Down the TBR Hole (3 of 24+)

This meme was created by Lia @ Lost in a Story—but Jenna at Bookmark Your Thoughts is the one that exposed me to this, and as my Goodreads “Want To Read” shelf is scarily long, I had to do this.

The Rules are simple:

1. Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf
2. Order on ascending date added.
3. Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books.
4. Read the synopses of the books.
5. Decide: keep it or should it go?
6. Keep track of where you left off so you can pick up there next week! (or whenever)

What distinguishes this series from the Mt. TBR section of my Month-end Retrospectives? Those are books I actually own while Goodreads contains my aspirational TBR (many of which will be Library reads). The Naming of the two is a bit confusing, but…what’re you going to do?

Here we are with another 10 books to choose the fate of. I’m forcing myself to be ruthless with this project. Mostly. (I really don’t want to)

(Click on the cover for an official site or something with more info about the book)

	Shall We Gather by Alex Bledsoe Blurb: “When one world brushes another, asking the right question can be magic…” My Thoughts: That’s it. That’s the whole blurb. Which actually makes me really curious. Also, it’s in the Tufa series, so I have to read it. Verdict: No brainer. Also, I bought it this weekend to force my hand.
	The Guts by Roddy Doyle My Thoughts: What is wrong with me. There’s a sequel to The Commitments that was published four years ago and I haven’t touched it? This has gotta end soon. Verdict: Have to keep this.
	Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure by David Rosenfelt Blurb: Subtitle pretty much says it all. My Thoughts: Rosenfelt talked about this some in his Lessons from Tara which was great, and made the book sound like a must-read. Verdict: Rosenfelt + dogs? Duh.
	Stay by Allie Larkin My Thoughts: I wish I remembered how this ended up on the list. Looks like a rom-com about a woman trying to get over a guy, so she buys a dog and then falls for the vet? Or something like that. Verdict: Probably cute enough, but it’s not really speaking to me.
	The Bastards and the Knives by Scott Lynch My Thoughts: So apparently this book didn’t get published, plans changed, etc., etc. Verdict: Seems pretty obvious, no?
	Other People’s Weddings by Noah Hawley Blurb: A romance between a wedding photographer and a caterer, exploring loss, recovery, and I’m guessing, love. My Thoughts: A few years back, I decided I needed to read the Hawley novels that I’d missed. So that’s how this one ended up on the list. Would probably enjoy it, but I have to admit to myself that I’m just not interested enough to track it down. Verdict: Sorry, Mr. Hawley.
	The Punch by Noah Hawley Blurb: Hawley’s version of This is Where I Leave You, but not as light? Verdict: Again, I’d probably enjoy it, but I have to admit to myself that I’m just not interested enough to track it down.
	Death Watch by Jim Kelly Blurb: The disappearance of one sibling is followed by the murder of another 18 years later. But what’s the connection? My Thoughts: I remember really enjoying the interplay between DI Peter Shaw and DS George Valentine as they investigated the crime in the first novel. No idea why I didn’t continue. Verdict: Gotta get on it.
	Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? by Marion Meade Blurb: A biography of Dorothy Parker. Verdict: ’nuff said. Why haven’t I read this yet?
	The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston Blurb: A YA novel about a teen daughter in Witness Protection with her father—who refuses to explain why they’re in the program. My Thoughts: Intriguing concept—good enough/popular enough to justify a sequel, too. Verdict: Intriguing, but not enough to get me to move forward.

Books Removed in this Post: 5 / 10
Total Books Removed: 12 / 240

That’s an average of 4 books per entry. That’s not going to trim this down too quickly if I don’t get stricter (still, 40% down is better than nothing).

Anyone out there read any of these books? Did I make the right call with any of them?

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