Okay, so I’d been doing Down the TBR Hole for quite some time and really loved it. BUT, it started to feel a bit like a chore, which is why I’d cut down on it. Luckily, Destiny decided to create a new similar-but-different feature that’s loads of fun called TBR Lows and Highs!
Rules:
- Link back to the original post at Howling Libraries
- Sort your Goodreads TBR shelf by date added, ascending
- Find 5-10 (or more, if you feel ambitious!) titles to purge from your TBR (the “lows”)
- Post those 5 books in the list, with a brief explanation of why you removed it
- Next, sort your Goodreads TBR shelf by date added, descending
- List the last 5 (or more!) books you added to your TBR, with a synopsis or your brief summary of why you added it (the “highs”)
To Remove:
How to Be Human
This isn’t something I’d add to my TBR if I saw now, and no one I know has reviewed it. I’m trying to only keep books that I actively want to read, sooo.
The Nightlife
I read very, very little poetry and the poetry I do read is typically personally recommended to me. I don’t know where this one even came from.
City of Saints & Thieves
This one isn’t calling to me, and it has pretty poor reviews by some folks I know.
Beast
Meh, another one I wouldn’t add if I saw now.
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me
I didn’t connect to the blurb, and seeing Hannah’s review made me decide taking a step back was the right decision.
Newly Added:
The Darkest Part of the Forest
Melanie included this in yesterday’s Top Ten Tuesday and I had to add it!
The Visitors
I saw this one over on Spine Cracker and was really intrigued by the premise.
Everything That’s Underneath
I truly don’t know where I found this (Destiny??), but horror anthologies are fun, right?
This Mortal Coil
I’ve actually had this on my TBR for a while, but entered a giveaway for it recently and apparently had it re-added.
Worlds Seen in Passing
Both Destiny and Melanie reviewed this and enjoyed it, so I’m hoping to get to it sometime!
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Sarah Ames-Foley 
Great post! I love this idea 🙂
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Thank you! Unfortunately I cannot take the credit, but it is a super fun idea. 🙂
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Awh, my heart is so happy just seeing that book! But know it’s on your TBR now? Damn! No words! Happy reading, love! And i love you end up loving all of these! 💕xx
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❤ Thank you!
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I feel like I removed City of Saints & Thieves and Beast recently, too, for the same respective reasons – bad reviews or just feeling “meh” about them! I didn’t recognize the other 3 on your lows, but I was super excited about some of your new additions! The Darkest Part of the Forest is one I’ve been meaning to read for years so I’m hoping to get to it soon.
And yes, I’m reading Everything That’s Underneath right now! It’s been soooo good. It’s a solid mixture of horror and speculative fiction and I think you’ll really like it. I also totally think you’ll love Worlds Seen in Passing. There are a few stories in there in particular that I just still can’t stop thinking about, even a couple of weeks after reading them. One of them, I was so intrigued by the author that I immediately bought the first novella in her horror novella series!
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