Rock my TBR 2016

The Challenge: 

To read a minimum of 1 book per month you already own (published book). This challenge is totally what YOU make of it! You can do 5 books a month, 10, WHATEVER! Anything you accomplish is fantastic. This challenge is really what you make of it.

Partway through 2015, I shifted my focus to Tackling my TBR and had mixed results for success. This year, I wanted to get a handle on my TBR sooner, rather than later. And so, I thought this challenge hosted by Sarah K @ The YA Book Traveler is the perfect one for me this year. It’s specific yet flexible and I love that I can customize it to suit my reading needs.


My Goal: To read at least 4 TBR* items per month

*My plan is to pull 4 TBR “paper stars” from my jar per month. Now, in my TBR jars, 1 star can equal one standalone novel OR one series that I have multiple books for. If one of my pulls has multiple books, I will read all of them and each one will count towards my TBR items for that month. Any titles pulled and not read (excludes DNFs) within that month will carry over to the next month until they have been read.

Priority Books:

The Girl with the Iron Touch (Steampunk Chronicles, #3)   The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) Avoiding Commitment (Avoiding, #1) Existence (Existence Trilogy, #1)

These are books that I have had on my TBR FOREVER and can’t wait to start!*

*Well, obviously I can wait to read them since I’ve had them sitting for months–and in some cases–years!

My Progress:

79 Books of 48 Read
5 of 6 Priority Books Read
Goal Met 8 of 12 Months

My Books:

  • ✔ January (7):
  • ✖ February (3)
  • ✔ March (4)
  • ✖ April (1)
  • ✔ May (6)
  • ✖ June (1)
  • July (6)
    • Air Awakens by Elise Kove (1)
    • The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross (1) *Priority*
    • Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras (1)
    • Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick (1) *Priority*
    • The Girl with the Wind-up Heart by Kady Cross (1)
    • Bad Romance by Jen McLaughlin (1)
  • ✔ August (28)
    • Beautiful Broken Mess by Kimberly Lauren (1)
    • Reasonable Doubt by Whitney Garcia Williams (3 volumes)
    • Slade by Victoria Ashley (1)
    • Hemy by Victoria Ashley (1)
    • Cale by Victoria Ashley (1)
    • Addicted to You Serial by Lucy Covington (8 parts)
    • Calendar Girl Serial by Audrey Carlan (12 parts)
    • Dirty English by Ilsa Madden-Mills (1)
  •  ✔ September (5)
    • Finding Us by Megan Smith (1)
    • Finding Ours by Megan Smith (1)
    • A Beautiful Idea by Emily McKee – *DNF’d*
    • A Beautiful Mess by Emily McKee – *DNF’d*
    • Ransom by Rachel Shurig (1)
    • Oblivion by Jessica Wood (1)
    • Indebted by J L Beck (1)
  • ✖ October (3)
    • To Win Her Love by Mackenzie Crowne (1)
    • What’s Yours Is Mine by Talia Surova (1)
    • Royal by Winter Renshaw (1)
  • November (7)
    • Light in the Shadows by A Meredith Walters – *DNF’d*
    • Masquerade by Nyrae Dawn (1)
    • Fractured Lines by Jen McLaughlin (1)
    • Blurred Lines by Jen McLaughlin (1)
    • Avoiding Commitment by K A Linde (1) *Priority*
    • Avoiding Responsibilities by K A Linde (1)
    • Avoiding Intimacy by K A Linde (1)
    • Avoiding Decisions by K A Linde (1)
  • December (8)
    • Avoiding Temptation by K A Linde (1)
    • Sacked by Jen Frederick (1)
    • Within These Walls by J L Berg (1)
    • Silent No More by N E Henderson – *DNF’d*
    • Illicit by June Gray (1)
    • More Than Friends by Monica Murphy (1)
    • Existence by Abbi Glines (1) *Priority*
    • Draw Play by Tia Lewis (1)
    • Predestined by Abbi Glines (1)

(Last Updated: December 29, 2016)