Down the TBR Hole #2

 The Royal Bookshelf showed me this wonderful idea that will help me shorten my TBR pile.

   
   THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:

   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?
 

I'll try to go through 5 books every week from my Goodreads TBR and decide whether I still see any hope I'd get to those books sooner or later.

 Let's see this week's five books!

A Northern Light

by Jennifer Donnelly

I've reread the synopsis and I have to say this historical murder mystery still appeals to me.

KEEP!

Clockwork Angel

(The Infernal Devices #1)

 by Cassandra Clare

I've read the first two books in Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series. I liked them, however they didn't charm me enough to go on reading the series. Despite this, I'd be happy to give The Infernal Devices a chance since it's set in Victorian London and so promises a historical aspect too.

KEEP!

Doctor Who: Touched by an Angel

by Jonathan Morris

The 11th doctor was one of my favourites and the weeping angels are the scariest DW villains ever, so yes... I'll read it one day.

KEEP!

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

Sometimes I crave creepy reads, the day when I pick this one up might not be far.

KEEP!

 The Diviners

by Libba Bray

This is another book I've been meaning to read for sooo long. I know many people enjoyed it.

KEEP!

Oh well, I'm keeping 5 out of 5. Looks like this isn't the week when my TBR list will get shorter, but never mind, there's always next week :)

Down the TBR Hole #1

The Royal Bookshelf showed me this wonderful idea that will help me shorten my TBR pile.

   
   THIS IS HOW IT WORKS:

   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?
 

I'll try to go through 5 books every week from my Goodreads TBR and decide whether I still see any hope I'd get to those books sooner or later.

Let's see the first five!

A Passage to India

by E. M. Forster

This might be the only E. M. Forster novel I haven't read yet and he's one of my favourite writers.

KEEP!

 The Fault in Our Stars

by John Green

This one was extremely hyped back in the day and I'd still like to know what the hype was about.

KEEP!

Christopher and His Kind

by Christopher Isherwood

Recently I DNF-ed A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood and despite the fact I own a copy of Christopher and His Kind it's unlikely I'll soon be in the mood to pick it up.

DROP!

The Recollections of the Last Days of Shelley and Byron

by Edward John Trelawny

 I still haven't read my fill of the 2nd generation romantic poets.

KEEP!

Keats 

by Andrew Motion

This is a beast of a book (though 'only' 636 pages, it looks longer) but it's said to be one of the best biographies about Keats so I don't want to miss out on it.

KEEP! 

 Result:

I've let 1 book go out of 5, my TBR is reduced to 421 books (it's still ridiculously long, but if I'll keep this up, I might see it being lowered to a more reasonable number).