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Hello Hello! Happy Friday! How are you?
The start of the week went by really slowly for me, but now itβs speeding up and I canβt believe itβs already Friday and we should be home around this time next week hopefully! But right now itβs time for the 12th edition of Down the TBR Hole, one of my favourite posts to write on my blog!
If you want to find out more about this post and what you have to do to follow the TBR purge like me, head over to my first Down the TBR Hole where I explain all about it!
Iβm happy to say that I did a little clear-out of my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf yesterday, so Iβve gotten rid of quite a few sequels and books by the same authors that werenβt in the right order (publication), so this list is slowly going down!
Iβm starting this week at 4,245 books, that means Iβve taken over 200 books off this list just with sequels, so Iβm sure that Iβll be removing so many more. While I was removing the sequels yesterday, I saw some very strange books around the 1,000 mark, and I think that I might actually have a few posts where Iβll remove ever single book aha! Iβm currently at #131 and wil be working my way through another 20 books today, even if I only remove one this week Iβll be quite happy after yesterdayβs spring clean!
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot

I had forgotten what this one was about before I read the blurb and I think I must have added it during my βJohn Green / contemporaryβ stage because Iβm not really into this type of book right now. I have so many great contemporaries on my TBR that I know I do what to read, so I think Iβm going to remove this for now. And Iβve never been into the whole βgirl/boy falls in love with best friendβs brother/sisterβ anyway.
REMOVE
Life by Committee by Corey Ann Haydu

I want to say that I added this one because of a film that was either about this/adaptation, or that referenced it, but I might be totally wrong. This is another YA contemporary and I have a feeling weβll be seeing a lot of these today. The blurb doesnβt do anything for me and I donβt really like books with this type of plot where you are in a club and have a mission/assignment, it sounds very bribe-y, I donβt know, donβt fancy it, easy remove.
REMOVE
In the Woods (#1 Dublin Murder Squad) by Tana French

This book sound right up my street, I think Iβve lately discovered that I donβt really like most thrillers, but I DO really like most mysteries, Iβm much more of a whodunnit type of girl instead of a family thriller type of book. This blurb sounds so intriguing and Iβve not ever read a book where a victim of a crime became an investigator and the same crime seems to happen again. It sounds really interesting and Iβm a sucker for these types of police/detective series so I hope Iβm going to enjoy it. Iβve also heard such great things about Tana French, so fingers crossed.
KEEP
We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

I think I must have added this book because A) the cover looks cool and B) the title sounds cool, but unfortunately, the blurb does not sound cool. I donβt like this type of plot anymore and I donβt want to put myself through reading it when I have a million more on my shelf.
REMOVE
Love May Fail by Matthew Quick

I can see why this book would have appealed to me a few years ago, even though Iβm pretty sure itβs the first time Iβve read the blurb, but I donβt fancy it at all now, so itβs another easy remove.
REMOVE
The Wrath and the Dawn (#1) by RenΓ©e Ahdieh

Iβm happy to finally have some more fantasy on the shelf because there havenβt been that many yet. I have this first book in the series at home and have wanted to read it for ages. Reading the blurb I felt sure that this was a retelling and I checked the genres and it is, I donβt know of what, but I love retellings and the blurb just sounds so great, Iβm really looking forward to picking this up!
KEEP
Flame in the Mist (#1) by RenΓ©e Ahdieh

I would usually take this one or the previous one off the list because of the order of publication and my obsession with only reading books in a certain order BUT, I already messed the order up last year by reading The Beautiful first AND the series arenβt linked or in the same universe, so I think I can cut myself some slack for once. I was actually going to remove this until I got to the end of the blurb and it sounded really good, so I want to give this one a chance.
KEEP
Himself by Jess Kidd

I started reading Things in Jars by this author this year but ended taking it back to the library because I wasnβt really in the mood and didnβt have time to continue it, but I do know that I like her writing style. This book is the sort of book that I do usually like, but the blurb doesnβt sound βwowβ to me, so I think I might concentrate on her other books first.
REMOVE
Almost Love by Louise OβNeill

Urgh, I donβt know why I added this book but even a few years ago it wouldnβt have been my jam so I must have added it in one of my βadd everything in case it disappearsβ moods, so this is another really easy remove.
REMOVE
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Iβve honestly heard so much about Sally Rooney that I just added her books to my Goodreads without even reading the blurbs, and I think that if I had, I wouldnβt have added them, this one at least for sure. I used to read anything I could get my hands on before I realised what I liked and didnβt like, and although Iβm trying to read more out of my comfort zone this year and try some new genres, this synopsis just does nothing for me, itβs not my type of book, so again, another easy remove.
REMOVE
Roar (#1 Stormheart) by Cora Carmack

Oh, thank goodness for fantasy! And this sounds like my type of fantasy! One of the things I love the most about fantasy is all the different magic systems, and this one β storm magic β just sounds so cool, itβs giving me some Percy Jackson vibes actually, so Iβm definitely going to be picking this up and I hope itβs going to be another great new series!
KEEP
Moonrise by Sarah Crossan

At first, the plot sounded rather blaaaah until the bit about the brother being on death row and then I really wanted to read this book. In the Goodreads genre section, it says itβs poetry, so now Iβm even more intrigued. Itβs not really my type of book, but Iβm definitely willing to give it a shot. Has anybody else read this? Tell me what you though!
KEEP
Billy and Me (#1) by Giovanna Fletcher

I feel like this week is really meeeh so far, nearly every book I go through either sounds so boring or isnβt a genre I read much of anymore, and this one is not an exception, I donβt read womenβs fiction/ chick-lit (like ever, okay maybe Iβve read the odd one) because I generally donβt like them. Iβm also not a fan of reading about celebrities in books, so I think Iβm going to let this one go.
REMOVE
Beautiful Broken Things (#1) by Sara Barnard

Yep, definitely a YA contemporary bandwagon, hopefully as I get towards the middle-end of the Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, there will be less and less of these types of books, thank god, because when I come across loads that donβt sound good I just have the urge to remove every single book, but Iβm going to stop myself in case there is a gem waiting for me aha! I would usually like this type of book because the blurb reminds me a bit of We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, one of my all-time favourite books, but right now I donβt think I feel like reading this book, I might add it later, but itβs just not grabbing me now.
REMOVE
When We Collided by Emery Lord

Iβm 99.9% sure that this was a cover-add, I mean, it just looks so cool, right? And I usually wouldnβt go for this sort of YA contemporary but the blurb really drew me in, so I want to give it a go!
KEEP
How it Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes

I donβt know why this is on my TBR either because Iβve never heard of it before. Iβm really not a fan of books with sport elements and even more so when they are linked with mental health/ eating disorders. I like to read books with/about mental health, but not really in this type of setting, so Iβm going to take this one off of the list.
REMOVE
Paper Princess (#1 The Royals) by Erin Watt

Iβve had this one on my list for so many years and Iβve heard so much about this series. Reading the blurb, it doesnβt sound as exciting as I remember but I do want to give it a shot to see whether I would like it or not.
KEEP
Bleed Like Me by Christa Desir

Once again, I have no idea how this one got on my list and I donβt think itβs a book for me, it doesnβt sound like some of the YA contemporaries that I think Iβll like, so Iβm going to remove this one as well. Iβm removing quite a lot today, arenβt I?
REMOVE
The Zookeeperβs Wife by Diane Ackerman

I actually asked for and got this one for Christmas in 2019 and it sounds absolutely incredible. Before I read the blurb and looked at the genres again, I didnβt realise that itβs actually nonfiction, but now I want to pick it up even more. What really drew me in when I added this to my list was that itβs set in WWII in a zoo where the owners smuggle Jews into the animalsβ cages to keep them safe, and how they care for both the Jews and the animals. I thought it sounded right up my alley and possibly like a tear-jerker, so Iβm looking forward to this one!
KEEP
The Awkward Path to Getting Lucky by Summer Heacock

Another contemporary, this time romance, and once again (surprise surprise) I didnβt know it was on this list nor have I ever heard about it before. Reading the blurb Iβm like βnoooooooooβ, this is not a book for me.
REMOVE
So, out of this weekβs 20 books, I have removed a total of 12 books, which Iβm actually really happy about and also quite relieved now that I know that those are off my list, it was a very weird mix today and most were books that I would never read anyway, be it teenage me or adult me. I know that I still have a lot of books like the ones I removed that are still on the list, so I can see it getting reduced quite drastically in the next Down the TBR Hole posts.
My Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf is currently at 4,232 books, I canβt believe that Iβve nearly removed 2,000 books from this list! I still have a long way to go, but Iβm optimistic Iβll have a great and much smaller TBR soon! Next week, Iβll be starting again at #139!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
Great post Ellie, I have Roar on my TBR and I’m looking forward to reading it.
I’ve only read Wrath and the Dawn & Flame in the Mist off your list. I loved reading both of these duologies and I would definitely recommend reading them π
Thank you so much Sarah!! I’m looking forward to all three of these, I’m sure they are going to be great! Thank you! π
Spring cleaning of lists is always nice and feels like you’ve accomplished something.
β₯ Mae
Exactly, I always feel a bit better once I’ve done my weekly purge ππ
Nice cleaning up. I wish I was half as organized. You have some interesting titles ion your TBR. I will check them out. π
Thank you! I’m honestly more stubborn ahah!! Oh, I can’t wait to hear what you think! π
Great post! I really need to go through my tbr and clear out some books!π
Thank you! Ahah! You should, it’s really therapeutic π
I enjoyed When We Collided, Paper Princess and Roar. The books from Renee Ahdieh are still on my shelf as well π
Oh thanks for telling me hun, I’m definitely going to try to get to them soon then! Aha, that shelf is a real problem π π
Great post as always! I’ll always say this is such a great initiative. I’m glad you kept The Wrath & The Dawn, I really want to read that book too!
Thank you!! I love making these posts to see all the great books I have! I think I might try to get to it in August or September π
You’ve been getting rid of so many! I have the Louise O’Neill book on mine because I’ve loved her other ones. It got quite a bit of hype when it first came out.
I knowww!! Oh, you’ll have to tell me what you think of it! I might add it again you never know ππ
Will do! (When I finally, eventually get to it)
Ahah π – story of my life π
Love these posts! I can’t believe you have removed 2000 books! I want to read the Zoo Keeper’s Wife too. The movie was really good.
Thank you!!! I cannot believe it either! I’m really looking forward to it π
Wow and I thought my tbr was bad! I’m trying to read more non-fiction at the moment, so progress through my tbr is slow π
Aha! Oh I can imagine, good luck and happy reading!
I’ve read nearly all of Gi’s books but started Billy and Me a while ago and put it down. Want to read it again at some point but don’t think it’s as good as some of her other books!
You’ll have to let me know what you thought of it if you pick it up again!