Austine at NovelKnight has announced a reading challenge for 2017 and I am going to participate. It is to help you to reduce the TBR pile that have been piling up over the years. I thought the reading challenge is a great way for me to reduce my TBR that I have been wanting to read but kept putting them off for new releases and my reading slumps that I kept on getting. I also want to do reviews on the books that I have. I hope I can get the list down to zero or even to the manageable size by the end of 2017. That would be great. This list will be ever changing because I will buy books that were released before 2017 over the year, I can’t help it. I love books.
It will run from January 1st to December 31st. The only rule is to read books that were released prior to 2017. I will use the social media to post updates throughout the year with #beatthebacklist.
My TBR list will be in chronological order by the author’s last name, then the publication date, and finally by series (if it calls for it). It will help me to keep track this way. I might add or remove depending on my reading slumps I might get and if I bought books that were released before 2017 throughout the year. The links will be going to Goodreads.
I am also participating in a Hogwarts mini challenge. I am excited. It is a fun way to encourage you to read and win like you would for your house at Hogwarts. I am a Hufflepuff and I sure do hope I would see yellow and black win the house cup!
Reading Challenge Information | Hogwarts Mini Challenge Information
My TBR
A
Ahdieh, Renée
The Wrath & the Dawn
The Crown & the Arrow
The Moth & the Flame
The Rose & the Dagger
The Mirror & the Maze
Ahern, Cecelia
Flawed
Arnold, David
Mosquitoland
B
Blake, Kendare
Three Dark Crowns
Bowman, Erin
Vengeance Road
Bracken, Alexandra
The Darkest Minds
Never Fade
In The Afterlight
Liam’s Story
C
Carroll, Lewis
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Clare, Cassandra
Lady Midnight
Cline, Ernest
Ready Player One
Chokshi, Roshani
The Star-Touched Queen
Córdova, Zoraida
Labyrinth Lost
D
Demetrios, Heather
I’ll Meet You There
Doerr, Anthony
All The Light We Cannot See
E
F
G
Graudin, Ryan
Wolf by Wolf
Iron to Iron
Blood for Blood
Storm After Storm
H
Hand, Cynthia; Ashton, Brodi & Meadows, Jodi
My Lady Jane
Hannah, Kristin
Home Again
The Nightingale
Hutchinson, Shaun David
We Are The Ants
I
J
Jio, Sarah
Morning Glory
Goodnight, June
The Look of Love
Johansen, Erika
The Queen of the Tearling
Johnston, E.K.
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
K
Khorana, Aditi
Mirror in the Sky
L
Landers, Melissa
Starflight
Lindstrom, Eric
Not If I See You First
Lu, Marie
Legend
Prodigy
Champion
The Young Elites
The Rose Society
M
Matson, Morgan
The Unexpected Everything
Meyer, Marissa
Cinder
Scarlet
Cress
Fairest
Winter
Stars Above
Heartless
Modesto, Michelle
Revenge and the Wild
N
O
P
Perkins, Stephanie
Anna and the French Kiss
Porter, Sarah
Vassa in the Night
Q
R
Redwine, C.J.
The Shadow Queen
Rowell, Rainbow
Landline
Carry On
Rowling, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One & Two
S
Sáenz, Benjamin Alire
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Schwab, Victoria
The Archived
A Darker Shade of Magic
This Savage Song
Sepetys, Ruta
Salt to the Sea
Shanker, Tarun & Zekas, Kelly
These Vicious Masks
Sparks, Nicholas
The Longest Ride
See Me
Spinale, Wendy
Everland
Stokes, Paula
Girl Against the Universe
T
Tahir, Sabaa
An Ember in the Ashes
A Torch Against the Night
U
V
W
Walkup, Jennifer
This Ordinary Life
West, Kasie
P.S. I Like You
X
Y
Z
Zentner, Jeff
The Serpent King
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That is an intimidating TBR!
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Oh, I know! Good thing it is only a year challenge! 🙂 I am hopeful that I will read most of these books. Wish me luck!
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It is a good thing that it’s a year long challenge, but with new books always coming out it will be difficult! You can do it though, just find a balance between what you already have and newer releases.
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Exactly. I think I won’t be able to put them down to zero, but I am hopeful that I will be able to get the list down to 5-10 books by the end of the year. There are quite few books that I really want to read next year. like you said, it’s all about finding balance.
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Good luck! I want to participate too. I think I’ll make a tbr soon 🙂
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I am glad! I can’t wait to see your TBR! 🙂
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A big YES to I’ll Meet You There, All The Light We Cannot See, November 9, It Ends With Us, The Lunar Chronicles, Carry On, HP and anything V.E. Schwab! Those books are without doubt among my all time favorites. A lot of the other titles are high on my TBR pile as well; I hope you will enjoy all of these! 🙂
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I am excited to start reading them next year because I have heard nothing but awesome things about these books! I am planning on making February The Lunar Chronicles month! What do you think of that?
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That’s an awesome idea! The series is definitely worth it. 🙂
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🙂
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