I originally saw Down the TBR Hole on JamiShelves and my interest was immediately peaked. Starting over at Lost in a Story, the rules state:
- Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf.
- Order on ascending date added.
- Take the first 5 (or 10 (or even more!) if you’re feeling adventurous) books. Of course, if you do this weekly, you start where you left off the last time.
- Read the synopses of the books
- Decide: keep it or should it go?
And so, since I had already vowed to attempt sorting my Goodreads shelves, this seemed the natural extension.
Update: Okay I’ve decided that if I continue at my current rate I will literally never reach the end of my TBR. And so I’ve made some changes. Instead of 10 books, I’m now reviewing 15 books per week. I’ve decided I’m no longer allowed to cop out and say maybe. And all sequels to series that I haven’t started will be removed without making it into a blog post.*
*I honestly don’t even understand my own reasoning for TBRing these books?I have gone through my maybe shelf so far and removed all of the maybe books from my TBR. Because there are apparently a billion other books I would prefer to read.
Original TBR/Current TBR: 478/463
Pros
+Anyone who has ever read a book has heard about TBSP
+4+ stars on GRs
Cons
+I’m not a big fan of historical fiction
Decision time: Keep it
Pros
+Non-fiction mental health rep
+I have read over and over about how funny this book is
+The audio is supposed to be super amazing
Cons
+I tend to get bored with memoirs
Decision time: Keep it
Pros
+To Kill a Mockingbird is still one of my absolute favourite classics
+I really want to know how Scout grew up
Cons
+I have seen some mixed reviews for this one so I haven’t rushed into reading it
Decision time: Keep it
Pros
+This is one of the few YA series that I really want to read
Decision time: Keep it
Pros
+This is another one that I really wanna read
Cons
+Whenever I see this series in the bookstore they never have the first book?
Decision time: Keep it
Pros
+4+ stars on GRs
Cons
+I have no idea where this book came from
+It honestly just sounds bizarre
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+I mean this does sound interesting: kid turns invisible and makes friends with a blind person
Cons
+Again, no idea where this came from?
+I think past me may have got over-excited with GR giveaways (and added ALL OF THEM TO MY TBR)
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+I really enjoyed Go Ask Alice
Cons
+This book sounds exactly the same as Go Ask Alice
+A lot of the reviews say this is exactly the same as Go Ask Alice
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+I read the first three Dexter books and really enjoyed them
Cons
+This isn’t another Dexter book
+This is a nonfic analysing the Dexter series
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+Mental health rep
Cons
+I have more interest in mental health rep in YA fiction more than memoirs these days
+I’m turned off by the use of ‘strange girl’ on the cover of a mental health rep
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+Mental health rep
Cons
+Unless a book is a stand out for some reason I think I’m going to remove most of these nonfic memoirs
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+Mental health rep
Cons
+As above
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+Mental health rep
Cons
+As above
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+YA mental health rep
Cons
+I recently read Temptation of Adam which follows a very similar premise
Decision time: Remove it
Pros
+Mental health rep
Cons
+I don’t 100% feel comfortable about reading this for personal reasons
+GRs ratings are a bit mediocre
Decision time: Remove it
How did I do?
TBRs kept: 5
TBRs deleted: 10
TBR count before and after: 478 | 453
Have you read any of these books? Are any of these books on your TBR? Have you ever gone through TBR trends? Let me know!
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