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Hello Hello! How are you?
Iβm back with another Down the TBR Hole post! Even though I only got rid of 27 books from my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf last week, I feel like I was productive and it made a dent in the cleaning out of the worst TBR list known to humankind. Okay, Iβm probably being overdramatic, but itβs a long list aha!
Iβm not going to explain this post again, but you can go check out my Down the TBR Hole #1 here, to read the βrulesβ to follow if you want to join me on this journey. Iβm kicking this post off this week with a total of 5317 books on my TBR shelf on Goodreads, and Iβm currently on #11. Iβm also going to work with 20 books this time again to try to shift as many books as I can. Here goes!
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

I really like reading books about slavesβ experiences in the United States, itβs a really hard topic, but I do enjoy the feeling of getting their own point of view, even if it is fiction. Iβve read Roots by Alex Hayley and Kindred by Octavia Butler, but on reading this synopsis, it isnβt really doing anything for me, I might add it again later, but right now I think it should go.
REMOVE
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

I do really want to read this one, for the simple fact that for years, people have told me how good it is, so Iβm willing to give this one a shot, even if the synopsis isnβt really doing much!
KEEP
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

Yes, absolutely, 10000%, yes, I donβt even have to read the synopsis to know that this is one of those books that I REALLY want to read. I read the Chaos Walking trilogy by him last year and absolutely fell in love with his writing style and the story and I want to read so many more books he has written! 100% keeping this one.
KEEP
The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick

This one sounds like a lot of books of this type, boy meets girl, they fall in love, etc. So I donβt really know if I want to read this one, the same author has written another book that Iβm keen on, more so than this one, so I might read that one first and then decide whether to add this one later, but for now, I think it has to go.
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The Accident Season by MoΓ―ra Fowley-Doyle

This one sounds interesting! I really like books organised around elements that are not quite easy to explain in βnormalβ terms and this one seems right up my alley, hopefully, Iβll get to it soon and enjoy it.
KEEP
The Paper Swan by Leylah Attar

I have to admit that every time I look through my Goodreads shelves, I look at this book, want to remove it, but then read the synopsis and want to read it immediately. Iβm still a bit sceptical but it seems to have good ratings and reviews so I think Iβm going to give it a shot!
KEEP
The Murdererβs Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman

This one seems interesting too but there are so many books out there with a similar plotline and I havenβt heard anyone speak about this one so I think Iβm going to let this one go.
REMOVE
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice #1) by Christina Henry

Iβm worried that this one is going to be scary, but it also seems like a really good retelling of Alice in Wonderland, so Iβm willing to give it a go! I’m reading The Girl in Red by her next month for my Goodreads Book Club, so I’ll be able to see what her writing style is like! I’m removing the sequels of this series until I decide to keep reading it or not.
KEEP
Trust No One by Paul Cleave

This is another book that sounds like it could potentially be really good, but as I havenβt heard anyone talk about it at all, I think Iβm going to concentrate on some more popular and well-known mysteries first. I might come back to this one in the future, but for the time being, I think itβs taking up too much space!
REMOVE
The Secrets of Lake Road by Karen Katchur

Last week, I was on a classic adding spree, and this week it seems like it is a mystery adding spree. Also, I donβt know why but this is giving me vibes from the first season of Supernatural, the episode about the monster in the lake, and the synopsis sounds really intriguing, so I think Iβm going to try to get to this one!
KEEP
Days of Awe by Lauren Fox

My reading tastes have changed since I first added this book to my TBR and Iβm not really into Womenβs Fiction anymore, so I think Iβm going to remove this one, the synopsis doesnβt sound very interesting and it makes me bored, so I canβt imagine actually reading it!
REMOVE
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

I absolutely adore any historical fiction novel set during World War II and this one is no exception, I havenβt heard anyone speak about it though, and although it does sound interesting, I think I want to concentrate on some other ones first, I might circle back to this one eventually, but I’m not feeling it right now.
REMOVE
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

Iβm not too sure about this book, again, itβs another mystery, what a shock, I donβt really read many mysteries and I think that Iβm more interested in other books she has written so for now I think Iβm going to remove this one!
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Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates

I donβt have to say it again, do I? You all know itβs another mystery book, I donβt think I could have pulled these first two posts off as classic and mystery keep/remove even if I tried! This one intrigues me though, I like books centred around games that go wrong and I think that this one might have potential, so hopefully, Iβll get to it soon!
KEEP
The Young Elites (#1) by Marie Lu

Iβve wanted to read this series and Marie Luβs other books for what seems like years, Iβm going to start with this series first because it is the first one on my TBR shelf, but Iβm removing any sequels in this series or her other series and Iβll add them back later if I decide to continue with either this series of her Legend series.
KEEP
The Invisibles by Cecilia Galante

Iβve read another book like this one before, and I think that I liked it and therefore added all the other books like it. The synopsis does sound good but Iβm not feeling the chick-lit vibes so I think Iβll forget about this one, for now, I havenβt heard anyone speak about it at all!
REMOVE
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant

This one sounds interesting, but it also sounds just like any other book about a woman living in the U.S., after WWII, telling her story, so right now I donβt think I can be bothered, sorry (not sorry)!
REMOVE
Keepers of the Labyrinth by Erin E. Moulton

Ohhhh! I like the sound of this book, Iβm a sucker for anything fantasy, especially if it has to do with mythology and has mystery vibes! I havenβt heard much about it, but Iβm willing to give it a go! I’m not a fan of the cover, but I don’t want that to put me off because I think I could really enjoy this one.
KEEP
Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes by Jules Moulin

Honestly, now that Iβve read the synopsis, this one sounds weird and I donβt really want to read it anymore, so this is going to be an easy choice! It doesn’t have very many brilliant reviews or ratings on Goodreads so I’m not going to let it bother me, lol!
REMOVE
Crooked Little Lies by Barbara Taylor Sissel

This actually sounds like quite a good mystery book, but Iβm honestly not in the mood for mystery right now and donβt feel like clogging up my TBR in the event of wanting to read it. See how good this tag is for me? Lol! I think Iβm going to remove it now, maybe come back to it in the future though!
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For the second round of Down the TBR Hole purging, out of 20 books, Iβve removed 11, so Iβve done better than last time! After taking out books by the same authors or sequels, I am now down to 5297 books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, itβs still a depressing number, but I feel like itβs going down quite fast! I am currently on #20 of said shelf.
Iβve actually enjoyed writing these two posts way more than I was expecting so I think itβs going to become a weekly feature on my blog and I hope you’ll follow me on my journey!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed reading this post, see you soon,
Ellie xx
Great post! You are doing so much better than I am at tidying my Goodreads. I am so glad you kept Alice by Christina Henry, Itβs more creepy that it is scary, but I really like her writing. Her version of Peter Pan (Lost Boy) is fantastic. One of only a few books to ever make me cry!
Thank you! Ahah, I have a feeling that it will be so much harder when it gets to the period where I discovered fantasy ahah! Oh yes, I’m so excited for that, I’m actually read The Girl in Red by her this month and I’m looking forward to it! I’ve definitely got Lost Boy on my list! Xx