TBR Lows & Highs #49

It’s late, but I skipped last week and didn’t want to skip another. So, let’s get to looking at my TBR. 

Rules:

• Link back to the original post at Howling Libraries
• Sort your Goodreads TBR shelf by date added, ascending
• Find 5-10 (or more, if you feel ambitious!) titles to purge from your TBR (the “lows”)
  • ALTERNATIVE OPTION: Find 5+ titles that are at the BOTTOM of your TBR—books you want to read someday, just not right now!
• Post those 5 books in the list, with a brief explanation
• Next, sort your Goodreads TBR shelf by date added, descending
• List the last 5 (or more!) books you added to your TBR, with a synopsis or your brief summary of why you added it (the “highs”)

✘✘✘ The Lows ✘✘✘

❌ The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Honestly, I’ve never really wanted to read this one, I just added it to my TBR because I thought I should one day read it. I still feel this way, but I know I might never actually get to it. 
✅ Sabriel by Garth Nix
I know, I know: how have I not read this one yet??? I’ve been recommend it left and right. I will get to it one day, I swear.
✅ Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs 
Another one I really want to try, but haven’t gotten around to yet and still I keep telling myself “soon”… 
✅ The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
This was a hard decision. I’m on the fence about wanting to read it, but since it is at my library, I’m going to keep it for now. 
❌ Before the Fall by Lauren Oliver 
I’m not interested in this one, it is another one I felt I should read because of how popular it is. 

♛ The Highs ♛

Remember it has been two weeks since I’ve shared my new additions, so while there are quite a few here it isn’t a terrible amount. 

• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  Currently sitting on my nightstand because youths at work recommended it to me. 
• A Study in Seduction by Eva Chase
  I’m going to join this group read. 
• Phoenix by Autumn Reed & Julia Clarke
  I’ve heard this one is really good. 
• Songs from the Deep by Kelly Powell
  YA historical fiction with Sirens being blamed for a string of murders. 
• Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers 
  I picked this one up from Netgalley. It was toted as a sci-fi reverse Cinderella. I’m totally down to see how this goes. 

• Black Canary: Ignite by Meg Cabot
• Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki
  I heard about these ones at the ALA Annual Conference, so I requested them from Netgalley. I’m so excited to read them. 
• Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia
  I liked Raven’s story. Beast Boy is my other favorite, so I’m glad his story is coming out next!
• Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
  LOVED Fix Her Up and the whole time I was hoping we’d get a book about this couple. I was not let down!! Can’t wait for this one to come out. 
• The Accidental Girlfriend by Emma Hart 

• Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead by Sara Gran
  I heard that fans of Veronica Mars might like this one, so….
• Bluewater Billionaires series books by Claire Kingsley and Pippa Grant
  When I saw that two of my new authors I’m way into were both writing books for this upcoming series I just had to add their books to my TBR list. 
• Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan
  ASDFGHJ!!!!
• The Vanishing by Jayne Ann Krentz 
  I swear I’ll read a romantic suspense book eventually… 
• The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg

• This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman
  I’m a sucker for interesting sounding Regency romances. 
• Bayou Born by Hailey Edwards 
  I have practically a whole GR group recommending this book to me haha. 
• The Circus Rose by Betsy Cornwell
  A queer YA retelling of Snow White and Briar Rose for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor, and Mackenzi Lee???? Yeah, sign me up. 
• The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
  I have a hard time passing up books featuring librarians and books. 
• Good Omens by Terry Prachett & Neil Gaiman
  UGH, I need to watch this show, read this book, and read more books by these authors! 

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TBR Total: 808 — 9 up from two weeks ago.

See???? I added quite a bit, but truly it isn’t that bad…

What book have you added to your TBR recently
that you are excited to read?