Down the TBR Hole is a feature created by Lost in a Story (although the blog seems to be down recently). I've seen it on a few other blogs and thought I would try it out myself! It seems like a really good way to cull your TBR of those books you're no longer interested in. So, how does it work?
- 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?
Here are the books I'm looking at this time:
Emmie, the lone woman working at a power tool company, is being forced to collaborate with a coworker who seems to dislike her on a charity project. This just doesn't sound very appealing to me anymore. Pass!
A sci-fi story about hacking, sharing, and deleting memories. The synopsis also refers to a "hot stranger" - ugh, nope! Pass!
A woman's fling is now stalking her and may even have killed her husband. Just not super into thrillers right now. Pass!
I really enjoy historical fiction and the infamous Borgia family of Italy is one I haven't read enough about. Keep!
This love story about two rival dating app creators sounds fun and light - keep!
Although the synopsis is a little vague, I'm intrigued by this story about magical houses in England, plus I really enjoyed Weymouth's last book - keep!
Historical fiction books can be comfort reads for me, and I like the sound of this story about the women who traveled west in search of husbands in California's gold country. Keep!
Have you read any of these?
I haven't read any of these but I'm liking the look and sound of all the ones you decided to keep.
ReplyDeleteGot to admit I love the sound of Mind Games! All the historical fiction books on your keep shelf sound great too.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for historical fiction!
Deleteoohh, I like the idea of this!! Might try this next time :)
ReplyDeleteMind Games sounds like my type of read but the mention of a "hot stranger" kind of puts me off. I'm ind of done with that kind of thing YA.
Ahh, me, too!!
DeleteI've seen a lot of mixed reviews about Faker. Seems like a lot of readers had problems with it. A Treason of Thorns sounds super interesting, though!
ReplyDeleteLaura Weymouth's previous book was so atmospheric, so I'm hoping for more of that!
DeleteI read Faker and The Right Swipe. I honestly liked both. I know Faker had mixed reviews, but I enjoyed it, and didn't quite agree with those people. But, that's me
ReplyDeleteYeah, everyone's different! It's just not appealing to me right now.
DeleteA Treason of Thorns sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteYesss to keeping the Right Swipe -- light and fluffy is a must these days!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I just put myself on the wait list for the audio!
DeleteMind Games is one that I have been eyeing for a little while now. I haven't heard of any of the other ones at all! I hope that you enjoy them when you get to reading them. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteA Treason of Thorns has a cool looking cover!!! I would keep it just for that :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes, that doesn't hurt!
DeleteI had Mind Games for awhile too, but ended up getting rid of it before reading. A Treason of Thorns is one I do want to try eventually!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds really good, right?
DeleteI haven't read any of these yet but I've been eyeing The Right Swipe because it just sounds like such a fun read.
ReplyDeleteIt really does!
DeleteThis is a good way of keeping your TBR in order! I love the Borgias too!
ReplyDeleteIt has been really helpful!
DeleteI've heard less-than-stellar things about Faking it and The Right Swipe. I definitely need to clean up my TBR! I've started going back to my earliest additions and seeing if they're still books I want to read. :)
ReplyDeleteLindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? 😷💬
Me, too! I'm trying to read some of the stuff that's been lingering the longest.
DeleteAhh I love the ones you've kept! I am so intrigued by both The Right Swipe and A Treason of Thorns, I can't wait to hear what you think of them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Marie!
DeleteI liked A Treason of Thorns. Mind Games sounds fun to me too, but I'm a computer person.
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to A Treason of Thorns!
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