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Hello Hello! How are you all?
My first week back after my half-term break and the first week on online classes was very long and I feel very exhausted, so Iβm very glad that today is Friday and that I only have until 7 pm tonight before I can jump into my pyjamas and read!
I feel like this week has both been very long and very fast, but this post always brings me joy (and a bit of embarrassment) so Iβm glad Iβm back! On Tuesday, I crossed the 25k line on NaNoWriMo, Iβm so proud of my accomplishments so far and I decided to treat myself to a few episodes of Charmed this week, it was perfect!
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!
This weekβs purge is going to be starting with a total of 3,712 books on my Goodreads βWant to Readβ shelf, so it hasnβt moved since last week. As usual, today Iβm going to be looking through the next 20 books on this list and seeing what I can remove and what I can keep. Iβm starting at #317. Wish me luck, I can already tell by looking at the covers that itβs going to be a mystery/thriller week almost completely, yikes!
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GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
The Drowning Girls by Paula Treick DeBoard
So I was right, we are starting this week off with a thriller, and since I think most of these books will be thrillers or mysteries, Iβll only mention something when they are not, otherwise, Iβm going to be repeating myself a lot. Iβm honestly not a fan of family secrets plots in thrillers, I just donβt enjoy them, so Iβm going to get rid of this one.
REMOVE
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Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
Iβm actually surprised at how good this book sounds because I was expecting not to want to read it. This is more of the murder-dead-body type mystery/thriller that I enjoy more and although it doesnβt sound like one of the best, Iβm pretty sure Iβm going to enjoy it.
KEEP
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The Dark Room by Jonathan Moore
This is one of those books that sounds kind of good but Iβm also reluctant to read. I do enjoy thrillers and mysteries that donβt have dead bodies and a police investigation, and this one does a little, but I think it will focus a lot more on the blackmail aspect of the plot, and that doesnβt interest me much to be honest.
REMOVE
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Darling Jim by Christian MΓΈrk
Goodreads has this down as a mystery, but the blurb says itβs a modern gothic suspense, so Iβm a bit sceptical. Again, another one of those books that Iβm not sure about. I think the blurb was written in a way that makes this story one I wonβt really enjoy, I donβt really like when you know everything about a book before you start it and even though Iβm sure this book has much to give, I feel like the majority of the plot is in the blurb.
REMOVE
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Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach
Humm… I think this is the week of me not really knowing what to do with books. This one has been likened to Reconstructing Amelia, which I read a few years ago and found okay, but this one sounds kind of better. It reminds me a little bit of Pretty Little Liars, and I think I want to give it a chance.
KEEP
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It Happens All the Time by Amy Hatvany
This is a contemporary fiction that, like the previous books, I havenβt ever heard about or seen. Honestly, reading that blurb, I know why I donβt read more contemporary fiction, I have absolutely no desire to read this book, it just sounds kind of weird and not my thing at all.
REMOVE
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Two Days Gone (#1) by Randall Silvis
This one sounds like a mix of a thriller and a mystery, it has the dead-body-police-investigation part that I look for in mysteries, but it also sounds a bit much like a thriller, especially a family secret thriller. Itβs not doing much for me, so I think Iβm going to let this one go.
REMOVE
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The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti
I feel like I saw this one on Instagram or read a review about it because Iβve definitely seen it before. Unfortunately though, now that I have read the blurb, I donβt think I must have read it the first time around. One of those plots that donβt do much for me, Iβm going to remove this one from my list.
REMOVE
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Fractured by Catherine McKenzie
I donβt need to say much about this book, itβs a thriller and it sounds fairly boring to me, so Iβm not going to bother reading it.
REMOVE
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The Wife by Alafair Burke
Another thriller that has a focus on family life and family secrets, I donβt know why but I feel like a lot of thrillers always involve βthe wifeβ and itβs not something Iβm a fan of, so Iβm not going to be keeping this book either.
REMOVE
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A Killer Harvest by Paul Cleave
I donβt really know what to say about this book other than if you have a thing about eyes, I wouldnβt pick this up. They donβt bother me, but this blurb has kind of creeped me out, itβs not the kind of book I would pick up and Iβm not going to be keeping it.
REMOVE
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Don’t Close Your Eyes by Holly Seddon
Oh no, more eyes, I hope this one doesnβt sound as weird. Unfortunately, as soon as I read psychological thriller, my brain shut off and I had to try to read the blurb at least 3 times, and I still didnβt really understand what this book was about, but I know itβs about family secrets, so thatβs not for me.
REMOVE
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Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra
This one sounds a lot like a book that I read last year, and that I enjoyed but kind of brought me to the conclusion that I donβt really like that many thrillers. It does sound kind of interesting, but I donβt really want to read a book that sounds so similar to one Iβve already tried.
REMOVE
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A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
Weβve moved on and we now have a YA historical fiction, so I have higher hopes that this is going to sound more like my thing. but unfortunately, this blurb doesnβt take my fancy, itβs actually a historical thriller and while it kind of does sound good, it just doesnβt do it for me.
REMOVE
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To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer
This is an LGBT middle grade story that I added to my list after seeing it in a BookTube video I believe, itβs contemporary, so not my first pick, but it honestly sounds sweet and new, so I think Iβm going to give it a go.
KEEP
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Proud edited by Juno Dawson
This book sounds really really good and Iβm so glad itβs on my TBR list, Iβm definitely going to be reading it as soon as I can. Iβm sure itβs a great anthology, itβs on such important topics and Iβm sure Iβm going to enjoy it.
KEEP
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Da Vinci’s Tiger by L.M. Elliott
This book already sounds good and I only read the little blurb at the top. I absolutely love historical fiction and this one actually sounds really interesting. Itβs a novel about a real Renaissance woman called Ginevra De Benci who inspired Leonard De Vinci. I recently read The Doll Factory which has a big focus on art, specifically the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and I loved that part of the story, so Iβm definitely going to check this one out.
KEEP
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Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown
This is another historical fiction (yay), it is set at the start of WWI and focuses on British spies. At the start of the year, I started listening to The Alice Network by Kate Quinn and actually enjoyed what I heard, but I have yet to finish it. This one sounds a lot like that but also very different, and I definitely want to give it a shot.
KEEP
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Revenge and the Wild by Michelle Modesto
I wasnβt expecting to have any YA fantasy on my list today, but here we are and Iβve never heard of this book or seen it before. Not really what I was expecting though, to be honest, itβs not 100% my thing, but it has topics of disability in this book, which is what Iβm focusing on for my thesis, so Iβm going to keep it on my list for that reason.
KEEP
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The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni
And Iβm finishing this week with a historical fiction novel, apparently inspired by a pair of real caged graves in the U.S. The plot sounds sort of intriguing, but also not my thing, so Iβm going to let this one go I think.
REMOVE
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Well, that wasnβt my most successful week, and again, I had some very strange books on my list, but all things considered, it wasnβt bad.
Out of the 20 books I looked through today, I was able to remove a total of 13 books, taking my Goodreads βWant to Readβ list down to 3,698 books. Iβll be starting next weekβs post at #324.
Thatβs all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post, see you soon, stay safe,
Ellie xx
Interesting array of books on the list, I love seeing what comes up on it.
β₯ Mae
Thank you, it surprises me so much sometimes aha! π
You did so well!!! I also have Davinci’s Tiger on my TBR because I got it in an OwlCrate box. I hope it’s enjoyable
Thank you! I hope it is good! π
I want to read Jar of Hearts! Great week!
It sounds so good I think! Thank you! π
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