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?
When a famous actress has a mental breakdown, her team hires a body double to take her place in public. Amazing premise, but the reviews are not great for this one - pass!
In this story, social media is monitored by the Hive, and if you cause too much trouble, it's legal for a group of people to hunt you down and teach you a lesson. This just sounds a little too eerie for me - pass!
After a woman decides to end her life in 20 days by taking a mysterious bottle of pills, she realizes her life is worth saving. Even though this deals with a lot of heavy topics, I think (and hope) that ultimately this will be an uplifting story. Keep!
In the wake of World War I, a woman searches for her husband with the help of his brother. I love the sound of this one, definitely keeping it!
A woman running from her past starts receiving books on the mail, and she thinks they're from the man who was part of her downfall. Although I love books about books, for some reason this one isn't grabbing me. Pass!
This story follows a group of people heading west in America in 1844. This isn't a setting I come across a lot, so I think I'll keep this one!
A woman faces the loss of her Hollywood lifestyle when her producer husband kicks her out of their home. The low ratings on Goodreads are not inspiring confidence for me - pass!
Have you read any of these?
Oh boo -- The Body Double sounds fascinating, but so many bad reviews leaves me bummed!
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DeleteI've not read any of these. One More River to Cross sounds really good though and I agree that's not a setting that's covered very often. The Poppy Wife sounds great too.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely - anything war-related always appeals to me.
DeleteI have not read any of these, but BEEN THERE, MARRIED THAT is one on my TBR. Maybe one of us will read it someday
ReplyDeleteHaha, maybe!
DeleteI have not read any of these, but I like the sound of The Poppy Wife and One More River to Cross!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely!
DeleteI haven't read any of these (surprise surprise lol) but I'm loving the sound of The Poppy Wife and One More River to Cross. You know me, always interested in historical fiction :D
ReplyDeleteHaha, me too!
DeleteI haven't read any of these. When I'm on the fence about keeping a book on my TBR, I definitely check the reviews too.
ReplyDeleteOf course - it's not a perfect indicator, but when the reviews are pretty unanimously bad, it doesn't bode well.
DeleteThe Hive does sound eerie. And Twenty definitely looks like it has promise! Hope it turns out to be good.
ReplyDeleteOne More River sounds great too!
I agree!
DeleteThe Words Between Us caught my attention because books about books. And it's already on my wishlist.
ReplyDeleteBut this sounds like a really great idea to cut out tbr books on goodreads.
Yes, it's helpful to weed stuff out so I can concentrate on the ones I actually do want to read!
DeleteI have heard about The Poppy Wife, but haven't read any of these. i have some similar posts in the past, which really helped me reduce considerably my Goodreads TBR
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely, my Goodreads want-to-read shelf gets out of control!
DeleteI have seen The Hive a lot and I think it is one that I will be passing on as well. ;)
ReplyDeleteRight? Just feels a little too real!
DeleteTwenty sounds interesting. And that cover is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteI've been good with my tbr. Although it's recently gone up from 72 to 77. Not a lot but I'm trying to keep it down to the books I'm planning to read the rest of the year and I don't think I can get through that many books!
ReplyDeleteI would pass on The Body Double too just because I don't like books with actresses/Hollywood settings. I don't like them too much in my movies either.
The Poppy Wife sounds the most interesting out of the bunch.
Has this feature helped keep down your tbr or have you have been adding more that it stays the same?
Hmm, that's a good question! This feature helps me go through my goodreads "want-to-read" shelf and determine which books I actually want to put on my TBR! So, it makes my actual TBR go up, but is helping me finally go through that shelf!
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