This challenge is not from me originally, I found it at a German blog. It's a combination of a buy ban, with the intent on saving money, and a tbr pile challenge. Simply put: You have to read 50 books before you are allowed to buy new ones. You can still get new ARCs and freebies though, since they come with no cost.
You can just read towards the goal, or you can add certain categories with a quota to fulfill along the way to make it more interesting and/or more challenging for you.
Started: July 18, 2014 | Finished: June 24, 2015
Rules / Categories: * All ARCs are eBooks. *
- min 10/50 eBooks ✓
- min 10/50 ARCs ✓
- min 5/50 from the bottom of the tbr pile ✓
- re-reads don’t count (added by me)
Books read for Battle No.1
- The House of the Four Winds by M. Lackey & J. Mallory
- Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
- Songbird by Jaymin Eve
- Perfection by J.L. Spelbring
- Flawed by J.L. Spelbring
- The Winter People by Rebekah L. Purdy
- Treasure Your Love by J.C. Reed
- Six Moon Summer by S.M. Reine
- All Hallows’ Moon by S.M. Reine
- Long Night Moon by S.M. Reine
- Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink
- Airel – The Awakening by A. Patterson & C. White
- Phoenix – Tochter der Asche von Ann-Kathrin Karschnick
- Adrian Lessons by L.A. Rose
- The Wilds by Jules Hedger
- Gray Moon Rising by S.M. Reine
- When by Victoria Laurie
- Inner Fire by R.L. Stedman
- The Letting by Cathrine Goldstein
- Elsker by S.T. Bende
- Playing Doctor by Kate Allure
- Owl and the Japanese Circus by Kristi Charish
- Atlantis Rising by Gloria Craw
- Tainted Energy by Lynn Vroman
- Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
- Going Down in Flames by Chris Cannon
- Bridges Burned by Chris Cannon
- Dare You To by Katie McGarry
- Reflection Pond by Kacey Vanderkarr
- Losing It : A Collection of V-Cards
- The Ghost of You by Amanda Burckhard
- Almost Loved by Mira Toria
- No Limits by Lori Foster
- Dirty Blood by Heather Hildenbrand
- Impossible Promise by Sybil Bartel
- Snapped by Ketley Allison
- Into a Million Pieces by Angela V. Cook
- Dark & Twisted Games by Heidi Acosta
- Binge by Jennifer Foor
- Wrapped Around Him by Debra Kayn
- Tough Love by Skye Warren
- Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
- The Deep by Jen Minkman
- Knight in Distress by Noelle N
- The Sicarii by A.J. Bennett & J. Crane
- Fire of the Sea by Lyndsay Johnson
- Happily Ever Never by Jennifer Foor
- Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay
- No More Confessions by Louise Rozett
- The Other Fighter by L. Hawkeye & T. Stokes
>> my reward book haul <<
Started: July 7, 2015 | Finished: February 17, 2016
Rules / Categories:
- 5 German books ✓
- 11/15 print books
- 4/5 from the bottom of the tbr pile
- re-reads only count outside the categories
Books read for Battle No.2
- Altered by Jennifer Rush
- Unlikely Allies by C.C. Koen
- Erased by Jennifer Rush
- Reborn by Jennifer Rush
- Der Gottbettler von Michael M. Thurner
- Wish For Me by A. Star
- Holding Strong by Lori Foster
- Beautiful Curse by Jen McConnel
- Cadillac Payback by Aj Elmore
- Sky High by C.J. Lake
- Dark Legend by Christine Feehan
- Dark Guardian by Christine Feehan
- Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter
- Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter
- Tough Love by Lori Foster
- In Your Corner by Sarah Castille
- The Body Institute by Carol Riggs
- Impossible Choice by Sybil Bartel
- Hold by Claire Kent
- Bereft by Jennifer Foor
- It’s a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. Schmitt
- Fifty Shades Darker by E L James
- The Mating Hunt by Bonnie Vanak
- Black Gold by Vivian Arend
- Rare Form by Jen Crane
- Love the Way You Lie by Skye Warren
- Better When It Hurts by Ske Warren
- Owl and the City of Angels by Kristi Charish
- Rip by Rachel van Dyken
- The Warrior by Victoria Scott
- DU oder SIE oder BEIDE by Maike Stein
- Whispers at Moonrise by C.C. Hunter
- Chosen at Nightfall by C.C. Hunter
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- The Legacy of Lord Regret by Sam Bowring
- Kick by Carmen Jenner
- The Mating Seduction by Bonnie Vanak
- Devil You Know by Max Henry
- Faking It by Cora Carmack
- Score, Dare, and Storm by Caitlin Daire & Alyssa Alpha
- Bad Boy’s Baby by Sosie Frost
- Dream of Me by A. Star
- Desire for Three by Leah Brooke
- The Hunt by Stacey Kade
- Wed to the Bad Boy by Kaylee Song
- Rage by Kaylee Song
- Scardust by Suzanne van Rooyen
- Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
- Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
>> reward book haul <<
Started: February 18, 2016 | Finished: ??
Rules / Categories:
- 5 German books
- 10 ARCs
- 7 books by authors I already know
- re-reads only count outside the categories
Books read for Battle No.3
- Black Rose by K.L. Bone
- Lover Revealed by J.R. Ward
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- Crow by Alexa Kim
- Talon by Sybil Bartel