TBR Lows & Highs #62

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

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir!

As promised, I’ll now add this book to my “top-TBR” shelf on Goodreads to remind me to read it soon!

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!)

• The Doctor’s Secret — Heidi Cullinan [adult romance]
  • A forbidden doctor/nurse romance featuring a Taiwanese-American hero!
    ✨ Taiwanese rep, m/m rep ✨
• Unf*ck Your Habitat — Rachel Hoffman [adult nonfic]
  • I’ve been meaning to read this self-help book for ages. I read some snippets of the stuff on the related blog and it’s HILARIOUS but also super call-you-out-on-your-shit, which I probably need.
• New Ink on Life — Jennie Davids [adult romance]
  • A queer-lady romance between a tattoo shop owner and her new apprentice. ? Tattoos and ladies loving ladies? Gimme.
    ✨ f/f rep ✨
• Never Never — Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher [NA romance/mystery]
  • I like both of these authors so I’m intrigued by the idea of them writing together, plus I haven’t read an amnesia romance in a long time…
• A Wicked Kind of Husband — Mia Vincy [adult historical romance]
  • Two people who really don’t want any part of their arranged marriage to each other… we all know where this is going, and I need it in my life. Bring on the grouchy reluctant lovers. ?

• Hack/Slash Omnibus, Vol. 1 — Tim Seeley [adult horror graphic novel]
  • This and the next few several titles were all tentative adds from stuff I found while falling down the Hoopla graphic novel hole a few days ago. ?
• Lady Mechanika, Vol. 1 — Joe Benitez [adult steampunk graphic novel]
• Flinch: Book One — Brian Azzarello [adult horror graphic novel]
• The Black Dahlia — Matz [adult mystery graphic novel]
• Memetic — James Tynion IV [adult horror graphic novel]

• Hexed, Vol. 1 — Michael Alan Nelson [adult horror graphic novel]
• Agnes at the End of the World — Kelly McWilliams [YA dystopia]
  • A girl escaping her cult family to save her diabetic brother from their “no medicines” law? I’m in.
• The Perfect Escape — Suzanne Park [YA romance]
  • A couple of teens go in on a survival competition together to try to win some massive sum of money, and I’m guessing they fall in love in the meantime? Cute.
• I’ll Be the One — Lyla Lee [YA contemporary]
  • A bi girl’s mission to become the world’s first plus-size Korean pop star. YES. PLEASE.

Descriptions for all additions or “highs” below this point can be found in the latest Stacking the Shelves post!

• Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things — Jacqueline Firkins [YA romance; ARC]
• Man-Eaters, Vol. 1 — Chelsea Cain [adult horror graphic novel; Hoopla loan]
• The Bloody Best of Lenore — Roman Dirge [adult horror graphic novel; Hoopla loan]
• The Wicked + The Divine, Book 1 — Kieron Gillen [adult fantasy graphic novel; Hoopla loan]
• Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Omnibus, Vol. 1 — Clive Barker [adult horror graphic novel; Hoopla loan]
• Girl Gone Viral — Alisha Rai [adult romance; eARC]
• Looking Glass — Christina Henry [adult horror; ARC]
• Frankenstein — Junji Ito [adult horror manga; library loan]

Which book from my “lows” do you think I should read first?

— destiny ♥

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