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Calling it Quits - 2015 TBR Pile Challenge


The Results: I failed to read all 12 of my books. I did start and finish 6 books (linked below). I started and did not finish 3 books (crossed out below). I didn't get to 3 of the books on my list and will try to read those in 2016.  

 I'm always upset by not finishing books, and this year was no different. I had really high hopes for the 3 DNFs and was upset that I just couldn't get into them. I will start a book and if it takes me more than a week to pick it up (but I keep starting new books) then I know I'm not going to get into the book and that's what happened with all three.  They'll stay on my TBR list on Goodreads, but the books themselves have already been passed on to others who may enjoy them.
  1. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
  2. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
  3. The Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson
  4. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
  5. Truth about Mr. Darcy by Susan Adriani
  6. The Physician's Irish Lady by Susan Macatee
  7. Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden
  8. Maximilian Standforth and the Case of the Dangerous Dare by Scott Southard
  9. Blessed Isle by Alex Beecroft
  10. By Honor Betrayed by Alex Beecroft
  11. Captain's Surender by Alex Beecroft
  12. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing A Rake by Sarah MacLean
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