So we are probably feeling a bit stuck at the moment as normal service feels a way away. I will please be assured continue to book tempt and I’ve some delicious stuff coming your way sooooon but you’re stuck at home with a pile of books I may have even tempted you with. How can I help you? How can I REDUCE your TBR?

I present the Book Tempter’s TBR Book Challenge - a game anyone can take part in.

You don’t need to go out you should have books in paper or electronic form and as the advice is all talking about 12 weeks lets go with twelve books

BOOK 1 – The CHUNKY BOI

We all have books that are lovely looking but HUGE. Difficult to carry wil require time – well we are slightly stuck at the moment. Pick a book over 500 pages. You’ve three months to finish it

BOOK 2 – The NEWBIE

You know that habit of picking up a nice new book and you’ve not read it yet….and may never do. Stop that – the challenge is to read the newest book in Mount TBR. Nicely leading to…

BOOK 3 – The OLDTIMER

If we take isolation as a chance for a change why not finally finally touch the oldest book in the pile. Release that first book from the imprisonment of Mount TBR and place them on the shelf of read joy or possibly the PILE of DOOM is a disappointment

BOOK 4 – THE COLLECTOR

Hopefully you mayu have an anthology in book or magazine form. Why not embrace the joy of short stories – they’re delicious in small bites and will expose you to new authors for when we are freeeee. If you’ve not got any then can I suggest looking fr some online sources e.g. Escape Artists, Uncanny Magazine, Tor.Com and there are many many more.

BOOK 5 – DO NOT TRANSCEND GENRE

A Liberty Hall choice – choose a random book from your favourite genre. Enjoy it, savour it and remind yourself what the genre can do

BOOK 6, 7 and 8 – THREE IS COMPANY

Ok if you’re familiar with my blog there is a lot of SF/Fantasy and lets face it the trilogy is a part of that and I suepct there may be one you have three books all yet unread. Or possibly one read part 1? Fear not here is your chance to try a trilogy in a short space of time. If you have not pick a series or sequence by an author you like.

BOOK 9 – FACE REALITY

Choose a non-fiction book. Any genre in that area but just find out something new about the world we are all part of

BOOK 10 – BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS

Read a book by someone who is not from the UK or US. Can be any genre again but you may get some new perspectives and at the moment that will always be a good thing

BOOK 11 – RANDOMMMMMM

So indecision is something that makes TBR piles grow – everything is so shiny we never get around to it. So here is me picking the book for you – It’s the third book from the left/bottom of the second shelf in your TBR. I remove your free will this is the book you MUST pick. OBEYYYY!!

Book 12 – TREAT YOURSELF

You do deserve something good so for this one read your favourite book or something new by your favourite author. You deserve some quality time

Let me know how you get on either by comments below or @runalongwomble on the twitters #BooktemptingChallenge

Oh and can I just innocently note you’ll have a gap for twelve new books – I may be able to assist you there…