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TBR Lows & Highs #40

May 19, 2019

The WINNER of last week’s “lows” vote was… drumroll

NIGHT FILM by Marisha Pessl!

As promised, I’ll now add this book to my “top-TBR” shelf on Goodreads to remind me to read it within the next 18 months.

Rules:

Link back to the original post at Howling Libraries

Sort your Goodreads TBR shelf by date added, ascending

Find 5 titles to purge from your TBR (the “lows”) OR 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”)

(books that are LOW on my TBR (BUT NOT BEING REMOVED)—vote in the comments for which one I should move UP on my list and I’ll read it within 18 months!)

Wildcard — Marie Lu
- YA sci-fi; book 2 in the Warcross duology! I really loved book 1 so I have no idea why I haven’t gotten to this one yet, but maybe if it wins, it’ll motivate me to do it really soon ?
Different Seasons — Stephen King
- adult horror novellas; a collection including the stories that inspired The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me
The Naming — Alison Croggon
- YA fantasy; a slave girl learns she is secretly a powerful Bard of Lirigon, and sets out on a harsh journey to join a battle against otherwordly enemies
The Girl with the Red Balloon — Katherine Locke
- YA historical fantasy; when Ellie accidentally time-travels to 1988 East Berlin, she finds herself caught up in a scenario in which people are using magical balloons to help people escape over the Wall
Discount Armageddon — Seanan McGuire
- adult urban fantasy; despite being trained from childhood to take on the family task of cryptozoology, Verity wants nothing to do with it until her hand is forced when lizard-men start appearing in the sewers

Chase the Dark — Annette Marie (kindle unlimited)
- YA urban fantasy; Piper wants to become a Consul and keep peace between humans and daemons, but there’s a hot incubus (among other obstacles) standing in her way
  - I asked people for KU recs this week, and SO MANY people suggested this series!
The Lost Coast — Amy Rose Capetta
- YA fantasy; a story of 6 queer witches in the California redwood forest
  - I didn’t like this author’s writing when I tried it in the past, frankly, but friends keep badgering me to check this out, so this is a very “MAYBE” addition
Forgotten Love — J.M. Davies (kindle unlimited)
- adult romance; a “second chance” romance between a former Navy SEAL and the girl who got away
Court of Lions — Somaiya Daud (may 2020)
- YA fantasy; I loved Mirage and am so ready for the sequel to come out!

I also added a ton of witchcraft-related books to my TBR, so I’m not going to give a synopsis for each one, but ALL OF THESE are on Kindle Unlimited!

(PSA: if you, like me, aren’t Wiccan but are following other journeys with your craft, please be aware that a lot of books based on Wicca can actually still be supremely helpful for non-Wiccans as many Wiccan authors don’t interject specific religious beliefs into their books!)