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Something different for August - but something everyone wants and needs:) We need to clean up our exploding TBRs!! So here we have a list of suggestions for the month, and let's see how many we can complete before month's end:)



SUGGESTION: Copy and paste this list in your post and link your book choices next to each category...

Only one from each category required:)

1) The book that's been on your list the longest
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
3) A book from your favourite genre
4) A book with over 400 pages
5) A book by an author new to you
6) The book you want to read the most
7) A book by a male author
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author
10) A book with a cover you love

Make sure everything you choose is solely from your TBR lists!

And Make sure you check out the new challenge guidelines here



Get stuck in and good luck!

The action picture is me to a T, except my books not in bookcases (which are my MOST current TBR) are in piles all over the floor........

LOL! I think it is most of us Linda:)

I so need this challenge, I've been adding new books like crazy lately.


1) The book that's been on your list the longest Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
2) A book recommended by a GR friend We Are Called to Rise
3) A book from your favourite genre Look Again
4) A book with over 400 pages Into the Darkest Corner
5) A book by an author new to you Gone... But Not Missed
6) The book you want to read the most Don't Stand So Close not sure why, I just feel really drawn by the cover
7) A book by a male author The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
8) A book by one of your favourite authors Vanishing Acts
9) A book by a female author Orphan Train
10) A book with a cover you love, To the Edge of Shadows

subject to change of course, but it's a start

I can't begin to remember the one that has been on the list the longest because the older ones on my list keep getting pushed back as I add more books. Just today I found a stack of books (yes, in the living room on the floor) that I didn't even know I had!

Another great challenge. I'll give it a go.


1) The book that's been on your list the longest New Spring by Robert Jordan added Oct 2011

2) A book recommended by a GR friend

3) A book from your favourite genre

4) A book with over 400 pages King of Souls by Matthew Ballard

5) A book by an author new to you

6) The book you want to read the most

7) A book by a male author The Wonder Lover by Malcolm Knox

8) A book by one of your favourite authors Jilted by Rachael Johns

9) A book by a female author

10) A book with a cover you love

This sounds fun - I know I can fill at least 3 of the tasks so far, will have a think about others!

Good timing. This weekend made the decision to start reading my TBR list in earnest. 3 on the go and feeling good but then added another 4 so one step forward and 2 back. Hope to achieve as many of the 10 as possible.

I have 1705 books on one kindle and 1753 books on the other. Piled by my bed is a stack that reaches the top of my bedside table - approx 3 ft high - on the chest of drawers opposite is a stack which goes up so high, they are ready to topple over. And still I add to the lot :( I am a compulsive collector and yes, I still read old favourites time and again! I have a guest room/library with one wall full of books which is my To Be Kept collection and woe betide anyone who tries to separate me from any of it!!!! And yes, most of those in the "library" have been read and are being clung to for dear life!!! The tragic thing is that on reading Rita's list, Brenda, I see many books that look so interesting...
:(

Great list Rita!

Doubt I'll get through all of these, but it'll be fun trying!!

1) The book that's been on your list the longest: On Dark Shores: The Lady by J.A. Clement (Since 2011) ★★★★

2) A book recommended by a GR friend: The Bellamy Bird by Clare Havens (rec'd by: Jools) ★★��

3) A book from your favourite genre: The Stone Gate by Mark Mann (Fantasy) ★★��

4) A book with over 400 pages: Demon's Grip by Tahlia Newland (453 pages)

5) A book by an author new to you: A Town Called Dust: The Territory 1 by Justin Woolley ★★��

6) The book you want to read the most: Finding Home by Lauren K. McKellar ★★��

7) A book by a male author: Nephilim Prophecy by Adrienne Wilder ★★

8) A book by one of your favourite authors: Shameless Corruption by Robert Fanshaw ★★��

9) A book by a female author: Edith by Jo Barney ★★��

10) A book with a cover you love: Wishing Cross Station by February Grace ★★��

Great Lynxie!

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - It's Murder, My Son by Lauren Carr 4��s
2) A book recommended by a GR friend - Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar 4.5��s (Rec by Julie)
3) A book from your favourite genre - The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman 4��s
4) A book with over 400 pages - The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies (418 pages) 4.5��s
5) A book by an author new to you - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons 5��s
6) The book you want to read the most - Never Forgotten by Stacey Nash 4��s
7) A book by a male author - Eden, Dusk by Archer Swift 4.5��s
8) A book by one of your favourite authors - Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett 5��s
9) A book by a female author - The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay 5��s
10) A book with a cover you love - No Hard Feelings by Marta Tandori 4.5��s
Subject to change as per usual:)

RitaSkeeter wrote: "I'll try my best; work is insane at the moment and shows no sign of abating in the near future.

1) The book that's been on your list the longest The Kite Runner by [author:Khaled Hoss..."

Love your choices Rita:)

1) The book that's been on your list the longest
To Kill a Mockingbird
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
Dissolution
3) A book from your favourite genre
The Midnight Mayor
4) A book with over 400 pages
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
5) A book by an author new to you
The Strays / Emily Bitto
6) The book you want to read the most

7) A book by a male author
Elantris / Brandon Sanderson
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
The Long Earth / Terry Pratchett
9) A book by a female author
How to Be a Heroine: Or, What I've Learned from Reading Too Much / Samantha Ellis
10) A book with a cover you love

Thanks Brenda. Fantastic challenge. Very timely. Too many books piling up on my shelves! I'm definitely IN! Actual list will take time to compile, but I'm already looking forward to it.

MaryG2E wrote: "Thanks Brenda. Fantastic challenge. Very timely. Too many books piling up on my shelves! I'm definitely IN! Actual list will take time to compile, but I'm already looking forward to it."

Excellent Mary! We all (mods) are particularly looking forward to it as well:) It's great to have one of these months at least once a year:)

First choice is
1. The book that has been on my TBR list the longest
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz. Hehehe, this book satisfies many other criteria in the August challenge, including, at 712 pages, 'a book over 400 pages'. That is why it has been on my TBR list since 2010! It's the size and weight of a large house brick!!

Why don't you copy and paste the complete list in your post Mary, then you can add to them as you find them:)

OK - not sure how many I'll get through as I am going to be very busy in August.

Oldest daughter is getting married and I am the official mother-of-the-bride and the keeper-under-control-of-the-grandchildren! On top of this, family from all over Australia will be arriving in Darwin for the event and all fighting for floor space at our house (2 x couples and 1 x single last count) the bad beagle boy Hunter is not going to be happy sharing his floor space.

Reading will go out the window.

Then a week later it is my best friends wedding and I am matron of honour! Phew!

but I am sure I will get some of these done - filled in a few:

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery(since 2011)
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
3) A book from your favourite genre - The Heir by Kiera Cass (YA)
4) A book with over 400 pages
5) A book by an author new to you - The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza
6) The book you want to read the most
7) A book by a male author - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author
10) A book with a cover you love

I'm in. Here's my tentative list

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - A Song in the Daylight by Paullina Simons

2) A book recommended by a GR friend - Gypsy Hunted by Andrea Drew recommended by Julie

3) A book from your favourite genre - The High Window by Raymond Chandler

4) A book with over 400 pages - The Great North Road by Annabel Dore - 688 pages

5) A book by an author new to you - Summer At Mount Hope by Rosalie Ham

6) The book you want to read the most - Sins of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

7) A book by a male author - Fidelity: Stories by Michael Redhill

8) A book by one of your favourite authors - After the Darkness by Honey Brown

9) A book by a female author - Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

10) A book with a cover you love - Let the Games Begin by Niccolò Ammaniti,

Nice list Mish! Some good reading there:)

Sally906 wrote: "OK - not sure how many I'll get through as I am going to be very busy in August.

Oldest daughter is getting married and I am the official mother-of-the-bride and the keeper-under-control-of-the-g..."

Hey Sally, The Cuckoo's Calling is written by JK Rowling under her nom de plume. Sorry to be a party pooper!

Not sure If I'll get through all of them as I need to catch up on some of my other challenges but will give it a go!

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton 4��
2) A book recommended by a GR friend The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P.D. Viner (Marianne) 4��
3) A book from your favourite genre - Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton 5��
4) A book with over 400 pages - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 5��
5) A book by an author new to you - Gypsy Hunted by Andrea Drew 3.5��
6) The book you want to read the most - Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer 5��
7) A book by a male author - Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death by James Runcie 4��
8) A book by one of your favourite authors - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 4��
9) A book by a female author - At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 4��
10) A book with a cover you love - History of the Rain by Niall Williams 5 ��
(the paperback has tiny sparkly silver text all over the waves and is quite lovely!)

(All choices subject to change as usual!)

Considering I'm averaging 3-4 books a month at the moment not sure how many I'll get through but will give it a go. Brenda can the choices here overlap with the Winter challenge books if they fit the categories?

Yes Elaine that's fine:)

Great!! Thanks Brenda.

:)

S.K.Fischer wrote: "Hey Sally, The Cuckoo's Calling is written by JK Rowling under her nom de plume. Sorry to be a party pooper!
..."

I am well aware of that

BUT

Officialy it is a male name on the book - so it is written by a male author!!!

My List to start with....

1) The book that's been on your list the longest >Caradoc of the North Wind by Allan Frewin Jones★★★★

2) A book recommended by a GR friend The Secret River by Kate Grenville★★★★

3) A book from your favourite genre Brody by Mandy Harbin★★★★

4) A book with over 400 pages The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham★★★★

5) A book by an author new to you Just One Night by Kyra Davis★★★★

6) The book you want to read the most Earth Bound by Christine Feehan★★★★

7) A book by a male author The Dying Hours by Mark Billingham★★★★

8) A book by one of your favourite authors Silent Creed by Alex Kava★★★★��

9) A book by a female author Grave Witch by Kalayna Price★★★★

10) A book with a cover you love Wicked Embers by Keri Arthur
★★★★��

Doubt I will get even half of these finished, but half the fun's in trying :)


1) The book that's been on your list the longest - R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton4��
2) A book recommended by a GR friend - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion 4.5��
3) A book from your favourite genre - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
4) A book with over 400 pages - Delirium by Lauren Oliver
5) A book by an author new to you - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
6) The book you want to read the most - The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir
7) A book by a male author - Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden 3.5��
8) A book by one of your favourite authors - Kinsey and Me: Stories by Sue Grafton 3��
9) A book by a female author - A Cotswold Killing by Rebecca Tope 5��
10) A book with a cover you love - Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love by Larry Levin
3�� How could you not love that face :)

1. Book longest on my TBR: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
2. Recommended by GR friend: Left Neglected by Lisa Genova recommended by Mish and Bette.
3. Book from favouriite genre: Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman
4. Book over 400 pages: The Twelve by Justin Cronin
5. Book by author new to me: Red Queen by Honey Brown
6. The book you want to read the most: Disclaimer by Renée Knight
7. Book by male author: The Dust that Falls from Dreams by Louis de Bernières
8. Book by favourite author: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
9. Book by female author: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
10. Book with cover you like: The Most Beautiful Villages Of England by James Bentley. Hope this one qualifies?

Sure does Elaine:) It's a book, it's gorgeous and it's over the page requirement:)

Nice list!

Some great reads and lists coming through too...keep them coming;)

I'm in!!! Now the best part - choosing the books!! I'll have to use a few from the Winter Challenge too :)


1) The book that's been on your list the longest - The Kitchen Daughter by Jael McHenry
2) A book recommended by a GR friend - Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander
3) A book from your favourite genre - Cozy Mystery - Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
4) A book with over 400 pages - Half the World in Winter by Maggie Joel
5) A book by an author new to you - The Iron Necklace by Giles Waterfield
6) The book you want to read the most - The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
7) A book by a male author - Bombproof by Michael Robotham
8) A book by one of your favourite authors- The Girl in the Yellow Vest by Loretta Hill
9) A book by a female author - The Chocolate Promise by Josephine Moon
10) A book with a cover you love - The Last Dance by Fiona McIntosh

Big hopes for August!!! :)

I am in. Now to choose the books.

1) The book that's been on your list the longest The Children of the New Forest
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
3) A book from your favourite genreFace the Fire
4) A book with over 400 pages A Game of Thrones
5) A book by an author new to you Rocking Horse Hill
6) The book you want to read the mostThe Beast's Garden
7) A book by a male author Clariel
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author Season of Shadow and Light
10) A book with a cover you love

yup, I'll fill it in later....
1) The book that's been on your list the longest
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
3) A book from your favourite genre
4) A book with over 400 pages
5) A book by an author new to you
6) The book you want to read the most
7) A book by a male author
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author
10) A book with a cover you love

Brenda wrote: "Sure does Elaine:) It's a book, it's gorgeous and it's over the page requirement:)

Nice list!"

Thanks Brenda. Glad I can slip that one in as it's been sitting on my coffee table waiting to be read. And whilst it has lovely photographs I would like to read it in more detail.

I'm in as well. Not sure what books I'll choose. I have a few I have to read and review so they would fit many of these categories.

1) The book that's been on your list the longest The Return from Troy
2) A book recommended by a GR friend
3) A book from your favourite genre - suspense crime Long Hill Home 2 stars
4) A book with over 400 pages Paperweight
5) A book by an author new to you In The Quiet 5 stars
6) The book you want to read the most Not because it's my first choice but because it took the author over 12 months to send it to me and a lot of good followup from the goodreads people getting this author to honour her giveaway The Lucky Boy 2 star rating
7) A book by a male author The Traitor's Emblem 5 star rating
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author Long Time Coming finished 3 stars
10) A book with a cover you love A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco 4 stars
Will update later.

YES!!! Some of the categories may not be possible from my genuine TBR though:

1) The book that's been on your list the longest The Goodness of Rain: Developing an Ecological Identity in Young People
2) A book recommended by a GR friend Bridie's Fire 4 stars
3) A book from your favourite genre Death in the Morning 3 stars
4) A book with over 400 pages
5) A book by an author new to you White Walls
6) The book you want to read the most Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
7) A book by a male author Remembering Babylon 4 1/2 stars
8) A book by one of your favourite authors
9) A book by a female author Dead to the World
10) A book with a cover you love Female Masculinity

Here are mine:

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
2) A book recommended by a GR friend - Saturday (from Kathy)
3) A book from your favourite genre - The Lavender Keeper (historical fiction)
4) A book with over 400 pages - The Visitors (544 pages)
5) A book by an author new to you - Unforgivable by Sharon Robards
6) The book you want to read the most - Radio Shangri-la: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth
7) A book by a male author - Glimpses of Bengal by Rabindranath Tagore
8) A book by one of your favourite authors - River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
9) A book by a female author - Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner or Lajja: Shame by Taslima Nasrin
10) A book with a cover you love - The Disappeared



Realistically I can only read an average of one book per week, but it doesn't hurt to shoot for the stars occasionally ;-)

1) The book that's been on your list the longest Foundation by Isaac Asimov �� 3 stars
2) A book recommended by a GR friend Recommended by Sally Howes The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert �� 3,stars
3) A book from your favourite genre Thriller. Gravity by Tess Gerritsen �� 5 stars
4) A book with over 400 pages. The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows �� 4 stars
5) A book by an author new to you . The Stone Gate by Mark Mann �� 3 stars
6) The book you want to read the most. Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews �� 5 stars
7) A book by a male author Codex Born by Jim C. Hines �� 4 stars
8) A book by one of your favourite authors A Straw Man by Amalie Jahn �� 4 stars
9) A book by a female author Antidote to Murder by Felicity Young�� 4stars
10) A book with a cover you love TimeStorm by Steve Harrison �� 3 stars

This sounds great!

1) The book that's been on your list the longest The Lucky One
2) A book recommended by a GR friend The Perks of Being a Wallflower READ
3) A book from your favourite genre The Telling Error READ
4) A book with over 400 pages Gone for Good READ
5) A book by an author new to you Disclaimer READ
6) The book you want to read the most Something Missing
7) A book by a male author The Hunter READ
8) A book by one of your favourite authors Through the Cracks READ
9) A book by a female author Stolen: A Letter to My Captor
10) A book with a cover you love My Best Friend's Girl


I think I got them all!

I'll never read all these this month, but making the list was fun! I started with my TBR list for books I'd like to read this year, then moved on to books listed on my challenges for this year (because not all the books on my challenge lists are on my actual TBR list - some of them are on a mental TBR list!). I think I might use this list to guide my reading through September and October as well as August - like an extra challenge that runs mid-season to mid-season!

1) The book that's been on your list the longest - Following the Equator by Mark Twain
2) A book recommended by a GR friend �� from Katrina - The Magpie's Nest by Jacqueline Perry-Strickland
3) A book from your favourite genre - HF - Tapestry by Fiona McIntosh
4) A book with over 400 pages �� Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
5) A book by an author new to you �� A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
6) The book you want to read the most �� An Irish Country Courtship by Patrick Taylor
7) A book by a male author �� Life or Death by Michael Robotham
8) A book by one of your favourite authors �� Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers
9) A book by a female author �� Relics of the Dead by Ariana Franklin
10) A book with a cover you love - The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History by Lewis Buzbee

Not sure I will get through them all either but I am going to try and use only galley books.

��� August
1) The book that's been on your list the longest --> Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser
2) A book recommended by a GR friend --> My Beautiful Enemy by Cory Taylor (Marianne)
3) A book from your favourite genre --> Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexandra
4) A book with over 400 pages --> A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 5�ȴ
5) A book by an author new to you --> The Secret Son by Jenny Ackland
6) The book you want to read the most --> The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
7) A book by a male author --> When There Are Too Many Lawyers by Alan Manly
8) A book by one of your favourite authors --> Paper Daisies by Kim Kelly ��
9) A book by a female author --> The Secret Years by Barbara Hannay ...... 5�ȴ
10) A book with a cover you love --> Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar ......

Love all the lists coming through!!!

I would be lucky to get through half this list, so I'm considering choosing fewer books to meet the 10 criteria.

I know, I know - it's cheating, but it still makes me choose books that I might not have gotten around to except for this challenge.

I just can't see myself getting through the books I really want to read otherwise.

It's not cheating as in the criteria it says: see how many you can complete before month's end

What it means is to read as many as you can, following the criteria and only from your TBR:)

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Not sure I will get through them all either but I am going to try and use only galley books.

��� August
1) The book that's been on your list the longest --> Can't find it! ;)
2) A book recommended b..."

Don't panic! Sort your tbr by date to find the oldest book Jools ;)

Carolyn wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Not sure I will get through them all either but I am going to try and use only galley books.

��� August
1) The book that's been on your list the longest --> Can't find it! ;)
2) A bo..."

Found it...its that brick, Questions of Travel...I know, I know, it's just that it's so big. But then so are a lot of my other choices :)