Quaisior Attacks Her TBR Mountain Once Again

I would like to read 50 books from my TBR this year. Once again, I will also be keeping track of my DNFs.

Read:
1) The Changeling Sea- Patricia A. McKillip
2) The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown- Julia Quinn
3) Royal Airs- Sharon Shinn
4) Michelle Kwan: My Story: Heart of a Champion- Michelle Kwan
5) Joust- Mercedes Lackey
6) Winter Rose- Patricia A. McKillip
7) The Well of Shades- Juliet Marillier
8) Alta- Mercedes Lackey
9) Trickster's Queen- Tamora Pierce
10) The Riddle-Master of Hed- Patricia A. McKillip
11) A Night Like This- Julia Quinn
12) Wolfskin- Juliet Marillier
13) Heir of Sea and Fire- Patricia A. McKillip
14) Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi Corps- J. Gregory Keyes
15) The Sum of All Kisses- Julia Quinn
16) Terrier- Tamora Pierce
17) Foxmask- Juliet Marillier
18) Harpist in the Wind- Patricia A. McKillip
19) Bloodhound- Tamora Pierce
20) Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant- J. Gregory Keyes
21) The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever- Julia Quinn
22) First Test- Tamora Pierce
23) The Bell at Sealey Head- Patricia A. McKillip
24) Page- Tamora Pierce
25) Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester- J. Gregory Keyes
26) Squire- Tamora Pierce
27) The Lark and the Wren- Mercedes Lackey
28) Prickle Moon- Juliet Marillier
29) Lady Knight- Tamora Pierce
30) The Sorceress and the Cygnet- Patricia A. McKillip
31) The Long Night of Centauri Prime- Peter David
32) Emperor Mage- Tamora Pierce
33) Daja's Book- Tamora Pierce
34) The Robin & the Kestrel- Mercedes Lackey
35) Briar's Book- Tamora Pierce
36) What Happens in London- Julia Quinn
37) Armies of Light and Dark- Peter David
38) The Cygnet and the Firebird- Patricia A. McKillip
39) Aurelia- Anne Osterlund
40) The Eagle & the Nightingales- Mercedes Lackey
41) Ten Things I Love About You- Julia Quinn
42) House of Many Ways- Diana Wynne Jones
43) Out of the Darkness- Peter David
44) The Book of Three- Lloyd Alexander
45) Fool's Run- Patricia A. McKillip
46) The Black Cauldron- Lloyd Alexander
47) Four & Twenty Blackbirds- Mercedes Lackey
48) The Castle of Llyr- Lloyd Alexander
49) The Broken Kingdoms- N. K. Jemisin
50) Taran Wanderer- Lloyd Alexander
51) The Realms of the Gods- Tamora Pierce
52) The High King- Lloyd Alexander
53) Casting Shadows- Jeanne Cavelos
54) The Book of Atrix Wolfe- Patricia A. McKillip
55) A Cast of Corbies- Mercedes Lackey
56) The Stars Asunder- Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
57) Two from the Mageworlds- Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
58) Summoning Light- Jeanne Cavelos
59) The Throme of the Erril of Sherill- Patricia A. McKillip
60) A Working of Stars- Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald
61) Invoking Darkness- Jeanne Cavelos

DNF:
1) Unnatural Issue- Mercedes Lackey
2) Lady Whistledown Strikes Back- Julia Quinn (well, I finished the Quinn story, which was the main reason I bought this, but it was disappointing after liking the first book so much)
3) When Strangers Marry- Lisa Kleypas
4) Only with Your Love- Lisa Kleypas
5) Dreaming of You- Lisa Kleypas
6) Somewhere I'll Find You- Lisa Kleypas
7) Mine Till Midnight- Lisa Kleypas
8) Where Dreams Begin- Lisa Kleypas
9) Worth Any Price- Lisa Kleypas
10) Someone to Watch Over Me- Lisa Kleypas
11) Again the Magic- Lisa Kleypas
12) Secrets of a Summer Night- Lisa Kleypas
13) It Happened One Autumn- Lisa Kleypas
14) Devil in Winter- Lisa Kleypas
15) Scandal in Spring- Lisa Kleypas
16) To Love and to Cherish- Patricia Gaffney
17) Stardance- Spider & Jeanne Robinson
18) Starseed- Spider & Jeanne Robinson
19) The Summer Tree- Guy Gavriel Kay
20) Sundiver- David Brin
21) Startide Rising- David Brin
22) Sanctuary- Mercedes Lackey
23) Aerie- Mercedes Lackey
24) The Elvenbane- Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey
25) After the King
26) Down These Dark Spaceways
27) The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 13
28) 1976 Annual World's Best SF
29) 1980 Annual World's Best SF
30) 1981 Annual World's Best SF
31) 1988 Annual World's Best SF
32) Legends
33) Legends II
34) The Will of the Empress- Tamora Pierce
35) Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction
36) The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection
37) The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection
38) The Other Side of the Mirror
39) The Keeper's Price
40) Sword of Chaos
41) Domains of Darkover
42) Sci-Fi Baby Names- Robert Schnakenberg
43) Return to Avalon
44) Red Sun of Darkover
45) Four Moons of Darkover
46) Leroni of Darkover
47) Towers of Darkover
48) Snows of Darkover
49) These Happy Golden Years- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Welcome back, Quaisior. Good luck and Happy reading.

Welcome back and good luck!

Thank you and good luck to both of you as well.

Hello Quaisor. Nice to get a reck out of you already. The Changeling Sea sounds very good & like it will fit into the Y/A I want to read this year. Will have to see if my library has it.
Good luck with your challenge.

>5 rainpebble:, Great, I hope you enjoy it. I plan to read a lot of McKillip books this year because I have a huge pile of them and I've enjoyed the other books I've read by her.

I've read some of McKillips books and loved them, but there are not a lot of her books translated. A pity, I think.

>7 connie53:, that's too bad, Connie.

I'll try to post a little bit about how I felt about the books I read this year (but I'm not going to for DNFs because I think it's obvious that I didn't like them since I didn't finish).

The Changeling Sea: McKillip's writing is so beautiful and I enjoyed this story. My only problem is that I wish it had either been a bit longer or that there had been a sequel.

The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown: I liked three of the four stories, which is rare for me with a romance anthology- usually, I only like one or two stories. The Ryan, Quinn, and Hawkins stories were all really sweet and fun.

Michelle Kwan: My Story: Heart of a Champion- Michelle Kwan: A bit too juvenile for me, but still an interesting read. I've been a fan of Kwan since the first time I ever saw her skate.

I love Julia Quinn's books and Lady Whistledown is great!

Wow, it's taken me a while to read some of my longer books so far this year, but I've been weeding out again and have a ton of DNFs. I need the shelf space, so I'm glad I'm getting rid of books.

Joust: I was really disappointed with this, but hope the series gets better.

Winter Rose: I love McKillip's writing style and I enjoyed this, despite finding it a bit confusing.

Just go, Quaisior!

I finally updated my list again.

Wow, you've cleared out a bunch of books! Congratulations on being almost half-way to your goal!

An impressive list of reads!

> 13 and 14, thank you. I just updated my list of books I've read. I haven't had any DNFs lately because I took a break from reading anthologies for a while, but I'm working on a few now. I rarely read a whole anthology unless it's set in a world I like (such as Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar anthologies), so I DNF most anthologies I start.

#15--I have to read anthologies piecemeal, read 2-3 stories, then read a novel, then go back for a 2-3 more, etc. Then I can finish them!

>16 Tess_W:, I've been doing the same thing lately with the anthologies, but some stories just don't work for me. Also, I mostly read women authors and there aren't too many women in the Dozois edited anthologies.

I think I'll probably read about 60 books total and I'm pretty sure I'll read 50 of my own books this year. I only have 10 more to read in three months and I've been reading more than I've been doing anything else lately- although the NHL season is just around the corner. ;-)

Good job, Quaisior!

Wow, you've done a great job!

Thank you, Connie and Tess. I should be up to 48 books read by Friday. I think I'll finish the book I'm reading tonight and I'll finish the audiobook I'm listening to on Friday. :-D

I posted my final update. It wasn't a bad year, despite having some health issues that slowed my reading down toward the end of the year. I hope to match or surpass 2014's totals this year.