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Hello Hello! How are you?
For the first time since starting this series on my blog a few months ago, I donโt think Iโve added or removed a single book, well, maybe only 1 aha! I canโt believe Iโve been doing this for as long as I have, I enjoy this post so much and I love when it comes around every week. You may be wondering why Iโm posting it on a Thursday instead of a Friday this week, and itโs because I have something else planned for tomorrow, so keep a lookout! I have an MRI this afternoon, so I thought Iโd get this post up early so I can wallow on the sofa when I get back from the hospital later!
You know the drill if you havenโt ever read any of my Down the TBR Hole posts before but you want to find out why I started and what rules to follow to do your own TBR list purge on your Goodreads, head over to the first edition of this post to find out more!
I have so many books bookmarked on Twitter, saved in my browser or screenshots on my phone, but I keep holding back from adding them to my Goodreads TBR because I know itโs going to go crazy again. Am I the only person who does this?
So, this week Iโm starting with a total of 3,904 books on my Goodreads โWant to Readโ shelf, and as usual, Iโll be making my way through the next 20 on the list, starting at #187. Letโs see how many books I can remove this week and what exciting ones I can rediscover that I need to get to soon. Wish me luck!
GOODREADS โWANT TO READโ LIST
The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar
Iโve been so intrigued about this book ever since it was released and I canโt really believe itโs taken me this long to get to it. I love historical fiction and this one seems to have some sort of fantasy element to it, as well as some amazing cultural Middle Eastern and Northern African elements, which really interests me a lot. I donโt read as many books as I would like set outside the U.S. or the UK, and I think this will be a great opportunity to do so, and I love the cartography side to this story.
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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novak
Iโve heard some very different opinions of this book, some people have told me they hated this book, and some have told me they loved it, and that just makes me want to read it to find out what itโs all about! I love fantasy retellings and Iโm quite intrigued by the blurb, Iโve had this one on my TBR for ages because of the cover and the hype it received, but as I trust the person who hated this implicitly and we have the same reading tastes, Iโm going to go into this one with no expectations and see what happens.
KEEP
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
This is another book thatโs been on my TBR for a long time, mainly because I saw it so much on Instagram and Goodreads that I added it to my list without really reading the blurb. Also, who can blame me when you see that cover? I rest my case. Iโve been reading so many apocalyptic books and disaster books with pandemics lately, and really enjoying them, I have to say this synopsis completely won me over, it sounds incredible, so unique and I want to read it straight away!
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Year One (#1) by Nora Roberts
Iโm going to say it again, I think I have a lot of books on my TBR which focus on pandemics, and Iโm actually finding that quite eerie, but also Iโm not too bothered cause Iโve enjoyed every one Iโve read recently! I donโt know if this book is more fantasy or science fiction/dystopia as Goodreads says its both, but Iโm really feeling this blurb and I actually sort of want to read it now aha! Iโll have to apologise to the 10 or so books Iโve got on the go at the minute. It sounds amazing that technology and science disappears and magic appears in its place and Iโm so glad I have this one on my TBR, I had no idea!
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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
I love my fantasy and I love it when fantasy and historical fiction come together, Iโve had this on my TBR for ages and still not got around to it, Iโve heard such good things about it and I know I need to get to it soon because it sounds so great and so original! I am not doing a very good job of removing books this week so far, but if I find such great books as these I still need to read, Iโm not complaining!
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The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus
This book sounds so weird to me, but I think thatโs why Iโm drawn to it, I have heard some good stuff about the film and I donโt really fancy watching it, so I think the book will be a great way to get this story, Iโve not got any expectations because I donโt know what to expect, but Iโm optimistic that itโs going to be interesting. Have you read this one? What did you think?
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The Princess Saves Herself in This One (#1) by Amanda Lovelace
I donโt read as much poetry as I would like, mainly because Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur didnโt do anything for me and Iโve been a bit underwhelmed. But I really want to read some more poetry collections and have had my eye on this series of books for a while. It sounds like something really impactful and beautiful, it focuses on women, so I canโt wait to get to it.
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Leviathan (#1) by Scott Westerfeld
I have wanted to read some steampunk novels for ages but never knew where to start, as this is the first one that came up on my Goodreads Want to Read shelf, I suppose I should start here. I love how this is set during WWI, I think the blurb sounds so great and I know I need to start this series soon as I fancy a little something different!
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The Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
This sounds like such an interesting book and frankly a bit scary maybe and Iโm definitely inclined to read it, but I think it might be a bit much for me to start with, so Iโm going to keep it in mind but concentrate of some of the other nonfiction books I have on my TBR first.
REMOVE
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Iโve had this book on my TBR since I was a teenager, and I no longer read as much contemporary fiction as I used to, I just donโt enjoy it as much. This one seems like one of the ones that doesnโt really take my fancy anymore, so this is an easy choice to make, and Iโm finally getting some of the books off the list!
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Rebel of the Sands (#1) by Alwyn Hamilton
Yay, another fantasy series on my TBR!! This one sounds so full of gorgeous culture, magical beasts, Iโm most intrigued about the djinn though, Iโve not read a book with a djinn yet and I loved Aladdin. I also love strong female leads and this seems like the perfect mix of all I love!
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Red Rising (#1) by Pierce Brown
Iโve been trying to get out of my comfort zone for a while and science fiction has been at the top of the list of genres I want to read more of. I know that this book has been on my list ever since I discovered it and I just really want to read it soon, it sounds amazing and Iโve heard such great stuff about this series, so I really need to dive in soon.
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
If you know me, do I even have to explain this one? This book incorporates everything I love, historical fiction, WWII, and itโs even set in France Iโve heard so many amazing things about this book and this author and I need to get myself a copy soon because Iโve been loving the historical fiction mood Iโve been in lately, I canโt wait to experience this story, I have such high expectations!
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Iโve heard so much about this book, and again, itโs been on my list for years and it sounds like everything I look for in historical fiction picks. Iโve heard some amazing things about the jewel mentioned in the blurb from Gabby, she did an amazing blog post on this and I urge you to go read it, it was so great, and you can find it here! I have been itching to pick this book up ever since!
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Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
Iโve had quite a few of Liane Moriartyโs books on my TBR for a while and I know that quite a few people rave about them, but Iโm honestly not bothered about books like this, itโs just not my cup of tea and I donโt think I want to make time to read it, so again, an easy decision.
REMOVE
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
YES, donโt need to explain this any more than that really, Iโve had my eye on this book for ages, I actually really must get my hands on a copy soon. I think I have this one on one of my challenge TBRs for this year and I canโt wait to learn more about the underground railroad and have more of an insight into slavery in America, especially from a womanโs point of view as Iโve only read a few.
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Lullabies by Lang Leav
I do want to read more poetry collections, but I think that the only way that Iโm going to really enjoy them is if the blurbs really draw me in, and this one doesnโt, so I might take it off the list and come back to it in the future, but for now, I think it has to go!
REMOVE
Come on All Your Ghosts by Matthew Zapruder
I have to say that Iโve never heard of this book before and I canโt even tell you how it got on the list, apparently, itโs another poetry collection and I really am not drawn to it at all, so this is going to be another easy remove.
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Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love by Matthew Logelin
I probably am not correct, but I feel like Iโve seen a film about this? Maybe not, anyway, I am not a fan of memoirs about people instead of like events or something, and this one just doesnโt take my fancy. Iโll only rarely read one about a specific individual, for instance, if it’s a person that I find interesting or inspirational, and I donโt think this is one of those occasions, so again, another easy remove.
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The Dogs I Have Kissed by Trista Mateer
I have no idea how this is on my TBR, and I donโt know what it is about, it has a bit of a dubious title, doesnโt it? Apparently itโs a bloggerโs second poetry book, that Iโve never heard of and there isnโt any more information about it, so again, one last easy remove!
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So, that didnโt start too well, did it? Even though I got off to a bit of a rocky start, I managed to remove a total of 7 books out of the 20 I have gone through today, and Iโm quite happy with that, I was starting to get worried I wouldnโt be able to remove any at all at one point! I feel like even though I didnโt remove my usual amount, I rediscovered some amazing books Iโve been putting off and Iโm so excited to get to them sometime soon!
I was able to get my Goodreads โWant to Readโ list is now down to 3,896 books and will be starting next weekโs post at #201 and it looks like I will have quite a few nonfiction books to go through, which is really exciting to me as Iโve been in a nonfiction mood for a while but Iโve been struggling to settle on anything for a long amount of time! Iโm really looking forward to next weekโs post now!
Thatโs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know if youโve read any of these books and what your thoughts were! See you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
You removed almost half! That’s really good. It’s really hard at times!
It definitely is, I’m still quite happy, I wish I could remove more, they all just sound amazing aha
I love these posts! I hope you enjoy the books you’ve decided to keep on your tbr!
Thank you! I hope so too!
Oh, several of these are books on my shelf that I have never read. Sounds like you’re making good progress of getting through your list.
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Thank you! Oh, can’t wait to see what you think when you get to them! ๐ฅฐ
There’s a movie about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks that’s pretty good. I havent read the book but we learned about her in biology and it seems pretty accurate to me.
Oh, I bet its really interesting, thank you for telling me! ๐
Lovely post, Ellie. I wish I could sort my TBR out, but it is a lost case. It’s been ages since a read a Norah Roberts’ book. I think it’s time to reread Northern Lights, or maybe I will try this one on your TBR. ๐
Thank you so much! Oh exciting! I need to get reading aha! ๐ฅฐ
I have a few of these books on my TBR too!
I’m thinking of maybe having a go at doing this to declutter my TBR a bit.
Oh yes! I’d love to read this type of post from you, it’s a great way to make the TBR seem less insurmountable ๐คฃ๐
Great post as always! I hope you can read “The princess saves herself in this one” soon, I loved that book!
Thank you, you’re so sweet!! I hope so too!
This is such a good idea, I did have a bit of a purge a while back but the TBR has a life of itโs own and just keeps growing. Time for another clearout I think!
Thank you! Ohhh exciting, good luck ๐ฅฐ
I’ve only read one of these but sooo many are on my TBR!
Yay! The eternal bookworm TBR pile is laughing at us ๐คฃ๐
7 books is still better than none! ๐
Absolutely, and it definitely helps get down the enormous TBR! ๐