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Hello Hello! How are you?
I canโt believe that itโs nearly already the weekend and that my half-term break is nearly already over *sobs*, but Iโm very relieved that France has gone back into lockdown and that universities are all now online, itโs a big weight off my shoulders as it was starting to get to me.
This week has been fairly busy, both on the blog and behind the scenes, I felt like I havenโt actually slept for a few days (I have but I donโt feel like I have) but at least I am being a little bit productive! Anyway, Iโm happy to be back for my weekly Down the TBR Hole post, and I havenโt done any damage yet, but it could very easily go bad if I start looking at the screenshots of books on my phone, so Iโll try to wait until Iโve got rid of all the undesirables before I wreak havoc again!
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!
This weekโs post is starting with a total of 3,745 books on my Goodreads โWant to Readโ list, which is exactly where I stopped last week, phew. Iโll be going through the next 20 books on my list, starting at #309.
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GOODREADS โWANT TO READโ SHELF
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda

I am starting this week off with a mystery, and funnily enough, Iโve been in a right mystery mood lately, and apparently, itโs a Reese Witherspoon book club pick too! The first part of the blurb really didnโt draw me in but once I got to the end, it sounded a lot more promising, Iโm not sure this is the type of mystery that I necessarily love, but I think I still want to give it a shot!
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Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

I have seen this book around for ages and other than knowing it was a romance, I have no idea what this one is about! I think I might have read this when I was younger, but I really do not fancy a story with a toxic relationship, so Iโm going to cut this one loose.
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Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win by Jo Piazza

Iโve never actually seen this book before and itโs Womenโs Fiction and political fiction, which is not my cup of tea at all. Iโve only read a few lines in this blurb and I just donโt think Iโm going to enjoy it, so this is an easy choice.
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The Elizas by Sara Shepard

The reason I added this book to my list was because Sara Shepard is the author of the Pretty Little Liars series, which is actually one of my favourite TV shows, and I have read a few of the books and enjoyed them, so I thought that this one would be good too! It sounds fairly cool, so I want to give it a try!
KEEP
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The First Mistake by Sandie Jones

This is a thriller and I donโt even have to read the blurb, it says itโs a domestic suspense and I just canโt get on with books like this one. There is something about the whole wife, husband, secrets vibe that I donโt like in thrillers, so Iโm not going to bother.
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Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

Ohh, I have had this book on my TBR for a few years and I feel like Riley Sager is a really popular author, he actually just released a new book that looks really good! I added this book to my list after seeing it all over social media, itโs a thriller and you know itโs not a genre I read a lot of, but this blurb drew me in, I didnโt know if I should read it or not, but I donโt have that many thrillers on my list, so I think I need to give it a try!
KEEP
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Our Little Secret by Roz Nay

Another unknown-to-me book! It kind of sounds interesting, but not the type of mystery that I enjoy, I suppose this would be a good book if I liked more thriller type stories, but Iโm a murder mystery with an actual body and police investigation (I mean itโs kind of like this but also not at all the same thing), so Iโm going to remove it!
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The Favorite Daughter by Kaira Rouda

Another book that is unknown to me and this time itโs a mystery yet again, so I think Iโm on a mystery/thriller bandwagon this week. It actually hasnโt happened much before I donโt think, so I hope I can find a few good sounding books! Unfortunately, the first lines of the blurb say itโs a psychological suspense, itโs not my cup of tea, so Iโm getting rid of it.
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The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner

Iโm a bit worried because this looks like a psychological thriller. But Iโm actually wrong and itโs womenโs fiction, which is even worse for me, oops. Yep, this isnโt my thing at all, so Iโm going to let it go!
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The Bucket List by Georgia Clark

I think we have moved on to womenโs fiction and chick-lit, which is a genre I donโt think I ever read. I donโt think this sounds like something I would enjoy reading, so Iโm going to get rid of this one too.
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What You Don’t Know About Charlie Outlaw by Leah Stewart

This is contemporary fiction, so I have a mix of genres in the post today, and Iโve not heard of or seen this book either! I donโt like books with celebrities and I have realised that today Iโm sounding really picky, but Iโm tired and I canโt deal with books that donโt sound good, so this is going off the list!
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Marriage Vacation by Pauline Turner Brooks

This is another unknown to me womenโs fiction and just reading the first few lines of the synopsis, I can tell that yet again, itโs not going to be a book for me.
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The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen

Well, what do you know? Another unknown-to-me book and this time itโs a contemporary fiction. It sounds like something I would absolutely hate, so Iโm not even going to bother reading the whole blurb!
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Love Will Tear Us Apart by Holly Seddon

I feel like Iโve heard of this book before or at least seen it, but I donโt think itโs going to be my thing. Now that Iโve read the blurb, I think it sounds really weird actually, so I wonโt be keeping it on my list.
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With You Always by Rena Olsen

Iโve never seen this book before (I should really stop being so honest because itโs making me look ridiculous), but itโs a thriller and itโs actually psychological suspense, and I donโt even want to know what itโs about *hides*.
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The Neighbors by Hannah Mary McKinnon

This is a thriller that Iโve not seen before and I donโt want to pick this one up either, it does sound fairly interesting, but this time, itโs more of a case of not being in the mood for this kind of book. I might add it again later, but for now, Iโm taking it off the list.
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Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline

This weekโs post is really short because I have literally nothing to say about some of the books on my list. This is another psychological thriller and there is no point me reading the blurb or giving it a try because itโs not a genre I get on well with.
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Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton

This is another book that I have no interest in reading, so Iโm going to keep it short and take it off my list.
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The Choke by Sofie Laguna

This is a cultural fiction book set in Australia, and although it does sound interesting and I think that I might read it one day, but it doesnโt sound like something that would keep my attention at the minute, so Iโm going to let it go.
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The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall

Ohh! To finish this week, we have a historical fiction, I hope itโs going to sound good! Hmmmโฆ the blurb is very vague and other than the setting and the time period, I donโt really know what this book is about, which is a shame, but I donโt feel like reading it!
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Well, this wasnโt the best week Iโve ever had, but I was still able to get rid of quite a few books, especially some weird, obscure and not-at-all-my-cup-of-tea books. Out of the 20 books I went through today, I was able to remove a total of 17 books, which I think is actually my record!!
Iโm now down to a total of 3,728 books on my โGoodreads โWant to Readโ shelf and Iโll be starting next weekโs purge post at #313.
Thatโs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
I always love reading what you keep on your list versus getting rid of. I feel like we (readers in general) add a lot of books to our list to read then never end up reading most of them.
โฅ Mae
Thank you so much! That’s so true but I like that I was crazy and added sooooo many because it’s helped me discover some titles I probably never would have! ๐
I want to read Lock Every Door!
I think it sounds good!
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Thank you so so so much for tagging me Stephen, I’ll get on to this one soon! Loved this tag! ๐