David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! discussion

If you are anything like me, your TBR is out of hand by the end of the year! I just want to read all the books, all the time...and there's no time LOL!

This challenge, we'll try to whittle down our TBRs as much as we can! All you have to do is to read books off of your TBR that have been on there for at least 3 months! Set your own challenge below:

Since its winter, we are going with a winter theme here :)

1-3 books Sparkling Snowflake
4-6 books Shiny Icicle
7-9 books Snappy Snowman
10-12 books Blustery Blizzard
13+ books Stately Snow Mountain

Your names for the challenge levels are really cute!

I was already planning on tackling some of my to read list, so this is a great one for me. I'm aiming for at least Blustery Blizard, though hoping to reach Stately Snow Mountain.

Oh gosh, I'm definately in on this one!!

Do we count new releases as I've got a ton of those on my list and some have been on for years waiting for the release? I would guess no, and that we're doing books that have been out for over 3 months and still sitting on our TBR lists.

I'm in.

David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! Quarterly Reading Challenge: Tackle Your TBR! Jan 1st-Mar 31st 2016

This challenge, we'll try to whittle down our TBRs as much as we can! All you have to do is to read books off of your TBR that have been on there for at least 3 months! Set your own challenge below:

Since its winter, we are going with a winter theme here :)

Level: Stately Snow Mountain

Completed: 25/13+

1. ( added 8/17/2015) 1/3 ****
2. (added 3/31/2013) 1/5 ***
3. (added 6/27/2014) 1/8 ****
4. (added 10/4/2012)1/11 *****
5.. (added 4/2/2015) 1/14 ****
6.. (added 8/19/2015) 1/15 *****
7.. (added 7/22/2014) 1/17 *****
8.. (added 10/24/2014)1/19 ****
9. (added 4/12/2013)1/21 *****
10.. (added 7/7/2015) 1/22 *****
11.. (added 8/31/2015)1/25 ****
12.. (added 7/10/2014) 1/26 ***
13.. (added 10/27/2015)1/28 *****
14.. (added 10/20/2015)1/30 *****
15.. (added 5/21/2015)2/7 *****
16.. (added 4/14/2015)2/13 ****
17.. (added 10/12/2015)2/18 *****
18.. (added 9/13/2015) 2/25 *****
19.. (added 12/1/2014)2/28 *****
20.. (added 5/2/2015)3/5 *****
21.. (added 1/25/2015) 3/7 *****
22.. (added 9/17/2015)3/8 ***
23.. (added 10/16/2014) 3/9 *****
24.. (added 9/23/2015) 3/11 *****
25.. (added 9/16/2014)3/17 *****

Karen if you have had it on your TBR for 3 months or more, I'm going to count it, even if it wasn't released when you added it :)

I'm definitely going to be taking part in this one! :)

I'm shooting for Stately Snow Mountain.

1. - Read Jan. 1-3
Here is my review.

2. - Finished Jan. 6.
Here is my review.

3. - Finished Jan. 8.

4. - Finished Jan. 13.

5. - Finished Jan. 19.
Here is my review.

6. - Finished Jan. 20.
Here's my review.

7. - Finished Jan. 24.

8. - Finished Jan. 25.

9. - Finished Jan. 29.
Here's my review.

10. - Finished Jan. 29.

11. - Finished Feb. 1.

12. - Finished Feb. 8.
Here's my review.

13. - Finished Feb. 8.
Here is my review.

14. - Finished Feb. 14.

15. - Finished Feb. 22.
Here is my review.

I'm definitely in! I'm gonna try for Shiny Icicle.

Victoria wrote: "Your names for the challenge levels are really cute!

I was already planning on tackling some of my to read list, so this is a great one for me. I'm aiming for at least Blustery Blizard, though hop..."

Thanks Victoria!

13+ books Stately Snow Mountain

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10-12 books Blustery Blizzard, it is.

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(6/11) Updated 3/29

I'm shooting for stately stone mountain

1. Dream of You - Jennifer L. Armentrout aka J. Lynn
2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
1/15/16 updated

Level: Shiny Icicle

Books read
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Date read: 2/1/2016
Rating: 2 stars

2.
Date read: 2/1/2016
Rating: 4 stars

3.
Date read: 4/1/2016
Rating: 4 stars

4.
Date read: 4/1/2016
Rating: 4 stars

5.
Date read: 7/1/2016
Rating: 4 stars

6.
Date read: 14/1/2016
Rating: 5 stars

I'm so excited about this challenge! Went through my TBR list and there are so many that have been in there so long!! I'm probably gonna shoot for reading more than I said originally. Thanks for this challenge Jenny!!

You're very welcome Donna! I thought, New Year, lets do a little cleaning up :)

GOAL: 13+ books -- Stately Snow Mountain




CURRENTLY: 18 -- Stately Snow Mountain!

I'm going to shoot for Snappy Snowman!

Blustery Blizzard 12/12

1) Spellbinder read Jan 1st
2) The Trouble with Goodbye read Jan 8th
3) How to Love read Jan 9th
4) Stand Alone read Jan 10th
5) The Right Song read Jan 13th
6) Built read Jan 16th
7) Never Never: Part Three read Jan 20th
8) The Three read Jan 21st
9) You read Jan 26th
10) Heart of Light read Jan 29th
11) The Return read Feb 7th
12) Altered read Feb 11th

Thanks for counting new releases, Jenny. :) Alot of my books physically on my TBR list are books I've added since before they even had a title! ;)


1 - Winter


I'm a Sparkling Snowflake!

This challenge, we'll try to whittle down our TBRs as much as we can! All you have to do is to read books off of your TBR that have been on there for at least 3 months! Set your own challenge below:

Since its winter, we are going with a winter theme here :)


13+ books Stately Snow Mountain

1. Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins (Jan 3)
2. The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us (Jan 3)
3. Genghis Khan: His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy (Jan 5)
4. Snow White & the Huntsman (Jan 6)
5. The Last Orphans (Jan 7)
6. A Curious Beginning (Jan 13)
7. A Kindled Winter (Jan 13)
8. Sweets & Treats with Six Sisters' Stuff: 100+ Desserts, Gift Ideas, and Traditions for the Whole Family (Jan 14)
9. The Boundaries of Desire: A Century of Good Sex, Bad Laws, and Changing Identities (Jan 15)
10. The Dogs of Christmas (Jan 18)
11. Hell On Heels (Jan 20)
12. 100 Recipes Everyone Should Know How to Make: The Relevant (And Surprising) Essential Recipes for the 21st Century Cook (Jan 24)
13. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Jan 26)
14. The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency (Jan 26)
15. Last Chance Mustang: The Story of One Horse, One Horseman, and One Final Shot at Redemption (Jan 30)

Progress:

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer
2. Opal

I'm Sparkling Snowflake so far!

I like being sparkly! ;)

Great job so far, and sparkly is good! :)

I'm in! I'm aiming for Shiny Icicle since my ability to stick to a single book and finish it has not been great in the past few months.

I'm in with Stately Snow Mountain
1. Burned by Ellen Hopkins
2. Confess by Colleen Hoover
3. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
4. Cress by Marissa Meyer
5. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
6. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
7. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
8. The Candy Shop War by Brsndon Mull
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Karen wrote: "I like being sparkly! ;)"

Me too :)

Progress:

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer
2. Opal
3. Erased by Jennifer Rush
4. The Human by Keary Taylor
5. Ten Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
6. Rogue by Julie Kagawa
7. Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes

I jumped ahead to Snappy Snowman!

I'm in a little bit late! I better get a move on!!!!!!

No worries, Rose, its a 3 month challenge :)

WOW! Well done, Jenny!

Looks like others are doing great too. :)

Thanks! I've been a reading machine!

Progress:

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer
2. Opal
3. Erased by Jennifer Rush
4. The Human by Keary Taylor
5. Ten Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
6. Rogue by Julie Kagawa
7. Nikki Powergloves and the Power Trappers by David Estes
8. Iron Warrior by Julie Kagawa
9. Origin by Jennifer L Armentrout

I jumped ahead to Snappy Snowman!

Progress:

1. Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison ~ marked as to read on December 30th 2012; read on January 10th 2016.
2. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer ~ marked as to read on January 5th 2013; read on January 12th 2016.
3. The Undead Pool (The Hollows, #12) by Kim Harrison ~ marked as to read on March 5th 2013; read on January 16th 2016.
4. The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) by Rick Riordan ~ marked as to read on September 23rd 2015; read on January 17th 2016.
5. Angels Club by Courtney Vail & Sandra J. Howell ~ marked as to read on July 30th 2014; read on January 19th 2016.
6. The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew, #3) by Carolyn Keene ~ marked as to read on March 18th 2015; read on January 20th 2016.

Nice job Victoria! Are you enjoying the Nancy Drew books? I LOVE Nancy Drew!

thanks, Jenny... you're doing a great job yourself, so well done! :)

Yes, I am. Well, I've only read the first three Nancy Drew books so far, but I've enjoyed them.

YAY!!

And thank you :)

wow 6 done already and it's only January O.O

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "wow 6 done already and it's only January O.O"

It helps that I'd already decided to make a point of clearing some of my to-read clutter, so I'm reading mainly books that would work for this challenge.

Victoria wrote: "Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "wow 6 done already and it's only January O.O"

It helps that I'd already decided to make a point of clearing some of my to-read clutter, so I'm reading mainly boo..."

Same here. Love it!

1. Dream of You
2. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
3. The Scorch Trials
4. Nash
5. Forever with You
6. City of Bones
7. Glitch
I am a snappy snowman right now ;) my to read stack is so huge and that's just the ones I own....lol

-added to TBR 09.12

-added to TBR 06.13

added to TBR 08.13

added to TBR 02.14

- added to TBR 08.15

I made it to Shiny Icicle!

Victoria wrote: "Progress:

1. Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison ~ marked as to read on December 30th 2012; read on January 10th 2016.
2. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer ~ marked as t..."
Nancy Drew #1 Yes. I own that one.. but I don't think I ever finished reading it. I think I started it 3 years ago. I love the series & the movie & the old tv show is weird-charming. There are also pretty cool Nancy Drew PC games. I've played & beat 3 or 4 of those.

As for my TBR list, I'm halfway through Percy Jackson.. Blood of Olympus. I read The 5th Wave bc of the book club I'm in at the library.. and the the movie coming out tomorrow!
I should totally read a lot of the shorter books when I finish BoO. Yep. I'm making it my plan now. :)

I know I'm late joining, but wow does my TBR list need to get reduced!

Goal: Stately Snow Mountain
Completed 11/13+)

1. Terms of Enlistment added TBR 06.15
2. A Breath of Snow and Ashes added TBR 12.12 !!
3. All the Light We Cannot See added TBR 12.14
4. EMT added TBR 9.15
5. A Spoonful of Poison added TBR 12.12
6. Going Postal added TBR 06.15
7. The Mechanical added TBR 09.15
8. Rapture in Death added TBR 06.15
9. The Horse and His Boy added TBR 06.15
10. Living Dead in Dallas added TBR 06.15
11. Soulless added TBR 05.15
12. Cop Town added TBR 06.15
13. Devil's Food Cake Murder added TBR 12.12
14. Kindred added TBR 06.15

Rianna wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Progress:

1. Ever After (The Hollows, #11) by Kim Harrison ~ marked as to read on December 30th 2012; read on January 10th 2016.
2. Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Me..."

I saw one of the movies once, but that's about it. Or, it was until I read the first two books last year.

10-12 books Blustery Blizzard

1. Grasshopper Jungle (1/8/16) 4.5 Stars
2. Merrick (1/5/16) 5 Stars
3. Christmas Cookies and Holiday Hearts (1/6/16) 3 Stars
4. Knife Edge (1/20/16) 4 Stars
5. Violence Begets...(1/24/16) 4.5 Stars
6. Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin(3/6/16) 2.5 Stars
7. Winger(3/31/16) 4 Stars

7-9 books Snappy Snowman!

1. Black Jack vol 1 by Osamu Tezuka

2. R/Let's Not Meet compilation that was on kindle (as it isn't on Goodreads I supplemented Twilight)

3. The Favorite by Kiera Cass.

4. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

5. Sleep Donation (crap)

6. Haunted Kids by Allan Zullo (Been on a ghost kick as of late and this was one of my favorites when I was younger)

7. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

The ghost ones were mostly audio. I love the narrator they chose.

Gosh everyone's doing so great!! I'm still reading 2 massive books. I should be done soon and can then get busy on my TBR pile!! :)

Great job so far everyone!

And, Karen, don't worry... You still have a couple of months, so you should be able to get several books from your to-read pile done before the challenge ends. :)

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I so need to get going on this! I've been really stressing out about getting my Pharmacy Tech courses done but I'm gonna get caught up!

Only one book read so far, Ruin & Rising but that completes a series for me!