This is basically a pointless post because a few months ago I did an audit of the TBR stack and discovered dozens and dozens of books that I had failed to include on my spreadsheet. No idea how I missed them… anyway, the current total on the spreadsheet is 448, a big jump from the number that I thought I began 2024 with, which was 346 (plus book buying was what you might call ‘unrestrained’ for a few months there…).

At least I’ve lots to choose from as I start selecting my holiday reading and books suitable for 2025 reading challenges.

How’s your stack looking?

There’s that thing going around on social media called ‘girl math‘ – I think what I need is ‘book math’ to explain how I read 105 books this year, yet my TBR stack went from 362 books to 346.

Actually, I don’t care to do the maths – instead I feel comforted by the joy-insurance 346 unread books provide.

I’m off to Readings for more insurance.

How’s your stack looking?

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Honestly, I did try this year (in contrast to last year when I let #ALLTHENEWBOOKS find their way onto my shelves). Continue reading →