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 holding steady at 1129 books. I was pretty busy this past week and didn’t finish any books.
This week’s books:
The Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton – KEEP. The zombie apocalypse from the perspective of a “foul-mouthed” crow? Yes, please, and thank you!
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas – KEEP. This appears to be a “Peter Pan” retelling of sorts, but darker, and that sounds interesting to me.
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson – KEEP. This story involves libraries full of books about sorcery and one of the characters has a demonic servant of some kind. It sounds like it might be adjacent to the “dark academia” subgenre, and I’m down for that.
Un Lun Dun by China Miéville – KEEP. I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time. I have a feeling it’s going to be nothing like I’ve read before.
The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay – KEEP. I’m highly skeptical about this one thanks to not enjoying The Brontë Plot. I will give it a chance, but I will ditch it in a heartbeat if it starts veering in the same direction.
My want-to-read shelf remains at 1129 books. I knew I wasn’t likely to get rid of any of this week’s books, but I’m not sure about the next ones.
