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Hello Hello! How are you all?
Itβs that time of the week again, and Iβm happy to be back for another round of the purge because Iβve not been very good this week and I think I may have added a few books to the TBR, oops. At this point, does it surprise you? Probably not. Iβve had one of those weeks where you think youβve done a lot, but you actually havenβt, although you havenβt done that bad, do you know what I mean? Itβs definitely time for a spring clean in the shelves I think! I’m doing this post a day earlier than usual because I have something planned for tomorrow, but it’s the same old purge!
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!
Today, Iβm starting with a total of 3,908 books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, which is surprising and means I havenβt added any since last week, so that means Iβve taken about a million screenshots on my phone instead aha! Iβm now going to look through the next 20 books on my shelf, starting at #233 and hopefully be a bit more successful than previous weeks!
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

We are already starting with a book Iβve never heard of and canβt remember adding to the list. Reading the blurb, I think I recognise it and have heard about it, but itβs not my type of book and I know I wonβt really enjoy it if I do read it.
REMOVE
Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay

The blurb for this one sounds quite intriguing, but I donβt read that many high school, teenager type books anymore and they donβt really take my fancy, so this is going to be another easy remove.
REMOVE
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma

This book sounds really intriguing, and I do want to read some more books set in Africa, but the synopsis is just not drawing me in. I feel like this book would be a bit boring to me and Iβm not a fan of reading books where the characters get dumped on with bad luck throughout, so I think Iβm going to leave this one for now and maybe come back to it again another time.
REMOVE
Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Iβve got quite a lot of Naomi Novik books on my TBR, and this is the first one she wrote and Iβm so glad it sounds intriguing. I love YA fantasy, and this one sounds like a really unique plot, Iβm definitely going to give it a shot and I hope it doesnβt disappoint.
KEEP
The Collective by Sacha Clow

Usually, the ones I add to my TBR without knowing and stumble upon them during these posts are contemporaries, poetry collection or nonfiction, but today we have a YA fantasy that Iβve never heard about before. However, the blurb is really vague and Iβve never heard about this book before, it sounds more like science fiction than fantasy and doesnβt really sound that great to me, so Iβm going to let it go.
REMOVE
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer

The only books Iβve read by Stephenie Meyer so far are the Twilight ones, but I know she has written loads more, even though it seems weird that she has jumped from paranormal fantasy to mystery/thriller, or maybe thatβs just me being strange. And now that Iβve actually read the blurb, Iβm really intrigued, I donβt usually go for these types of books, but it sounds a bit like Johnny English or James Bond, and Iβm a sucker for those, so Iβll just have to read this one I suppose!
KEEP
The Bone Witch (#1) by Rin Chupeco

You know me and my love for YA fantasy series, I get so excited every time I see a new one on my Goodreads TBR ehehe! I love books with magic and witches and this one sounds incredible with the necromancy and Teaβs gift of raising the dead, it sounds great and I canβt say no to great sounding fantasy.
KEEP
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

Iβve heard of this author before, but not his book, and having read the blurb, I really donβt fancy this one. If you know me, youβll know Iβm not a fan of these types of thrillers with weird family plots and strangers that arrive out of the blue, I donβt really like such contemporary settings, so Iβm going to get rid of this one.
REMOVE
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

Oh, we have some nonfiction and again, I didnβt know it was on the TBR, but I bet I added it because of the cover and the title which seems to really draw me in for some reason. I had no idea that this was about the whaling ship that inspired Moby Dick, and Iβve only just read And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness, so Iβm quite intrigued. Iβm quite interested by it, but I think Iβm going to concentrate on the nonfiction I already have on the TBR and maybe come back to it again later, but Iβm going to definitely try to remember this one if Iβm ever in the mood.
REMOVE
The House with the Blind Glass Windows (#1) by HerbjΓΈrg Wassmo

I have never heard of this book and have no idea how it got on the list, I seem to be going through quite a few of those, so hopefully, there are still a lot of books that I can remove. Apparently itβs Scandinavian literature, it sounds interesting and itβs a really important and hard-hitting topic, but itβs not really my cup of tea, so I donβt think Iβm going to bother.
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The Silence of Bones by June Hur

It makes me laugh so much to see how many YA historical fiction novels I have on my TBR when I thought I didnβt have any. Ohhhh, Iβve just read the blurb, and it sounds rather good, I like mysteries, and I donβt think Iβve read many if any, historical fiction mysteries, so I feel like giving this book a chance!
KEEP
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

This one has been on my list for a super long time, and youβve guessed it, itβs because the cover is so pretty. However, I donβt read many YA contemporary novels anymore, and even though the blurb could potentially draw me in, itβs not doing much. I think Iβm going to concentrate on some other contemporaries first and come back to this one later if it takes my fancy.
REMOVE
Grave Mercy (#1) by Robin LaFevers

There is just something about this cover that gives me massive fantasy Robin Hood vibes and I think I need to read it right now, I will read any YA fantasy series, especially with strong female characters (who are assassins, which totally wins me over). This book sounds like a few others I have on my TBR and already read, but there is something about fantasy that even though they all sound the same, I still want to read them all (just me?). Eeeeek, this book sounds amazing, and Iβm going to try to read it super soon!!
KEEP
The Same Deep Water as You by Chad Lutzke

Firstly, I thought the cover was beautiful, and then I looked at the genres, saw βhorrorβ and got scared, but then saw βYAβ and remembered how utterly not scared I was reading Harrow Lake, and now Iβm very indecisive aha! I was going to keep it just for the sake of seeing if it scared me more, but I honestly donβt understand the blurb or what this book is supposed to be about, so I think Iβm going to let it go.
REMOVE
Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson

Never heard of this book before, so I suppose we can say weβre on that bandwagon again this week, I promise Iβll stop adding books without reading the blurbs. It actually sounds a lot like A Good Girlβs Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson but without the actual mystery/ investigation, I feel like giving it a shot, but I also know myself and know that I probably wonβt really end up enjoying it, or be the right reader for it, so Iβm going to save myself the time and energy.
REMOVE
Elsey Come Home by Susan Conley

This sounds a lot like Whereβd You Go Bernadette, and again, itβs another one I hadnβt heard of or ever seen before. Iβm not a fan of books like this, itβs contemporary, and it sounds a bit boring for my personal taste, so Iβm going to take it off the list.
REMOVE
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

Iβve had this book on my TBR ever since it was released because of the title and the cover and oh my gosh, what is wrong with me and my TBR? Another book about a pandemic and a quarantine? LOL! But this time, we have a book where people mysteriously fall asleep and no one can wake them, it sounds super cool, in that weird unexplainable cool setting and cool plot kind of way, you know? This is definitely staying on the list, I need to know what itβs all about!
KEEP
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay

Iβm pretty sure I added this book because of the flowers on the cover, Iβm a sucker for flowers, I have too many books with flowers that Iβve not idea what they are about. I think itβs going to be the type of book that Iβm not interested in, but I nearly want to read it because the main character is from the city my ancestor was born in π² The blurb doesnβt pull me in, and I donβt think Iβm going to read it for the sake of the coincidence, but I nearly did aha.
REMOVE
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Yay, another nonfiction essay collection, I havenβt read any yet, and Iβm really looking forward to finally getting my hands on a few and trying them out, so if you have any recommendations, tell me about them in the comments! It sounds really good and I canβt wait to dive in.
KEEP
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

I added this after hearing Kayla from Books and Lala ON YouTube, and never really wanted to look into it. Over the past few years that Iβve been reading a lot more, Iβve realised that I donβt particularly enjoy thrillers, Iβm definitely more in the murder mystery team, and this just doesnβt sound like my cup of tea, so Iβm wrapping this week up with another easy choice.
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I feel like Iβve done quite well this week, I had a lot of books Iβd never heard of before, and quite a few duds, but overall, Iβve managed to remove a total of 13 books out of the 20 I looked through. Iβm really happy about that, and I spy some more thrillers for next week, so hopefully, I can get more of the list again! My Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf is now down to 3,895 books and Iβll be starting next weekβs purge at #240!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
You did great this week!!
Thank you hun! π
You’ve got rid of loads this week! The Bone Witch looks like a great book
I did, I’m so relieve to see the list going down aha! I have to admit the cover is a big win already! π
Great choices to keep and remove. I had no idea Stephanie Meyer wrote another book!
Thank you! I didn’t either until I saw someone doing a poll of what they thought her new release was going to be and I’ve been intrigued in her other ones ever since!
Wow well done for removing so many books Ellie! I’m happy to see that you’ve kept Uprooted!
I didn’t know that Stephenie Meyer had written more books
Thank you! It sounds really interesting and I didn’t realise either.
Never heard of any of those books. I need to check some of them out. Great post. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Some of these sound interesting. I had no idea there was another Stephanie Meyer book.
β₯ Mae
They do sound quite intriguing, and I only found out a few months ago, but it’s been on my TBR for years without me even realising!
You did great this week! Is 13 the most you removed?
Thank you! Yes, I think it must be! π
You did amazing this week! I really want to read The Bone Witch, i’ve heard amazing things of itβ¨
Thank you so much, it sounds so cool!! β€οΈ