Mt TBR report: February 2012

One of my resolutions for this year was to finish the year with less books on Mt TBR than I started. Mt TBR grew somewhat taller in January, but--mostly thanks to a prolonged bout of illness--I've been able to reel it in somewhat.

Mt TBR Status
Mt TBR at 1 January: 146 books
Mt TBR at 31 January: 147 books
Mt TBR at 29 February: 145 books


Books read
6. Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey
7. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
8. Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
9. Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest

Mt TBR rules

Since it's March already, I thought I should finally get around to posting my Mt TBR rules.

Valid reasons for adding to Mt TBR
1. Said book continues a series I've been following.
2. Said book was a gift.
3. Said book is an ARC provided by a publisher or author (unlikely at this stage).

Invalid reasons for adding to Mt TBR
1. I've heard so many good things about this!
2. I like this author and want all their books!
3. I know or have met the author.
4. This is on my wish list and I just stumbled across it now!
5. Ooh, cheap book!
6. I haven't bought a book in a while and I’m starting to get the shakes.
7. "Ooo... this looks interesting, can I borrow this?"

Additional rules
Books I am interested in must go on my wish list (this particularly relates to invalid reasons 1, 2, 3 & 7).
Once a quarter, I am permitted to buy or borrow books. I must not buy or borrow more than three books and these new acquisitions must not take Mt TBR above its starting total for the year (146 books). These new acquisitions must be selected from my wish list.

Just in case you were wondering...

I dredged this out of darakat's archives.

Your Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Score
Category	Your Score	Average
Hacklust	66.98% Enjoys the occasional head-lopping	53.7%
Sensitive Roleplaying	63.29% Will talk after everyone important's been killed	54.8%
GM Experience	86.23% "Um... You guys are in a 10'x10' room..."	69.3%
Systems Knowledge	96.47% Played in a couple of campaigns	90.4%
Livin' La Vida Dorka	71.26% Goes nuts on the weekends	63.4%
You are 79.38% pure Average Score: 68.9%
Take The Ultimate Roleplaying Purity Test and see how you match up! (By The Ferrett)

A higher score than I was expecting, particularly on Hacklust, GM experience and System Knowledge.