It’s that time again, friends! The TBR list is ever-growing and some trimming needs to get done.
Down the TBR Hole is a weekly book meme created by the wonderful Lia @ Lost in a Story that attempts to organize our ridiculously long Goodreads TBR list by choosing either to keep or eliminate the books we’ve saved on there.

I’m trying another format (surprise, surprise). I like this one a little better because it’s much quicker to assemble and I don’t have to download each picture to my gallery which is getting really cramped and a little harder to manage! So this might be the way to go 😀

BOOKS TO GO
- A MORTAL SONG | Morgan Crewe | Reason: Lost interest
- SILVER SHADOWS | Richelle Mead | Reason: 5th book in a series I haven’t started
- TRUTHWITCH | Susan Dennard | Reason: Middling reviews, lost interest
- FLIPPED | Wendelin Van Draanen | Reason: Already read, love the film
- AS I DESCENDED | Robin Talley | Reason: Not my preferred genre
- IF I STAY | Gayle Forman | Reason: Not interested, doesn’t seem to have aged well
- TALES OF THE PECULIAR | Ransom Riggs | Reason: Haven’t read previous books
- THE READER | Traci Chee | Reason: Lost interest, haven’t heard much about it
BOOKS TO KEEP
- SALT TO THE SEA | Ruta Sepetys | Reason: Want to read more historical fiction
- THE ALCHEMIST | Paulo Cohelo | Reason: Another classic I wish to read
- LOVE & GELATO | Jenna Evans Welch | Reason: Need to read more contemporary
- A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU | Claudia Gray | Reason: Gorgeous cover, interesting concept, sci-fi
THE TOTALS
Keep – 4
Go – 8
Do you agree with my picks? Are there some books I should consider keeping? Any of these books your favorite? Share your thoughts! 😄
Thanks for stopping by! Until next time 💖

Glad you’re keeping Love & Gelato! I really enjoyed that when I read it, was so easygoing and different from what I was reading at the time which was a load of fantasy + mystery novels 📚 It felt like a breath of fresh air. Hope you enjoy it too! 🙌✨💕
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It seems like a perfect summery read or just a good getaway read from my fantasy and sci-fi! I’m really looking forward to picking it up someday. Might not be very soon, but at least it’s on the list haha
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Ps. I like how in the collage you mixed all of the photos of books up so I went into it thinking ‘noooo she’s not going to read Love & Gelato’ and then I was happy to see that it’s on your keep list and somewhere down the line you will! 😂❤️
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Haha 😄 Like to keep readers on their toes 😉
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great that you were able to cut more down than keep! also, keeping salt to the sea was the best decision you made…it’s superb
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I’ve heard such great things about it. And it’s been a while since I’ve read good historical fiction. Sepetys seems like one of the best authors to turn to for YA readers right now!
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I read A Mortal Song and If I Stay years ago, I remember enjoying them but I barely remember anything about them now sooo 🙈 I removed Truthwitch from my TBR recently too, I’m just not interested!
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Hmm, A Mortal Song and If I Stay seemed to make a big splash at first but have since kind of faded away in the background 🤷🏽♀️ Truthwitch might have sounded unique when it first released but now there are so many similar concepts. But that’s okay! There’s always something else to read haha
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Ooh I have The Alchemist on my shelf and I still haven’t got around to reading is so looking forward to hearing your thoughts on that and seeing if it makes me speed up and read it, aha. Sounds like you’ve got some good books left – happy reading!
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If you happen to read it before me (which, you probably will at the rate I’m going LOL), I really hope that you enjoy! I’d be eager to see what you have to say about it 😄 Happy reading to you too!
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I really need to cull my TBR one of these days, too. I hope that you love the books that you are keeping. 🙂
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Cutting down the TBR is such a big job haha. I hope all goes well for you once you decide to tackle that beast 😊 And thank you! I hope so too!
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AHH I NEED to read Salt to the Sea! I’ve had some friends who read it and really enjoy it! Hope we both get a chance to! ❤
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Yes! I’ve heard nothing but great things. I’m sure we’re in for a treat whenever we get the chance to pick it up 😄
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OH MY GOD I LOVEE HOW YOU HAVE EDITED THE BOOKS BLACK AND WHITE – the ones you are discarding! LOVEEE THIS POST SOOO MUCH, Azia! ❤ ❤
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Oh thank you! I was going to use big red Xs at first but then there were so many and it just looked so mean 😂😂 So black and white was the way to go!
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I am so glad you did! It looks fabulous, Azia! 😍❤️
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I’m going to wait around for you to complete a thousand worlds without you and then begin ranting on the comment section lol.
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Haha, that sounds ominous. I liked Gray’s other book, Defy the Stars, so I’m hopeful this other series will work out. Also, I just REALLY want that cover on my shelves lol
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I really didn’t like Truthwitch so you’re missing nothing there.
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I’ve heard similar sentiments. Definitely feel like I’m not missing out on too much there haha
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