013: The Ask and the Answer - finished 2/9
✔23 war: The Forever War - finished 7/30
✔24 2014: I'll Give You the Sun - finished 7/1
...

completed 23/24
updated as of 3/28/16

Tien wrote: "Not at all, Susan. I know how impossible it is to read in order ;)"

Oh, great! Then I'll keep going. :)

Oh, no! Anyone up for a buddy-read of Ulysses sometime in 2015? I know I'll never finish it if I try it on my own.

My last book was The Lightning Thief, so I think I can manage to keep it to easy reads ;) Going for 24.

1) favorites The Hunger Games
2) young adult Insurgent READ 12/2
3) 2014 American Gods
4) urban fantasy Interview with the Vampire
5) series Allegiant READ 22/2
6)fiction The Kite Runner
7)contemporary The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
8)mystery thriller Murder on the Orient Express
9)novels The Old Man and the Sea READ 8/2
10)school All Quiet on the Western Front
11)historical Wolf Hall
12)wishlist Brave New World
13)2013 Cloud Atlas READ 15/3
14)literature On the Road
15)1001 books 1984 - this has come up on EVERY list, and I admit to have been avoiding it. looks like I really can't.
16)politics Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
17)culture The Poisonwood Bible
18)general fiction The Handmaid's Tale
19)classic The Secret Garden
20)fantasyPrince Caspian
21)christian fiction The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
22)childrens books Pippi Longstocking
23)juvenile Peter Pan
24)to buy Everything Is Illuminated

Finished ! Before the day got too hot. 43C here today and we are NOT looking forward to it !

Ah, I think I made this harder for myself. In the directions, where Tien says "Pick the book that is ALREADY on your to-read shelf," I interpreted it as "Pick the FIRST book that is ALREADY on your to-read shelf." I admit I wondered, when she talked about making choices to get variety in your shelves -- I didn't see how there were any choices to make.

But I think I'll leave it as it came out, at least for now. Maybe this will be the spur I need to finally tackle James Joyce.

lol Susan! I would have been screwed if I went, first book on my TBR...

Moving Mountains - 2015 Ed
Last Book Read of 2014: Dog-Gone
68 - Read only books that have been on TBR prior to 2015

✔ 1. urban fantasy: Dead Heat - 1/31/15 ★★★½
✔ 2. 2015: Paladin of Souls - 4/27/15 ★★★★½
✔ 3. fiction: The Baron Next Door - 1/1/15 ★★½
✔ 4. historical romance: Song For Sophia - 3/18/15 ★★
✔ 5. historical: Without Reserve: A Pride & Prejudice Variation - 3/11/15 ★★★
✔ 6. historical fiction: Crocodile on the Sandbank - 2/3/15 ★★★★
✔ 7. mystery: Exposure - 2/20/15 ★★★
✔ 8. romantic suspense: The Mistress of Trevelyan - 5/16/14 ★★★★
✔ 9. romance: Twisted Summer - 1/18/15 ★★★½
✔ 10. contemporary: The Chase - 1/29/15 ★★
✔ 11. kindle: A Love Untamed - 1/11/15 ★★
✔ 12. paranormal romance: Tempting Danger - 2/22/15 ★★★★
✔ 13. paranormal: Vision in Silver - 2/15/15 ★★★★
✔ 14. fantasy: The Night Circus - 3/25/15 ★★★½
✔ 15. favorites: The Scorpio Races - 2/26/15 ★★★★
✔ 16. young adult: Destiny Binds - 3/22/15 ★★★★
✔ 17. werewolves: Immortal Craving - 3/7/15 ★★½
✔ 18. vampires: The Darkest Day - 4/30/15 ★★½
✔ 19. netgalley: Hot Blooded - 5/17/15 ★★
✔ 20. 2013: Throne of Jade - 4/29/15 ★★★½
✔ 21. dragons: A Dragon's Family Album - 11/26/15 ★★
✔ 22. novella: The Story Guy - 5/6/15 ★★★½
✔ 23. contemporary romance: The Witness - 1/13/14 ★★★★
✔ 24. 2011: Match Me If You Can - 6/16/15 ★★★½
✔ 25. chick-lit: Flat-Out Celeste - 4/11/15 ★★★½
✔ 26. 2014: Abhorsen - 5/13/15 ★★★★
✔ 27. series: The Defiant Hero - 5/30/15 ★★½
✔ 28. suspense: What the Duke Desires - 6/8/15 ★★★½
✔ 29. regency: Captives of the Night - 6/12/15 ★★★
✔ 30. wishlist: Lions And Lace - 6/27/15 ★★½
✔ 31. revenge: Half a King - 6/3/15 ★★★
✔ 32. adventure: Rex Rising - 6/21/15 ★★★½
✔ 33. science fiction: Shards of Hope - 5/30/15 ★★★½
✔ 34. shifters: Royal Street - 7/6/15 ★★½
✔ 35. magic: Burn for Me - 6/7/15 ★★★★
✔ 36. adult: Old Man's War - 6/29/15 ★★★½
✔ 37. space opera: Games of Command - 7/18/15 ★★★½
✔ 38. sci fi romance: Sleeping With the Wolf - 8/11/15 ★★
✔ 39. time travel: Son of the Morning - 7/25/15 ★★★
✔ 40. own: The Search - 7/21/15 ★★★
✔ 41. 2010: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - 6/30/15 ★★★★★
✔ 42. realistic fiction: Fangirl - 6/29/15 ★★★★
✔ 43. teen: Fallen Too Far - 7/13/15 ★★★
✔ 44. new adult: A Hidden Fire - 8/2/15 ★★★
✔ 45. freebie: Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One - 7/23/15 ★
✔ 46. pride and prejudice: Secret Desires of a Gentleman - 8/9/15 ★★★
✔ 47. victorian: Winter Garden - 11/16/15 ★★½
✔ 48. spies: The Forbidden Rose - 8/1/15 ★★★★
✔ 49. france: My Lord and Spymaster - 9/20/15 ★★
✔ 50. 2012: Medicus - 8/6/15 ★★★
✔ 51. ancient rome: Terra Incognita - 8/17/15 ★★★½
✔ 52. library: Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar - 7/30/15 ★★★
✔ 53. humor: What a Boy Wants - 8/12/15 ★★★½
✔ 54. male pov: Criss Cross - 8/17/15 ★★★
✔ 55. to buy: The Other Side of Us - 8/19/15 ★★★
✔ 56. kindle: Persona Non Grata - 9/4/15 ★★★
✔ 57. ebook: Irresistible - 8/22/15 ★★★½
✔ 58. nook: Under His Command - 8/14/15 ★★★
✔ 59. erotica: Kiss a Falling Star - 10/17/15 ★★★½
✔ 60. mf: Devil Without a Cause - 8/15/15 ★★
✔ 61. demons: Sandman Slim - 10/17/15 ★★½
✔ 62. supernatural: Dragonfly - 10/12/15 ★★★★
✔ 63. stand alone: A Place Called Home - 12/2 ★★★
✔ 64. tortured heroine: The Sea of Tranquility - 12/19 ★★★★½
✔ 65. dark: A Blood Seduction - 12/23 ★★
✔ 66. reviewed: Of Beast and Beauty - 12/26 ★★★★
✔ 67. beauty and the beast: With this Kiss - 12/27 ★★★
✔ 68. marriage of convenience: Silver Lining - 12/31 ★★★½

Books Read per Year Added
2010: 6
2011: 7
2012: 15
2013: 22
2014: 18

Susan wrote: "Oh, no! Anyone up for a buddy-read of Ulysses sometime in 2015? I know I'll never finish it if I try it on my own."

eeep! It's not on my list to read this year, Susan, and I don't know if my brain can process this book this year... -babybrain misplaced her purse yesterday and just as I went into panic mode, the police came (to our home) with it. Someone's gave it in to the police, thankfully! There isn't much money in it but just the hassle of replacing all cards, ya know. But it's all there so there is some goodness left in the world ;D

Sooo... ask me in the later half of the year (I'd probably be back at work and may cope better with reading something heavy. Bub will be older too so hopefully a little easier)

btw, World Without End is also on my list and happy to buddy-read with you on that one?

The last book completed in 2014 was What I Know For Sure

1. Non-fiction: All Things Bright and Beautiful 8/2015
2. Animals: Hounded 1/6/15
3. Fiction: Station Eleven 1/5/15
4. Dystopia: The Twelve 3/21/15
5. post-apocalyptic: UnSouled 11/2015
6. science-fiction: Redshirts 1/23/15
7. favorites: Faithful Place 1/29/15
8. 2011: The White Road
9. mystery-thriller: Void Moon 1/28/15
10. mysteries: A Perfect Evil 1/5/15
11. books-i-own: Us 2/6/15
12. book-club: A Man Called Ove 2/6/15
13. contemporary-fiction: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 4/2015
14. audiobook: Ordinary Grace
15. literary-fiction: Mercy Snow 4/2015
16. abandoned: Palisades Park
17. wish-list: Die Again 1/23/15
18. arc: Rose Under Fire 1/11/15
19. world-war-ii: A Night of Long Knives 8/2015
20. ebook: Beyond Reach 2/22/15
21. crime-fiction: Collusion 4/2015
22. mystery-suspense: Don't Look Back: A Novel 9/2015
23. suspense-thriller: The Girl on the Train 3/3/15
24. read-in-2014: Seven Deadly Wonders 4/2015
25. suspense: The Ice Princess 9/2015
26. default: Betrayed 3/2015
27. library-book: China Dolls 8/2015
28. summer-2014: Just One Year 1/2015
29. 2013-reads: Bitterblue
30. read-2012: Magic Study 3/14/15

26/30

All these little hints about the annual challenge are getting me excited! When will the next challenge be announced, Tien?

Ebony wrote: "All these little hints about the annual challenge are getting me excited! When will the next challenge be announced, Tien?"

as soon as I get the posts ready, Ebony. It's taken some time as I rarely get to go on the pc, thanks to bub :) At this rate, probably in about 2 weeks.

Susan, I deleted our discussion on buddy reads to clean up this thread & set up a separate thread, here

Tien wrote: "Susan, I deleted our discussion on buddy reads to clean up this thread & set up a separate thread, here"

Good idea. Thanks.

The last book I completed in 2014 was Bloodgifted by Tima Maria Lacoba

My 2015 list:
1. "vampires" - Dracula by Bram Stoker

finished my first book - it took signing up for this to kick my classics challenge into gear

Well i am in but it may take a little understanding

Last book read in 2014 Wuthering Heights

1. The Plague 20/01/2015 (taken from classics 1st shelf)
2. A Journey Around My Room Taken from philosophy (3rd shelf as classics was 2nd) 02/02/2015
3. Let the Great World Spin (3rd shelf european literature) 07/02/2015
4. What She Left Behind (4th shelf New York) 13/02/2015
5. The Silver Sword (5th Shelf Historical)

this is not working for me i am going to finish here

I'm going to build my list as I go but this is what I've decided so far. The last book I read last year was Allegiant
* - fits Reading Pursuit challenge

1. dystopia - Matched 1/22/15
2. favorites - The 13th Day of Christmas 1/18/15
3. fiction - * With All My Soul 2/2/15
4. 2013 - * One for the Money 2/5/15
5. chick lit - Anna and the French Kiss 1/30/15
6. books I own - *Life of Pi
7. adventure - * Lord of the Flies
8. read for school - * The Great Gatsby
9. book club - * The Bookseller of Kabul
10. biography - *The Monster of Florence
11. thriller - *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
12. american - *Speaker for the Dead
13. 2014 - *Between Shades of Gray
14. 2011 - *A Reliable Wife
15. 2009 - Gathering Blue
16. wishlist - *Lola and the Boy Next Door
17. teen - Messenger
18. kindle - *Isla and the Happily Ever After
19. ebook - *Bitterblue
20. library - *Two for the Dough


Total Read: 20

I have a question about the challenge widget. It wants me to specify a shelf but if I use the general "want to read", will it still count the book after I move it to "read"? I have the same problem with other challenge planning shelves as I tend to move books around on them. How does this work with the widgets?

Lahni wrote: "I have a question about the challenge widget. It wants me to specify a shelf but if I use the general "want to read", will it still count the book after I move it to "read"? I have the same probl..."

Lahni, what I do is set up a separate shelf for each challenge, called POTS or Mountains, or whatever. You're right that if you tell the widget to look at your to-read shelf and then move the book to your "read" shelf, the widget won't count it. But if you want, there's a batch edit that makes it easy to add all the books from your "to-read" shelf to the challenge shelf. Or, once you've made your list, you can just add those books that made the list to the challenge shelf. Either way, that's the shelf you want to specify to the widget.

Lahni... what Susan said.

Thanks, Susan :)

also remember that if you use your general to-read shelf/read shelves, then all books you read will count, not necessarily specific ones for the challenge

Thanks everyone. I set up a new shelf. I figure I can clean it out at the end of the year and start again next year.

Lahni wrote: "Thanks everyone. I set up a new shelf. I figure I can clean it out at the end of the year and start again next year."

That is exactly what I do.

I've decided to read 12 books for this challenge. As I didn't participate in this challenge last year, so I'm just going to go with the last book I read in 2014, which was The Pact...here's my list:

1. Fiction: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2. Classics: One Hundred Years of Solitude
3. Magical-realism: The Picture of Dorian Gray
4. Favorites: The Bell Jar
5. Own: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 02/05/2015
6. Mystery: And Then There Were None 25/05/2015
7. Crime: The Cuckoo's Calling
8. Book-club: The Rosie Project 03/05/2015
9. 2013: Paper Towns 10/03/2015
10. Young-adult: Speak
11. Realistic fiction: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
12. Contemporary: The Complete Persepolis 23/01/2015

Read: 5/12 Date updated: 25/05/2015