Bev’s Comments (group member since Nov 03, 2013)

Bev’s comments from the Mount TBR 2014 Challenge group.

Thanks all--see you on the 2015 mountains!

It has been an absolutely crazy day at work (it's graduate student admission season at the university), and I almost forgot that it was time to find a winner for the Final Checkpoint prize. So....I rushed off and plugged in the random number generator and entered in the parameters....and the lights flash and the gears whirl and we get (drum roll, please).....Comment #18! That means that Susan is our winner! Congratulations, Susan! I'll be contacting you soon about arrangements for the prize list.

Thanks to everyone for participating in the final check-in. I enjoy seeing your progress and the way you fit the titles to the prompts (for those who did). Thanks as well to all climbers for joining me in scaling those Mount TBR heights in 2014. Hope to see you on more mountains this year over at the 2015 TBR group!

Okay, folks....today has been absolutely crazy. Will be cranking up the Random Number generator and selecting a winner in just a few minutes....back soon.

If you'd like to join us for the 2015 Mount TBR Challenge and haven't found the group yet....it can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Congrats on topping Everest! See you in the New Year!

#128 Book Lovers' London by Lesley Reader

#127 The Films of Sherlock Holmes by Chris Steinbrunner & Norman Michaels

#126 Star Wreck III: Time Warped by Leah Rewolinski

#125 The Night Before Christmas Profusely Illustrated by Clement Moore (and others)

Somehow I don't think I'm going to read 25 more books in a week....

C. wrote: "Now on the note of personal thank-yous I intend. Thank you for the smile your card brought me last night!"

You're very welcome! Glad you liked it.

C. wrote: "I do a very appreciative nod to Bev in paragraph three. "My Kind Of Mystery 2015"
is up and ready to go! :-) https://cmriedel.wordpress.com/mykind..."

Thanks much for the nod, Carolyn. I do intend to join in on your Mystery challenge again. The year here is ending in a muddle--sick husband (nothing serious, just a nice little round of strep throat), various holiday gatherings, etc. So I don't know quite when I'll get a post up about it--but it is coming.

Kate wrote: "146. Dead by Midnight
147. Advent of a Mystery
148. A Fool Moon...: More Art of Will Bullas
149. [book:Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case For A More Jo..."

Congratulations, Kate!!! I'm getting closer than I ever have...but I don't believe I'll make 150 from my own stacks this year.

#124 A Crossworder's Holiday by Nero Blanc

Jessika wrote: "Yay! That will mean I climbed higher than I thought I did! Thanks for letting me know!"

:-)

Jessika wrote: "Silly question, but I joined this challenge in July and started counting my books at that point. Is it cheating if I go back and look through my Jan-July reads to see if any of them count for the c..."

Absolutely--anything from your TBR pile read during the challenge year count for that year's challenge, no matter when you sign up.

#123 Sick to Death by Douglas Clark

Wow. We're almost done with 2014 and it's time to get ready for the Final Mountaineering Checkpoint. Where does the time go? I'm ready to hear how all our mountain-climbing team members have done out there on Pike's Peak, Mt. Ararat, Mt. Everest....whichever peak you've chosen. Checkpoint participation is absolutely voluntary and is not considered necessary for challenge completion.

For those who would like to participate in this checkpoint post, I'd like you to at least complete the first of these two things. And if you feel particularly inspired (or generous about humoring me during the holiday season), then please do both.

1. Tell us how many miles you made it up your mountain (# of books read). If you've planted your flag on the peak, then tell us and celebrate (and wave!). Even if you were especially athletic and have been sitting atop your mountain for months, please check back in and remind us how quickly you sprinted up that trail. And feel free to tell us about any particularly exciting book adventures you've had along the way.

2. The Year in Review According to Mount TBR: Using the titles of the books you read this year, please associate as many statements as you can with a book read on your journey up the Mountain. I have given my titles as examples.

Describe yourself: The Lady in Black
Describe where you currently live: Madman's Bend
If you could go anywhere where would you go?: The Kingdom by the Sea

Every Monday morning I look/feel like: A Hangman's Dozen
The last time I went to the doctor/therapist was because: I ate too much Red Herring
The last meal I ate was: Roast Eggs
When a creepy guy/girl asks me for my phone number, I: know it would be a Date With Danger
Ignorant politicians make me: Sick to Death (review coming soon)
Some people need to spend more time: learning The Secret of the Gondola
My memoir could be titled: Only a Matter of Time
If I could, I would tell my teenage self: You Can Write a Mystery but It's Not All Flowers & Sausages
I've always wondered: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?



And what do you get for all that hard work? The Checkpoint will close at 11:59 pm on Sunday, January 4. On Monday I will crank up the Custom Random Number Generator and pick a winning climber. He or she will have the chance to add to their TBR stack via my gently-used book vault (prize list will be sent). This prize is the only book given to you in 2015 that may count towards a 2015 TBR climb.

Even if you're not in the mood for a prize or if you got distracted by pretty scenery or side trails (library books, ARCs, what-have-you), I'd love to have you check in and tell us how your 2015 mountain climb went!

***Please note--comments are for Checkpoint posts only. If you would like to cheer your fellow-climbers, please do so in their climb folder. Thanks! Comments that are not Checkpoint-specific will be removed--to make it easier for me to track a winner.

#122 Words for Murder Perhaps by Edward Candy

#121 The White Dress by Mignon Eberhart.

#120 The Finishing Stroke by Ellery Queen