readtorambleHello Hello! How are you?
I love it when Friday comes around and I still canāt believe Iāve been doing this āseriesā on my blog for over 3 months, itās crazy. Iāve been back home in France since Monday evening and Iām already struggling with the heat and the pollen, but I have a lot of book organising to do, so Iām sure Iām going to be busy over the next weeks!
I havenāt been on Goodreads for a while, so I donāt really know what state my āWant to Readā shelf is in, I think once Iāve done the rest of my ājobsā for today, Iām going to have another clear out of all the sequels from my shelves! If you want to find out how to get started on your own TBR shelf purging journey, you can go read my first post here.
Iām starting todayās post at 4,215 books and working through the next 20 books on the Goodreads āWant to Readā list, starting at #152, I honestly donāt know what today has in store for the TBR, so letās get purging!!
GOODREADS āWANT TO READā SHELF
Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins
I usually donāt read romance books, and especially not romance short stories like beach reads, but I read the Christmas version of short stories edited by Stephanie Perkins last year and really enjoyed it, so Iām willing to give this one a go.
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Wonderful Feels Like This by Sara Lƶvestam
I think this book could be a lovely read, but itās just not my type of book, I donāt often read contemporary and those I do are quite specific, Iām not a huge fan of music anyway, so I donāt think I would connect with this book at all.
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Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
I added all the Rainbow Rowell books to my Goodreads TBR after I read Fangirl last year with Noly for our first round of the Hype-A-Thon Readathon and was actually gifted this book and another one by Rainbow Rowell for Christmas, so Iām not going to go into too much detail or add the other books to this list as I know I want to read them and already do own them. The read-in-the-order-of-publication-mojo was already broken so Iāll just have to roll with it lol.
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Say Youāll Remember Me by Katy McGarry
This is definitely not the type of contemporary romance I go for and I donāt think Iām going to try it as Iām not a fan of books like this with young delinquents falling in love with the perfect girl, itās sort of clichĆ© and Iāve read way too many to want to read any more for the time being.
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Cinder (#1) by Marissa Meyer
Iāve had Marissa Meyerās books on my Goodreads TBR for years and I still havenāt read any. I made sure to take off any other books by her as Cinder was her debut and Iām definitely going to read this when I get a chance because it just sounds incredible and I know Iām going to enjoy it. Yesterday I read my first cyberpunk novel and Iām really feeling some type of hybrid science fiction book!
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My Lady Jane (#1) by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows
This is another series Iāve had on my list for ages and I do particularly enjoy author collab books so I think Iām really going to enjoy it. Iāve heard some really great things about this book, the blurb is hilarious and I was only asking about historical fiction series the other day, so I think this is the perfect opportunity to remember about this book and move it up the list of books to read. I love conspiracy type books and it sounds like itās going to be an amazing experience!
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Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
I think I added this book because I want to read Eliza and Her Monsters, and now that Iāve read the blurb for this one, I donāt think it appeals to me like her other book. I do like to read books with mental health rep, but Iām not really feeling this book as itās focused on schizophrenia and not knowing what is real or delusion. Iāve read another book like this one and it just made me so uncomfortable, Iām not ready to give this one a shot.
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The Darkest Minds (#1) by Alexandra Bracken
I donāt even remember adding this one to my list, but Iām really glad I did because the blurb sounds so great. Iām a fan of dystopia novels, especially series and this one sounds right up my street, it makes me think a bit of Wilder Girls crossed with The Maze Runner, although I hope itās better than the former because I wasnāt a fan, and I still havenāt read The Maze Runner although I own the entire series. Iāll have to make more time for my love of dystopias, if you have any more great recs, comment with them down below!
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Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
I donāt remember adding this one either, and it must have been during one of my āadd-allā sessions because although this is a fantasy, the blurb really isnāt doing anything for me. I know that a lot of fantasy novels and series may sound the same, but they really arenāt whereas this one does sound really rather generic and Iām not feeling it.
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The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
Iām sure I added this book during my contemporary books adding binge and I donāt really know why lol, Iām definitely no longer a fan of contemporaries as I was before. The cover really drew me in, but the blurb sounded literally the same as One Day by David Nicholls, Iāve seen the film, but not read the book and I donāt really fancy reading books that sound exactly the same as others Iāve read or watched the movies of.
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Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry
I had no idea this book was on my TBR, Iāve never heard anyone talk about it, but it sounds like such a wonderful Middle Grade poetry book that I absolutely want to read it. Iāve never read anything where the MC has Touretteās Syndrome so Iām really interested about it, and as it is an MG book, Iām sure itās going to be even more meaningful and beautiful. The cover is also stunning, Iām glad that Iām sometimes crazy and add books without reading the blurbs because I would never have found it if not!
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The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Iāve had this one on my TBR ever since it came out and I have no idea why I havenāt gotten to it yet because it sounds like a book Iām sure to love. I hadnāt realised how many books Kristin Hannah has written, but Iām not interested in her earlier ones, so Iāll just stick with the ones by her that I already have on my TBR for now. Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres and Iām really looking forward to finally picking up a book set in Alaska!
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Tales of the Peculiar (#0.5) by Ransom Riggs
Iāve read the first three books in this series after I watched the film and I absolutely fell in love with it, itās actually one of my all-time favourite series and I really need to find my reading mojo to power through the fourth book. Iāve owned it since last year (and itās the next book on this list, but for the sake of it, Iām just going to mention it here and say Iām keeping it along with the novella) and I started it, but havenāt picked it up for ages, so I definitely need to do that and also find a copy of this novella. I canāt wait for the next adventures in this series.
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Red Queen (#1) by Victoria Aveyard
Yay, I was so happy to see that this is another dystopian series, Iām really in a dystopian mood so I might have to have a series binge soon. Iāve had this book on my shelf for a few years I believe but Iāve just never picked it up because of new releases, but now that Iāve read the blurb again ā which has totally captivated me ā I know I really need to prioritise it!
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The Queen of the Tearling (#1) by Erika Johansen
Another fantasy series that Iāve been meaning to get to for years, and apparently itās also described as a dystopia on Goodreads, so that makes me a happy bunny and now I need all your dystopian recs please! It just sounds like such an amazing series and Iām sure Iām going to love it, I got a copy of this book while I was in Scotland so I hope Iāll be able to get to it soon (read that as in the next 5 years).
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The Crownās Game (#1) by Evelyn Skye
I added this book to my TBR when I saw that it was one of the Fairyloot books around the time that I was still unsure about getting a subscription, but when I saw this book box and the previous ones and how much people loved them, it totally won me over. But I still havenāt picked up a copy of this book yet. Iāve really loved the few books set in Russia Iāve read and have wanted to branch out and read more diverse cultural books, so I think this will be a perfect choice and it sounds quite a bit like some other fantasy series Iāve read, so Iām looking forward to comparing them.
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We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen
I can definitely see why this book would have appealed to me a few years ago, but at the moment it just doesnāt do anything for me, it sounds like a rather boring contemporary romance and Iām just not going to bother I donāt think.
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There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake
I nearly clapped when I saw the genres on Goodreads, Iāve been looking for some YA mysteries for a while, and I canāt actually remember adding this one to the list, although Iām pretty sure that I have another book by the same author on my TBR. Unfortunately, the blurb just sounds a bit too vague and not really captivating, so I think Iām going to give it a miss.
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Whisper to Me by Nick Lake
I usually would not go for this book, because itās not what I read anymore and I normally wouldnāt bother, but I do like books with letters and I do like the odd contemporary, so I think I might give this one a chance.
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Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Another contemporary I added without really knowing about it, lolā¦. Reading the blurb I realised that Iām not a fan of books about Hollywood or stars, so this is going to be an easy remove to wrap up this weekās purge session.
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Out of this weekās 20 books, I was able to remove a total of 8 books, bringing my Goodreads āWant to Readā shelf down to 4,194 books, which Iām really impressed about. Iāve still got a really long way to go but I seem to be going through them quite quickly, especially when I find the time to do a big sequels removal. Iāll be starting next week at #167 and it looks like quite a diverse mix, Iām looking forward to it!
Thatās all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
My Lady Jane and My Plain Jane are so good ššš!!! I’m so excited about the third one releasing next month!
Oh YAY!! I’m so glad I kept this series then, it sounds so great, I can’t wait to get to it!!!! ā¤ļøā¤ļø
These are all on my TBR pile, too. Hehe. I hope you enjoy Red Queen! <3
Ahaha!! Yay!! Thank you! š ā¤ļø
Everything Leads to You was one of my faves…. but I also get in contemporary moods. Red Queen was so good and I wish I had waited until the entire series was out because I forgot what happened before I went into the sequel and it kind of ruined it for me. Maybe someday I’ll reread and finish the series but I have a feeling you’ll like them!
I have these moods were I will read only contemporary for months and love each read, and then I’ll end up hating every single one and not being able to pick any up at all for the same amount of time, it’s very weird lol! But I’ll definitely remember that one for my next “mood” as you loved it! Oh, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, I need to pick it up, thanks for the advice, I’ll try to get them all so I can binge read them! š
I’m adding some of this titles to my TBR. Thanks for sharing, Ellie!
YAY!! I’m so glad when you do that, it makes me so happy, you’re very welcome, there are loads more where these came from aha! š
Great post! Reminded me that I need to go through my TBR and get rid of some books on there. š
I would recommend reading Cinder, it’s one of my favourite series.
Thank you Sarah! I’d love to see a post like this from you! OMG, I need to read it right now don’t I? ahah! Thank you! š
The Great Alone is so good!!
I really need to read it, I think I’m going to love it!
Great post, a lot of these are on my TBR as well.
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Thank you!!! š„³š
My mom read the Great Alone and enjoyed so she sent it to me. So I need to read it soon too! Love these posts!
Oh I hope you love it! Thank you!
I loved The Lunar Chronicles! It is a sort of hybrid-scifi so I think you’ll like it. I buddy read the whole series and we flew through it!
I’m really looking forward to getting to it thank you! š
Great post! I really need to do this more often to my own Goodreads TBR, I have so many books on there from years ago that I don’t think I’ll ever read now!
Thank you! You absolutely should, I’d love to read it!!
I still love this series so much, I look forward to it too. I only started doing GR recently, so my TBR there is only at 50 books right now, I can’t imagine having over 4,000 to go through!
I scare myself everytime I look at my TBR aha! I really need to get reading more!
There’s many books in here that I added to my TBR years ago! Like The Queen Of The Tearling and The Darkest Minds. I’ve also heard great things about The Great Alone, and I’ve read Red Queen so I can tell you in my opinion the first book it’s good by things go downhill from thereš
Oh dear! Well I hope we both get to read all of those and I’m looking forward to Red Queen, I need to find out!!
Heard so many good things about the Cinder series!
Me too, I need to get to it!