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Hello Hello! How are you?
Itβs that time of the week again when I do my Down the TBR Hole post! Iβve really enjoyed myself these past few weeks, and itβs so nice to clear through the Goodreads shelf and be able to remind myself of some awesome books I need to read! I hope you like reading these posts as much as I love writing them! I canβt believe this is the 4th one, I feel like Iβve already done quite a good job at removing some books!
You can find the first edition of Down the TBR Hole here. Last week I managed to add two books before my post, and this week I removed two apparently! This week Iβm starting with 5,283 books and currently at #34 on the Goodreads βWant to Read Shelfβ. I hope Iβm able to get quite a few books removed from the next 20 Iβm looking at today.
GOODREADS βWANT TO READβ SHELF
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
Iβm actually not really sure what this one is about. I havenβt heard anyone speak about for a few years actually and the reviews on Goodreads donβt seem very positive. I donβt really read that many contemporary novels and I feel like when I do want to pick up a contemporary, this isnβt something I would lean towards, so I think itβll have to go.
REMOVE
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
I donβt even need to read the blurb to remember that I really want to read this book. I canβt believe I havenβt picked it up sooner! Itβs been on my TBR at least one year before this book came out, I adored The Faut in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns, and I definitely want to read all his other books, so Iβm leaving this one and his other books on the shelf!
KEEP
Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison
This one honestly doesnβt appeal to me one bit and I have no idea why itβs on here, so this is going to be an easy decision.
REMOVE
Bonfire by Krysten Ritter
This is another one that I donβt need to read the blurb because I already know I want to read it! I feel like itβs been on my βwant to readβ shelf since I started Goodreads and I really need to get to it soon because Iβm really intrigued by this one!
KEEP
The Time Travelerβs Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Iβve read quite a few books about time travel and I obviously love Outlander (please donβt spoil me, I havenβt finished it yet), so Iβm not surprised that this book is on my list. This one seems different from the time travel books Iβve already read. Iβm expecting this one to be both funny and very emotional and I hope to get to it sometime soon.
KEEP
Calling Major Tom by David M. Barnett
I donβt really know what this book is about, but from the tiny blurb on Goodreads, Iβm convinced I want to read it, it sounds really good and I think it might break my heart, but that wonβt keep me away!
KEEP
Little Black Lies by Sharon J. Bolton
Well, what do you know? We are on another thriller binge! I canβt believe how many thrillers I have on my shelves considering the last thriller I read was 2 years agoβ¦ Iβm really bad ahah! I wasnβt expecting to keep this on the list when I just saw the cover, but now that Iβve read the blurb Iβm actually quite intriguedβ¦ I might have to get to this one soon, letβs hope the thriller bandwagon pays off this time!
KEEP
The Bookshop on the Corner (#1) by Jenny Colgan
I donβt read much Romance/Chick Lit, but this one sounds interesting, and itβs about a woman selling books, what can be better?
KEEP
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
This book sounds a bit like All The Bright Places, and although that book had me in tears the whole way through, I really loved it, so Iβm willing to give this one a chance!
KEEP
Last Seen by Lucy Clarke
Apparently I have a thing for thrillers set at the coast/the sea, but this one doesnβt interest me the same way some others that Iβve come across do, so I think this one will have to go, Iβm glad Iβm finally removing another book, I was starting to get worried with all the keeps on the list!
REMOVE
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Oh boy, here we go with the tearjerkers. Iβve read a few Michael Morpurgo books over the years, and I have to say that I remember them vividly and they were so beautiful! I naturally added every single book he has ever written, but I think Iβll keep this one for now and remove the others until I decide which one I want to read next!
KEEP
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
I hadnβt realised what this one was about when I added it to my list, it must have been one of my many automatic adds when I saw the cover, but Iβm pleasantly surprised by the synopsis and it actually seems like it could be so good, really sad, but also really good, so Iβm going to give it a chance!
KEEP
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Iβve seen this book in so many Instagram photos over the years, but never actually took the time to look at the synopsis, which is unfortunate because if I had I wouldnβt have added it. The setting intrigued me because I really like India and want to learn more about the country and read more books set there, but this synopsis just doesnβt really do anything for me, so Iβll be taking it off the list.
REMOVE
Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart
When I added this to my βwant to readβ shelf I did really want to read it, but my reading tastes have changed in the last years, so Iβm not interested in reading this one anymore.
REMOVE
The Unremembered Girl by Eliza Maxwell
Iβm not sure about this one, it seems interesting but at the same time I imagine it could be a bitβ¦ strange, Iβve not heard anyone speak about it, so I think Iβm going to take it off for now.
REMOVE
The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night by Jen Campbell
I donβt know what it is about covers and titles like this one, but they just pull me in! I havenβt read very many short story collections at all, but I really want to try to read some more this year and I think that this one could be a lovely addition on this yearβs TBR.
KEEP
A Tangled Mercy by Joy Jordan Lake
If youβve been reading this blog for a while, or know me at all, youβll know that I love Historical Fiction and that itβs an automatic buy for me. My two favourite periods in historical fiction are WWII and slavery time, so as soon as I reread this blurb, I knew I wanted to read this one. I like how the blurb seems to incorporate historical fiction and mystery, so Iβm really looking forward to getting to it sometime soon!
KEEP
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This one has been on my list for literal YEARS and itβs still as hyped as when it came out, so this year Iβve put it on all of my challenge TBRs and even my Priority TBR to make sure I read it!
KEEP
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
If you know me, youβll know Iβm a sucker for Winnie the Pooh (and Eeyore especially). Iβve already read this a few times and my mum read it to me when I was a kid, but I added it to my TBR a few years ago because I really wanted to reread it. This week I actually bought a new edition, itβs so beautiful, and Iβm definitely going to read it soon!
KEEP
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
I canβt remember if the BBC did a Charles Dickens series about 10 years ago, or if itβs just my imagination, but I remember watching adaptations of Oliver Twist and Great Expectations and absolutely adoring them, so I obviously added the books to my Goodreads TBR. I really want to try to read some more classics this year and I think that this will be a good choice!
KEEP
This one seemed a lot easier for some reason, I didnβt struggle, uuhhming and aahring over books, but I didnβt do as good as usual! I only managed to remove 6 books out of the 20 I checked, but I do think that this week, I was reminded of all the amazing books I have on my Goodreads shelf and it made me want to read them, so I hope to read them soon-ish! I took off a few other books from the authors I mentioned in the post and Iβm now down to 5,272 and #49, it doesnβt seem like Iβm getting very far, but I think Iβve managed to remove about 50 books since I starting this endeavour a few weeks back!
Comment down below how long your TBR is and what you do to keep it in check!
Thatβs all for now, I hope you liked this post, see you soon,
Ellie xx
Sorry but there is something better than a woman selling books!!!! That would be a woman buying books!! And donβt forget you promised never to touch those stones!!!!!
You got that right! And I’m not ahah!!!
So glad you decided to keep Turtles All the Way Down – I ADORE that book so much. The OCD rep in it is fantastic!
The OCD rep is what had me, I used to suffer from OCD a bit when I was younger and it’s under control now but sometimes it resurfaces so I was so interested in reading about it! I can’t wait to get to it, thanks Kelly!