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?
My shelf is back up to 1130 books. I finished a book this week, but I also added a few books to my wishlist.
This week’s books:
Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar – GO. The synopsis seems okay, minus the sensationalist headline about the author’s ability to sell large quantities of books on Amazon. That wasn’t the only tip-off that the book might be a waste of time, though. His author bio is mostly about his non-book-related corporate career working for a big-shot company before becoming a CEO, and then the only good reviews are 5 stars and so few and far between the many 1-star reviews that it’s a bit obvious they were written by friends. No thanks.
Silence in the Woods by J.P. Choquette – GO. I didn’t realize this book is about the Big Foot myths, one of the few myths I have next to no interest in reading about. I’ll pass.
Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido- KEEP. As ridiculous as the show “Supernatural” could be at times, I still love it, and I want more. Luckily, there are books!
The Nature Fix by Florence Williams – KEEP. I started reading this a few years ago but got distracted by another book and never got around to finishing it. I will pick it back up at some point.
A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill – KEEP. One of the reviews said this book is perfect for fans of “Supernatural” and several reviews mentioned Lovecraft, so I’m definitely going to be reading this one.
My want-to-read shelf is back down to 1128 books. The next post will be made up of Horror books I own.
