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TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 5/5 (view spoiler)
April 1 - June 30 - The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
Theme:
Books read 5/5(view spoiler)October 1 -December 31
Theme: read books with white covers. (or white on the cover if you are having a difficult time finding predominantly white covers)
Books read 1/5
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
5/5
1. The Locked Room by Maj Sjöwall 1/12/25
2. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 1/21/25
3. The Lost Art of Doing Nothing: How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen by Maartje Willems 2/11/25
4. The Cafe by the Sea by Jenny Colgan 2/16/25
5. The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu 2/20/25
April 1 - June 30
The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
4/5
1. Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
✓2. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa 7/13/25
✓3. The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan 6/21/25
✓4. Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro 6/7/25
✓5. What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli 6/3/25
4/5
✓1. Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 1588 - 6/3/25
2. Monkey by Wu Cheng'en 1592
✓3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 1595 - 6/16/25
✓4. Macbeth by William Shakespeare 1623 - 6/18/25
✓5. Bleak House by Charles Dickens 1853 - 7/18/25
July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
4/5
1. I am a Cat Volume 1 by Natsume Sōseki 7/20/25
2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 7/20/25
3. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 7/24/25
4. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 8/27/25
5. The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 9/26/25
6. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James 9/28/25
Book Possibilities
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
October 1 -December 31
5 books with white covers
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025
1st quarter theme: Books with titles beginning with "The"
(January 1st - March 31st)
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Finished: February 26th
2.
Finished: February 17th
3.
Finished: February 9th
4.
Finished: April 18th
5.
Finished: April 24th
2nd quarter theme: 5 oldest books on TBR
(April 1st - June 30th)
1. Hatchet (added) or The Taming of the Shrew (published)
Finished:
2. The Count of Monte Cristo (added) or A Midsummer Night’s Dream (published)
Finished:
3. Treasure Island (added) or Hamlet (published)
Finished:
4. The Fever Code (added) or Twelfth Night (published)
Finished:
5. Sky Raiders (added) or The Winter's Tale (published)
Finished:
3rd quarter theme: Books from the EHRTBM Bookshelf
(July 1st - September 30th)
1. The Martian Chronicles
Finished:
2.
Finished: July 22nd
3. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Finished:
4.
Finished: August 29th
5. Crazy Rich Asians
Finished:
4th quarter theme: Books with white covers
(October 1st - December 31st)
1. The Charm School
Finished:
2. Flipped
Finished:
3. Students on Strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown, and Me
Finished:
4.
Finished: October 9th
5. Samuel Adams : Radical Puritan
Finished:
TBR REVIVAL CHALLENGE 20251st Quarter: January-March
Theme: Books with titles beginning with "The"
Books Read: 1/5
✅ 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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2nd Quarter: April-June
Theme:
Books Read: 0/5
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3rd Quarter: July-September
Theme:
Books Read: 0/5
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4th Quarter: October-December
Theme:
Books Read: 0/5
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❄️☃️January - March☃️❄️Theme: Books that start with the word "The"
Books read: 5/5
✔️[01/21] 1. The Reading List
✔️[01/24] 2. The Huntress
✔️[01/31] 3. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
✔️[02/05] 4. The Christmas Bookshop
✔️[02/13] 5. The Rook
🌷🌈April - June🌈🌷
Theme: Oldest books on TBR
Books read: 5/5
✔️[06/04] 1. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
✔️[05/30] 2. The Winter People
✔️[04/15] 3. The Outsider
✔️[04/17] 4. Red Queen
✔️[06/08] 5. The Girl in the Ice
🌞🐝July - September🐝🌞
Theme: Books from EHRTBM bookshelf
Books read: 5/5
✔️[07/05] 1. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
✔️[08/26] 2. Death of a Salesman
✔️[08/06] 3. David Copperfield
✔️[09/01] 4. The Wind in the Willows
✔️[09/18] 5. The Hound of the Baskervilles
🍂🎃October - December🎃🍂
Theme: Books with white covers
Books read: 0/5
⭕[] 1. 67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence
⭕[] 2. Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
⭕[] 3. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
⭕[] 4. Finders Keepers
⭕[] 5. The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
January - March : Books that start with the word "The"Books read: 5/5
April - June : The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
Books read: 5/5
July - September : Books from our Group Bookshelf
Books read: 5/5
Books read: 0/5
1. When You're The One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need To Know
2. The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
3. Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
4.When Good People Have Affairs: Inside the Hearts & Minds of People in Two Relationships
5. Enough: Silencing the Lies That Steal Your Confidence
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1-March 31 Books that start with the word "The" Books Read: 5/5
1. The Book of Azrael by Amber V. Nicole 1.23.25*****
2. The Summer Children by Dot Hutchison 1.8.25*****
3. The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward 1.16.25*****
4. The Wedding Witch by Erin Sterling 1.6.25***
5. The Right Move by Liz Tomforde 1.15.25*****
April 1 - June 30: Oldest Books on TBR 4/5
1. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson4.16.25 ****
2. Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson 4.17.25****
3. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander 4.20.25*****
4. Here To Stay by Mark Edwards 4.28.25****
5. Deception Point by Dan Brown 5.27.25*****
July 1 - September 30 Books from the Group Bookshelf 5/5
1. James and the Giant Peach 7.5.25*****
2. A Brief History of Time 7.17.25*****
3. The Raven 8.1.25*****
4. Ready Player One 8.6.25*****
5. The Neverending Story 9.1.25*****
October 1 -December 31 Books with White Covers 4/5
1. A Darker Shade of Magic 10.1.25****
2. A Gathering of Shadows 10.3.25****
3. A Conjuring of Light 10.8.25****
4. Doctor Zhivago 10.12.25****
5. Night Road
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books Read: 2/5
1. The Blood Orchid - finished 2/1/2025
2. The Wrath and the Dawn - finished 2/7/2025
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April 1 - June 30
5 Oldest Books on your TBR
Books Read: 0/5
1. City of Bones
2. The Princess Bride
3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
4. The Book Thief
5. Stargirl
July 31 - September 30
TBD
Books Read: 0/5
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025Jan 1-Mar 31
Read 5 books that start with "the"
Books Read: 1/5
1. The last one at the wedding by Jason Rekulak: finished 1/2/25
2. The rules of fortune by Danielle Prescod: finished 1/9/25
3. The night we lost him by Laura Dave
4. The Women by Kristin Hannah
5. The Inmate by Freida McFadden: finished 1/12/25
TBR REVIVAL CHALLENGE 20251st Quarter: January-March
Theme: Books with titles beginning with "The"
Books Read: 5/5
✔︎1. The Verifiers Jan 5
✔︎2. The Love of My Afterlife Jan 11
✔︎3. The Inmate Jan 21
✔︎4. The Silent Sister Jan 19
✔︎5. The Frozen River Feb 11
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
5/5
1. The Rose Code 1/13
2. The Bromance Book Club 3/6
3. The First Ladies 3/24
4. The Crossover 1/13
5. The One and Only Ivan 2/27
The Reappearing Act: Coming Out on a College Basketball Team Led By Born-Again Christians 3/29
April 1 - June 30
The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
4/5
1. Robinson Crusoe 4/3
2. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
3. The Red Badge of Courage 6/25
4. Journey to the Center of the Earth 6/22
5. And Then There Were None 4/9
July 1- September 30
Books from the Group Bookshelf
0/5
1. Anne of Green Gables
2. The Midnight Library
3. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
4. Interview with the Vampire
5. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
October 1 -December 31
5 books with white covers
0/5
1. Moby-Dick or, The Whale
2. How Full Is Your Bucket?
3. The Ghost of Mt. Soledad: A Love Story
4. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
5. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
January to MarchBooks that start with "The"
1. The Illustrated Mum - 29/01/25
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - 30/05/25
3. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 14/06/25
4. The Lottie Project - 14/04/25
5. The Women - 08/04/25
April to June
The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
1. The Hunger Games 22/09/25
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay
4. Twilight
5. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
July to September
Group Reads
1. The Nightingale - 24/07/25
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - 11/10/25
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October to December
Books with white covers
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with 'The'
Books read: 5/5
1. The Understudy, David Nicholls, finished 11 January
2. The Burgess Boys, Elizabeth Strout, finished 9 February
3. The Mermaid of Black Conch, Monique Roffey, finished 20 February
4. The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker, finished 4 March
5. The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn, finished 27 March
April 1 - June 30
The 5 oldest books on my TBR
Books read: 4/5
1. Lark Rise to Candleford, Flora Thompson, finished 9 April
2. Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, finished 25 April
3. This Must Be the Place, Maggie O'Farrell, finished 10 May
4. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute, finished 22 June
July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
Books read: 2/5
1. Atonement, Ian McEwan, finished 21 August
2. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, finished 29 August
January 1-March 31 Books that start with the word The"Books Read:5/5
1.The Address 2/8
2.The Art of Fielding 2/18
3.The Winter Soldier 1/25
4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle 1/7
5.The Sunshine Sisters 1/14
April 1 -June 30 Read 5 oldest books on TBR list.
Books read: 5/5
1.Lie Down in Darkness 4/28
2. The Paper Magician 5/2
3. Klara and the Sun 4/7
4. All God's Creatures 4/6
5. And Then She Was Gone 4/14
July 1 - September 30 Theme: Books from our Group Bookshelf
Books read 5/5
1. Great Expectations 7/17
2. Matilda 8/8
3. The Book of Lost Names 8/17
4. Mansfield Park 8/22
5. Small Great Things 8/4
TBR REVIVAL CHALLENGE 20251st Quarter: January-March
Theme: Books with titles beginning with "The"
Books Read: 2/5
1. The Cruel Prince 2nd Jan
2. The Wicked King 3rd Jan
3. The Old Man and the Sea
4. The Empire of the Angels
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025☃️January 1 - March 31
The rule: Read 5 books that start with "The"
2/5
☑️1. The End on TBR since Dec 04, 2024 - read Jan 08
☑️2. The Cry on TBR since May 15, 2016 - read Jan 18
🌷April 1 - June 30
The rule: Read 5 oldest books on your TBR
2/5
1. I've Got Your Number on TBR since Apr 08, 2014
☑️2. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail on TBR since Mar 18, 2015 - read Jul 1
3. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books on TBR since Mar 22, 2015
4. Of Human Bondage on TBR since Mar 27, 2015
☑️5. The Blue Castle on TBR since Apr 03, 2015 - read May 18
🌻July 1 - September 30
The rule: Read 5 books from the Group Bookshelf
1/5
☑️1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society on TBR since Aug 01, 2020 - read Jul 30
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Books from TBR read not following "the quarterly rule":
☑️Bijelo se pere na devedeset on TBR since Nov 11, 2024 - read Feb 15
☑️Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close on TBR since Jan 9, 2017 - read Mar 25
☑️The Help on TBR since Oct 13, 2017 - read Apr 20
☑️The Frozen River on TBR since Feb 14, 2025 - read Aug 10
☑️I've Got Your Number on TBR since Apr 8, 2014 - read Sep 12
Grand total cleared from TBR in 2025: 10
January - March: Books that start with the word "The"Books read: 0/5
1. The Name of the Wind
2. The Sorrows of Young Werther
3. The Midnight Library
4. The Invisible Man
5. The Secret
January - March Theme: Read books that start with "The".Books read: 3/5
1. The Glass Arrow - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
2. The Impossible Knife of Memory - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
3. The Empress of Salt and Fortune - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. The Diviners
5. The Cruel Prince
April - June Theme: Read the 5 oldest books on your TBR.
Books read: 2/5
1. On the Jellicoe Road (added to TBR July 27, 2014) -
2. More Than This (added to TBR July 28, 2014) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Get Well Soon (added to TBR July 30, 2014) - ⭐️⭐️
4. Don't Stop Now (added to TBR July 30, 2014) -
5. Great Expectations (added to TBR August 1, 2014) -
July - September Theme: Read Books from the Group's Bookshelf.
Books read: 0/5
1. The Bluest Eye
2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle
4. Bridget Jones’s Diary
5. The Old Man and the Sea
October - December Theme: Read books with white covers.
Books read: 1/5
1. Flawed
2. Heartless
3. The Raven Boys
4. Horrorstör
5. Teen Titans: Starfire - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January - March: Books that start with "The"
Books read: 4/5
1. The Romeo & Juliet Society: Schlangenkuss - 26th January
2. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - 8th February
3. The Temptation of St. Antony - 16th February
4. The Romeo & Juliet Society: Diamantentod - 25th February
5. The Love Hypothesis - 22nd March
April - June: 5 oldest books on your TBR
1. 1984
2. The Three-Body Problem
3. Babel
4. The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
5. Matilda
TBR Revival Challenge 2025April 1 - June 30
Read the 5 oldest books on your TBR
Books read: 0/5
1.The Master and Margarita
2.East of Eden
3.A Tale of Two Cities
4.The Hero of Ages
5.Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Here's to me joining this challenge and not bailing this one half way through too!Quarter 1
Books starting with 'The'
Read: 4/5
1. The Crucible - 29/01/2025
2. The Maze Runner - 01/03/2025
3. The Starless Sea - 06/2025
4. The Way We Live Now - 04/2025
Quarter 2
5 Oldest Books on TBR
Read: 0/5
Quarter 3
Books from the Group Bookshelf
Read: 5/5
1. To Kill a Mockingbird 31/7/2025
2. Catch-22 1/8/2025
3. And Then There Were None 08/08/2025
4. A Court of Thorns and Roses 25/08/2025
5. The Gift of the Magi - 27/09/2025
Quarter 4
Read books with white covers / predominantly white covers
Read: 0/5
1. The Stranger
2. Robinson Crusoe
3. Giovanni’s Room
4. Surrounded by Idiots: The Four Types of Human Behaviour
5. The Summer I Turned Pretty
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January-March: Books that start with "The"
Books read: 5/5
1. The School for Good Mothers 2/8/2025
2.The Girl Who Was Saturday Night 2/15/2025
3. The Crucible 3/12/2025
4. The Capital of Dreams 3/17/2025
5. The Poet X 3/29/2025
April-June: 5 Oldest Books on TBR
Books Read: 5/5
1. The Notebook 5/25/2025
2. The Lightning Thief 5/31/2025
3. Serafina and the Black Cloak 6/1/2025
4. The Giver 6/7/2025
5. The Sea of Monsters 6/7/2025
July-September: 5 Books from the Group Bookshelf
Books Read: 5/5
1. Yellowface 8/2/2025
2. The Sun Also Rises 8/9/2025
3. Crime and Punishment 8/16/2025
4. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 8/23/2025
5. The Turn of the Screw & Washington Square 8/24/2025
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January-March: Books that start with "The"
1.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents 1/4/20252.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 1/12/253.
The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House 1/13/254.
The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties 1/15/255.
The Shadow in the North 1/16/25CHALLENGE COMPLETE. HERE ARE MY BONUS READS.
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The Body in the Library 1/17/257.
The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found 1/20/258.
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine 1/31/259. The Reading List
1/18/202510. The Upstairs Room
2/15/202511. The Only Good Indians
2/28/202512. The Devil and the Dark Water
3/21/2025
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 0/5
1. The Innocent Mage
2. The Hunger of the Gods
3. The Meowmorphosis
4. The Elephant Whisperer
5. The Tropic of Serpents
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31 Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The" [5/5]
🗸 1. The Book of Cold Cases - finished 8th February
🗸 2. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - finished 11th January
🗸 3. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina - finished 2nd February
🗸 4. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women - finished 21st March
🗸 5. The City in Glass - finished 18th February
April 1 - June 30 Theme: 5 oldest books on your TBR [5/5]
🗸 1. Mexican Gothic - the first available one from the first page of my TBR - finished 3rd June
🗸 2. P.S. I Spook You - recommended by a friend I no longer keep in touch with, so feels like it has been on my TBR forever - finished 11th April
🗸 3. The Vampyre - the oldest book I can see on my TBR - finished 14th May
🗸 4. A Devil in Paradise - taken out of a box of my dad's favorite books I couldn't get into for years - finished 27th June
🗸 5. The Usurper's Throne - has fallen out of various challenge lists the most often on my TBR - finished 25th June
July 1 - September 30 Theme: Books from our Group Bookshelf [5/5]
🗸 1. Northanger Abbey - finished 20th July
🗸 2. The Martian Chronicles - finished 24th July
🗸 3. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - finished 26th August
🗸 4. Dark Matter - finished 12th August
🗸 5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream - finished 13th September
October 1 - December 31 Theme: Books with white covers [2/5]
1. The Devil's Teacup and Other Ghost Stories - currently reading
🗸 2. The Chrysalids - finished 6th October
🗸 3. The Myth of the Birth of the Hero: A Psychological Exploration of Myth - finished 13th October
4. Play Nice
5.
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read: 3/5
1. The Art of War - finished 18th January
2. The Body in the Library - finished 19th February
3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - finished 17th March
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April 1 - June 30
The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
4/5
1. Memórias Encontradas Numa Banheira
2. Apesar do Sangue
3. Harrow County, Vol. 5: Abandoned
4. A máquina de fazer espanhóis
5.
July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
5/5
1. The Martian Chronicles - finished 12th July
2. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror - finished 31st July
3. Project Hail Mary - finished 18th August
4. The Neverending Story - finished 24th August
5. James and the Giant Peach - finished 23th August
October 1 - December 31
5 Books with white covers (or white on the cover)
0/5
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TBR REVIVAL CHALLENGE 2025January 1 - March 31:
BOOKS THAT START WITH "THE"
Books Read: 5/5
1. FINISHED 01-19-25 The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
2. FINISHED 01-17-25 The Fenway Foul-Up #1 Ballpark Mystery by David A. Kelly
3. FINISHED 01-20-25 The Pinstripe Ghost #2 Ballpark Mystery by David A. Kelly
4. FINISHED 01-26-25 The Country Girl #1 Truscott Family by Sally Tarpey
5. FINISHED 01-30-25 The Country Sisters #2 Truscott Family by Sally Tarpey
April 1 -June 30:
THE 5 OLDEST BOOKS ON TBR
Books read: 5/5
1. FINISHED 05-06-25 The Bastard #1 Kent Family by John Jakes March 2013
2. FINISHED 06-10-25 Lady of the English by Elizabeth Chadwick November 2015
3. FINISHED 05-26-25 The Parfit Knight by Stella Riley September 2017
4. FINISHED 06-30-25 A Game of Thrones #1 A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin October 2019
5. FINISHED 06-03-25 A Poisoned Season #2 Lady Emily Ashton by Tasha Alexander November 2021
July 1 - September 30
5 BOOKS FROM GROUP BOOKSHELF AND/OR BOOKS NOMINATED
Books read: 1/5
1. FINISHED 08-16-25 News of the World by Paulette Jiles - Nominated for BOTM May 2024 poll
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October 1 - December 31:
WHITE COVERS
Books read: 0/5
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 5/5
(view spoiler)
April 1-June 30
Theme: The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
Books read 5/5
(view spoiler)
July 1-September 30
Theme: 5 books from the Group Bookshelf
Books read 5/5
(view spoiler)
October 1-December 31
Theme: Books with white covers
Books read 3/5
(view spoiler)
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
1. The Bear and the Nightingale--Read January 11
2. The Losers Club--Read February 4
3. The Cellist of Sarajevo--Read February 25
4. The Muddle-Headed Wombat On A Rainy Day--Read March 3
5. The Storyteller's Daughter--Read March 10
April 1-June 30
Theme: The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
1. The Iron Butterfly--Read April 11
2. Facing Your Giants: God Still Does the Impossible--Read May 25
3. The Door Within--Read May 30
4. Abigail--Read June 25
July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
1. The Canterville Ghost--Read July 4
2. The Raven--Read July 16
3. The Gift of the Magi--Read July 16
4. Matilda--Read August 2
5. James and the Giant Peach--Read August 28
Oct 1-December 31
5 books with a white cover
Mod
January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 4/5
1. The Art of War - January 12th
2. The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom - March 13th
3. The Distance from Me to You March 16
4. The Fox Wife March 20
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April 1st - June 31st
Theme: Read 5 oldest books on your TBR
Books read 0/5
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2025 TBR Revival Challenge Jan 1-Mar 31 | Theme: Books that start with "The"
Books Read: 5/5
1. The Night Shift -- 1/23/25
2. The People in the Trees -- 1/31/25
3. The Extinction Trials -- 2/2/25
4. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane -- 2/18/25
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian -- 2/24/25
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Apr 1-Jun 30 | Theme: 5 oldest books on your TBR
Books Read: 3/5
1. Tales From The Crib -- 5/8/25
2. The Billionaire's Arranged Baby -- 6/8/25
3. Beneath -- 6/10/25
*4. Soul Catcher -- 7/2/25
*5. Becoming Human -- 7/9/25
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Jul 1-Sep 30 | Theme: Group Bookshelf
Books Read: 3/2
1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- 9/23/25
2. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store -- 9/28/25
3. Yellowface -- 9/30/25
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Oct 1-Dec 31 | Theme: Books with white covers (or on the cover)
Books Read: 0/5
1. Strawberries
2. My Heart Is a Chainsaw
3. Lakewood
4. Blackass
5. Angry Black White Boy
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
1. The Snow Child (Mar 31 2025)
2. The Last one at the Wedding (Feb 8 2025)
3. The Plot (Mar 15 2025)
4. The Year of Magical Thinking (Mar 8 2025)
5. The Berry Pickers (Feb 27 2025)
April 1 - June 30
Theme: Five oldest books on your TBR
1. The Suspect (Fiona Barton) - April 14 2025
2. Machine Without Horses (Helen Humphreys) - June 20, 2025
3. The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead) - April 30 2025
4. Inside (Alix Ohlin) - June 29, 2025
5. Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen) -
July 1 - September 30
Theme: Five books from the Group Bookshelf
1. The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath) - July 2, 2025
2. Catch-22 (Joseph Heller) - August 20, 2025
3. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera) - August 14, 2025
4. Kindred (Octavia E. Butler) - August 10, 2025
5. The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) - July 20, 2025
October 1 - December 31
Theme: Read Five books with a white cover
1. The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
2. The Trial (Franz Kafka)
3. Open, Heaven (Sean Hewitt)
4. Step Ball Change (Jeanne Ray)
5. The Helper (M.M. Dewil)
6. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
I love a challenge that focuses on reducing my TBR!January 1-March 31
Read 5 books that start with the word "The"
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possibilities:
The Iliad
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter #1)
The Red House Mystery
The Age of Innocence
The Magic Mountain
April 1 - June 30
July 1 - September 30
October 1 -December 31
January - March5 books that start with “The”
Finished
1. The Women
Working on
2. The House of My Mother
3. The Personal Librarian
TBR possibilities… I’ll need to search through some!! Liking this challenge!
July-September: Group Bookshelf 5/51. Robinson Crusoe, finished 7/28, 2 stars
2, Death on the Nile, finished 8/3, 4 stars
3. Babel, finished 9/16, 5 stars
4. The Remains of the Day, finished 9/23, 3 stars
5. The Things They Carried, finished 9/24, 4 stars
April - June: Oldest on TBR 7/5
1. The Children's Book, DNF 4/2
2. Magic Study, finished 4/7, 3 stars
3. Fire Study, finished 4/9, 2 stars
4. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts, finished 4/12, 4 stars
5. Island of the Blue Dolphins, finished 4/25, 3 stars
6. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, finished 4/26, 4 stars
7. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, finished 5/4, 3 stars
January - March: Books that start with "The" 9/5
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, finished 1/12, 3 stars
2. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, finished 1/19, 4 stars
3. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, finished 2/7, 5 stars
4. The Inventor's Secret, DNF - 1 star
5. The Body in the Library, finished 2/20, 4 stars
6. The Silence of God, finished 3/10, 2 stars
7. The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic, finished 3/17, 4 stars
8. The House with Chicken Legs, finished 3/18, 3 stars
9. The Moving Finger, finished 3/28, 4 stars
I didn’t complete last year, but let’s see.TBR Revival Challenge 2025
January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 0/5
1. The Hunger of the Gods
2. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
3. The Blade Itself
4. The Warm Hands of Ghosts
5. The Kingdom of Back
Always good to see someone new join the challenge. Good luck.
January 1 - March 31 Books that start with the word "The" (1/5)1. Der Schrecksenmeister (March 30)
April 1 - June 30: 5 Oldest books on your TBR (3/5)
1. Tödliche Spiele (June 8)
2. Gefährliche Liebe (June 16)
3. Flammender Zorn (June 19)
July 1 - September 30: Five books from the group bookshelf (0/5)
October 1 - December 31: Books with white on the cover (2/5)
1. Die Mumins. Willkommen im Mumintal: Vorlesebuch für die ganze Familie, bekannt aus der KiKA-Serie "Mumintal" (October 7)
2. In einem fremden Park. Gartengedichte (October 11)
JANUARY 1- MARCH 31 CHALLENGERead 5 Books that start with the word "the"
1. The Mystery of the Blue Train (Finished January 22)
2. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (in Progress)
3. The Hunger Games (in Progress)
4. The Body in the Library (Finished February 10)
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TBR REVIVAL CHALLENGE 2025
January-March: Read 5 books that start with "the"
1. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - finished 1/25
2. The Silent Patient - finished 1/26
3. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less - finished 2/2
4. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - finished 2/27
TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1 - March 31
Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books Read: 5/5
1. The Psychology of Money - 1/11/25
2. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - 1/17/25
3. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness - 1/26/25
4. The Gifts of Imperfection - 1/28/25
5. The Screwtape Letters - 2/16/25
April 1 - June 30
The 5 Oldest Books on Your TBR
Read 4/5
1. Lord of the Flies - 4/9/25
2. The Girl on the Train - 4/28/25
3. All the Bright Places - 6/4/25
4. Me Before You - 5/24/25
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July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
Read 0/5
1. Crying in H Mart
2. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
3. Slaughterhouse-Five
4. The Year of Magical Thinking
5. The Stranger
TBR Revival Challenge 20250- It’s the thought that counts
1 - One more down!
2 - On a Roll
3 - Page Turner
4 - Avid Reader
5 - Reading Rockstar
Updated: 2/27/25
1st Quarter: January-March
Duration: 1/1/25 - 3/31/25
Theme: Books with titles beginning with "The"
Level: 5 books - Reading Rockstar
Progress: 5 of 5
1. The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (1/1/25)
* The Hearing Test by Eliza Barry Callahan (1/14/25) ~ not on TBR
2. The Naked Eye by Iris Johansen (1/29/25)
3. The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima (2/27/25)
4. The Keepsake by Tess Gerritsen (3/14/25)
5. The Mapmaker's Apprentice by C.J. Archer (3/30/25)
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2nd Quarter: April-June
Duration: 4/1/25 - 6/30/25
Theme: The 5 Oldest books on your TBR
Level: 1 - One more down!
Progress: 1 of 1
Next to Love by Ellen Feldman (4/15/25) ~ added 1/29/13
The Girls From Alcyone by Cary Caffrey (5/11/25) ~ added 11/24/14
1. Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (6/15/25) ~ added 9/18/11
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3rd Quarter: July-September
Duration: 7/1/25 - 9/30/25
Theme: Group Bookshelf
Level: 1 - One more down!
Progress: 0 of 1
Possible Books:
* It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
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4th Quarter: October-December
Duration: 10/1/25 - 12/31/25
Theme: White covers
Level: 3 - Page Turner
Progress: 0 of 3
White cover (or white on the cover if you are having a difficult time finding predominantly white covers)
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TBR Revival Challenge 2025January 1-March 31
Theme: Read 5 books that start with "The"
Books read 3/5
1. The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman
2. The Nickel Boys - Colson Whitehead (02/16/25)
3. The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak (02/18/25)
4. The Changeling - Victor LaValle (08/02/25)
5. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
April 1 - June 30
Theme: The 5 Oldest Books on Your TBR
Read 0/5
1. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
2. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? - Peter Hedges
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Michael Chabon
4. Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
5. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
July 1 - September 30
5 books from the Group Bookshelf
Read 0/5
1. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid
3. Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus
4. Babel - R. F. Kuang
5. The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Mod
Please feel free to Interpret this prompt however you want!
EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up...
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How to keep score:
Comment on this thread with 5 books from your TBR that fit the current theme. When you've finished a book from your list check it off by adding the date you finished reading next to the title:
Books read: 1/3
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes
2. A Tale of Two Cities January 6
3. The Two Towers
To edit your challenge score/edit your comment:
1. Find your comment in the challenge thread. [Tip: Take note of the message number in the upper left corner when you first post your list]
2. On the bottom right of your comment, there should be four hyperlinks: "reply | edit | delete | flag". Select "edit".
3. Add your book read date per above instructions.
4. Click "edit post" once you are done.
Challenge dates:
This challenge will run all year with a different theme for each quarter.
Themes will be announced within the first week of the new quarter.
January 1-March 31 Books that start with the word "The"
April 1 - June 30 5 oldest books on your TBR
July 1 - September 30 5 books from the Group Bookshelf
October 1 -December 31
Levels
You don't have to read all 5 books from your TBR to participate! choose to read however many books you want to.
Books read:
0- It’s the thought that counts
1 - One more down!
2 - On a Roll
3 - Page Turner
4 - Avid Reader
5 - Reading Rockstar