Down the TBR Hole (17 of 24+)

I’m closing in on the end of this project, well, not really, but the remaining list is getting short. I made some good progress with this one (I think).

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:

Go to your Goodreads to-read shelf
Order on ascending date added.
Take the first 5 (or 10 if you’re feeling adventurous) books.
Read the synopses of the books.
Decide: keep it or should it go?
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)

	Sir Thomas the Hesitant and the Table of Less Valued Knights by Liam Perrin Blurb: “The story of Thomas Farmer who dreams of becoming a knight, sets out to save his brother from the hands of an evil Baron, and uncovers a plot that threatens Camelot itself. Along the way, he befriends a series of misfits including an allegedly reformed evil wizard, a shrinking giantess with a latent gift, a veteran knight with a dark secret, and his best friend Philip the Exceptionally Unlucky. In the end, his friends must all join forces and Thomas must come to grips with what it means to be a true hero if they are to outwit the evil Baron. ” My Thoughts: I have no memory of this book, but the blurb and cover sold me. It’s waiting for me on my Kindle. Verdict:
	The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen Blurb: The first in a Danish series about a Cold Case Squad. My Thoughts: Probably pretty good (I think I saw it was on Book 8), but this is going to fall under the label of “just don’t have the time” Verdict:
	If She Wakes by Michael Koryta Blurb: “Tara Beckley is a senior at idyllic Hammel College in Maine. As she drives to deliver a visiting professor to a conference, a horrific car accident kills the professor and leaves Tara in a vegetative state. At least, so her doctors think. In fact, she’s a prisoner of locked-in syndrome: fully alert but unable to move a muscle. Trapped in her body, she learns that someone powerful wants her dead–but why? And what can she do, lying in a hospital bed, to stop them?” My Thoughts: It’s Koryta. It’s gonna be well-done, tense, claustrophobic, and gripping. I didn’t grab it when it first came out because the more I thought of it, the more a protagonist with locked-in syndrome sounds like a very uncomfortable experience. Gonna pass. Maybe if it was another, lesser, writer. Verdict:
	The Lost Prince by Edward Lazellari Blurb: The second in the Guardians of Aandor series, a mix of Urban Fantasy and Portal Fantasy. My Thoughts: I really the first book in the series, Awakenings, but the library system here doesn’t have book three, and I’m cheap. Verdict:
	Blood of Ten Kings by Edward Lazellari Blurb: The conclusion to the Guardians of Aandor. This time, the battle for Aandor rages. My Thoughts: See above. Verdict:
	Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe Blurb: A renegade AI, a woman 200 years out of time, and the brother trying to save her (and their world) from war. It’s hard to explain a paragraph. My Thoughts: I listened to the audiobook a few months back, so I can take this off the list. Which is technically cutting one. Verdict:
	Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan Blurb: “A missing person, a grieving family, a curious clue: a half-finished manuscript set in Paris. Heading off in search of its author, a mother and her daughters find themselves in France, rescuing a failing bookstore and drawing closer to unexpected truths.” Verdict: Nunc hoc in marmore non est incisum
	Inescapable Arsenal by Jeffery H. Haskell Blurb: Arsenal defends the earth from an alien invasion’s advance attack. My Thoughts: I’m a fan of Arsenal, I halfway expected to have read the whole series by now. I’ve got to get on this. Verdict:
	On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Blurb: Taking place in the same neck of the woods as The Hate U Give, this is the story of a 16-year old daughter of a legend trying to become the greatest rapper in history (or at least one who can win a rap battle). My Thoughts: The hardcover is sitting on my shelf, I just need to make the time. Verdict:
	The Border by Don Winslow Blurb: The conclusion to The Cartel trilogy. My Thoughts: It’s gonna be fantastic. The first two blew me away, I’m honestly itimidated by the looks of this one, but I’ll overcome that soon (I hope). It too, is sitting on my shelf, just waiting for me to get a move on. Verdict: