Down the TBR Hole (11 of 24+)

Did a lot of cutting in this time out—mostly of books that I would probably enjoy if I took the time. But the point of this is to make these calls, regain some focus on my reading plans, and whatnot.

Still—if you think I was short-sighted and/or just plain wrong, let me know.

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?

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

	Crashing Heaven by Al Robertson Blurb: A cyberpunk-ish story about AI’s going to war with humankind living on an asteroid they control. My Thoughts: Looks good, really good. But I just don’t see me finding the time for it. Verdict:
	Break the Chains by Megan E. O’Keefe My Thoughts: It’s the follow-up to Steal the Sky, which I remember enjoying. I wonder why I didn’t return to this series. But I’m not feeling the pull right now. Verdict:
	MJ-12: Inception by Michael J. Martinez Blurb: U.S. vs. U.S.S.R. paranormal espionage. My Thoughts: Great hook. Seems like a concept worth spending time with. But, as I seem to be saying a lot right now…just don’t feel the need to pick it up. Verdict:
	Thawing A.C. Nielsen by Paul Carey My Thoughts: So apparently, this is about someone who’s figured out how to bring by the cryogenically frozen people back, and then some sort of commentary on TV/Celebrity kicks in? Verdict:
	Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy Blurb: “An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. A big, bad one. Maybe not kill-all-the-dinosaurs bad, but at least kill-everyone-in-California-and-wipe-out-Japan-with-a-tsunami bad. Yuri, a physicist prodigy from Russia, has been recruited to aid NASA as they calculate a plan to avoid disaster.The good news is Yuri knows how to stop the asteroid–his research in antimatter will probably win him a Nobel prize if there’s ever another Nobel prize awarded. But the trouble is, even though NASA asked for his help, no one there will listen to him. He’s seventeen, and they’ve been studying physics longer than he’s been alive. Then he meets (pretty, wild, unpredictable) Dovie, who lives like a normal teenager, oblivious to the impending doom. Being with her, on the adventures she plans when he’s not at NASA, Yuri catches a glimpse of what it means to save the world and live a life worth saving.” My Thoughts: I remember being pretty excited about this in late 2017, and just not getting around to it. That seems like a mistake on my part. Verdict:
	Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells Blurb: “…a satirical new suspense about a health and beauty company that accidentally develops a hand lotion that can overwrite your DNA.” Verdict:
	Normal by Warren Ellis My Thoughts: A techno-thriller with a heavy dose of conspiracy theories in a mental health facility. Verdict:
	And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman My Thoughts: Doesn’t matter what it’s about, it’s Backman, I should’ve read it years ago. Verdict:
	Betrayals: A Jack Del Rio Thriller by Richard Paolinelli My Thoughts: I enjoyed the first Jack Del Rio book, Reservations, but the premise for this sequel didn’t really grab me. Paolinelli’s online antics (despite a lot of sympathy for many of his personal positions), has further turned me off. Verdict:
	Unconventional by Maggie Harcourt Blurb: “Lexi Angelo has grown up helping her dad with his events business. She likes to stay behind the scenes, planning and organizing…until author Aidan Green – messy haired and annoyingly arrogant – arrives unannounced at the first event of the year. Then Lexi’s life is thrown into disarray.” My Thoughts: I think this came up as a “if you liked Fangirl (by Rainbow Rowell), you’ll like this. Probably good for a quick distraction, but, I’m not really in a “if you liked Fangirl” place now (nothing against the Fangirl, but I don’t see me picking it back up). Verdict:

Books Removed in this Post: 8 / 10
Total Books Removed: 67 / 240

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

(Image by moritz320 from Pixabay)