UPDATE: Read 10, Buy 1

For those of you who have seen my Project TBR post/video, you know that I have a really, really, really long TBR list. I mentioned in that post that I was implementing the 'Read 10, Buy 1' rule and today, I thought I'd update you on how that's going.

So far this year, I've read 17 books (almost 18) but some of those were library books which I'm not counting towards this goal. I should have only bought 1 book this year right? Well, not quite.

I know what you're thinking. 'OH GOD, ELY. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' But no. I've been really good.

I've read 14 books towards this goal and bought only two. So the books I've read are:

1. Let it Snow
2. The Gift
3. Hansel and Gretel
4. Burial Rites
5. It’s kind of a funny story
6. Tandem
7. Defiance
8. The Winner’s Curse
9. The House of Silk
10. I Was Here
11. Seraphina
12. The Darkest Fear
13. Storm
14. The Man in the Brown Suit

I bought two books when I hit book number 10 - The Goldfinch and a collection of short stories by Sylvia Plath. Rather than completely give up the challenge after I failed, I decided that the next six books I read will count towards me buying the Sylvia Plath collection. That means, I have to read another sixteen books before I can buy something.

Will I bring strong enough? I think so. There aren't really any books I want to buy right now, except for a few that I've already read (therefore they don't count). I'm hoping to save up so I can buy both Every Move and The Winner's Curse when they come out next month.

The Impossibly Large TBR (+ #ProjectTBR)

Having a big TBR pile is one of those things that comes with being a booklover, especially after finding booktube and other book blogs. There are so many books out there in this world that is’ hard to escape them.

As a person who reads a big selection of genres, I kind of have a serious problem. But that is where #ProjectTBR comes in – I’m not going to explain it in this post, instead just watch this video I made about it.

Since I have more time/space here, I’m going to talk a little about some goals within the project.

By July/August 2015 (which is when I leave for the exchange I mentioned), I’d like to be able to fit all of my TBR books onto the one bookshelf. Currently, my books are spread over four different bookshelves in my house – they’re mixed in with my read books, as well the (very) few books that my dad and brother own. I’d like them to all fit in the one bookshelf in my room.

I’m going to implement the ’10 for 1’ rule. Basically, for every ten books I read (only from the books I own, so no library books) I’m allowed to buy 1. I don’t know if I’ll be able to stick to this, but I’m going to try anyway.

Finally, I also want to use the ‘100 page’ rule, meaning if I’m reading a book – if I’m not enjoying it by page 100 and I have no motivation to continue, then it’s getting added to my unhaul pile.

So there you go! Those are my goals for #ProjectTBR. Are any of you joining in?