The WINNER of last week’s “lows” vote was… *drumroll*
ANGELFALL by Susan Ee!
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 Daemoniac — Kat Ross [adult hist-fic/mystery]
- I got this ebook ages ago because of the Jack the Ripper-themed plot, and somehow have never read it!
- An Unseen Attraction — K.J. Charles [adult historical romance]
- A historical romance mystery set in the Victorian era? That was enough to catch my interest by itself, but then I’ve also been told K.J. Charles writes really phenomenal m/m romance, so that makes me even more intrigued.
✨ m/m & QPOC rep ✨
- A historical romance mystery set in the Victorian era? That was enough to catch my interest by itself, but then I’ve also been told K.J. Charles writes really phenomenal m/m romance, so that makes me even more intrigued.
- The Art of Breaking Things — Laura Sibson [YA contemporary]
- This is about a teen girl who’s become sucked into a world of drugs and drinking after her mom’s ex-boyfriend does something awful to her. All she wants is to leave, but when he re-enters the picture, she has to find a way to save her sister from a similar fate.
- Like a Love Story — Abdi Nazemian [YA hist-fic]
- A story set in NYC in the late 80s, discussing the AIDS epidemic. It sounds pretty crushing but important.
✨ queer & POC rep ✨
- A story set in NYC in the late 80s, discussing the AIDS epidemic. It sounds pretty crushing but important.
- With the Fire on High — Elizabeth Acevedo [YA contemporary]
- I loved The Poet X so I really don’t know why I haven’t read this yet!
✨ own-voices afro-latinx rep ✨
- I loved The Poet X so I really don’t know why I haven’t read this yet!
- In the Dream House — Carmen Maria Machado [adult nonfic/memoir]
- CMM’s memoir about surviving/escaping an abusive queer relationship. I really enjoyed Her Body and Other Parties and it was clear to see that a lot of what she wrote in HBAOP was inspired by her own life events, so I’m curious about this even though I would imagine it will be a pretty tough read.
Descriptions for all additions or “highs” below this point can be found in the latest Stacking the Shelves post!
- A Boy Called Bat — Elana K. Arnold [MG contemporary; physical library loan]
- In Focus Chakra Healing — Roberta Vernon [adult nonfic; clearance buy]
- The Nest — Kenneth Oppel [MG horror; clearance buy]
- Spells for Mindfulness — Pamela Ball [adult nonfic; clearance buy]
- From Here to Eternity — Caitlin Doughty [adult nonfic; physical library loan]
Which book from my “lows” do you think I should add to my “top-TBR” shelf?
— destiny ♥
12 Comments
With the Fire on High definitely deserves to be added to the “top-TBR”!! I absolutely adored it and if you loved the Poet X then I’m sure you’ll love this one, plus it’s so easy to read!! You’ll be done with it in a second 😀
Yaaaaaay! 😀 Excellent, and I love hearing it’s a fast read, too haha. Thank you!
Definitely read With The Fire on High. It’s a good sophomore effort.
Excellent, thank you for voting! With the Fire on High was the winner 😀
Like a Love Story and With Fire on High are both high on my TBR but that being said I haven’t read either of them yet either and I’m not even sure why not…
I think I’d vote for Like a Love Story
They both sound so good! If only I had more hours in a day… whew. Thank you for voting lovely! <3
Hmm, I’m gonna vote for The Art of Breaking Things! I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
Thank you for voting, beautiful~ <3
with the fire on high is so damn good! maybe one of my favourites of the year?? i mean, i adore the poet x a hecking ton but wtfoh definitely holds up. so i’m going to vote for that one!
Yessss, this is the kind of vote I like to hear! 😍😍😍
Lovely post, Destiny!! Ah, I vote for With the Fire on High to be moved up! I haven’t read it yet, but it sounds AMAZING, so I am feeling optimistic about it. Haha!
It does sound amazing!! 😀 Let’s hope we both feel that way once we’ve read it too, haha!