Mount TBR 2015 discussion

This is my first trek up mount TBR and I am super excited! Most of my books are classics bought at library book sales so they are pretty short.

Total books off my TBR Mountain: 9/12

Books read in 2015:
1. Wicked Crescenta Valley
2. Fateful
3. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
4. Currently reading: Rethinking Information Work: A Career Guide for Librarians and Other Information Professionals
5.The Iron Hunt
6. Currently reading: Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
7.
Books DNF'd 2015:
1. The Nest Newlywed Handbook
2. Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door
Books "Discarded"
1.Conquest
2.The Nanny Diaries
3.I Am Number Four

I am not getting anywhere on my mount tbr. I keep starting books but I only get a chapter in before I move on to something else. two books I have started and haven't gotten anywhere on are A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Jessika wrote: "When I'm stuck on a book, I always make myself read 10 pages before I read a book that I really enjoy. eventually I get through it!"

That is a really good idea! Thanks! I might start doing that with Around the World in Eighty Days. I know I will like it once I get into it...

Since I have still yet to finish a TBR pile book I made myself a TBR Jar and (thankfully) pulled out a really (really) short book for my first book. Wicked Crescenta Valley by Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler. I WILL read this by Saturday night!

Good luck, Stephanie.

Iselin wrote: "Good luck, Stephanie."

Thanks Iselin!

Jessika wrote: "A TBR jar sounds fun! Good idea!"

It is a great idea in theory but I keep pulling slips out and saying to myself "this one is too long... I'll pick another" haha

1. Wicked Crescenta Valley by Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler

2/5 stars: I grew up in the Crescenta Valley so it was a lot of fun to read about the past, but the writing left a lot to be desired. (Fun fact, my mom bought me this book for my bridal shower because she didnt want me to forget where I came from when I moved to CT)

Pulled #2 from the TBR jar. Looks like I will be reading Fateful by Claudia Gray next.

2. Fateful by Claudia Gray

3/5 stars: I didn't realize there were going to be werewolves. I thought this was a historical fiction book about the Titanic. Even so it was pretty good.

Pulled #3 from the TBR jar and it looks like I will be reading The Nest Newlywed Handbook next.

Stephanie wrote: "2. Fateful by Claudia Gray

3/5 stars: I didn't realize there were going to be werewolves. I thought this was a historical fiction book about the Titanic. Even so it was pretty good."

lol! Sounds hilarious. Good for you it was still good.

Stephanie wrote: "2. Fateful by Claudia Gray

3/5 stars: I didn't realize there were going to be werewolves. I thought this was a historical fiction book about the Titanic. Even so it was pretty good."

Werewolves? On the Titanic? LOL. Glad it wound up being good.

Bev wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "2. Fateful by Claudia Gray

3/5 stars: I didn't realize there were going to be werewolves. I thought this was a historical fiction book about the Titanic. Even so ..."

Sam wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "2. Fateful by Claudia Gray

3/5 stars: I didn't realize there were going to be werewolves. I thought this was a historical fiction book about the Titanic. Even so ..."

Serves me right for not reading the back of the book, it says it right there haha

I started reading the #3 pull from the TBR jar (The Nest Newlywed Handbook) but it is hard to just sit down and read it all so I am slowly slogging through it. I started reading a couple more from my TBR shelf though one of them is You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero, and the other is Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door by Lynne Truss.

I am slowly making my way through them. Hopefully by the end of the week I will finish one of the three.

I DNF'd Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door because it was written in 2005 and it is out of date.

3. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero.

4/5 stars: I love self help books and this one was awesome.

Picked up The Iron Hunt last night. 80 pages in. Not bad.

I decided that I am going to get rid of a few books off of my shelves and I'm not sure if it counts but I am going to mark them down here anyways. The three books are:
1)The Nanny Diaries
2)I Am Number Four
3)Conquest

Finished my fifth book. The Iron Hunt. 3 stars. Not bad.

Currently reading Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living

Finished reading book 6 5 stars