TBR Lows & Highs #84

It is finally, finally Friday.

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 ✘✘✘

❌Darkest Night by Tara Thomas
It isn’t at any of my libraries, so I’ll have to say no to this one.

✅La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Of course I’ll read this one! I mean… eventually…

✅Married With Zombies by Jesse Petersen
I heard this was a good audiobook, so I’ll keep it again. I also enjoy reading books about married couples and it sounds funny.

✅The Surface Breaks by Louise O’Neill
I’ve heard really good things about this book, even if I don’t see many reviews for it.

✅Green Rider by Kristen Britain
This sounds so magical and amazing! Why have I not read this one yet?

♛ The Highs ♛

I added… too many books this week. I’m actually in awe of how many I added. Over 60 books. How even?! I know some of these are because I entered giveaways, but yikes. I removed so, so many books, you have no idea and here I give you my top 10 adds from the week. 

• A Villain for Christmas by Alice Winters
  I have been loving the Alice Winters books I’ve been reading… this may be one of 4 of her books I added to my TBR this week. This one I’m saving from Christmas (maybe), but the others I might be devouring soon. 
• Track the Sun by Becca Andre 
  She’s an animal trainer, but she has magic and is hiding from a shaman. Verra interesting. 
• The Knight & The Necromancer by A.H. Lee
  Potentially enemies to lovers??? 
• Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick by David Wong 
  The sequel I forgot I was waiting for, but am now totally hyped about!!
• They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
  I thought this was on my TBR already…. anyhow, planning on reading this super soon.

• Our Dreams at Dusk, vol. 2 by Yuhki Kamatani
  The first volume was so good!
• Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 
  The one book I read by this author was good and this one sounds creepily good.
• Will & Patrick Wake Up Married by Leta Blake & Alice Griffiths
  This one sounds absolutely adorable. 
• Failed Princesses, vol. 1 by Ajiichi
  Gosh this is another adorable sounding one that I hope is full of love, hope, and cuteness. 
• Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian 
  I keep telling myself I’m going to read this author — I don’t even know how many books of hers I have on my TBR. Also, I don’t know if I’ve read a book with a nonbinary character before so, wow this would be new for me. 

TBR TOTAL: 1085 
Last week my total was 1060, honestly I’d be more “how is this possible” had I not just brought my total DOWN from 1100+ going through them for my Highs. 

So, I’m really glad I go through my TBR every week to clean up books that I added on whims. 

What’s new on your TBR you’re excited to read?