Mount TBR Challenge 2023 discussion

I started on El Toro, but just finished it (end of September). I decided to jump over to Everest to see if I could make it to the top. I may not make the summit, but the attempt should be fun. I have always listed the books I'm going to read for the challenge ahead of time. I have hundreds of books sitting here, and it was so hard to choose for this year, that I put them into a randomized title picker on my phone. I'll let fate decide as the year moves forward and then put the titles in here as I go. I think the element of surprise for each title pick will be fun.

1. The Highwayman by Craig Johnson (Finished in January)
2. Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 14: The Time Is Now by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Finished January)
3. Rurouni Kenshin, Vol. 15: The Great Man vs. the Giant by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Finished January)
4. Judgement In Death by JD Robb (Finished January)
5. Stop Calling Me Beautiful: Finding Soul-Deep Strength In A Skin-Deep World by Phylicia Masonheimer (Finished January)
6. The Yada Yada Prayer Group by Neta Jackson (Finished January)
7. The Complete Peanuts Vol. 1: 1950-1952 by Charles M. Schulz (Finished January)
8. It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover (Finished January)
9. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 16 by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Finished January)
10. A Cry In the Dark by Denise Grover Swank (Finished January)
11. Betrayal In Death by JD Robb (Finished February)
12. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (Finished February)
13. Interlude In Death by JD Robb (Finished February)
14. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 17 by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Finished February)
15. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 18 by Nobuhiro Watsuki (Finished February)
16. Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (Finished February)
17. Who Is George Lucas? by Pam Pollack (Finished February)
18. The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (Finished February)
19. When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka (Finished February)
20. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George (Finished February)
21. Encore In Death by JD Robb (Finished February)
22. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by JK Rowling (Finished February)
23. Wildflower by Drew Barrymore (Finished February)
24. Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Finished February)
25. Seduction In Death by JD Robb (Finished March)
26. All Things New: A Study on 2 Corinthians by Kelly Minter (Finished March)
27. Diary of A Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown by Jeff Kinney (Finished March)
28. Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (Finished March)
29. God of Covenant: A Study of Genesis 12-50 by Jen Wilkin (Finished March)
30. Reunion In Death by JD Robb (Finished April)
31. Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside A Cereal Box by Juan Felipe Herrera (Finished April)
32. Gotta Get Some Bish Bash Bosh by M.E. Allen (Finished April)
33. Who Is Judy Blume? by Kirsten Anderson (Finished April)
34. Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg? by Patricia Brennan Demuth (Finished April)
35. What Is the Story of Doctor Who? by Gabriel P. Cooper (Finished April)
36. 1st to Die by James Patterson (Finished April)
37. Purity In Death by JD Robb (Finished May)
38. Life and Other Near-Death Experiences by Camille Pagan (Finished May)
39. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Finished May)
40. Trustworthy: A Study of 1 and 2 Kings by Lysa Terkeurst (Finished May)
41. Portrait In Death by JD Robb (Finished May)
42. Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin (Finished May)
43. Life of Lies by Sharon Sala (Finished June)
44. Holding On To Hope by Nancie Guthrie (Finished June)
45. Sadie by Courtney Summers (Finished June)
46. The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey by Serena Burdick (Finished June)
47. Along the Tapajos by Fernando Vilela (Finished June)
48. Imitation In Death by JD Robb (Finished June)
49. Ten Words to Live By by Jen Wilkin (Finished June)
50. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Finished June)
51. Big Jack by JD Robb (Finished June)
52. Bad Mormon: A Memoir by Heather Gay (Finished June)
53. Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up A Wizard by Tom Felton (Finished June)
54. Out of the Silence: After the Crash by Eduardo Strauch Urioste (Finished July)
55. Life by Lu Yao (Finished July)
56. When You Pray: A Study of 6 Prayers In the Bible by Kelly Minter et al. (Finished July)
57. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (Finished July)
58. Remember When by Nora Roberts (Finished July)
59. Sermon On the Mount by Jen Wilkin (Finished July)
60. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax (Finished July)
61. Divided In Death by JD Robb (Finished August)
62. Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper (Finished August)
63. Alone by Lisa Gardner (Finished August)
64. One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner (Finished August)
65. Visions In Death by JD Robb (Finished August)
66. Boogeyman by Gayle Wilson (Finished August)
67. Montana Sky by Nora Roberts (Finished August)
68. Survivor In Death by JD Robb (Finished August)
69. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Finished September)
70. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortland (Finished September)
71. The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey (Finished September)
72. Payback In Death by JD Robb (Finished September)[pre-ordered before the start of the year]
73. Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi (Finished September)
74. Paranoid by Lisa Jackson (Finished September)
75. Origin In Death by JD Robb (Finished September)
76. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis (Finished September)
77. Thank You For Listening by Julia Whelan (Finished October)
78. Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart [Pre-ordered] (Finished October)
79. Death Without Company by Craig Johnson (Finished October)
80. Memory In Death by JD Robb (Finished October)
81. The Price of Paradise by Susana López Rubio (Finished October)
82. Haunted In Death by JD Robb (Finished October)
83. Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot (Finished October)
84. Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs (Finished October)
85. Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm (Finished October)
86. Born In Death by JD Robb (Finished November)
87. You are A Badass Every Day by Jen Sincero (Finished November)
88. Innocent In Death by JD Robb (Finished November)
89. Son of God: A Bible Study for Women on the Book of Mark, Vol. 1 by Ker Folmar (Finished November)
90. Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman (Finished November)
91. Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris (Finished November)
92. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos (Finished November)
93. A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs (Finished November)
94. Creation In Death by JD Robb (Finished November)
95. Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich (Finished December)
96. Ruth: Loss, Love, & Legacy by Kelly Minter (Finished December)
97. Eternity in Death by JD Robb (Finished December)
98. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (Finished December)
99. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (Finished December)
100. Strangers In Death by JD Robb (Finished December)
101. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (Finished December)
102. The Great Divorce by CS Lewis (Finished December)
103. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Finished December)
104. Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney (Finished December)

Congratulations on making it to the top of Everest! Hope you'll be climbing with me in 2024.

Bev wrote: "Congratulations on making it to the top of Everest! Hope you'll be climbing with me in 2024."

Thank you!