I’m determined to knock out my personal stack of books I’ve collected and just haven’t gotten to yet. There are books on my shelves I have even started but didn’t finish because there was another book I had to get to and other times because it just wasn’t the time to read it. But I’m determined. Determined to finally get through the books so I can get to my other books.

For this challenge you should (taken DIRECTLY from the post)…

** Pick 12 books – one for each month of the year - that you’ve been wanting to read (that have been on your “To Be Read” list) for 6 months or longer, but haven’t gotten around to.

** OPTIONAL: Create a list of 12 “Alternates” (books you could substitute for your challenge books, given that a particular one doesn’t grab you at the time)

** Then, starting January 1, read one of these books from your list each month, ending December 31. )

(for more information, please read the challenge FAQs)

By the end of the year you should’ve knocked 12 books off of your TBR list! (of course, if you’re anything like me, you’ll have added *at LEAST* 12 more to the ever-growing pile by then! LOL).

The good news is, though, that you’ll be making some progress! ;o)

Additional rules/guidelines for this challenge:

* the challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months — you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it.
* you should have a list posted somewhere for others to see
* you CANNOT change your list after January 1st, of the current year!!!
* you can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list).
* audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed
* re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren’t TRUE “TBRs”
* you CAN overlap with other challenges
* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you’re doing!

Here are my 12 books I plan to finish by year end (I’ll update this post with links directing back to reviews)…

1. Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
2. The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber
3. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
4. The Breakdown Lane by Jacquelyn Mitchard
5. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
6. The Secret Sisters by Joni Rodgers
7. Eve: A Novel of the First Woman by Elissa Elliott
8. Candles Burning by Tabitha King
9. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
10. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
11. The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
12. The Duchess and the Dragon by Jamie Carie