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Hello Hello! How are you?
Today is Friday, that means itβs time for the TBR Purge! This week has been fairly meeh and long, the weather has been so very hot and Iβve felt not so great, but Iβm so happy to be back doing one of my favourite posts on my blog!
I have another confession to make, I actually added a few more books to my TBR this week, I feel like I do this to myself all the time and Iβm going to have to work out a way to either stop doing it or really research everything I want to add so I know whether I do actually want to read it (or if I just added it because of its pretty cover, hehe).
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 going to be starting out with 3,906 books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ Shelf, which is once again more than I finished with last week. Iβm going to be going through the next 20 books on my list as per usual, starting today at #251. Wish me luck and letβs get on with this purge!
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
Mind Me, Milady by Anne Rothman-Hicks and Kenneth Hicks
Well this week is already starting well, I literally have no idea what this book is about, apparently, itβs a thriller but Iβve never seen or heard about it before today. It sort of sounds like it could be an okay read, but really not my type of book, so Iβm going to be kicking this week off with an easy choice.
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Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
I have this book on my Kindle, it was actually one of the first I downloaded when I got my first ever Kindle about 10 years ago, and I still have not gotten to it. I have read a few chapters but I think I got bored and gave up. I read And The Ocean is Our Sky by Patrick Ness a few months ago and really enjoyed it, it definitely made me want to read the tale it was based on, so I think I will get myself a physical copy and try to really give it a go one of these days!
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Scent of Salvation (#1) by Annie Nicholas
I feel like this book/series was recommended to me, or I heard about it on BookTube, but I canβt put my finger on just where this came from. Now, I donβt usually read paranormal romance, I donβt think Iβve read that many to be honest, and when I first saw this book and the genre, I was sceptical, but having read the blurb, I weirdly want to read it now, so I think I will give it a chance.
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You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman
I donβt read much YA contemporary, and if there is one thing Iβm not that much of a fan of is adding maths to a story. I donβt really feel drawn to this book, the story does sound quite good, but not really my cup of tea, so I think I will let this one go.
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A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers by Alyssa Wong
I donβt think Iβve ever heard of this book or even seen the cover before, but the fact that this is a collection of fantasy short stories sounds really intriguing to me. But itβs only 20 pages longβ¦ so I donβt know if itβs worth it. The blurb is really vague as well, I feel like it could be good, but I donβt really want to spend the same amount of money on 20 pages as I have done for 300+ pages, so I think I wonβt bother with this one.
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Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
I love YA fantasy, and I havenβt actually read that many magical realism books, but Iβm pretty sure that this is one of Kaylaβs (Books and Lala) favourite books. We both like weird books, and even though the blurb is fairly vague, it sounds like a book I could enjoy. Iβm interested in the theme of love and disappearance, so I want to give it a chance.
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Ace of Shades (#1) by Amanda Foody
Another fantasy series *Ellie is clapping happily*, lol. I have heard a lot about this series, but Iβve never read anything with casinos, mafia, gangs, etc, I am, however, really intrigued. It definitely sounds like the kind of book I would enjoy but I think I will go into it with the least amount of expectations just in case it isnβt fully my thing.
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Three Sides of a Heart: Stories about Love Triangles by Natalie C. Parker
Oh, itβs been a while since Iβve had an anthology on my TBR, especially a YA one. I feel like this could be a really good book, I do tend to really enjoy the love triangle trope, but I think that for me to really enjoy it, it needs to be in a book, preferably a series, and for it to be a bit more slow burn than what these stories imply. I think Iβm going to leave this one for now and maybe add it again another time. What did you think of this book?
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Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (#1) by Julie C. Dao
If there is one thing I love even more than fantasy and historical fiction, itβs when there is the addition of βretellingsβ, and that literally wins me over every time. I want to grab this book and run away with it right now, but Iβm going to be rational and read the blurb first aha! I hadnβt heard of the story that this book is based on, and Iβm pretty sure Iβve not read any Asian tale retellings yet, but that just makes me want to read it all the more. The bit in the blurb about βeating the hearts of those recently killedβ scares me a bit, but also makes me want to read this now (I know, Iβm weird).
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Mirage (#1) by Somaiya Daud
Now, Iβm pretty certain that the reason this book is on my TBR is because it was one of the previous Fairyloot books from before I started my subscription with them, and I feel like around the time I started getting my Fairyloot boxes, this book was absolutely everywhere. I donβt know if Iβm dreaming it, but it seems like this book sounds a lot like another one, but I really like the sound of it!
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The Dark Beneath the Ice by Amelinda BΓ©rubΓ©
Every time I see a YA horror on my list, I get super scared and then I remember how not scared I was while reading Harrow Lake. I had never heard of this book before, and having read the blurb it sounds a bit like Insidious or one of those horror films, and Iβm not that much of a fan of those and they often give me nightmares, so to spare myself, I think I might let this one go.
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Into the Drowning Deep (#1) by Mira Grant
Iβm starting to get worried that I have quite a lot of horror on my TBR somehow, oops. I do, however, like Mira Grantβs writing in Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire and Mira Grant are the same person). I love the sound of this book, I donβt think Iβve ever read anything quite like it, and I am excited to see if there is a difference between Seanan McGuire and Mira Grantβs writing styles.
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Everless (#1) by Sara Holland
The reason I added this book to my list was because of how much it was about on Bookstagram a few years ago, I feel like it was in every other picture for a while there, but then it suddenly disappeared. I adore fantasy series that have a really cool magic system and the fact that this one has a system where blood is currency has totally made me want to read it. I feel like there is a little person jumping about in my head because this blurb makes me happy and I canβt wait to experience it!
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Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
This book sounds like quite a fast-paced, intriguing read, and Iβm enticed to pick it up, but Iβm just not getting the vibes from it as I do from fantasy and historical fiction novels. The plot sounds a bit like Aria and Ezra from Pretty Little Liars which I love, and it sounds like quite a thriller-y type book, but I donβt think itβs really doing that much for me. I am obviously not in a contemporary mood at the moment, so I think I will let this one go and maybe add it again one day.
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Dread Nation (#1) by Justina Ireland
This is a young adult historical fiction, and that alone with the cover is just my thing aha! I love the horror, dystopian, zombie vibes Iβm getting from this blurb, Iβve never read a book with zombies before, but Iβve heard so many good things about this book that Iβm really intrigued about it. I feel like it could have some really interesting political undertones, so I am definitely going to give this a shot.
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Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
This book sounds like such a hard book to read, but very important and I am definitely going to give it a go. It has really high ratings on Goodreads and even though I donβt read much contemporary, I do like these kinds of books with a hard-hitting theme that really pull me in.
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Waiting on a Bright Moon by J.Y. Yang
Apparently this is another fantasy short story that Iβve never heard about! Again, this is a book that sounds really vague, and it only has 41 pages, so I donβt think I can be bothered to read it.
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Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Iβve had this book on my TBR and have wanted to read it for years, Iβve always been fascinated by it without really know what this book was about. In one of my earlier Down the TBR Hole posts, I came across a nonfiction true story about βthe real Lolitaβ and I am definitely intrigued to read that one, so I think I am going to try to tackle that one first, and then maybe this one later on.
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The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
This sounds like a really lovely book, but Iβm not into YA much anymore, especially YA contemporary, so I might not enjoy this one as much as I would like, there wouldnβt be much point me reading it when I know I probably wouldnβt appreciate it.
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Daughter of Smoke & Bone (#1) by Laini Taylor
Iβve had Laini Taylor books on my list for such a long time and I know that they are very hyped and very loved, but Iβve still not read them. I really want to read this book, I think Iβm going to love it, it definitely gives me amazing fantasy vibes, and Iβm very excited to get to it! This was a great way to end this weekβs post, who else has read this book?
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Well, this probably wasnβt the best week Iβve ever had, but I still managed to remove a total of 9 books out of the 20 I looked through, taking the number of books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ list down to 3,897. I really need to start making more of a dent in this TBR and try to stop adding books! Next weekβs purge will be starting at #262.
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, tell me about the books youβve already read from this list, and the ones you are yet to get to. See you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
Your posts keep reminding me of books I still need to read as well π€£
Hehehe, sorry! We need to read them some day, don’t we! π
Several of these are on my reading list as well like Everless.
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Oh yay! I hope you get to them soon! π
I listened to the audiobook of Moby Dick. Some parts are really good but I struggled through it.
I will give it a shot then, audio might be the best bet, thank you for letting me know! π
Great post as always! I really want to read Mirage and Forest of a Thousand Lanterns soon ππ»ββοΈ
Aw thank you Cielo! Yes, those two sounds so very magical! π
I read the whole of Moby Dick in a read-a-long and we were NOT friends. At times it’s more of an informative guide to whale deboning than an actual story.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone is great though π
Oh wow! That’s a great thing to know about it, thanks for letting me know Hanna! Ohhh yes, need to read that! π
I’m with you in removing Lolita. I haven’t read any of the others, but it looks like you made good choices π
Yeah, it just sounded a bit too boring if I’m honest ahaha, thank you! π
I have several of these on my TBR too!
I’ve only read Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Everless. I enjoyed both of them, but I found the sequels for both pretty disappointing tbh.
Oh, need to read them though, that’s a shame, a lot of sequels are, but I am intrigued to try them, thank you for telling me! π