🌙 Hi, guys! I hope you’re having a wonderful day full of good readings. Super excited cause this weekly series will be focused on helping me clean my Goodreads shelves and also prioritize some readings and organize myself in general. I LOVE this idea, I know that many of you already know it and do it as well, the creator is the incredible Destiny | Howling Libraries | 💫 whom I love as a human being and I respect a lot as a book blogger ❤️, so it’s really a pleasure to start with this new project especially because it’s created by someone who I admire a lot and that makes me very happy, I also really need help to organize my books, So here we go! 👏🏻
This weekly meme has its rules of course, as you see, but I also wanted to give it my own twist to make it more fun and also fit my needs or what I hope to do with my books and my readings. So I’ve decided that as well as Destiny, I’ll be opening voting every week so that you can participate in the whole process and help me decide which books to prioritize, for this: I’ll ask you to vote for one of the books in the “LOWS” section and not only I’ll be adding it to my priority list, but I’ll also be creating my own TBR Jar with each of your choices!. So, every week the book you choose from my selection will be added to my TBR Jar and then at the end of the month, I’ll choose one of them to read and finally give a real chance to it. I’ll not be removing all my “LOWS”, only some if necessary, maybe one per week or sometimes none, I’ll be super honest about them and I hope you can help me make a decision anything can happen in these posts! LOL 🥰
I hope you like this idea, I think it will be fun, I’ll be cleaning my Goodreads shelves a bit, which is great, but you can also participate in the process and so will have a super interactive experience, so we can all have a little fun ❤️. I hope you enjoy it, thanks for the support always, from the bottom of my heart & LET’S START! 🌙
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”)
Thank you SO much if you voted on the previous week post and thanks to you as well that have let me know your thoughts, it was really helpful to make my decisions ❤️
✔️ I KEEP ON MY TBR | Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West (I LOVE how the plot sounds so this is my personal choice that remains in my TBR, without a doubt)
❌ LEAVES MY TBR | The Iron King (The Iron Fey #1) by Julie Kagawa (This took me a while to think about, but I’m sure the plot isn’t something I want to read, so although I LOVE the author, I prefer to read her newest works) & Sweet Evil (Sweet #1) by Wendy Higgins (This is the only one who knew I wasn’t interested in reading and also received no votes)
⚱️ TBR JAR |Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas & Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (To my TBR Jar are the two most voted by you and I’ll choose one of this jar every month to read, I’ve heard wonderful things about both series so now I’m pretty curious. I’ve decided that if I don’t get to read any of these this year, they’ll definitely leave my TBR)
🌙 The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns #1) by Rae Carson || I used to be super excited about this book, I added it because the first time I heard about it was through Reagan from Peruseproject on BookTube and resonate a lot with me, you know that I’m weak when it comes to fantasy and I loved that it was “a chosen one ” story. I know it’s about a princess, the youngest of two sisters who have been “marked” as the chosen one and is like destiny to have incredible power. I know there’s romance involved as well, which is not a problem but I still have my reservations because I’ve heard that it’s VERY slow-paced, and that has always stopped me from picking it up. Now I know that I need your opinion on this to help me to decide.
🌙 All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven || This book was and remains so popular since it came out and that’s why it has been on my TBR since that time. It’s compared to The Fault in Our Stars meets Eleanor and Park, and although I have no problem with the first title, Eleanor & Park is not my favorite thing, so I’m afraid that if it’s something similar, I probably don’t enjoy it, you know?. I know it’s a book about a girl and a boy who are going through super difficult and dark moments of their lives, one of them recently lost her sister and the other one I think is dealing with mental health issues, so it certainly sounds like a hard-hitting & emotional impactful book, which I usually like. So I would like to know your opinion about it
🌙 The Crown’s Game (The Crown’s Game #1) by Evelyn Skye || Another good example that I get carried away by fantasy books. I think it sounds good, even today I think that, but my interests around the genre have changed a bit and although I like that it’s based in Russia, and I like the way the magic is reflected in the synopsis, I feel that I’m not as interested in it as I was when I added it. I’ve heard many things about this book over time and I feel that it sounds quite average and I don’t feel so much desire to read about this type of magic competitions, I’ve also heard the characters are pretty flaw and that’s a shame. I’m still interested, of course, to get your opinion and I also know that the author has another more recent book called Circle of Shadows, so I think I could try with that one instead, cause sounds more appealing to me
🌙 Nil (Nil #1) by Lynne Matson || I add this one because I love how it sounds, and I still like the concept and the idea of having to escape from this island within a year or you die, which sounds very intense and I find it interesting to follow. On the other hand, I’m so sad that it has so many bad ratings and especially of people I trust in, that’s why I haven’t picked it up yet. I’d really like to know if you’ve read it and what you think honestly, it would help me make a decision because no matter how good it sounds, I really don’t want to have it forever on my shelves to never read it, you know?
🌙 Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink #1) by Mindy McGinnis || I added it because I saw Trina (Between Chapters) talking about it and I thought it sounded very unique, this apocalyptic world where water is as valuable as gold due to its shortage and people are willing to do anything to get it. I like that it’s a short book and it’s also part of a duology, and I want to read more of these, that would be positive, but I think I haven’t taken it into account because I stopped hearing about it and prioritize other readings, but I still think it sounds promising, so tell me what you think I should do?
🌙 Ten by Gretchen McNeil || This book sounds INCREDIBLE, like OMG, I can’t wait to read it. I know it’s a bit old now, but recently I find out about its existence and I loved the idea of a group of boys, an island, a sinister DVD and murders, I think it’s the perfect combo to read during the horror season or at any time, but I’m saving it for a rainy day, maybe or when gets cold here where I live because for some reason I enjoy reading this kind of mystery and terror books when it’s cold. It doesn’t have many positive reviews, but with this one, I’ll follow my intuition and I hope I don’t get disappointed, I think it could be super entertaining.
🌙 Dread Nation (Dread Nation #1) by Justina Ireland || This book sounds super epic, but I hadn’t intended to read it till now until I saw some incredible reviews and also some BookTubers talking about it, so now I feel quite excited to give it a chance. It’s a bit complicated to explain as such but basically, it’s a Ya Historical based on the Battle of Gettysburg where dead people are coming back to life.
I also know that it has a bad-ass female main character, which everyone seems to love.
🌙 Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy || I got this book thanks to Chelsea from chelseadolling reads, and I think it sounds incredible. In addition to having an adorable cover, I know that it’s the story of a girl who’s going through her parents’ divorce and is also dealing with having problems with an ex-friend but at the same time creating new ties with her new friend her fifteen-pound cat. I think it sounds adorable, but also super important, I think it’s great that a book aimed at a younger audience touches on topics such as parents divorce, I think I could give a good message and I’m excited to read it
🌙 Heartstopper: Volume Two (Heartstopper #2) by Alice Oseman || Not much to tell about this lovely story, I read the first volume, I LOVED it! So I’m ready for more of this adorable romance.
🌙 The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters || “A supernatural thriller in the vein of A Head Full of Ghosts about two young girls, a scary story that becomes far too real, and the tragic – and terrifying – consequences that follow one of them into adulthood.”
I need to say more? I’m captivated by the promise of this book and I know it doesn’t have the best reviews either, but I think I’ll still give it a chance because it sounds like something I’ll enjoy and it’s also quite short, so I think I can read it quickly
Ooh, I loved Not A Drop To Drink when I read it.
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It makes me SO happy to know that you enjoyed it! 🥰 I think the promise is one of the most powerful that I’ve read because thinking that something like this could happen gives me chills 😫
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Hi Sofi,
again, it’s difficult for me to choose between your “Lows”, because I haven’t read most of them. This time the only one that I have read is “All The Bright Palces”, but it wasn’t that great. I hated the protagonists and all their decisions, it’s surely a sad book and it deals with a lot of heavy topics, but it doesn’t handle them well. At the end I had so many questions that I was annoyed by them. So I do not recommend it.
Other than that I also have on my Tbr “The Crown’s Game”, but I don’t remember anything about it.😅
Sorry, but this time I can’t make a choice.
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Martha, you’re an angel, don’t really worry, your opinion always helps me a lot, anyway. 😊
I think All The Bright Places could be one that will leave my TBR because I honestly don’t feel that great desire to read it, you know? I’ve also had it in my TBR for a thousand years so it’s time for me to make a decision, so I’ll think about it
I hope you have an amazing day & thank you SO much for your comment 💕
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Uh, your post reminded me that I used to be interested in Crowns Game 😁 I need to add it to my TBR so I don’t forget about it again. Lol
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You’re so me lol, sometimes I’m checking post and I see a book and think “OMG, it sounds great, I have to add it” and then I completely forget it and then I see it again and I think “OMG, I have to add it”. I have a problem 😂❤️
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Ahaha, you just sounded like Dory from Nemo 😀
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Lunar chronicles is the absolute best 🌼💯
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So many people love the series, it’s super crazy, I certainly feel curious to know what I’ll think once I read it 🥰
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Nooo!! All the bright places is one of my favorites, and while it’s sold as such.. I did read Eleanor and parks and erm, I wouldn’t compare it to it. Nothing in it made me feel either, not in the characters nor the plot. It’s a heartbreaking one and i’ve completely fallen for Theodore Finch 💕 (I’ve talk about him WAY too much on my blog.. ahah)
Dear Sweet Pea & Heartstopper is on my virtual wanna read, but I haven’t read any other on your list yet!
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Thank you SO much for your comment, I really needed to know if it was something similar to E&P because I don’t have good memories of that one. I’m so glad that you love the book, I haven’t yet decided what to do with it, so I’m glad that it has your vote to stay & knowing what you think right now is perfect, it will help me a lot to decide.❤️
Heartstopper 1 is absolutely adorable, so I hope you enjoy it once you read it and Dear Sweet Pea sounds so heartbreaking but also so important and cute at the same time, I feel it will be an emotional journey 😊
Thanks again for your comment, Kristina & I hope you’re having a great month 🥰
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All the Bright Places was heartbreaking, but I definitely really enjoyed it! I loved how it made me want to go on a road trip haha, but like I said as much as it was sad, there were also good happy moments too! 🙂
I read The Crown’s Game and to me it just fell flat. I thought there would be more world building and more Russian folklore, but it just lacked. If you do read it, I hope you enjoy it more than I did! 🙂
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Meghan, thank you SO much for your comment! 🥰 It’s really helpful to decide. I have to re-think about All the Bright Places because I think it’s a hit or miss for most, so I’ll see, maybe I should read some chapters or something to be sure but I’m glad you enjoyed it, obviously & The Crown’s Game makes me doubt a lot, I LOVE Russian folklore, but if it’s lacking on that aspect, I don’t know if I’m so interested in the plot as to give a chance, you know? I should think about it well 😊
I hope you have a beautiful day!❤️
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Aw I’m so glad to hear that! That sounds like a good idea, reading a few chapters to see how it goes! I hope it’s a hit for you! 😀
I know exactly what you mean, The Crown’s Game just didn’t do it for me. If you do end up reading it, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
Thank you, you too! 💞
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Hello Sofii!
This sounds like a fun way to clean out your TBR. I like your idea of giving the Lows a chance 🙂 I might want to do this meme on as well, since my TBR is in definite need of trimming!
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Sophie, honey!!❤️ I’m SO glad that you like the idea, and I encourage you to do it, I also love to see what people think about each book and it’s very helpful to clean our TBR 😍
I hope you’re having an incredible month 😊
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All the bright places was one of my favorite reads in 2019! I actually cried reading it… The story and the characters are so amazing ❤ I really loved it, so I think you should try it! 🙂
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Oh, that’s so AMAZING!! Thank you SO much for your vote, Jas, it will be a great help when making my decision and I’m so glad you loved it ❤️
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If you like those kinda books, All The Bright Places is definitely good to read, it was quite sad but really meaningful to me.. as for The Crown’s Game, I recently bought it because I kept staring at it in the bookstore and finally decided I’d buy it! Books with the topic of fantasy Kingdoms and heirs are my secret favorites, and I’ll always be drawn to them😂
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I’m SO glad to know that it was meaningful for you, that gives it much more value & I feel the same about The Crown’s Game, on the one hand, I LOVE fantasies where there are Kingdoms and magical things happening, I also adore that it’s based in Russia, but I don’t I know, I have my doubts, so I’ll think about it. 😅
Even so, and beyond my final decision, I hope you enjoy it once you read it, I would love to know your opinion ❤️
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I am adding All the Bright Places Sofii!!! Sorry 😉
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That’s GREAT, love! ❤️
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I really liked The Crown’s Game and loved Heartstopper 2. I pick The Crown’s Game to add to your TBR jar. I really need to read All the Bright Places and Not a Drop to Drink, I’ve owned them for awhile now.
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I’m SO glad you enjoyed The Crown’s Game, so far I hadn’t heard many positive things, so I’m really happy about this comment and I’ll be 100% reading Heartstopper 2 very soon because I need more of those adorable boys in my life 😍 😍
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So I’m probably one of the few who disliked The Lunar Chronicles! I wasn’t into them AT ALL. After I got past the first 2 books in Throne of Glass I REALLY started to love that series!
Also I adore Heartstopper!!
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It’s super valid that you didn’t like it, it usually happens to me with series that are very popular, that just don’t resonate with me, you know? So on the one hand, that’s why I am quite excited to read both books and see how I feel about them, it will be interesting & I’m glad that Throne of Glass gets better with each book, it’s great! 🥰
Heartstopper is a gem 😍
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I really need to read Dread Nation! The sequel comes out soon…
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I confess that I saw the cover of the sequel and fell in love! now I’m even more excited to read it 😍
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Haha, exactly. Like, I knew about it, but that second cover has bumped it up for me lol.
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