Mount TBR Challenge 2025 discussion

I'm a bit late joining the party - I logged on this morning and realized I hadn't even joined the new group yet, even though in my head I'd already "started" this challenge. It's kinda cool how four years of a habit will really stick. Last year I actually bumped up to, and completed Kilimanjaro, but I like to keep my expectations realistic, so I'm aiming for at least Ararat. Anyways, here's where I'm at so far for 2025:

1. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
2. The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
3. The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
4. The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
5. The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
6. The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
7. The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
8. Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
9. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
10. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov*
11. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert*
12. Tithe by Holly Black
13. Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
14. Being Numerous by Natasha Lennard
15. Valiant by Holly Black
16. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
17. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
18. The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho
19. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
20. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
21. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
22. Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
23. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
24. Black Sun by Edward Abbey
25. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
26. Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma by Naoki Urasawa*
27. Monster, Volume 2: Surprise Party by Naoki Urasawa*
28. Monster, Volume 3: 511 Kinderheim by Naoki Urasawa*
29. Monster, Volume 4: Ayse's Friend by Naoki Urasawa*
30. Monster, Volume 5: After the Carnival by Naoki Urasawa*
31. Monster, Volume 6: The Secret Woods by Naoki Urasawa*
32. The Power by Naomi Alderman
33. Atomic Days by Joshua Frank
34. Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez
35. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor*
36. The Treatment by Mo Hayder
37. Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
38. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
39. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
40. Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
41. All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi
42. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas*
43. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas*
44. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
45. Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
46. The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
47. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas*
48. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Additional Books Read:

49. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
50. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas*
51. Book of Night by Holly Black
52. In the Woods by Tana French
53. Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

*Reread

DNFs that I've Owned Prior to 2025:

1. What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
2. Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
3. Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Start Date: 01/01/2025
Finish Date: 09/07/2025

First quarter update... I'm at 20 of my own books as of the end of March. I had a strong start in the new year. I slowed down a bit in March, combatting a slump and also I read a few more borrowed books/new releases. But I still feel I'm in a good place to complete by the end of the year, as long as I complete 3 of my own a month, I should have it in the hat... but of course I hope to aim for more!

Just a quick update: As of July, I'm nearly finished! I may finish this challenge by the end of August, we'll see what happens!

Update for August/Beginning of Sept: I probably *could've* finished last month, but I went on a deep dive binging graphic novels from my local library, to combat a slump I felt myself falling into at the end of July. Regardless I'm really happy with where I'm at so far this year. I will definitely finish the challenge by the end of September.

As of September 7, I've summited Mt. Ararat! :) I'm going to keep logging books I read, of course, but I don't know if I'm going to officially ascend Kilimanjaro yet. We'll see how the rest of the year goes!

Regardless, I'm proud of this year. I read some that I've owned for a crazy long time without reading. Excited to have completed yet another year of this challenge!!

Yay, congrats on meeting your goals, Zoë!