Mount TBR 2013 Reading Challenge discussion

I am choosing not to list my books ahead of time, but will post them once a month as I go. I am also challenging myself to write reviews for each book so if you are interested in my ratings and thoughts on the book just look for 'Sophia Rose' on Good Reads. You are welcome to 'friend' or 'follow' me if you like.

Eagerly looking forward to the challenge.

January- I am so pleased with the start I have and I had a variety of reactions to what I read while finding many new to me authors to love- all in my own book pile. ;)

I'm at 28/75 for my goal. Woohoo!

February's contributions were good too.

Goal: 48/75

Sophia How do I friend you?i really enjoy your posts and now Ive discovered how to reply.I am going to post like you monthly otherwise I shall lose reading time.
Hope you won't mind discussing with an ancient monument.I was 72 in Jan.my mind is about 20 haha.

Daphne wrote: "Sophia How do I friend you?i really enjoy your posts and now Ive discovered how to reply.I am going to post like you monthly otherwise I shall lose reading time.
Hope you won't mind discussing with..."

How fun, Daphne! To friend someone, you just go to their page (click on my name in the header of my reply to get to my page) and hit the friend request off to the left under the picture of Jane Austen I use for my thumbnail picture. Reading is the great leveler when it comes to age so chronological age means nothing on Goodreads. ;)

I've put in a request.Ive never reall yearned to visit Us but yes where you live,CapeCod and Santa Fe would be lovely.We also have same interests although gardening for me is in tubs now but I love visiting gardens.When I stay with my brother in Norfolk or a friend in Somerset we usually find at least one to visit.

Daphne wrote: "I've put in a request.Ive never reall yearned to visit Us but yes where you live,CapeCod and Santa Fe would be lovely.We also have same interests although gardening for me is in tubs now but I love..."
What a great compliment to some of the beautiful places in my country! I'm a huge Jane Austen fan along with several other British authors so I've always had a dream of seeing some of the places about which they've written.

Oh yes, gardens! I've heard Somerset is one of the garden counties. We do have some lovely gardens around here particularly the ones the universities tend.

I haven't received notification of your friend request yet, but if it doesn't arrive by the evening I'll try friending you instead.

Happy reading!

If you ever come to UK bed here Sophia.We are very central.Daphne

Daphne wrote: "If you ever come to UK bed here Sophia.We are very central.Daphne"

Thank you much! I will keep it in mind. It is still just a dream for now alas. ;)

For March, I slacked off a bit on the TBR and was naughty by getting a few new ones (but to my credit, I've read them). ;D

Anyway, here's what I have for this month toward the goal 54/75

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El Toro! Wow, very impressive Sophia!! I think you're the only one that I've seen reaching for that goal! At the rate you are going, you will easily exceed :)

Darlene wrote: "El Toro! Wow, very impressive Sophia!! I think you're the only one that I've seen reaching for that goal! At the rate you are going, you will easily exceed :)"

Thanks for visiting Darlene! I'm impressed with myself too. I have a huge pile and I just want to get at least close to caught up. Speaking of being impressed, you are the challenge lady, aren't you? I'm rooting for you to finish all the challenges you set up for this year.

Sophia wrote: "Thanks for visiting Darlene! I'm impressed with myself too. I have a huge pile and I just want to get at least close to caught up. Speaking of being impressed, you are the challenge lady, aren't you? I'm rooting for you to finish all the challenges you set up for this year. "

Ummmm, yes, I have a challenge addiction :) I hope I finish a good majority of them!

I will never get caught up on my TBR pile. There are just too many! I swear they are multiplying :)

Darlene wrote: "Sophia wrote: "Thanks for visiting Darlene! I'm impressed with myself too. I have a huge pile and I just want to get at least close to caught up. Speaking of being impressed, you are the challenge..."

Like bunnies! I mean the TBR pile not necessarily your challenges. Hehe! This next month I won't make much of a dent in my pile because I had so many review requests come in at the blog and author guests that I'll be reading those new ones primarily. At least it wasn't me buying the books though since these are review copies (one small saving grace). ;D

Hello to Sophia and Daphne! I'm in at least 44 reading challenges, so I think I might be considered challenge lady as well. :) Sophia, I feel the same joy about discovering authors in my very own pile. I invite everyone to my thread in level 4 "Carolyn Buys Books Like The Wind", in which I show a picture of the BUILDING we made into a library!

Daphne, I had the pleasure of your country recently (Somerset, Essex, Midlands, all the way to Scotland and everywhere in between). I'm a Canadian gardener who shall start soon; despite snow being on the ground as we speak - late this year indeed. My perrennials have begun to rise and the last winter birds left yesterday (red poles), so we must be ready to melt.

Another wonderful month of reading bringing me that much closer to my goal.

63/75

May brought me time to catch up on a few more bringing me ever closer to my goal.

69/75

With the beginning of Summer, I am happy to say I've finished my goal and now I'll just keep pressing on.

Goal: 75/75

Congrats! And wow!

Susan wrote: "Congrats! And wow!"

Thank you, Susan!

Here are July's results. Hope everyone is having a Happy Summer!

Goal Total: 77/75

Congrats on meeting your goal and the great progress!

Bev wrote: "Congrats on meeting your goal and the great progress!"

Thank you, Bev!

Christine wrote: "Keep up the climb, your doing really well"

Appreciate it Christine!

Is it really the end of August? I guess I must trust my calendar. Here are my new adds for August:

Goal: 81/75

Back to School and back to the crisp fall nights! Yum!

I didn't get much done for the challenge this month, but here's what I've got.

Goal: 83/75

Boo! Happy Fall Y'all! I got a few more read off my pile. Here's what I've got:



Totalling: 86/75

For my final post of the year, I have one more book to offer which brings my total to 87.

Woo Hoo! Great job!

Bev wrote: "Woo Hoo! Great job!"

Thanks Bev! Loved participating!