Stacking the Shelves #131

   

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Amazon via BookBub

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah 

Announcement: Tackling the TBR

I have been thinking about this quite a bit since my New Year's post on my goals for 2021. Getting my TBR down to a more manageable number is something I have been working on now for three years.

Tackling the TBR was started by a fellow blogger and I joined her because it is such a great idea. Though she and I are no longer in contact, I continue to keep up with this meme because it has helped me A TON. I originally had over 5,000 books on my TBR, so there has been major progress.

A lot of people commented on that goals post about focusing on their TBRs as well, so I thought I would take a moment to see if there is enough interest in me creating a linky so we can all connect. If so, I will go ahead and do it.

There is no right or wrong way to set up your information. You can find all my previous Tackling the TBR posts here if you would like to see my format and how it evolved (and will continue to evolve).

I post weekly on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and last day of the month. You are not obligated to do the same at all; post monthly, or bi-weekly, or weekly, whatever. Make it work for YOU.

Let me know if this is something you are interested in. I will also Tweet about it, so if we are not following each other, leave your handle so I can give you a follow.

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #130

   

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Birthday Gifts

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Tackling the TBR Week 3: Jan 15 - Jan 21, 2021

  

I am now entering year three of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting by TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, my TBR was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!

I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

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Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,986

Currently Reading

Books Added to TBR

Books Removed from TBR: 0

Books Read

Books DNF-ed:

 

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 2,983

Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #129

  

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Prime First Reads

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Tackling the TBR Week 2: Jan 8 - Jan 14, 2021

 

I am now entering year three of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting by TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, my TBR was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!

I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

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Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,986

Currently Reading

Books Added to TBR

Books Removed from TBR: 0

Books Read

Books DNF-ed: 0

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 2,986

No change is better than regressing!

Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Top Ten Tuesday | 2021 Bookish Goals

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

So I kind of already did this post on January 1st but I am re-sharing it for this week's Top Ten Tuesday because I don't do resolutions of any kind except this. And these aren't resolutions, they're more like goals and I am suuuuuuper competitive - especially with myself - so there's that.

Over the last two years I have really relaxed and given myself a lot more grace when it comes to whether or not I am successful with each of my goals. Blogging is fun and I want it to stay fun, not feel like a job. So, if I reach all my goals, awesome. If not, oh well. Still, having at least a target to aim for is always helpful, so here they are.

1. Read 275 books - This is definitely doable and a total I have made before. I think 300 might be out of reach, even for me. In 2020 I read a total of 480 books. 199 of those were chapter books with Eleanor and 281 were books I read for myself.

2. Reduce my TBR to less than 2,500 books - Tackling the TBR has definitely helped this cause. Heading into year three of this long-term challenge, I foresee even more progress than ever before.

3. Reduce my Upcoming Review list to less than 150 - Who knows if this is even doable. I spent pretty much the last week of 2020 doing reviews because I met my reading goal, but I don't know if I will ever get my Upcoming Reviews under control. I ended 2020 with roughly 230 books waiting to be reviewed. Yikes!

Have you made any goals for 2021? If so, let me know in the comments or leave a link to your post.

Happy New Year and Happy Reading!

Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #128

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

NetGalley

Prime First Reads

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Tackling the TBR Week 1: Jan 1 - Jan 7, 2021

I am now entering year three of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting by TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, my TBR was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!

I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

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Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,989

Currently Reading

Books Added to TBR

Books Removed from TBR: 0

Books Read

Books DNF-ed: 

Duplicates Removed: 5

New TBR Total: 2,986

Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!

Happy Reading!

Sarah