Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these and I think it’s about time to jump back into cleaning up my TBR shelves. Goodness knows I’ve added more than enough to make up for the ones I already purged!
The Down the TBR Hole meme was started by Lost In a Story and it is the most perfect tool for cleaning off shelves that I’ve come across. Here’s how it works:
- Go to your goodreads to-read shelf.
- Order on ascending date added.
- Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books
- Read the synopses of the books
- Decide: keep it or should it go?
THE BOOKS
WRITTEN IN THE BLOOD BY STEPHEN LLOYD JONES
Okay, first of all, this is a sequel. How did this end up on my TBR? I checked out the first book and apparently it’s a “sweeping thriller” that time jumps so… VERDICT: PASS
THE FIRE SERMON BY FRANCESCA HAIG
I’ve been intrigued by The Fire Sermon for years but somehow I never knew that it was YA. Huh. The synopsis actually sounds really similar to other more recent YA dystopian and science fiction books. Interesting. There’s really just nothing jumping out at me that says I NEED to read this. VERDICT: PASS
INK IN THE BONE BY RACHEL CAINE
I actually own a physical copy of this book and I pick it up every now and then, but haven’t actually read it. I know tons of people who love this series and I definitely do plan to read it eventually! VERDICT: KEEP
DIGITAL FORTRESS BY DAN BROWN
I’ve never met a Dan Brown book I didn’t like! Keep your judgments to yourself. I’m not sure why I haven’t read this one yet, but it’s the only one I still need to get to. Maybe I’m keeping it around for when the mood strikes and there’s not a new book yet because he takes TEN DECADES between them. VERDICT: KEEP
HOOK’S DAUGHTER BY HEIDI SCHULZ
Hey, a retelling! This does sound cute. Unfortunately middle grade and I really don’t get along these days. VERDICT: PASS
Who is your guilty pleasure author?
Ever find a random sequel in your TBR?
Let me know in the comments!
