2014 TBR Pile Challenge
I signed up for this challenge in January of 2014, and then, I more or less forgot about it :O I have read some of the books that were already in my pile before 2013, though, and so I figured I might as well do a whole year wrap-up post, even if I haven’t done the monthly posts at all. You can check out the rules and other posts about the 2014 TBR Pile Challenge over at Bookish, who is hosting it.
I read the following books released before 2014, and I reviewed some of them. I can see a pattern where I am not as good at reviewing books I own as I am when it comes to reading and reviewing ARCs. The links go to my review if you want to check it out, and the titles with no link are the ones I haven’t written reviews for (yet):
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #1) – Ilona Andrews
Audiobook of Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts #1) – Stacia Kane
The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
Rock Chick (Rock Chick #1) – Kristen Ashley
Audiobook of Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy #1) – Richelle Mead
Sweet Surrendering (Surrender Saga #1) – Chelsea M. Cameron
Audiobook of Hopeless (Hopeless #1) – Colleen Hoover
Audiobook of Point of Retreat (Slammed #2) – Colleen Hoover
Dangerous Dream (Dangerous Creatures #0.5) – Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
All Fired Up (Hot In the Kitchen #2) – Kate Maeder
All’s Well that Ends Well – William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part One – William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part Two – William Shakespeare
Titus Andronicus – William Shakespeare
Doe and the Wolf (Furry United Coalition #5) – Eve Langlais
Croc and the Fox (Furry United Coalition #3) – Eve Langlais
Collide (Collide #1) – Gail McHugh
Escape in You (Escape #1) – Rachel Schurig
Deeper We Fall (Fall and Rise #1) Chelsea M. Cameron
Infinite Possibilities (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen #2) – Lisa Renee Jones
Façade (Games #2) – Nyrae Dawn
Finding Colin Firth – Mia March
My Favorite Mistake (My Favorite Mistake #1) – Chelsea M. Cameron
A December Bride (A Year of Weddings #1) – Denise Hunter
A January Bride (A Year of Weddings #2) – Deborah Raney
Shadowmaster (Nightsiders #3) – Susan Krinard
Turn Up the Heat – Lori Foster
Slack (Rook and Ronin Spin-off) – J.A. Huss
A Groom for Christmas – Cara Marsi
Darkness Awakened (Darkness #1) – Katie Reus
‘Twas the Night Before Mischief (Daring Hearts #2.5) – Nina Rowan
Sweet Revenge (Sin Brothers #2) – Rebecca Zanetti
Mind Games (Mind Games #1) – Kiersten White
A Gentleman ‘Til Midnight – Alison DeLaine
Unleashing Mr. Darcy – Teri Wilson
Improper Arrangements (Improper #1) – Juliana Ross
Wake to Darkness (Brown and DeLuca #2) – Maggie Shayne
Call Me Mrs. Miracle – Debbie Macomber
The Russian Temptation (Foreign Affairs #2) – Nikki Navarre
Tempting the Cowboy (Paint River Ranch #1) – Elizabeth Otto
Vision of Shadows (Vision #1) – Vincent Morrone
Audiobook of Slammed (Slammed #1) – Colleen Hoover
All Our Yesterdays – Cristin Terrill
Flirting with Disaster (Camelot #3) – Ruthie Knox
Defiant in the Viking’s Bed (Victorious Vikings #3) – Joanna Fulford
Escaping Reality (The Secret Life of Amy Bensen #1) – Lisa Renee Jones
Fire Inside (Chaos #2) – Kristen Ashley
Scythe Does Matter (The Reluctant Reaper #2) – Gina X. Grant
Esprit de Corpse (The Reluctant Reaper #3) – Gina X. Grant
The Siren (Original Sinners #1) – Tiffany Reisz
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) – Robin LaFevers
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) – Robin LaFevers
Unbreakable (The Legion #1) – Kami Garcia
The Edge of Never (The Edge of Never #1) – J.A. Redmerski
Hot Secrets (Tall, Dark and Deadly #1) – Lisa Renee Jones
Styxx (Dark Hunter #12) – Sherrilyn Kenyon
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) – Ilona Andrews
Magic Burns (Kate Daniels #2) – Ilona Andrews
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3) – Ilona Andrews
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4) – Ilona Andrews
Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) – Ilona Andrews
In my sign-up post, I had decided to read between 31-40 books from my TBR list, and I have read and reviewed 47, so it’s a win. I really need to do something about the books I read but haven’t reviewed yet, though. It makes me sad to see that some of my favorite series haven’t gotten their ‘due’ in 2014.
At least, finally going through this list, and writing up my wrap-up post for the 2014 TBR Pile Challenge made me think of a few things I have to tweak a little bit for next year, to make sure no books fall between the cracks when it comes to reviews.
About Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.
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You really put a dent in your TBR pile. Great job!
I did, Melanie, but I read over double that in ARCs… and while I love ARCs and usually only request them for authors I really love, it’s still a little sad that I own so many books I haven’t read yet.
Woohoo! *high five* You did very well, Lexxie! You should be proud of yourself, even if you did kinda forget about the challenge. This post reminded me that I should do a wrap-up post for my challenges. I didn’t do too many this year but I did well. Next year….
Happy Monday! **BIG HUGS**
Yes! And it’s thanks to Carmel and Loupe and their audiobook challenge wrap-up posts that I went to see what challenges I had entered in 2014, Brande…
I did well, but when you know that I read 260 books so far in 2014, it’s not that great after all.
Have a happy Monday, too! *BIG HUGS*
Ooh, look at you with your new theme. Nice! You kicked your 2014 TBR pile’s ASS! It’s difficult to balance reviewing ARCs vs titles that have been sitting on your shelf for far too long. We do what we can! Congrats on surpassing your challenge goals. 🙂
Thank you Carmel, I really like it, too! I’ve installed TweakMe v2.0 😀
I did do well, but it feels like I could do much better, you know?
Congrats! I really think you did great, Lexxie! 🙂
Thank you Silvia 🙂 I did do quite well, especially because I exceeded my goal 🙂 Have a great week!
You read a lot of books 🙂
And those are just a small part of all the books I read this year so far, Rosa 🙂
Congrats, Lexxie! You met your goal! I am thinking of doing this challenge for next year; still on the fence about it.
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Great job…the wrap ups..that is why I have decided to make list in my goodreads for my new challenges as I never have a wrap up cause I fail miserably to keep track..2015 is my year..lol. Going to try and be semi organized. 🙂