Although it’s probably a little late for this now, happy November, everyone! How’s everyone’s month been going thus far? Coming into it, I had an idea of how the month would go, and almost immediately it all splintered before me. I’ve made a half-hearted attempt toward participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month — a challenge to write 50,000 words toward the first draft of a novel in 30 days) this year after attempting and achieving it for the first time last November. Presently, I’m meant to be at 18,333 words to be on target, and I’m coming in at just under 7,000. I’m planning to still work on the project this month, but am fairly certain I won’t get to 50k before November ends–which I’ve made my peace with.
Anyway, let’s get to the actual point of this post!
Down The TBR Hole is a meme created by 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.
Date Added: July 17, 2019 (four years ago)
Based on the timeframe of when I added Letters to the Lost to my “to-read” shelf and the title’s similarity to it, I’m assuming I shelved this book in hopes of finding something similar to one of my favorite books, Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira. That being said, while this novel is well-rated, young adult romance isn’t something that pertains to my present interests, so I’m going to be removing it from my TBR.
Date Added: July 17, 2019 (four years ago)
As More Than We Can Tell is a part of the same anthology series as Letters to the Lost which I’m not prioritizing, I will be removing this installment also.
Date Added: July 17, 2019 (four years ago)
Added on the same day as the last two books, In Search of Us is by the author of the aforementioned Love Letters to the Dead, a favorite of mine. Although I loved her debut novel and the blurb sounds interesting, I’m not sure this is one I’ll realistically prioritize reading. There may be a day I end up picking it up, but in the meantime, I’ll be removing it from my Goodreads TBR.
Date Added: March 10, 2020 (3 years ago)
Upon first hearing about Clap When You Land, my interest was immediately piqued. I adored The Poet X and while I thought With the Fire on High was just alright, Elizabeth Acevedo had firmly made her way into my “instabuy” list (I put that in quotes as I almost always utilize the library for first reads of books). Because of this, I will keep this book on my list.
Date Added: March 22, 2020 (3 years ago)
I truly have no idea how I stumbled across Confessions of a Wallflower as it doesn’t have too many ratings on Goodreads. I’m guessing it must’ve been either recommended by the Goodreads “Readers also enjoyed” section or has something to do with the similarity in title to The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Whatever the case, I’ll be keeping this poetry collection on my TBR.
Date Added: March 24, 2020 (3 years ago)
Similar to the last book on this list, I don’t know how I heard about Sacred Heart. As it’s a graphic novel, it differs from what I usually pick up. Whatever the case, I find the blurb intriguing and will be keeping it on my “to-read” shelf.
Date Added: April 11, 2020 (3 years ago)
After reading a Vincent van Gogh biography about a year before adding this to my “to-read” shelf, it makes perfect sense to me for Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers to be here. While I haven’t consumed as much media about Van Gogh in recent years, he and his life still absolutely intrigue me, and I’ll definitely be keeping this on my TBR.
Date Added: April 21, 2020 (3 years ago)
I was a fan of Waterparks for years and it really escalated back in 2020 (along with a sudden obsession with boy bands–strange times) when this book was added. The main reason I didn’t pick it up then is probably due to the limited printing run, making it very hard to get. Although I don’t listen to Waterparks now as much as I used to then, I did hear there may be more copies of You’d Be Paranoid Too If Everyone You Knew Was Out to Get You in production, so I’ll hold out a little longer and keep it on the list.
Date Added: August 13, 2020 (3 years ago)
Similar to The Bell Jar in my last Down the TBR Hole post, I do still want to familiarize myself with Sylvia Plath, and what better way is there than with The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath? I’ll definitely be keeping this for the time being.
Date Added: August 22, 2020 (3 years ago)
I think I must have added Foreshadow: Stories to Celebrate the Magic of Reading & Writing YA to my “to-read” list upon seeing Emily X.R. Pan’s name attached to it. Her debut The Astonishing Color of After blew me away so–like Elizabeth Acevedo–she was added to my mental list of authors to keep an eye out for. With that being said, while I’m sure this collection is excellent, I don’t know when I’d realistically get to it. Because of that, I will be removing it from my TBR on Goodreads.
Books Removed: 4
Books Kept: 6
Current TBR Count: 132 – 4 = 128
And that wraps up this installment of my Down the TBR Hole posts. I was as successful in paring down the list as I was last time — which is to say not very. However, there are some interesting ones refreshed in my mind, so that’s a definite plus.
Have you read any of the books on this list? If so, what did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!
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