Down the TBR Hole — June 11th, 2021

Posted June 11, 2021 by lenoreo in Down the TBR Hole / 1 Comment

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Down The TBR Hole is a meme created by Lia @ Lost in a Story that revolves around cleansing your TBR of all those books you’re never going to read and sort through it all to know what’s actually on there.

It works like this:

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?

This is all Lillian @Mom With a Reading Problem‘s fault. She started doing this, and I couldn’t help but look at my Kindle, and all the titles that I don’t even remember what they’re about, and I just figured maybe I should start the CLEANSE. It’s about the only CLEANSE you’ll see me participate in. I’m going to be focussing entirely on my Kindle book problem at the moment, since it’s the craziest (and it’s what features most prominently in my Goodreads TBR). And I’ve decided if a book goes, then I’m deleting it from my Kindle cloud library too — GONE! Poof! JUST DO IT! My internal hoarder is screaming right now.

As of writing this post, my current Goodreads TBR shelf has 1821 books on it. No, that’s not a typo. You see why this meme might be good for me. I’ve also decided that if I get rid of the first book in a series, and I have other books in that series, I’m going to get rid of them at the same time instead of waiting until they show up.

Every Rose (Every Rose #1) by Lynetta Halat — Oh yeah, I’m out right from the Reader Beware…just not a fan of that kind of marketing.

Verdict: Goes

The Tied Man (The Tied Man #1) by Tabitha McGowan — A few readers I follow really enjoyed this one, but I’m just not pulled in by the blurb.

Verdict: Goes

Wide Open (Wide Awake #2) by Shelly Crane — I don’t know how this one is related to the first book, but I loved that one, so this one definitely stays.

Verdict: Stays

Hot Ticket (Sinners on Tour #3) by Olivia Cunning — I didn’t really read the blurb, but at this point I’m wanting to try this series again, so I don’t want to get of any in case I need to read them all, you know?

Verdict: Stays

Broken at Love (Whitman University #1) by Lyla Payne — Another book/series I checked out because a friend loved it. But I do not have tolerance for douchey guys, no matter how redeemable in the end. There are just way too many other books on my TBR. I got a box set for this one, and while some of the others look a bit better, I’m just going to let them all go, so this actually gets rid of 5 entries on my TBR.

Verdict: Goes

Vain (The Seven Deadly #1) by Fisher Amelie — I think I’m ready to let this go and Greed go. I still want to try Callum & Harper again, but I don’t think I’m that interested in this series.

Verdict: Goes

Noah (5th Street #1) by Elizabeth Reyes — Hmmm…I definitely want to read more of this author, but I have a feeling I might get hung up on certain aspects, so I might try something else.

Verdict: Goes

Destined to Fail by Samantha March — Yeah no.

Verdict: Goes

Wanted (Wanted #1) by Kelly Elliott — This author has been at a few book signings I’ve attended, and yet every time I pass over this book and reach for something else. I’m just not that interested I guess.

Verdict: Goes

Betrayal’s Shadow (The Guardians of Eden #1) by K.H. LeMoyne — I will admit I was a bit intrigued, but then I looked at the negative reviews, and was probably unfairly swayed against. But seriously people, I don’t need 1800 books, so this isn’t a tragedy.