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TBR Busters: November 2025
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Total points: 1181. To The Bright Edge of the World - 3 points + bird on cover + 2 points
2. Hope Street - 3 points + "A little bird's just told me" loc 251 + 2 points
3. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage - 1 point + "birds calling out" p199 + 2 points
4. Life on Earth - 3 points + an entire chapter on birds + 2 points
5. The Debutante - 1 point
6. French & Saunders Titting About - 1 point + "flipping the bird" + 2 points
7. Everything is Illuminated - 1 point
8. Heartburn - 1 point + MC talks about cooking many different birds + 2 points
9. Moments for You - 1 point + MMC has chicken coops + 2 points
10. The Practical Guide to Parenting Autistic Children: Effective Strategies for ASD Behavior Management, Social Communication, and Sensory Processing to Support Your Child’s Success on the Spectrum - 1 point
11. Banish the Dead - 1 point
12. Future Tense - 1 point
13. The Unknown Warrior: The Extraordinary Story of the Nation's Hero Buried in Westminster Abbey - 3 points
14. Not a Very Good Murderer - 1 point
15. The White Gold Score - 1 point
16. The Darkness at Deception Pass - 1 point
17. The Thing Around Your Neck - 1 point + "A bird cawed" p106" + 2 points
18. Do Not Disturb - 1 point
19. The Bones of our Fathers - 1 point + MC's "stage name" is The Crow + 2 points
20. The Most Reluctant Convert: C. S. Lewis's Journey to Faith - 1 point + "the blue bird" p104 + 2 points
21. Autumn: The London Trilogy - The Complete Post-Apocalyptic Epic - 10 points + "birds sometimes fly into windows" loc1059 + 2 points
22. Shadow's Edge - 5 points
23. Acorn: A short steampunk adventure - 1 point
24. Nothing to See Here - 1 point + "Some ordinary birds" p214 + 2 points
25. The Complete Fairy Tales - The Brothers Grimm - 7 points + many of the stories involve birds (Goose girl, swan princes, etc.) + 2 points
26. Babel-17 - 1 point + characters eat pheasant, peacock and all sorts of birds + 2 points
27. The Midnight Man - 3 points + "The early bird gets the worm" p209 + 2 points
28. Leviathan - 3 points + "When a dark bird swooped down" p136 + 2 points
29. After the Quake - 1 point + "birds flew from tree to tree" p69 + 2 points
30. Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury - 3 points
31. Andrea Carter and More Tales from the Circle C Ranch - 1 point
32. SpookyBoo's Night Frights - 1 point + "Decaying carcass of a crow" + 2 points
33. The Beast of Littleton Woods - 1 point + plot involves a parrot + 2 points
34. Nan's Ice Cream Shop - 1 point
35. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman - 3 points
36. Birthday Girl - 3 points
37. The Ashes of London - 3 points + "A skylark wheeled above her head" p321 + 2 points
38. Shaadi-ka-Laddoo.Com - 1 point
39. Dark Harvest - 1 point
Points: 35The Lion Women of Tehran
Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic
Crimes, Conspiracies, and Courtship
Pads, Purses, and Plum Pudding
I Didn't Do It
One Night on the Island
The Extra
The Odd Sisters BONUS
Hot Cross Burglary
How to Survive a Horror Story BONUS
All Gators Go To Heaven
A Twisted Tale Anthology BONUS
Poisons, Potions, and Parasols
Losing Wendy
Lonely Hearts
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TBR Busters: November 2025Duration: November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025
Challenge Rules
📗Books must be a minimum of 100 pages
📗Graphic novels are allowed provided they meet the minimum page requirement
📗Audiobooks are allowed. Please use the default GR book for page numbers. If the default is a large print version, use the next most popular edition.
📗Any book in any language will be accepted as long as it meets the criteria
📗Rereads are allowed
Point System
Theme Bonus
Theme: Birds
Read books that fit the bonus theme and earn 2 bonus pts for each book that fits.
Listopia Bonus
📕1 bonus point if your book is on the listopia list below (list provided by Listopia Madness September 2nd place winner: )
Best Outside the box Speculative Fiction
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TBR Busters: November 2025Duration: November 1, 2025 – November 30, 2025
Theme Bonus
Theme: Birds
Read books that fit the bonus theme and earn 2 bonus pts for each book that fits.
Listopia Bonus
📕1 bonus point if your book is on the listopia list below (list provided by Listopia Madness September 2nd place winner: )
Best Outside the box Speculative Fiction
Points: 62
1. The Ghostwriter, 328pgs, 11/1/25, 3pts
2. The Coworker, 362pgs, 11/2/25, 3pts
3. Destroy Me, 109pgs, 11/3/25, 1pt
4. Lucky Man, 260pgs, 11/3/25, 1pt
5. The Twist of a Knife, 373pgs, 11/4/25, 3pts + 2 Bird Bonus "killing a few birds"
6. The Ministry of Time, 368pgs, 11/6/25, 3pts, + 2 Bird Bonus "...when it sees a bird."
7. Unravel Me, 461pgs, 11/10/25, 3pts +2 Bird Bonus, “…and the birds that don’t fly…”
8. Trace, 401pgs, 11/10/25, 3pts +2 Bird Bonus, “…empty bird feed.”
9. The Haunting of Maddy Clare, 318pgs, 11/13/25, 3pts + 2 Bird Bonus, "...Alistair and the bird regarded each other."
10. Cat’s Cradle, 306pgs, 11/13/25, 3pts + 📕1 bonus point #79 + 2 Bird Bonus, "Bird got to fly."
11. The Travelling Cat Chronicles, 277pgs, 11/15/25, 1pt +2 Bird Bonus, “Those blasted birds get all superior…”
12. The Genius of Birds, 352pgs, 11/16/25, 3pts +2 Bird Bonus "bird" (in title)
13. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective, 342pgs, 11/18/25, 3pts + 2 Bird Bonus "Birds eye-view"
14. What Happens in Amsterdam, 384pgs, 11/19/25, 3pts +2 Bird Bonus, "birds dot the sides of a pond."
15. The Blue Hour, 320pgs, 3pts +2 Bird Bonus "I found a perfect bird skeleton"
TBR Busters: November 2025Theme: Birds
1. A List of Cages by Robin Roe - 11/2/25 - 310 Pages - 3 Points
2. The Cursed Among Us by John Durgin - 11/4/25 - 272 pAGES - 1 Point
3. Sasquatch 33: Albino by Jeffrey B Miley - 11/5/25 - 153 Pages - 1 Point
4. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo - 11/6/25 - 384 Pages - 3 Points
BONUS - Page 139 a Mynah Bird lands in the yard - 2 Points
5. Days of Toil and Tears: The Child Labour Diary of Flora Rutherford by Sarah Ellis - 11/9/25 - 224 Points - 1 Star
6. When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer by Beth Seidel Levine - 11/10/25 - 176 Pages - 1 Point
7. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher - 11/10/25 - 306 Pages - 3 Points
8. The Trenches by Jim Eldridge - 11/11/25 - 128 Pages - 1 Point
9. The Countdown by E.G. Michaels - 11/13/25 - 261 Pages - 1 Point
10 - The Night Raven by Johan Rundberg - 11/14/25 - 187 Pages - 1 Point
BONUS - Raven in title and bird on the cover - 2 Points
11. The Haunting of Porlock House by B.J. Conroy - 11/16/25 - 145 Pages - 1 Point
BONUS - Birds flying in the background - 2 Points
12, Dead South by Zach Bohannon - 11/17/25 - 216 Pages - 1 Point
BONUS - Birds flying in the background - 2 Points
13. Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret - 11/18/25 - 151 Pages - 1 Point
BONUS - The MC finds 2 bird feathers while walking on the beach - 2 Points
14. Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs - 11/18/25 - 453 Pages - 3 Points
BONUS - Tempe owns a cockatiel named Charlie - 2 Points
Total Points - 34
TBR Busters: November 1-31, 202511/03 Majesty by Katharine McGee[374]❤❤❤
11/05 The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean[320]❤❤❤
11/07 The God of the Woods by Liz Moore[590]❤❤❤❤❤
In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros[540]❤❤❤❤❤
HOLDS
Rivals by Katharine McGee[400]❤❤❤
Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout#2) by Lucy Score[755]❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Things We Left Behind (Knockemout#3) by Lucy Score[581]❤❤❤❤❤
The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaires #1) by Lauren Asher[363]❤❤❤
Terms and Conditions (Dreamland Billionaires #2) by Lauren Asher[]
Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaires #3) by Lauren Asher[583]❤❤❤❤❤
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis[425]❤❤❤
The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman[673]❤❤❤❤❤
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower[207]❤
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower[247]❤
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower[247]❤
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower[313]❤❤❤
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower[339]❤❤❤
TBR Books Completed: 14Points: 69
Math:
(1.) Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern | 336 p. | 3 Nov | 3 pts (3)
(2.) An Illustrated History of Fashion: 500 Years of Fashion Illustration | 224 p. | 3 Nov | 1 pts | + 2 🦜 for feather-forward fashion eg a Yves Saint Laurent's 1964 Ostrich Feather number (p. 193) (6)
(3.) Belgium and the February Revolution | 124 p. | 6 Nov | 1 pts (7)
(4.) A Very Bad Thing | 446 p. | 7 Nov | 3 pts | + 1 📕 #9 + 2 🦩 "Darien shied away from the birds forever." (p. 101) (13)
(5.) We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution | 720 p. | 9 Nov | 7 pts + 2 🐦 "...political equivalent of pointing to the sky and crying out 'Look, a bird!'" (ch. 3) (22)
(6.) The Lack of Light | 736 p. | 11 Nov | est 7 pts + 2 🦉 "bird's-eye view" (31)
(7.) The Republic of Wine | 396 p. | 11 Nov | 3 pts + 2 🐓 "Their lilting, falsetto voices rose like birds on the wing." (p. 14) (36)
(8.) Female Fantasy | 411 p. | 14 Nov | 3 pts + 2 🦢"... but a bird in a glass cage." (41)
(9.) Sometimes a Great Notion | 702 p. | 15 Nov | 7 pts + 2 🦆 "...screeching in a blue rage at those damned early birds" (p. 234) (50)
(10.) The Words | 676 p. | 17 Nov | 5 pts + 2 🐦🔥MMC named Phoenix (w Phoenix tattoo/ childhood nickname of rara avis.) (57)
(11.) Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection | 206 p. | 17 Nov | 1 pt. (58)
(12.) Wildland: The Making of America's Fury | 481 p. | 19 Nov | 3 pts. +2 🐦⬛ "...water would fly into the woods, sustaining toads, turtles, and birds." (63)
(13.) Netochka Nezvanova: A New Translation | 210 p. | 19 Nov | 1 pt. (64)
(14.) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle | 432 p. | 20 Nov | 3 pt.+ 2 🦚 "like a rare bird"] (69)
(15.) The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | ? p. | ? Nov in progress | ? pt. (?)
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EVOLVING BATTING ORDER SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
How to Marry a Marble Marquis
To Ravish a Rogue
Tapping Out
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis | 540 p. | ? Nov | est 5 pts when finished | + 2 🦅 bird on cover (?) (IN PROGRESS)
Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation | 336 p. | ? Nov | 1 pts (?) (IN PROGRESS)
The First Gentleman
Break Her Heart
Wolf Hall
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
🍁 TBR Busters: November 2025 🍁Total Points: 23
TBR:
1. Court of Blood and Bindings - 436 pages | 3 Nov | 3 pts
2. Come for Me - 328 pages | 3 Nov | 3 pts
3. The Butcher's Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs. Lovett - 432 pages | 9 Nov | 3 pts
4. A Bargain So Bloody - 498 pages | 12 Nov | 3 pts
5. Bride - 410 pages | 13 Nov | 3 pts
6. Vow of Deception - 296 pages | 15 Nov | 1 pts
7. The Perfect Marriage - 337 pages | 16 Nov | 3 pts
8. Whispers of the Deep - 381 pages | 17 Nov | 3 pts
9. Carmilla - 156 pages | 18 Nov | 1 pts
TBR oct 31 /2414 ( some books maybe on multiple lists goodread , libby , hoopla audible , kindle, physical ... not counting audible only )DNF =
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theme : birds
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TBR Busters: November 2025Total points: 6
1. É Assim que se Perde a Guerra do Tempo - 1 point (192 pages) + 2 bonus points (birds on the cover)
2. O Enigma de Andrômeda - 3 points (304 pages)
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TBR Busters: November 2025Total points: 6
1. Remarkably Bright Creatures |368| 11/4/2025|3 points
2. Wild Card Elsie Silver |464| 11/9/2025\ 3 points
TBR Busters: November 2025Total points: 7
1. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom | 11/6/2025 | 1 point
2. The Naturals | 11/9/2025 | 3 points
3. Two Can Keep a Secret | 11/13/2025 | 3 points
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November 2025
This is a relatively simple challenge. You will just read books from your TBR. The competitive aspect comes from the fact that you are competing against other members. Each book will be worth points. See the chart below for the point value. There will be badges for the top 3 highest scorers. I will award them at the end of the month. Make sure you update your scores. I will give you an extra day to update your scores. Now go work on those TBRs!
Sample tracking post
Total Points: 4 pts
1. Fortune's Fool | 11/3/25 | 3 pts
2. Give and Hazard All | 11/4/25 | 1pt
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Challenge Rules
📗Books must be a minimum of 100 pages
📗Graphic novels are allowed provided they meet the minimum page requirement
📗Audiobooks are allowed. Please use the default GR book for page numbers. If the default is a large print version, use the next most popular edition.
📗Any book in any language will be accepted as long as it meets the criteria
📗Rereads are allowed
Point System
Graphic Novel Points
Page Count Limit: 100 (Actual page count)
Please use this formula to find your adjusted page count (for points):
#Pgs x 1/4 = Adjusted Page Count
❀If your adjusted page count is less than 100, you will get 0.5 points for the book. If it is 100 or higher see the page point chart above for points.
Theme Bonus
Theme: Birds
Read books that fit the bonus theme and earn 2 bonus pts for each book that fits.
Listopia Bonus
📕1 bonus point if your book is on the listopia list below (list provided by Listopia Madness September 2nd place winner: )
Best Outside the box Speculative Fiction