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Hello Hello! How are you?
Itβs that time of the week again, and Iβm back for my 20th edition of what I affectionately call the TBR purge! This week has gone by so fast, and Iβm afraid I think Iβve added quite a few books to the Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf again, so luckily itβs Friday and time to do the Down the TBR Hole post! This is really keeping me accountable and if you feel like you need to have a proper clear-out, I can definitely recommend this method!
You know the drill if you havenβt 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!
For this weekβs post, Iβm starting with a total of 3,920 books, which is only 4 less that what I started at last week, yikes! Iβm going to tackle the next 20 books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, starting at #227, and I really hope I can get another bunch removed before this list gets crazy again (or should I say crazier?).
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I think itβs fair to say that this book has had an insane amount of hype since itβs release a few years ago, and I definitely jumped on that bandwagon and added it to my TBR. But I still havenβt picked it up, I donβt even have a copy yet. Last year, I read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid and adored it, and I know this book has a similar writing style/format, and I just canβt help but be drawn in by the blurb, I think itβs going to be great and I need to get to it sooner rather than later!
KEEP
The Wicked King (#2 The Folk of the Air) by Holly Black
I read The Cruel Prince with Noly from The Artsy Reader at the start of the year and I think we both enjoyed this one, I certainly enjoyed the darkness and twisty side of this story, although, neither of us thought it was amazing. I do want to continue this series, I donβt think Iβve ever given up on a series in my life, and I do want to understand the hype because I still donβt get it. I got the Fairyloot special edition of The Queen of Nothing last year, and recently purchased the matching editions of The Cruel Prince and The Wicked King, so I might do a reread of the first in the series as soon as they arrive and then finish the series right after! What did you think of this series?
KEEP
The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen
Iβve read one of this authorβs books, and although I did enjoy it and feel like the blurb is quite intriguing, I donβt think Iβve heard much about it. I also know that I have a lot of other romances on my TBR, even though itβs not a genre I typically read often, so I think I might take this off the list for now and maybe add it again later!
REMOVE
An Unremarkable Body by Elisa Lodato
Well, Iβve never heard of this book before and donβt recall adding it to my TBR, this always surprises me, but at the same time, itβs so typical of me aha! While this book sounds quite intriguing, I think I know myself enough to know that I probably wonβt end up enjoying this one as much as I would like. It feels like more of a thriller to me than a mystery, and Iβm not much of a fan of this type of plot, so I think this is an easy decision!
REMOVE
Wicked Saints (#1) by Emily Duncan
I feel like this book has been getting a lot of hype as well, I think the second book came out recently and the third one has been announced, so now would be the perfect time to get to it. I love YA fantasy series and Iβm really drawn to this book, especially with the βgothicβ element part of the synopsis. I got this book last year when I went to Birmingham (PS, the Waterstones there is amazing), so Iβm hoping to get to it one of these days!
KEEP
Between Before and After by Maureen Doyle McQuerry
I only just said that I hadnβt read a YA historical fiction before In The Neighborhood of True, and typically, a million are now going to come along, however, I donβt remember adding this one, or ever hearing about it! the cover is gorgeous, and although I usually like the sound of most historical fiction, this one seems quite boring to me, I donβt really like family secret type books, so I think I have to take this one off the list!
REMOVE
The Name of the Wind (#1) by Patrick Rothfuss
This book has apparently been out for over 12 years, and I think I only started hearing about it last year, which surprises me because I feel like it has also been getting a lot of hype β would this week be the hype bandwagon week? I also think it might be the highest rated book on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, which is saying a lot with over 3,900 books on it. I am SO intrigued by this book, I have heard amazing things and by this point, I just want to find out all about it for myself!
KEEP
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
Iβm not in that much of a contemporary mood at the minute and havenβt been for quite a while, but there is something about this book that intrigued me. I love reading diverse books, especially both diverse in terms of sexuality and gender, but also race and culture, so I think this is going to be a really great book on all fronts!
KEEP
Slayer (#1) by Kiersten White
Ohhhhh, Iβm all for some YA fantasy with some chosen one and βlast everβ one vibes, this one sounds really intriguing. I love books where the characters have to come to terms with who they are and learn to wield their powers and live in a world that they donβt accept/like, it sounds like a book Iβm going to love and I want to drop everything and go read it now!
KEEP
Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills
I donβt know why but this book blurb is giving me kind of Pretty Little Liar vibes, but also not really. I added all of Emma Mills books to my TBR after reading one of her other books last year and I canβt for the life on me remember the title. I quite enjoyed it, but Iβm not a fan of this blurb, so I think Iβm going to get rid of it.
REMOVE
The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
I read the little publisher blurb at the top of this page, and β¦ Iβm not impressed aha! I havenβt read that many Shakespeare plays or seen them actually, and the few I do want to read seem a lot more interesting than this one. I read King Richard III last year for university and nearly clawed my eyes out cause I found it so boring, and this blurb is really not making me want to pick it up, so Iβm going to take it off the list.
REMOVE
The Girl King (#1) by Mimi Yu
Iβm pretty sure I added this book to my TBR because the cover looked so cool! WOW! I donβt think Iβve ever read a book with sibling rivalry, but I do love fantasy series with royalty and a battle to win the throne, so this book seems right up my alley!
KEEP
We Hunt The Flame (#1) by Hafsah Faizal
Another book that has been on my radar ever since it was released, this book sounds so intriguing and original to me. I read a lot of fantasy series, so they tend to sound alike quite a lot of the time, but this one really grabbed me because of how different it seemed. I also love books with missions and this is giving me some National Treasure vibes, so Iβm definitely going to read it! Iβm also really looking forward to the culture and Arabian inspiration behind this book.
KEEP
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
Iβve never heard of this book before, and Iβve already said it a lot this week, but I canβt remember adding it to the list, oops! This book sounds extremely similar to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, and I loved that book so much, however, I donβt really want to keep reading books that are exactly the same, even though they sound great. Iβve got a lot more books on my TBR that deal with police brutality and racism with a different type of plot, so I think Iβm going to try those ones first and maybe come back to this one later.
REMOVE
Itβs Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
I remember that this book has been on my TBR ever since I started on Goodreads quite a few years ago, and Iβm not even sure Iβve ever known what it is about. I was surprised to see it was a book published by Disney-Hyperion too. I usually really liked reading books with mental health, but Iβm not sure this would be a book I would enjoy as Iβve struggled with my weight my whole life, I think that this one would be a bit too close to home for me, so Iβm going to pass on it.
REMOVE
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
This book does actually sound rather good, and Iβm intrigued, however, I have a lot of contemporary novels on my list that Iβve heard a lot about, and this isnβt one of them, so Iβm going to take it off the list for now and maybe add it again at a later date if I hear good things about it.
REMOVE
This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
This week is definitely an βI didnβt know I added this book to my listβ bandwagon week, isnβt it? Honestly, this book sounds a bit strange to me, Iβm really not a fan of books with a lot of religion, not being religious myself I donβt particularly get it. Usually, I would give these types of books a chance, but since Iβve never heard about it and donβt really want to bother reading something Iβm pretty sure Iβm not going to enjoy, Iβm going to make another easy decision.
REMOVE
Learning Not to Drown by Anna Shinoda
I canβt remember adding this book, again, I sound like a broken record now, and I donβt read that much contemporary. This doesnβt sound like something I would enjoy at all, and I have too many books on my TBR to worry about it, so again, this is another easy remove.
REMOVE
Donβt Fail Me Now by Una LaMarch
Iβm not going to repeat what Iβm sure you all already know by this point aha, I think I need to stop adding books without ever reading the blurbs. It sounds interesting, but again, Iβm not a big fan of contemporaries and I donβt really feel this one to be honest.
REMOVE
Just A Girl, Standing in Front of a Boy by Lucy-Anne Holmes
This has been the longest a bandwagon has run I believe, and luckily it was a bandwagon I donβt particularly care for, so they have been easy choices to make this week. Iβve never heard of this book and quite frankly, I donβt want to read it, I donβt read that much romance and I donβt think I want to know what βThe Smiling Fanny Manifestoβ is.
REMOVE
I think this week has been one of the most boring in terms of books on my TBR, I donβt particularly care for any of the ones I removed and Iβm glad they are off the list and I donβt have to tackle them. That seems a bit harsh, but I donβt have the time or energy to read books that donβt sound like what I like aha!
However, this week has been really successful for removes, and out of the 20 book I went through today, I was able to remove 12 of them, which Iβm really proud of. My Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf is now currently down to 3,908 books and next week I will be starting the purge at #233 and hopefully removing another bunch!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
Okay, definitely read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo!!!! It’s so good. And I need to read most that you kept, haha π
Oh wow, really need to get to it soon then! Haha, I have so many that you do too!!
I want to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo! You did great this week. Fun post as always!
Thank you so much Brooke, I hope we both get to read it soon! π
I hope you enjoy Evelyn Hugo! It was one of my favourite books from last year!
Thank you, I definitely need to read it then don’t I? π
Haha definitely!! Hope you love it too!
Thank you! π
I bought The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and I cannot wait to read it. Great post π
I definitely want to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo! I’m so happy to see that you kept The Wicked King, Wicked Saints and We Hunt the Flame too! The are 3 of my favourite books so I hope you enjoy them Ellie π
Yes, I hope we both read it soon, Oh yay, I need to read them all and I hope I love them as much as you do. π
So glad you kept Seven Husbands, it’s an incredible book! π
Eeeek, I need to read it soon, thanks for telling me! π
A few of these are on my TBR, I need to work on getting to them myself.
β₯ Mae
Yeah, it’s great having a list but I feel like I just keep buying new books and reading those instead of reading more on the backlist, so I have to do better!