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1rubyandthetwins
My Title is supposed to say: Making her debut in the ROOT Challenge - It's RubyandtheTwins! (Yes, I'm Done Lurking and Ready to Make a Dent in my Bookshelves!) But I apparently ran out of space. :)
Hello everyone! :) It's very nice to meet you all and I hope to read some really good books this year! :) Although this is my first year doing this challenge, I have inherited my love of reading from my mother - MoonshineandRosefire! I've always had a book in my hand, from the time I could read. And before that, my mom would read to me! she taught me to read by age four, but I still loved to have her read to me. :)
Anyway in 2013, I read 47 books - and since it's worked so well for Mom - I'll increase that total by one more for 2014. My Projected Goal For 2014: 48 Books Read in 2014!
And since I'm my mother's daughter, I've already managed to acquire 483 books in 2014 and donated or purged 59. (at least, so far) What can I say? LOL! :)
Monthly Breakdown:
January 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 book still looking for another good home)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 292 (as of January 30, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7
February 2014
Total books read: 8 (6 books donated, 2 keepers)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 34 (as of February 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 6
March 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 keeper)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 14 (as of March 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 8
April 2014
Total books read: 7 (3 books donated, 2 keepers, 2 books still looking for good homes)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 29 (as of April 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4
May 2014
Total books read: 5 (5 books donated)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 12
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7
June 2014
Total books read: 4 (2 books donated, 2 keepers)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 13 (as of June 30, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4 (as of June 14, 2014)
July 2014
Total books read: 6 (3 books donated, 2 keepers, 1 book still looking for a good home)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 1 (as of July 20, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 5 (as of July 31, 2014)
August 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of August 27, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 32 (as of August 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7 (as of August 29, 2014)
September 2014
Total books read: 1 (1 keeper) (as of September 25, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 25 (as of September 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 2 (as of September 23, 2014)
October 2014
Total books read: 3 (2 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of October 21, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 11 (as of October 25, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 3 (as of October 15, 2014)
November 2014
Total books read: 2 (2 keepers) (as of November 11, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 7 (as of November 28, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 2 (as of November 27, 2014)
December 2014
Total books read: 4 (3 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of December 31, 2014)
Total rereads:
Total acquisitions: 13 (as of December 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4 (as of December 31, 2014)
Average time between acquisition and reading: approximately three years (gasp!)
Average number of rereads of acquisitions: 1
TBR books still waiting for new homes: 186
Hello everyone! :) It's very nice to meet you all and I hope to read some really good books this year! :) Although this is my first year doing this challenge, I have inherited my love of reading from my mother - MoonshineandRosefire! I've always had a book in my hand, from the time I could read. And before that, my mom would read to me! she taught me to read by age four, but I still loved to have her read to me. :)
Anyway in 2013, I read 47 books - and since it's worked so well for Mom - I'll increase that total by one more for 2014. My Projected Goal For 2014: 48 Books Read in 2014!
And since I'm my mother's daughter, I've already managed to acquire 483 books in 2014 and donated or purged 59. (at least, so far) What can I say? LOL! :)
Monthly Breakdown:
January 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 book still looking for another good home)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 292 (as of January 30, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7
February 2014
Total books read: 8 (6 books donated, 2 keepers)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 34 (as of February 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 6
March 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 keeper)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 14 (as of March 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 8
April 2014
Total books read: 7 (3 books donated, 2 keepers, 2 books still looking for good homes)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 29 (as of April 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4
May 2014
Total books read: 5 (5 books donated)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 12
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7
June 2014
Total books read: 4 (2 books donated, 2 keepers)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 13 (as of June 30, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4 (as of June 14, 2014)
July 2014
Total books read: 6 (3 books donated, 2 keepers, 1 book still looking for a good home)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 1 (as of July 20, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 5 (as of July 31, 2014)
August 2014
Total books read: 6 (5 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of August 27, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 32 (as of August 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 7 (as of August 29, 2014)
September 2014
Total books read: 1 (1 keeper) (as of September 25, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 25 (as of September 29, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 2 (as of September 23, 2014)
October 2014
Total books read: 3 (2 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of October 21, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 11 (as of October 25, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 3 (as of October 15, 2014)
November 2014
Total books read: 2 (2 keepers) (as of November 11, 2014)
Total rereads: 0 (yes!)
Total acquisitions: 7 (as of November 28, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 2 (as of November 27, 2014)
December 2014
Total books read: 4 (3 books donated, 1 keeper) (as of December 31, 2014)
Total rereads:
Total acquisitions: 13 (as of December 26, 2014)
Books taken off my TBR pile and sent to new homes: 4 (as of December 31, 2014)
Average time between acquisition and reading: approximately three years (gasp!)
Average number of rereads of acquisitions: 1
TBR books still waiting for new homes: 186
3rainpebble
Hi Ruby. Good luck with your challenge.
4Tess_W
Good luck and LOL to time between acquisition and purging. Some of my 2014 ROOT books I've had for 5+ years!
5Tallulah_Rose
Hello and welcome. Good luck on your challenge. You and your mother really get me thinking if I also should do some stats about time between acqusition and reading. But I think I am to afraid. I know I've got some books that have been sitting on my shelves for more than 5 years (some even for 10!)...
6rubyandthetwins
ROOTS For 2014
1. Accidentally in Love With...A God? - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013; although I actually started reading it in December of 2013. I then bought a physical copy when Mom and I went to Barnes and Noble in January of 2014. This book took me eighteen days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on January 5, 2014, and then I sent the physical copy of this book off to another good home on April 1, 2014.
2. The Snow Owl - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in December of 2013 - although I actually read it in January of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on January 7, 2014.
3. TaleSpins - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me three days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on January 12, 2014.
4. The Tempest Murders - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me nine days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on January 12, 2014.
5. He's Faster: A Short Story - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in January of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on January 19, 2014.
6. The Black Song Inside - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on January 23, 2014.
7. Run With the Wolves Volume One: The Pack - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014. It took me twelve days to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 3, 2014.
8. Porcelain Keys - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although I started reading this book in February of 2014! It took me two days to read, and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on February 3, 2014.
9. A Bandit's Betrayed Heart - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although I began reading this book in February of 2014. It took me one day to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 5, 2014.
10. The Feast: A Parable of the Ring - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2013 - although I started reading this book in January of 2014! It actually took me twelve days to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 11, 2014.
11. External Forces - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in October of 2013 - although I started reading this book in January of 2014! It took me twenty-four days to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on February 20, 2014.
12. Fog City Strangler - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me ten days to read and I gave it an A! This book is a keeper for me!
13. A Hunter's Passion - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me three days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on February 25, 2014.
14. Secrets and Lies - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in November of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! This book is a keeper for me!
15. Gnome Wars: A Short Tale - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in January of 2014 - although I actually read it in March of 2014. It took me one day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on March 14, 2014.
16. All Things Slip Away - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me twenty-one days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 16, 2014.
17. Loving in Time - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014; although I actually started reading it in March of 2014. The author was kind enough to send a physical copy of this book to me in March of 2014. This book took me a week to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 21, 2014 and I'll definitely be keeping the physical copy of this book to read again later.
18. Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014. It took me one day to read this book and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on March 20, 2014.
19. 25 Years in the Rearview Mirror: 52 Authors Look Back - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2012 - although, I actually started reading it in March of 2014. This book took me two days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 27, 2014.
20. Accidentally Married to...A Vampire? - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me forty-four days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 29, 2014.
21. The Sea Wife - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a book that I received from Bookmooch in February of 2014 - although I started reading this book in March of 2014! It took me thirty-one days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
22. Dinosaur Lake - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014 - although, I actually started reading it in March of 2014. This book took me seventeen days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 18, 2014.
23. Aquamarine - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a book that I received from Bookmooch in October of 2011 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014! It took me three days to read this book and I give it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on June 3, 2014.
24. The Affair - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book nine days after I received it. This book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 24, 2014.
25. The Duke's Shotgun Wedding - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book eleven days after I received it. This book took me one day to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 24, 2014.
26. To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
27. Seeing Green - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book fifteen days after I received it. It took me nine days to read this book and I gave it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on May 7, 2014.
28. A Comedy of Erinn - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014. The book took me four days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on May 2, 2014.
29. The Witch's Salvation - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014. The book took me twelve days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on May 9, 2014.
30. The Soul of the Sun - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in May of 2014. I received a second copy as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014. The book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on May 21, 2014.
31. Life in the Palace - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Smashwords in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in May of 2014. I downloaded a second copy of this book as a free download from Amazon in March of 2014. This book took me nine days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on May 21, 2014.
32. Of Dreams and Shadow: Forget me Not Book One - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 - although I started reading this book in May of 2014. The book took me three days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on May 27, 2014.
33. The Education of George Washington: How a Forgotten Book Shaped the Character of a Hero - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014; although I started reading this book in May of 2014. It took me twenty-seven days to read this book and I gave it an A! This book was sent off to another good home on June 14, 2014.
34. War of the Gods - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in January of 2014 - although I actually read it in June of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on June 11, 2014.
35. Schism: The Battle For Darracia - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014 - although I started reading this book in June of 2014! I received a second copy of this book in April of 2014. It took me eleven days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me, although I sent the second copy off to another good home on August 5, 2014! :)
36. Mind Games - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 - although I started reading this book in June of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
37. If That Looking Glass Gets Broken - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Smashwords in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in July of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I gave it a B+! I purged the ebook on July 13, 2014.
38. The Donor (Part One) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. The book took me one day to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on July 14, 2014.
39. The Dancing Boy - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me three days to read this book and I gave it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on August 5, 2014.
40. The Last Ancient - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in May of 2014 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. The book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on July 24, 2014.
41. Total Titanic: The Most Up-to-Date Guide to the Disaster of the Century - This particular book was an acquisition that I got from a Library Book Sale that Mom and I went to in February of 2013 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
42. Guardians Inc.: The Cypher - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in June of 2013. The author was kind enough to send a physical copy of this book to me in May of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me four days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on August 4, 2014 and I'll definitely be keeping the physical copy of this book to read again later.
43. The Unholy: A Novel - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in August of 2013. I received a second copy of this ebook from the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me four days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on August 6, 2014.
44. The Donor (Part Two) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2014 and it took me one day to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 11, 2014.
45. Four Spooky Short Stories - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in August of 2014 - although I actually read all four short stories individually over three days in January of 2013. I had downloaded each short story: Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Ghost Brother; Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: The Banshee and the Witch; Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Running With the Train and Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Too Close to the Edge from Amazon in November and December of 2012. I gave all four short stories in this collection a collective grade of A! and purged this ebook on August 12, 2014.
46. The Wishing-Chair Again - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was given to me by a friend for my sixth birthday in June of 1984. I've kept this book because Enid Blyton was one of my favorite authors when I was a child. I actually started reading this book in July of 2014, and it took me thirty-four days to read. I gave this book an A! This book is a definite keeper for me.
47. Rowena and the Viking Warlord - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in August of 2014 and it took me four days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 27, 2014.
48. Divine Sanctuary - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in August of 2014 and it took me seven days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 29, 2014.
49. Stolen Dreams - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2014 - although I started reading this book in September of 2014! It took me fourteen days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me!
50. A Murder Country: A Novel - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2013; although I started reading this book in September of 2014 and it took me thirty-one days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on October 7, 2014.
51. The Donor (Part Three) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014; I started reading this book four days after I received it and it took me one day to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on October 15, 2014.
52. Order of the Seers - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in October of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
53. I, James (The Eternity Series) (Volume 2) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014 - and I started reading this book twenty-four days later, towards the end of October! It took me seven days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
54. Night Terror - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in October of 2014! It took me twelve days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
55. One is Come - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in November of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me!
56. Mortom - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me five days to read this book and I give it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on December 17, 2014.
57. Owlet - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me six days to read this book and I give it an A+! and purged this ebook on December 20, 2014.
58. Jack: The Tale of Frost - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in November of 2013 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me nine days to read this book and I give it an A! and purged this ebook on December 31, 2014.
1. Accidentally in Love With...A God? - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013; although I actually started reading it in December of 2013. I then bought a physical copy when Mom and I went to Barnes and Noble in January of 2014. This book took me eighteen days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on January 5, 2014, and then I sent the physical copy of this book off to another good home on April 1, 2014.
2. The Snow Owl - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in December of 2013 - although I actually read it in January of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on January 7, 2014.
3. TaleSpins - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me three days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on January 12, 2014.
4. The Tempest Murders - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me nine days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on January 12, 2014.
5. He's Faster: A Short Story - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in January of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on January 19, 2014.
6. The Black Song Inside - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in January of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on January 23, 2014.
7. Run With the Wolves Volume One: The Pack - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014. It took me twelve days to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 3, 2014.
8. Porcelain Keys - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although I started reading this book in February of 2014! It took me two days to read, and I gave it an A+! I purged this ebook on February 3, 2014.
9. A Bandit's Betrayed Heart - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although I began reading this book in February of 2014. It took me one day to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 5, 2014.
10. The Feast: A Parable of the Ring - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2013 - although I started reading this book in January of 2014! It actually took me twelve days to read, and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on February 11, 2014.
11. External Forces - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in October of 2013 - although I started reading this book in January of 2014! It took me twenty-four days to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on February 20, 2014.
12. Fog City Strangler - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in January of 2014 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me ten days to read and I gave it an A! This book is a keeper for me!
13. A Hunter's Passion - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in December of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me three days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on February 25, 2014.
14. Secrets and Lies - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in November of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! This book is a keeper for me!
15. Gnome Wars: A Short Tale - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in January of 2014 - although I actually read it in March of 2014. It took me one day to read this ebook and I give it an A! I purged the ebook on March 14, 2014.
16. All Things Slip Away - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me twenty-one days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 16, 2014.
17. Loving in Time - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014; although I actually started reading it in March of 2014. The author was kind enough to send a physical copy of this book to me in March of 2014. This book took me a week to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 21, 2014 and I'll definitely be keeping the physical copy of this book to read again later.
18. Conspirators of the Lost Sock Army and the Loose Change Collection Agency - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014. It took me one day to read this book and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on March 20, 2014.
19. 25 Years in the Rearview Mirror: 52 Authors Look Back - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2012 - although, I actually started reading it in March of 2014. This book took me two days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 27, 2014.
20. Accidentally Married to...A Vampire? - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2013 - although, I actually started reading it in February of 2014. This book took me forty-four days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on March 29, 2014.
21. The Sea Wife - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a book that I received from Bookmooch in February of 2014 - although I started reading this book in March of 2014! It took me thirty-one days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
22. Dinosaur Lake - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014 - although, I actually started reading it in March of 2014. This book took me seventeen days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 18, 2014.
23. Aquamarine - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a book that I received from Bookmooch in October of 2011 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014! It took me three days to read this book and I give it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on June 3, 2014.
24. The Affair - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book nine days after I received it. This book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 24, 2014.
25. The Duke's Shotgun Wedding - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book eleven days after I received it. This book took me one day to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on April 24, 2014.
26. To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
27. Seeing Green - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 and I started reading this book fifteen days after I received it. It took me nine days to read this book and I gave it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on May 7, 2014.
28. A Comedy of Erinn - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014. The book took me four days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on May 2, 2014.
29. The Witch's Salvation - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014 - although I started reading this book in April of 2014. The book took me twelve days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on May 9, 2014.
30. The Soul of the Sun - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in May of 2014. I received a second copy as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in March of 2014. The book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on May 21, 2014.
31. Life in the Palace - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Smashwords in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in May of 2014. I downloaded a second copy of this book as a free download from Amazon in March of 2014. This book took me nine days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on May 21, 2014.
32. Of Dreams and Shadow: Forget me Not Book One - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 - although I started reading this book in May of 2014. The book took me three days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on May 27, 2014.
33. The Education of George Washington: How a Forgotten Book Shaped the Character of a Hero - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014; although I started reading this book in May of 2014. It took me twenty-seven days to read this book and I gave it an A! This book was sent off to another good home on June 14, 2014.
34. War of the Gods - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in January of 2014 - although I actually read it in June of 2014. This book took me five days to read and I gave it an A! I purged this ebook on June 11, 2014.
35. Schism: The Battle For Darracia - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in February of 2014 - although I started reading this book in June of 2014! I received a second copy of this book in April of 2014. It took me eleven days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me, although I sent the second copy off to another good home on August 5, 2014! :)
36. Mind Games - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in April of 2014 - although I started reading this book in June of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
37. If That Looking Glass Gets Broken - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Smashwords in February of 2014 - although I actually read it in July of 2014. It took me a day to read this ebook and I gave it a B+! I purged the ebook on July 13, 2014.
38. The Donor (Part One) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. The book took me one day to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on July 14, 2014.
39. The Dancing Boy - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me three days to read this book and I gave it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on August 5, 2014.
40. The Last Ancient - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in May of 2014 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. The book took me two days to read and I gave it an A! I purged the ebook on July 24, 2014.
41. Total Titanic: The Most Up-to-Date Guide to the Disaster of the Century - This particular book was an acquisition that I got from a Library Book Sale that Mom and I went to in February of 2013 - although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me! :)
42. Guardians Inc.: The Cypher - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in June of 2013. The author was kind enough to send a physical copy of this book to me in May of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me four days to read and I gave it an A+! I purged the ebook on August 4, 2014 and I'll definitely be keeping the physical copy of this book to read again later.
43. The Unholy: A Novel - This particular book was a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Netgalley in August of 2013. I received a second copy of this ebook from the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in July of 2014. It took me four days to read and I gave it an A! I purged both copies of this ebook on August 6, 2014.
44. The Donor (Part Two) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2014 and it took me one day to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 11, 2014.
45. Four Spooky Short Stories - This particular book joined my TBR pile first as a 'just because' gift for myself - a free ebook that I downloaded from Amazon in August of 2014 - although I actually read all four short stories individually over three days in January of 2013. I had downloaded each short story: Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Ghost Brother; Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: The Banshee and the Witch; Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Running With the Train and Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories: Too Close to the Edge from Amazon in November and December of 2012. I gave all four short stories in this collection a collective grade of A! and purged this ebook on August 12, 2014.
46. The Wishing-Chair Again - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was given to me by a friend for my sixth birthday in June of 1984. I've kept this book because Enid Blyton was one of my favorite authors when I was a child. I actually started reading this book in July of 2014, and it took me thirty-four days to read. I gave this book an A! This book is a definite keeper for me.
47. Rowena and the Viking Warlord - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in August of 2014 and it took me four days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 27, 2014.
48. Divine Sanctuary - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014; although I started reading this book in August of 2014 and it took me seven days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on August 29, 2014.
49. Stolen Dreams - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in August of 2014 - although I started reading this book in September of 2014! It took me fourteen days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me!
50. A Murder Country: A Novel - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2013; although I started reading this book in September of 2014 and it took me thirty-one days to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on October 7, 2014.
51. The Donor (Part Three) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014; I started reading this book four days after I received it and it took me one day to read. I gave this book an A! and purged this ebook on October 15, 2014.
52. Order of the Seers - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in October of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
53. I, James (The Eternity Series) (Volume 2) - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014 - and I started reading this book twenty-four days later, towards the end of October! It took me seven days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
54. Night Terror - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in October of 2014! It took me twelve days to read this book and I give it an A! This book is a definite keeper for me!
55. One is Come - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in September of 2014 - although I started reading this book in November of 2014! It took me ten days to read this book and I give it an A+! This book is a definite keeper for me!
56. Mortom - This particular book joined my TBR pile as a book that was sent to me by the author for review in June of 2014 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me five days to read this book and I give it an A! I sent this book off to another good home on December 17, 2014.
57. Owlet - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in October of 2014 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me six days to read this book and I give it an A+! and purged this ebook on December 20, 2014.
58. Jack: The Tale of Frost - This particular book joined my TBR pile as an ebook that was sent to me by the author for review in November of 2013 - although I started reading this book in December of 2014! It took me nine days to read this book and I give it an A! and purged this ebook on December 31, 2014.
7Merryann
Welcome to the group! Isn't it fun doing things with your mom? Even when it's something like this where you're doing your own thing, it's cool that you're doing your own thing together. :) I keep telling this to both my daughter and my mom, in hopes I can get one or the other of them to join me here.
8tymfos
Hi! Welcome to the group! I like the full version of your thread title.
Maybe the running out of space in the thread title thing is symbolic of how we're all running out of space on our bookshelves? :)
Maybe the running out of space in the thread title thing is symbolic of how we're all running out of space on our bookshelves? :)
9VivienneR
Welcome! I was born in Belfast too although I've lived in Canada for a very long time. I'll look forward to following your reading.
10BookishMatters
Welcome to the group! It's my first year doing this too, so it's nice to see another newb :)
11rabbitprincess
Welcome and good luck!!
12rubyandthetwins
#2 - Thanks so much for the welcome, Connie! :) It's very nice to meet you
13rubyandthetwins
#3 - Greetings to you as well, rainpebble! Thank you for your good wishes for my challenge, and I wish you all the very best of good luck with your own :)
14rubyandthetwins
#4 - Hello Tess, and thank you for the warm welcome :) It's very nice to meet you. As regards my time between acquisition and purging - that's my best rough guess (I probably have many books on my bookshelf that have been with me much longer, but I'm a little wary about hazarding a closer guess)
Yep, I'm guessing that if I tell myself that a particular book has sat unread on on my bookshelf for 10+ years, I would faint away dead! :) LOL!!
Yep, I'm guessing that if I tell myself that a particular book has sat unread on on my bookshelf for 10+ years, I would faint away dead! :) LOL!!
15rubyandthetwins
#5 - Hello Tallulah_Rose! :) (love the name) It's very nice to meet you, and thank you very much for the warm welcome to the challenge as well as to the group! I know what you mean, Tallulah, I shudder to think how long some books may have languished on my bookshelf - I seem have contracted a severe case of my mom's "rereaditis" - apparently it's contagious! :) LOL!
16Maaike15274
Welcome from another newbie. You are so organized! You're list looks great.
17Tallulah_Rose
#15 ruby: "rereaditis" really seems t be contagous. I am definitely suffering from a severe version, since I hav a habit of rereading the books I liked. I tend to reread the whole HP all 2 years or so and am just now giving a reread to a book I read 4 years ago.
some background on my name: It's loaned from a song from the group 'Sonata Arctica'. The song is called Tallulah and is just so beautiful. It's a finnish group and the do some good music. I loved them years ago. The #Rose' just is there, I don't know why, because I don't even like roses... Well... curious.
Last comment: The first ROOT I finished this year has been sitting on my shelves for either 15 or 13 years, I don't remember exactly on which occasion I bought it.
some background on my name: It's loaned from a song from the group 'Sonata Arctica'. The song is called Tallulah and is just so beautiful. It's a finnish group and the do some good music. I loved them years ago. The #Rose' just is there, I don't know why, because I don't even like roses... Well... curious.
Last comment: The first ROOT I finished this year has been sitting on my shelves for either 15 or 13 years, I don't remember exactly on which occasion I bought it.
19rubyandthetwins
#7 - Hello Merryann, it's wonderful to meet you, as well! Yes, I really love to do things with my mom - reading, shopping, going to the library, or going to lunch! :) It doesn't really matter what we do together, we always have fun :) We have friends that we usually go to lunch with once a week. There's myself, my mom, my good friend Lisa, and her mother, Sylvia - we make up a foursome and usually go out to Red Lobster.
I say that Lisa is my friend, but that isn't really correct - My mom and I are actually both great friends of Lisa and her mom. I've worked with Lisa over many, many years, and we have just become friends with each other over that time. She's know myself and my family since I was about 14 or 15.
I say that Lisa is my friend, but that isn't really correct - My mom and I are actually both great friends of Lisa and her mom. I've worked with Lisa over many, many years, and we have just become friends with each other over that time. She's know myself and my family since I was about 14 or 15.
20rubyandthetwins
#8 - Thanks so much for the warm welcome, tymfos. :) You're probably right about the symbolism! LOL!
21rubyandthetwins
#9 - Hello Vivienne, it's very nice to meet you as well! :) My closest relatives (who aren't still living in Ireland, England, or Australia) live in Ontario - they've been there for almost 40 years - I think? :) It's my dad's older brother, his wife, and my two cousins. Did you settle in Canada at a young age, as well?
22VivienneR
Mareena, I was 21 when I came to Canada with my husband and newborn baby. I have no siblings and our, now aging, families are small and scattered, none in Canada. Our son married but they have no children. We four stay close to each other and are the best of friends.
23kittytm
Hi! from another newbie. I am so impressed by your monthly chart (and that you have already started to fill it out. Very organized. Don't worry about how long a book has been in the tbr pile, it won't go bad. (Although I have occasionally felt I should have read a book when I was younger. just not very often) I had a Mother who read to me too. And I not only inherited the love of reading, but also some of her stash. They comfort me, even though I haven't read them all.
