Down the TBR Hole was started by Lia over at Lost in a Story. All book covers are linked to Goodreads unless otherwise noted.
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?
I will be repeating this process every week until I’ve filtered out my entire TBR. I skipped last week since I was participating in the 24 in 48 readathon, so I’m doing 10 books this week instead of only 5. I currently have 575 books on my to-read shelf. I owe the decrease almost entirely to the readathon, but also I found some books on the list that I had already removed from my collection but had forgotten to take off of Goodreads.
This week’s ten books:
The Lord of the Plains by Sarah Chapman – GO. Meh. I don’t know when I picked up this ebook, but I hope I didn’t pay anything for it.
Gods and Dragons – Keep. I have no idea if any of these eight books will be any good, but I already own them, so I’m willing to give them a chance.
A Sea of Shields by Morgan Rice – GO. I know I had to have picked this one up for free because there is no way I would have paid money for the 10th book in a series which I’ve never read. I’m not interested in this one enough to read nine other books before finally getting to read it.
The Final Formula by Becca Andre – GO. The synopsis makes me think this one will have me raising my eyebrows at a bunch of plot points that feel implausible, and I don’t have time for that crap.
Vigilante of Shadows by Miranda Stork – GO. One word: Nope.
The Magic of Highland Dragons by Kella McKinnon – KEEP. I don’t care how cheesy or romantic this book might end up being; it involves Highlanders 😉
The Rise of Mallory by Roy Huff – KEEP. This is the 3rd book in the Everville series, so I’ll reassess whether or not to keep it after I read the 1st book.
The City of Worms by Roy Huff – KEEP. Ditto for the 2nd book in the Everville series.
Birth of the Monster by Shane K.P. O’Neill – GO. The synopsis says this is the prequel to The Dracula Chronicles series, but next to the title it says this is book 5.5. Either way, I’m not interested.
Horseradish by Lemony Snicket – KEEP. I LOVE A Series of Unfortunate Events so there’s no way I’m not reading this!
My to-read shelf is down to 570 books! It will probably stay there for a week or two if it doesn’t grow since I already know I’ll be keeping several of the next books on the list. I’ll start off next week with book #56.