Alright, so I’m getting this out a little later than expected, BUT, better late than never!
Stats:
TBR Count as of 2/1/19: 920
TBR Count as of 2/28/19: 954
⏬A brief recap of the rules for both challenges can be found at the bottom of this post.⏬
Books Crossed Off Virtual TBR (these are books I did not own but that were on my GR TBR list) in February:
Books Crossed Off Physical TBR (these are books I either owned a physical or digital copy of [prior to the start of 2019] but that weren’t necessarily on my GR TBR list):
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Books read that applied to neither challenge (because of course I would do this):
Alright, so I definitely did way better in the month of February than I did for January. Well….kind of. I only added 13 books to my TBR in January but somehow 34 in February….!? So I added almost triple the amount of books, but I also read double what I did in January. I crossed two books off of my virtual list, and one off of my physical list in the month of January, but in February I knocked 6 books off of my list. I literally took 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, though the ratio is off a bit.
I’ll have you know that the two books that I read that weren’t a part of this challenge were both for different book clubs. ✋ I definitely did way better this month staying on task and only reading books that were on my TBR. I guess now I need to work on reading at least one book that I already own a month. 😒 Baby steps…….baby steps.
Keep an eye out at the beginning of April for my March update!
The Aries Atlas 
~Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2019. No library books.
~The ONLY exception to the library rule: If you own the book in any form and have a valid reason to check out a version from the library instead, then you may count it. I have, in the last couple years, allowed this when individuals have made requests. For example–if you own the hard copy, but are planning on taking a trip where listening to the audio version would be a great way to knock out a book while you drive, then by all means check out the audio version and have a wonderful trip!
~Any reread may count, regardless of how long you’ve owned it prior to 2019, provided you have not read it in last five years (Bev’s arbitrary time limit) and have not counted it for a previous Mount TBR Challenge.
~Audiobooks and E-books may count if they are yours and they are one of your primary sources of backlogged books.
~You may count any “currently reading” book that you begin prior to January 1–provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish when January 1 rolled around. The only exception to this rule is if you have participated in Mount TBR the previous year and were unable to finish the book in time for the Final Check-in Post. Then–if you finish the book post-January 1, you may count it as your first step of the new challenge.
~You may count “Did Not Finish” books provided they meet your own standard for such things, you do not plan to ever finish it, and you move it off your mountain [give it away, sell it, etc. OR remove it from your e-resources]. For example, Bev’s personal rule (unless it’s a very short book) is to give a book at least 100 pages. If she decides she just can’t finish it and won’t ever, then off the mountain it goes and she counts it as a victory because the stack is smaller!
~Books may be used to count for other challenges as well.