Mount TBR 2019 discussion

I will be back for another year, pledging 75 books from the TBR (out of 100 books for the entire year) to leave some room for new acquisitions during the year, e. g. by favorite authors.
I will post my TBR list here as of 1 January 2019 and then work through it.
I still haven't been able to figure out which real-world mountain this El Toro corresponds to ... some help, please? I'd love to try the intricate math thing for the mountaineering checkpoints!

So glad you're joining the climb again! good luck. It's been a while since I named the mountains. But--I think this is the one I found when I researched mountains: Cerro El Toro is a mountain in the Andes located on the border between Argentina and Chile. It has an elevation of 6,168 m (20,236 ft))above sea level.

When I was looking then, it just came up as El Toro

Bev wrote: "So glad you're joining the climb again! good luck. It's been a while since I named the mountains. But--I think this is the one I found when I researched mountains: Cerro El Toro is a mountain in th..."

Thank you! It's driven me crazy not knowing which mountain I was climbing, and when I Googled, I always ended up with an anthill on Majorca ... Maybe because I'm in Europe, I don't know.

Thanks, Jessika :)

I've thought of posting my TBR list, but I don't know if I would stick to it. Do you worry about that?

Good luck with all your goals!

Well, the point is to decimate the TBR, so unless you're planning to cheat, there is no harm in posting the current list as of 1 January; on the contrary, it helps you choose what to read next.
I still read other books in between, but I don't count them towards this particular goal.

Conny wrote: "Well, the point is to decimate the TBR, so unless you're planning to cheat, there is no harm in posting the current list as of 1 January; on the contrary, it helps you choose what to read next.
I s..."

I think I misunderstood and that maybe your TBR is smaller than mine. :) I own over 500 books, so I will not be listing them. LOL

Rhonda wrote: "I think I misunderstood and that maybe your TBR is smaller than mine. :) I own over 500 books, so I will not be listing them. LOL "

500 unread books is a LOT! I thought my TBR was huge, and it's barely 150 or so (thanks, e-books ...). I don't think you misunderstood. I do keep a list of my unread books which I update diligently every time I get a new book, and I am indeed going to post that list here :)

You do know you're only supposed to read previously unread books that you own, right?^^

😂 Yes. I got that. That 500+ is unread.

I have a small notebook I keep my list in. I also have a “TBR I own” shelf here on Goodreads.

Rhonda wrote: "😂 Yes. I got that. That 500+ is unread.

I have a small notebook I keep my list in. I also have a “TBR I own” shelf here on Goodreads."

Rhonda, I have around double your unread owned books...my goodreads shelf lists 987 but I have many books still not added in gr.

Good luck to you both, Conny and Rhonda on tackling your lists and mountains of books in 2019!

This is the list I will be using to tick off books starting 1 January 2019. I will not count any books acquired on or after 1 January 2019, nor borrowed books. Rule for re-reads: I will only count books that I have read before if (a) I have read a different edition (such as one in another language) but never the specific one I am counting, or (b) I had borrowed the book when I first read it but have never read it since I actually got it for myself.
I am taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge again this year, plus the A–Z challenge as backup. However, this time I am explicitly allowing re-reads (I've just gone too long without Harry Potter...), so I may proceed a bit slower here than last year.
So here we go (italics indicate the book is reserved for a challenge):

Previously unread books/book editions on Conny's bookshelf/Kindle as of 1 January 2019

Ben Aaronovitch: Schwarzer Mond über Soho (Peter Grant #2)
Ben Aaronovitch: Whispers Under Ground (Peter Grant #3)
Ben Aaronovitch: Broken Homes (Peter Grant #4)
Ben Aaronovitch: Foxglove Summer (Peter Grant #5)
Toni Anderson: Cold Light of Day
Jennifer L. Armentrout: The Problem with Forever
Richard Bachman: The Long Walk
Richard Bachman: Rage
Richard Bachman: The Regulators
Richard Bachman: Roadwork
Richard Bachman: The Running Man
Richard Bachman: Der Fluch
David Baldacci (ed.): Faceoff
Kate Baray: Lost Library (Lost Library #1)
Jeremy Bates: Helltown (World’s Scariest Places #3)
Jeremy Bates: Island of the Dolls (World’s Scariest Places #4)
Jeremy Bates: Mountain of the Dead (World’s Scariest Places #5)
Jeremy Bates: The Taste of Fear
Jeremy Bates: White Lies
Katja Bergmann: Der Mephisto-Deal
Sharon Bolton: Dead Woman Walking
Libba Bray: Gemmas Visionen (Der geheime Zirkel #1)
Libba Bray: Circes Rückkehr (Der geheime Zirkel #2)
Libba Bray: Kartiks Schicksal (Der geheime Zirkel #3)
P. S. Brown: Hide and Seek
Sandra Brown: Eisnacht
Sandra Brown: Süsse Kleine Graue Maus
John le Carré: The Constant Gardener
Ally Carter: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1)
Chris Carter: The Death Sculptor (Robert Hunter #4)
Lincoln Child: Deep Storm (Dr. Jeremy Logan #1)
Harlan Coben:In seinen Händen
Harlan Coben: Das Grab Im Wald
Harlan Coben: Von Meinem Blut
Genevieve Cogman: The Lost Plot (The Invisible Library #4)
Arthur Conan Doyle: The Sherlock Holmes Collection
Robin Cook: Crisis (Montgomery & Stapleton #6)
Robin Cook: Die Seuche Gottes (Montgomery & Stapleton #7)
Robin Cook: Die Hand Des Bösen (Montgomery & Stapleton #8)
Robin Cook: Obduktion (Montgomery & Stapleton #9)
Robin Cook: Testphase (Montgomery & Stapleton #10)
James S. A. Corey: Caliban's War (The Expanse #2)
James S. A. Corey: Abaddon's Gate (The Expanse #3)
James S. A. Corey: Cibola Burn (The Expanse #4)
James S. A. Corey: Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5)
James S. A. Corey: Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse #6)
James S. A. Corey: Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7)
Anna Day: The Fandom
Colin Dexter: Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories
Katerina Diamond: The Teacher (Imogen Grey #1)
Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
Leighann Dobbs: Dead & Buried (Blackmoore Sisters Mystery #2)
Leighann Dobbs: Bake, Battle & Roll (Lexy Baker #6)
Leighann Dobbs: A Zen for Murder (Moosmuck Island #1)
Fyodor Dostojewski: Schuld und Sühne
Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo
Carola Dunn: Rattle His Bones (Daisy Dalrymple #8)
Janet Evanovich: Einmal ist keinmal (Stephanie Plum #1)
Ken Follett: World Without End (Kingsbridge #2)
Katia Fox: Der goldene Thron (Das kupferne Zeichen #3)
Michelle Frances: The Girlfriend
Tanja Frei: Das Wispern der Angst
Tana French: The Witch Elm
Mario Giordano: Apocalypsis I
Mario Giordano: Apocalypsis II
Carol Goodman: River Road
Kerry Greenwood: Murder on the Ballarat Train (Miss Phryne Fisher #3)
Elly Griffiths: Ruth's First Christmas Tree (Ruth Galloway #4,5)
Elly Griffiths: A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway #5)
Elly Griffiths: The Outcast Dead (Ruth Galloway #6)
Elly Griffiths: The Woman in Blue (Ruth Galloway #8)
Elly Griffiths: The Chalk Pit (Ruth Galloway #9)
Laurell K. Hamilton: Dead Ice (Anita Blake #23)
Katrin Hanke/Claudia Kröger: Heideglut (Katharina von Hagemann #4)
Sophie Hannah: Closed Casket (The New Hercule Poirot #2)
Sophie Hannah: The Other Half Lives (Culver Valley Crime #4)
Charlaine Harris: Das Julius-Haus (Aurora Teagarden #4)
Charlaine Harris: Aus heiterem Himmel (Aurora Teagarden #5)
Charlaine Harris: Der Narr und der Tod (Aurora Teagarden #6)
Markus Heitz: DOORS: Der Beginn (Doors #0)
Markus Heitz: Judastöchter (Kinder des Judas #3)
Markus Heitz: Ritus (Die Bestie #1)
Markus Heitz: Sanctum (Die Bestie #2)
Christina Henry: Black Wings (Black Wings #1)
David Hewson: The Seventh Sacrament (Nic Costa #5)
Joe Hill: Teufelszeug
Joe Hill: Black Box
Wolfgang Hohlbein: Das Teufelsloch
Dot Hutchison: The Butterfly Garden
John Irving: Until I Find You
Peter James: Dead Man's Grip (Roy Grace #7)
Peter James: Not Dead Yet (Roy Grace #8)
Peter James: Dead Man's Time (Roy Grace #9)
Peter James: The Perfect Murder
Peter James: Dead Letter Drop
Graham Joyce: Requiem
Erin Kelly: The Dark Rose
Marian Keyes: The Woman Who Stole My Life
Stephen King: Die Augen des Drachen
Stephen King: Bag of Bones
Stephen King: Der Buick
Stephen King: The Dead Zone
Stephen King: Four Past Midnight
Stephen King: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Stephen King: The Outsider
Sven Koch: Dünenkiller (Tjark Wolf #3)
Sven Koch: Dünenfeuer (Tjark Wolf #4)
Sven Koch: Dünenfluch (Tjark Wolf #5)
Sophie Lang: Begnadet
David Leadbeater: The Bones of Odin (Matt Drake #1)
C. S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia (Narnia #2–7)
John Ajvide Lindqvist: Menschenhafen
John Ajvide Lindqvist: Wolfskinder
Sarah Lotz: The Three
H.P. Lovecraft: Complete Collection Of H.P.Lovecraft
Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven
Agustín Martínez: Monteperdido
Alex Marwood: The Killer Next Door
Andy McDermott: The Revelation Code (Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase #11)
Andy McDermott: Murder on the Orient Excess
Karen McManus: One of Us Is Lying
Richelle Mead: Blutsschwestern (Vampire Academy #1)
Richelle Mead: Blaues Blut (Vampire Academy #2)
Richelle Mead: Schattenträume (Vampire Academy #3)
Richelle Mead: Blutschwur (Vampire Academy #4)
Richelle Mead: Seelenruf (Vampire Academy #5)
Richelle Mead: Schicksalsbande (Vampire Academy #6)
David Mitchell: Der Wolkenatlas
Haruki Murakami: Mister Aufziehvogel
Jo Nesbo: Kakerlaken (Harry Hole #2)
Adam Nevill: The Ritual
Anita Oh: The Truth Spell (Werewolf High #1)
Anita Oh: The Tiny Curse (Werewolf High #2)
Anita Oh: The Body Swap (Werewolf High #3)
Michael Peinkofer: Das Licht von Shambala (Sarah Kincaid #4)
Michael Peinkofer: Das Vermächtnis der Runen (Sir Walter Scott #2)
Ursula Poznanski: Thalamus
Anne Rice: Hexenstunde (Mayfair Witches #1)
Anne Rice: Tanz der Hexen (Mayfair Witches #2)
Anne Rice: Die Mayfair-Hexen (Mayfair Witches #3)
Morgan Rice: Hjältars Väg (Trollkarlens Ring #1)
Karen Rose: Das Lächeln deines Mörders (Romantic Suspense #2)
Karen Rose: Des Todes liebste Beute: Thriller (Romantic Suspense #3/Chicago #2)
Karen Rose: Der Rache süßer Klang: Thriller (Romantic Suspense #4/Chicago #3)
Karen Rose: Nie wirst du entkommen (Romantic Suspense #5/Chicago #4)
Karen Rose: Heiss glüht mein Hass (Romantic Suspense #6/Chicago #5)
Karen Rose: Todesschrei (Romantic Suspense #7/Daniel Vartanian #1)
Karen Rose: Todesbräute (Romantic Suspense #8/Daniel Vartanian #2)
Karen Rose: Todesspiele (Romantic Suspense #9/Daniel Vartanian #3)
Karen Rose: Schsch!: Ein Winterthriller (Romantic Suspense #14,5/Baltimore #3,5)
Joanne K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter #1)
Joanne K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)
Joanne K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
Joanne K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5)
Joanne K. Rowling: Harry Potter Y Las Reliquias De La Muerte (Harry Potter #7)
Pascal Schäfer: Alien Job - da wollen wir mal ein Auge zudrücken (Alien Job #1)
Pascal Schäfer: Falsche Richtung, Jungs (Alien Job #2)
Pascal Schäfer: Schadensbegrenzung im großen Stil (Alien Job #3)
Frank Schätzing: Breaking News
Frank Schätzing: The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep
Frank Schätzing: Tod und Teufel
Alfons Th. Seeboth: William von Saargnagel und der purpurne Traum (William von Saargnagel #1)
Kory M. Shrum: Dying by the Hour (Jesse Sullivan #2)
Kory M. Shrum: Dying for Her (Jesse Sullivan #3)
Josephine Siebe: Kasperls Abenteuer in der Stadt (Kasperle #3)
Josephine Siebe: Kasperles Schweizerreise (Kasperle #4)
Josephine Siebe: Kasperle im Kasperland (Kasperle #5)
Josephine Siebe: Kasperle ist wieder da (Kasperle #6)
Josephine Siebe: Kasperles Spiele Und Streiche (Kasperle #7)

[END OF PART ONE]

[PART 2]

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir: Todesschiff (Dóra Gudmundsdóttir #6)
Dan Simmons: Kinder der Nacht (Seasons of Horror/Elm Haven #2)
Dan Simmons: A Winter Haunting (Seasons of Horror/Elm Haven #3)
Dan Simmons: Kraft des Bösen
Dan Simmons: The Terror
Chevy Stevens: Still Missing: Kein Entkommen
Chevy Stevens: Never Knowing - Endlose Angst
Anette Strohmeyer: Ondragon 2: Totenernte: Mystery-Thriller (Ondragon #2)
Donna Tartt: The Goldfinch
Johan Theorin: The Quarry (Öland Quartet #3)
Anna Todd: After passion (After #1)
Anna Todd: After truth (After #2)
Anna Todd: After love (After #3)
Anna Todd: After forever (After #4)
Anna Todd: Before us (After #5)
Anna Todd: Nothing More (Landon Gibson #1)
Anna Todd: Nothing Less (Landon Gibson #2)
Paul Tremblay: Disappearance at Devil's Rock
Stuart Turton: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Jules Verne: Sämtliche Werke
Frank Wedekind: Tod und Teufel
H.G. Wells: Complete Works of H. G. Wells
Manfred Wieninger: Falsches Spiel mit Marek Miert (Marek Miert #2)
Manfred Wieninger: Der Engel der letzten Stunde (Marek Miert #3)
Carlos Ruiz Zafón: Der Gefangene des Himmels (Friedhof der vergessenen Bücher #3)

WEEK #1 (12/31/2018–1/6/2019)

[PS] A book that takes place in a single day
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle


[PS] Read a book during the season it is set in
Eisnacht (Chill Factor)


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK:
1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
1/75
Mount Wycheproof (6)
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #2 (1/7/2018–1/13/2019)

[PS] Read a book during the season it is set in
Eisnacht (Chill Factor)


[PS] A book told from multiple character POVs
One of Us Is Lying


[PS] A retelling of a classic
Closed Casket


A–Z Challenge: U
Thalamus by Ursula Poznanski


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK:
4

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
5/75
Mount Wycheproof (6)
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #3 (1/14–1/20)

[PS] A book with a question in the title
Das Lächeln deines Mörders (Have You Seen Her?)


[PS] A book based on mythology, legend, or folklore
The Revelation Code


[PS] A book written by two female authors
Heideglut


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK:
3

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
7/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #4 (1/21–1/27)

[PS] A book about a family
The Problem with Forever


[PS] A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
The Killer Next Door


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK:
1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
9/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #5 (1/28–2/3)

[PS] A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
The Killer Next Door


[PS] A book set on college or university campus
After Passion


[PS] A book set in space
Caliban's War


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
11/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #6 (2/4–2/10)

[PS] A book set in space
Caliban's War


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
11/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12)
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #6 (2/11–2/17)

[PS] A book set in space
Caliban's War


[PS] A book that's been published in 2019
Vanitas – Schwarz wie Erde

NOT ELIGIBLE

[PS] A book about someone with a superpower
Black Wings


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
13/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #7 (2/18–2/24)

[PS] A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
Four Past Midnight


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
13/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #8 (2/25–3/3)

[PS] A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
Four Past Midnight


[PS] A book revolving around a puzzle or game
Hide and Seek


[PS] A book about a hobby
Saeculum

NOT ELIGIBLE (re-read)

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
15/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #9 (3/4–3/10)

[AZ] B:
Lost Library


[PS] Two books that share the same title (1)
Tod und Teufel


[PS] A choose-your-own adventure book
DOORS: Der Beginn


[PS] A book you think should be turned into a movie
Judastöchter


[PS] A book that is becoming a movie in 2019
Friedhof der Kuscheltiere (Pet Sematary)

RE-READ, NOT ELIGIBLE

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 4

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
19/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #10 (3/11–3/17)

[PS] A book with LOVE in the title
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You


[AZ] M:
Blutsschwestern (Vampire Academy)


[PS] A LitRPG book
The Fandom


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
21/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24)
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #11 (3/18–3/31)

[PS] A LitRPG book
The Fandom


[PS] Your favorite category from a past POPSUGAR Challenge: A mystery or thriller
The Teacher


[PS] A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
The Death Sculptor


[PS] A book set in Scandinavia
The Ritual


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 3, on the 4th

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
24/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #12 (4/1–4/7)

[PS] A book set in Scandinavia
The Ritual


[AZ]: R
Des Todes liebste Beute (I'm Watching You)


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
26/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #13 (4/8–4/14)

[PS] A book with a two-word title
Deathland Dogs

Borrowed, NOT ELIGIBLE

[PS] A book with a title that contains "sweet," "salty," "bitter," or "spicy"
Süsse Kleine Graue Maus (The Rana Look; literally "Sweet Little Gray Mouse" => German expression meaning "plain Jane")


[PS] A book featuring an amateur detective
Das Julius-Haus (The Julius House)


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
28/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #14 (4/14–4/21)

[PS] A book with a plant on the cover or in the title
The Witch Elm


No reading challenge category
Im Schnee wird nur dem Tod nicht kalt: Alpenkrimi

Borrowed, not eligible

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
29/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #15 (4/22–4/28)

[PS] A book you meant to read in 2018
The Outsider


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
29/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #16 (4/29–5/5)

[PS] A book you meant to read in 2018
The Outsider


[PS] A debut novel
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

(This is of course not the first time I am reading Harry Potter, but I have never read this particular edition since it arrived on my bookshelf.)

[PS] A book with over a million ratings on Goodreads
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(same as above)

[PS] A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

(same as above)

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 4

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
33/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #17 (5/6–5/12)

Of course, I also read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but that one was a re-read of my own copy which I've owned for years and therefore does not count towards the TBR goal.

[PS] A book that makes you nostalgic
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Again, a re-read of the book but a first-time read of that particular edition.

Reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, too, which, like GoF, is my own first edition and a genuine re-read.

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
34/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #18 (5/13–5/19)

re-reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[PS] A re-read of a favorite book
NOT ELIGIBLE

[PS] A book that includes a wedding
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte

first time reading in Spanish

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
34/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #19 (5/20–5/26)

[PS] A book that includes a wedding
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte

first time reading in Spanish

[PS] An own voices book
Schamlos

NOT ELIGIBLE (acquired this year)

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
34/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #20 (5/27–6/2)

[PS] A book that includes a wedding
Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte

first time reading in Spanish
Yes, I know I'm taking forever, but I've had little time, had to read something else in between, and Spanish is my third language and as such has gotten a tad rusty.

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
35/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36)
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #21 (6/3–6/9)

[PS] A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
The Bones of Odin


[PS] A book that inspired a common phrase or idiom
At the Mountains of Madness

(H. P. Lovecraft had a whole genre named after him: "Lovecraftian", or "cosmic" horror)

[PS] A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep

I read the original when it first came out, but this one has been translated from my native German into English. A very different re-read.

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
37/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #22 (6/10–6/16)

[PS] A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep

interrupted due to a journey

[AZ] S
William von Saargnagel: und der purpurne Traum


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st/2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
37/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #23 (6/17–6/23)

[AZ] S
William von Saargnagel: und der purpurne Traum


[AZ] A
Schwarzer Mond über Soho


[PS] A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
39/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #24 (6/24–6/30)

[PS] A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep

Yup, still at it. It's a dense read, packed with info, and clocks in at just under 900 pages, and I don't have a lot of time for reading at the moment.

[PS] Two books that share the same title (1)
Tod und Teufel


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
40/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #25 (7/1–7/7)

[PS] Two books that share the same title (1)
Tod und Teufel


[PS] A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Yup, Stephen King is a musician. He is even in a band (all members are authors) called the "Rock bottom Remainders".

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
41/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #26 (7/8–7/14)

[PS] A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Yup, Stephen King is a musician. He is even in a band (all members are authors) called the "Rock bottom Remainders".

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
42/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #27 (7/15–7/21)

[AZ] C
Crisis


[AZ] E
Einmal ist keinmal (One for the Money)


[AZ] F
The Girlfriend


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
44/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #28 (7/22–7/28)

[AZ] F
The Girlfriend


[PS] A ghost story
Bag of Bones


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
45/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #28 (7/29–8/4)

[PS] A ghost story
Bag of Bones


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
46/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

I am going to take a break for a few weeks because I took out a Kindle Unlimited trial subscription and have a bunch of borrowed books to read^^ I'll be back in a few weeks to finish the rest of my climb.

WEEK #31 (8/19–8/25)

[PS] A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
Mister Aufziehvogel (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle)


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
46/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #32 (8/26–9/1)

[PS] A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
Mister Aufziehvogel (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle)


[PS] A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
Zwischen Pop und Dschihad: Muslimische Jugendliche in Deutschland

BORROWED, NOT ELIGIBLE

[PS] A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
World Without End


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
47/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48)
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #33 (9/2–9/8)

[PS] A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
World Without End


Mt. Ararat scaled

[PS] A book that is based on a true story
Terror


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 1, on the 2nd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
48/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #34 (9/9–9/15)

[PS] A book that is based on a true story
Terror


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0, on the 1st

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
48/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #35 (9/16–9/22)

[PS] A book that is based on a true story
Terror


[AZ] D
Bake, Battle & Roll


[AZ] O
The Truth Spell


[No category]
The Tiny Curse


NOT ELIGIBLE
A Very Werey Christmas


[No category]
The Body Swap


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 5

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
53/75
Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #36 (9/23–9/29)

I am currently inhaling the rest of the Werewolf High series, but I had to get them new, so they don't count toward the challenge. Sadly, I'm about to finish the second-to-last currently available book in the series, so I'll probably be back here later this week.

ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 0

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
53/75

Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #37 (9/30–10/06)

[AZ] G
Murder on the Ballarat Train


[AZ] K
The Woman Who Stole My Life


[AZ] N
Kakerlaken


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
55/75

Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)

WEEK #38 (10/7–10/13)

[AZ] N
Kakerlaken


[AZ] W
Falsches Spiel mit Marek Miert: Roman


[AZ] J
Dead Man's Grip


ELIGIBLE BOOKS READ THIS WEEK: 2, on the 3rd

PROGRESS TOWARD EL TORO:
57/75

Mount Wycheproof (6) ✓
Pike's Peak (12) ✓
Mount Blanc (24) ✓
Mt. Vancouver (36) ✓
Mt. Ararat (48) ✓
Mt. Kilimanjaro (60)
El Toro (75)

Mt. Everest (100)
Mt. Olympus (150+)