Virtual Mount TBR Challenge 2025 discussion

I thought foolishly that I could curtail my library use this year to tackle more of what I already own. Well, that apparently is not possible as I have already scaled my goal of Mt Munch and 36 books. So now I'm ready to be realistic and go for the gold of Mount Olympus. (NOTE: I am on track to reach my goal for Mt. TBR, so I'm not really disappointed in myself at this point.)

Here is my list for January and February, copied over from Mount Munch:

January Reads: 18/36

1. Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander - 1/3
2. The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton - 1/3
3. Death in a Budapest Butterfly by Julia Buckley - 1/5
4. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson - 1/5
5. Murder at the Mystery Suite by Ellery Adams - 1/7
6. Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham - 1/10
7. Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk - 1/13
8. To Sir, With Love by E.R. Braithwaite - 1/12
9.Carnivore Diet for Beginners by Bobby Murray - 1/16
10. The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood - 1/18
11. Mike's Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner - 1/18
12. Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick - 1/19
13. Lending a Paw by Laurie Cass - 1/21
14. All Fudged Up by Nancy Coco - 1/24
15. Tailing a Tabby by Laurie Cass - 1/25
16. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis - 1/27
17. Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott - 1/29
18. Undercover Amish by Ashley Emma - 1/31

February reads: 35/36

19. The Broken Hearts Bakery by Carla Laureano - 2/1
20. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristin Perrin - 2/2
21. The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey - 2/3
22. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark - 2/3
23. Lando by Louis L'Amour - 2/3
24. Murder on Astor Place by Victoria Thompson - 2/9
25. Chaos by Tom O'Neill - 1/9
26. A Truth Revealed by Tracie Peterson - 2/11
27. Academic Curveball by James J, Cudney - 2/11
28. Answers in the Pages by David Levithan - 2/13
29. A Second Chance in Oregon - 2/15
30. Biddy - 2/15
31. Love Wins - 2/16
32. The Ice Twins - 2/27
33. The Perfect Mail-Order Bride - 2/23
34. Frames - 2/26
35. A Prayer for Owen Meany - 2/17

March reads: 53/150

36. Three Weeks with my Brother - 3/1
37. Cat's Cradle - 3/3
38. Nathan Coulter - 3/7
39. Mr. Whisper - 3/7
40. I Am David - 3/8
41. The Juliet Code - 3/9
42. The Bell Jar - 3/10
43. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 3/11
44, Spindle's End - 3/15
45. Survival of the Fritters - 3/15
46. Murder on the Links - 3/20
47. The Brighter the Light - 3/21
48. I, Juan de Pareja - 3/22
49. The Unmaking of June Farrow - 3/23
50. Fly Away - 3/24
51. Up the Down Staircase - 3/25
52. My Name is Lucy Barton - 3/29
53. A Pledge of Silence - 3/30

April Reads: 68/100

54. Pink Lemonade Cake Murder - 4/5
55. The Divine Proverb of Streusel - 4/6
56. Dim Sum of All Fears - 4/7
57. The Life of our Lord - 4/8
58. Curse of the Pharaohs - 4/14
59. Friday the Rabbi Slept Late - 4/12
60. Death by Dumpling - 4/15
61. Because of Winn-Dixie - 4/15
62. Porter - The Pridigal Cowboy's Fake Marriage - 4/17
63. The Member of the Wedding - 4/18
64. Something Wicked This Way Comes - 4/19
65. Save Our Souls - 4/20
66. The Hawthorne Legacy - 4/22
67. Deadline - 4/23
68. Lowcountry Lost - 4/28

May Reads: 90 /100

69. Commit - 5/3
70.No Hiding in Boise - 5/5
71 Rhett;s Make Believe Marriage - 5/6
72 Pruning the Dead - 5/7
73 A Great Deliverance - 5/8
74 After Annie - 5/9
75 Remember Me? - 5/10
76. The Mitford Affair - 5/11
77 No Roast for the Weary - 5/16
78.Southernmost - 5/18
79. Go Set a Watchman - 5/19
80 The Innkeeper's Bride - 5/21
81 Books and Bribes - 5/23
82 The Queens of Crime - 5/23
83 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - 5/24
84 Absolution - 5/25
85 Cowboy for Annabelle - 5/25
86 50% Off Murder - 5/28
87 Tomorrow's First Light - 5/29
88 The Light Between Oceans - 5/29
89 The Chosen - 5/29
90 A Deal to Die For - 5/31

June Reads: 109/100

91 Crime in the Cafe - 6/1
92 Killed With a Kiss - 6/2
93 Perished by a Painting - 6/3
94 Vexed on a Visit - 6/4
95 Wonton Terror - 6/6
96 Egg Drop Dead - 6/7
97 Abscond - 6/10
98 Logan's Run - 6/11
99 Murder Once Removed - 6/15
100 The Jackal's Head - 6/16
101 Wagon Train Baby - 6/19
102 The Great Brain - 6/18
103 Maniac Magee - 6/18
104 The Cay - 6/20
105 Faith - 6/20
106 Mail-Order Bride Mommy - 6/25
107 A Brilliant Match - 6/25
108 Bulletproof Barista - 6/28
109 A Killer Cupcake - 6/30

July Reads: 133/100

110 The Sister Switch - 7/2
111 Time and Again - 7/2
112 Sunrise on the Reaping - 7/3
113 Little House in the Big Woods - 7/4
114 Melissa - 7/7
115 Shot in the Dark - 7/10
116 The Woman All Spies Fear - 7/12
117 Charlotte Sometimes - 7/12
118 The Naturals - 7/13
119 A Mail-Order Groom for the Determined Heiress - 7/14
120 A Recluse for Christmas - 7/15
121 Wagon Train Wedding - 7/16
122 Blind Date Substitute - 7/16
123 Serious Cowboy - 7/18
124 Rose - 7/17
125 A Maze of Death - 7/18
126 A Governess for the Grieving Rancher - 7/19
127 A Doctor's Unintended Lady - 7/20
128 Falling for the Rancher's Daughter - 7/23
129Small Town Secrets - 7/25
130 The Ungrateful Refugee - 7/25
131 A Widowed Mother's Second Hope - 7/26
132 Tea and Treachery - 7/28
133 From the Ashes - 7/30

August Reads: 137/100

134 Peking Duck and Cover - 8/2
135 Mail-Order Bride Surprise - 8/4
136 Cooking Up a Storm - 8/4
137 Shroud for a Nightingale - 8/5