The WINNER of last week’s “lows” vote was… *drumroll*
AMINA’S VOICE by Hena Khan!
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!)
- The Silence of the Girls — Pat Barker [adult hist-fic/fantasy]
- This is the story of the Battle of Troy, told from the POV of a woman who’s given to Achilles as a slave.
- The Smell of Other People’s Houses — Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock [YA hist-fic]
- I… literally know nothing about this except a ton of my friends love it, and it’s set in Alaska in the 70s.
- No One Here is Lonely — Sarah Everett [YA contemporary/sci-fi]
- This is a slightly sci-fi-esque near-future where people’s memories can be uploaded to an AI that creates a computer version of them after they die, which is what’s happened with Eden’s crush, Will, who’s just passed away.
- These Shallow Graves — Jennifer Donnelly [YA hist-fic/mystery]
- Jo wants to become a journalist, and has to take on her first mystery-investigating case when her father dies unexpectedly due to supposed suicide, but she refuses to believe it wasn’t murder.
- Crazy Rich Asians — Kevin Kwan [adult romance]
- For anyone who doesn’t know the plot: Rachel agrees to a summer in Singapore with her boyfriend’s family, but he didn’t tell her his family is incredibly wealthy and judgmental.
I added a lot this week… whoops.
- One of Us is Next — Karen M. McManus [YA thriller]
- I really disliked the first book in this series, One of Us is Lying, but this past Tuesday, I made a list of 10 authors I would give another chance, and she made the list so I added this one. (The same goes for the next 3 additions, too)
- You Asked for Perfect — Laura Silverman [YA contemporary]
- Corrupt — Penelope Douglas [new adult romance]
- The Book of Ezra — Carolyn Lee Adams [YA horror]
- Along for the Ride — Mimi Grace [new adult romance]
- An enemies-to-lovers road-trip story, yes please, and HOW GREAT IS THIS COVER
✨ black rep! ✨
- An enemies-to-lovers road-trip story, yes please, and HOW GREAT IS THIS COVER
- Earning Her Trust — Adore Ian [adult romance]
- Sometimes you just need a super angsty dom/sub romance
- Madhouse — Miguel Estrada [adult horror]
- A super short horror story about a boy who runs away from home in hopes of getting his folks back together, but gets abducted and wakes up shackled in an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere.
- Accidental Knight — Nicole Snow [adult romance; KU]
- An arranged marriage with a stoic grump-butt who doesn’t talk? Sounds like my kind of read…
- Oz — Lily Morton [adult m/m romance; KU]
- A rom-com between a wild young man looking for nothing serious and a disciplined, respectable (older?) man wanting to settle down
✨ m/m rep! ✨
- A rom-com between a wild young man looking for nothing serious and a disciplined, respectable (older?) man wanting to settle down
- Black Sheep — Kay Simone [adult m/m romance; KU]
- A newly rehabilitated former drug addict returns home to help his family during his father’s dying days, and falls in love with his brother’s best friend
✨ m/m rep! ✨
- A newly rehabilitated former drug addict returns home to help his family during his father’s dying days, and falls in love with his brother’s best friend
- Hell and Gone — Tal Bauer [adult m/m western romance; KU]
- (Can you tell I fell down a “related to this product” hole on the kindle store?) A murder mystery/western romance between two cowboys ?
✨ m/m rep! ✨
- (Can you tell I fell down a “related to this product” hole on the kindle store?) A murder mystery/western romance between two cowboys ?
- Gretel — Christopher Coleman [adult horror; KU]
- I think it’s a Hansel & Gretel retelling where Gretel has become an evil entity in the woods…? Maybe?
- Daughters of Darkness — anthology [adult horror; KU]
- An all-woman-created horror anthology ?
- Don’t Scream — Blair Daniels [adult horror; KU]
- Another horror collection, except these are all written by the editor of Daughters of Darkness
- Dark Ride — Iain Rob Wright [adult horror; KU]
- If you didn’t know I’m obsessed with haunted theme park stories, well, now you know!
- Unwritten Law — Eden Finley [adult m/m romance; KU]
- Twin #1 gets Twin #2 to stand in for him during a breakup, except Twin #2 falls for the intended ex-boyfriend… (potential yikes but the ratings are so good!)
✨ m/m rep! ✨
- Twin #1 gets Twin #2 to stand in for him during a breakup, except Twin #2 falls for the intended ex-boyfriend… (potential yikes but the ratings are so good!)
- Always Mine — Sloane Kennedy [adult m/m romance; KU]
- I really, really, REALLY love childhood-friends-grow-up,-reconnect,-and-fall-in-love stories ? Oh, and this is another one about cowboys, or… well, ranch hands? Close enough, maybe ?♀️ For those of you who are specifically into that setting.
✨ m/m rep! ✨
- I really, really, REALLY love childhood-friends-grow-up,-reconnect,-and-fall-in-love stories ? Oh, and this is another one about cowboys, or… well, ranch hands? Close enough, maybe ?♀️ For those of you who are specifically into that setting.
- Midnight Snack — Terry M. West [adult horror; KU]
- A super short story about a guy who ends up on a “hellish” back road late at night.
Descriptions for all items below this point can be found in the latest Stacking the Shelves post!
- Cosmic Crystals — Ashley Leavy [adult nonfic/spirituality; eARC]
- A World Full of Spooky Stories — Angela McAllister [children’s book; eARC]
- Wait, What? — Heather Corinna [YA nonfic GN; eARC]
- The Escape Manual for Introverts — Katie Vaz [adult nonfic/humor GN; eARC]
- Choking Back the Devil — Donna Lynch [adult poetry/horror; finished review paperback]
- Obsidian — Jennifer L. Armentrout [YA sci-fi/paranormal; kindle sale]
- Nana — Brandon Massey [adult horror; kindle freebie]
- Fairy Tale Ending — William F. Aicher [adult horror; kindle freebie]
- The Mirror Opened & Other Nightmares — Christopher Warren [adult horror; kindle freebie]
- The Ghosts of Varner Creek — Michael Weems [adult paranormal/mystery; kindle freebie]
- Love is All: Volume 2 — anthology [queer adult romance anthology; freebie]
- The Devil’s Blade — Amy Cross [adult horror; kindle freebie]
- Five Novellas — Jeff Strand [adult horror; kindle unlimited]
Which book from my “lows” do you think I should add to my “top-TBR” shelf?
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You Asked for Perfect was a pretty good read, I think you would like it.
Also, totally just added Along for the Ride, Accidental Knight, and Unwritten Law to my TBR list. You are in fact, my favorite enabler haha.
Hahaha I LOVE the effect we have on each other’s TBRs!
I wouldn’t recommend crazy rich asians, I really did not enjoy my time reading it! (probably a bit of an unpopular opinion..)
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Oh noooo! Was it just not enjoyable or something specific you disliked?
For me there was way too much ‘unimportant’ background information, that really took me out of the story
I think Crazy Rich Asians was so much fun! It’s very over the top and I love that! I also really need to check out Along for the Ride now! Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes!
Ahhh I’m so glad to hear it! I hear such mixed reviews on CRA but it really sounds like a lot of fun to me so I feel like I should just try it for myself some time!
Crazy Rich Asians was worth reading, but no where near as good as the hype claimed!
Ahhh, what a bummer! 🙁
I really loved Crazy Rich Asians. It was fun and I’m excited to now watch the movie.
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Awesome, I’m so glad you liked the book! I hope you love the movie, too 🙂
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Great post, Destiny! I still need to read Crazy Rich Asians at some point (I feel kind of required to, lest my Asian bibliophile ancestors slap me from the grave)! I have mixed feelings about One of Us is Next too, since I found the first book pretty problematic. I still want to give the author another chance, so I might read it? I’m still undecided. Haha.
“lest my Asian bibliophile ancestors slap me” LMAO. I’m dying at this comment Kelly!! And I feel you on the issues with the author of One of Us is Next. It’s a hard call to make!
I have heard AMAZING reviews for The Smell of Other People’s Houses. I still haven’t read it myself but I will *laughs nervously looking at my over-flowing tbr*
I feel like you just summed up my entire way of life… ?