TBR Lows & Highs #52

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

SHEETS by Brenna Thummler!

I actually had such a strong feeling this would win, I went ahead and put it on hold from a neighboring branch, and it’s on its way to me now. ?

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 Nightingale — Kristin Hannah [adult historical fiction]
  • This has been on my TBR forever and I really want to read it, but I keep putting it off because I expect it to be so sad!
• Somewhere Only We Know — Maurene Goo [YA contemporary]
  • I was super excited to get this eARC, but then the slump happened, and, well… I dunno, now it’s getting mixed reviews and I’m a little less excited. ? But I still wanna read it! (And to be fair, I did like her last book more than most of my friends did, too!)
    ✨ own-voice Korean rep! ✨
• Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein’s Creator — Catherine Reef [YA non-fic]
  • A biography of Mary Shelley’s life, pretty self-explanatory.
• Daisy Jones & the Six — Taylor Jenkins Reid [adult hist-fic]
  • I have the eARC for this AND bought the audiobook, so… how have I not read it yet?
• Unwritten Law — Eden Finley [adult romance]
  • A KU m/m romance about a guy who falls for his twin brother’s ex! This sounds potentially super yikes tbh, but the reviews are really good so I think it must be handled fairly well? Hopefully?
    ✨ m/m rep! ✨

• Human Flesh — Nick Clausen [adult horror; available on KU]
  • Originally a Danish short story, this is pitched as a dark winter crime horror, which sounds atmospheric and fantastic.
• The Cold — Rich Hawkins [adult horror; available on KU]
  • A creature feature in a blizzard setting! … can you tell I’m really sick of summer lately? ?
• The Nightmare Room — Chris Sorensen [adult horror; available on KU]
  • A haunted farmhouse with spooky, evil entities… I never get tired of haunted house stories.
• The Devilish Duke — Maddison Michaels [adult historical romance]
  • A marriage-for-money situation between a man known as the “Devil Duke” and a woman who wants nothing to do with him, but will do anything to save her orphanage.

• Among the Fallen — Virginia Frances Schwartz [YA hist-fic; ARC en route]
  • Based on the true story of the Tothill prison, a young woman’s memories of being abused and exploited in a Victorian workhouse as well as her new life as she finds a way to freedom.
• The Library of the Unwritten — A.J. Hackwith [adult fantasy; ARC en route]
  • Claire is the head librarian of a place called the Unwritten Wing: a neutral space in Hell where unfinished stories go to reside. When the stories’ characters come to life and try to escape, it’s her job to stop them.
    ✨ own-voice queer rep! ✨
• Wonderland: An Anthology — edited by Marie O’Regan [adult fantasy/horror; ARC en route]
  • A collection of short dark fantasy and horror stories based on the world of Alice in Wonderland! I love Alice-themed horror retellings, and I’m betting I’ll love the fantasy stories, too.

Descriptions for all items below this point can be found in the latest Stacking the Shelves post!

• Fair Game — Patricia Briggs [adult paranormal fantasy; used bookstore purchase]
• River Marked — Patricia Briggs [adult paranormal fantasy; used bookstore purchase]
• nectar — Upile Chisala [adult poetry; eARC]

Which book from my “lows” do you think I should add to my “top-TBR” shelf?

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