TBR Break Ups (2)

If you haven’t read my first TBR break up post, then I totally recommend you go do that. Basically I am going to be sharing a list of books I am taking off my to read list along with reasons why in the hope of cutting down my massive tbr.

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Some reviews have made me no longer want to read these

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Magonia – A lot of people have said they were disappointing by this book, and although the cover is beautiful now that I have a clearer idea of the plot it really doesn’t seem like my thing.

November 9 – I like the idea of this taking place all in one day, but I have heard far too many things about how problematic this book is.

Nil – This book sounds similar to an idea I had for my own writing so I wanted to read it and see, but basically all the reviews on goodreads are negative so I am going to pass. Plus it seems heavily romance based which I am not interested in reading.

 

I might enjoy this, but I haven’t heard much talk about it and I am not super excited for it so bye

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Bright Smoke, Cold Fire – This book is a Romeo and Juliet retelling which sounds interesting but I have heard 0 talk about this book. Plus romance is so not my thing.

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – I like epic fantasy but this was released ages ago and there are a bunch of other books I want to read more

The Name of the Star – Jack the Ripper… yes please, but why is it set in modern times? I don’t feel much excitement for this book so I am cutting it.

 

Not a genre I would enjoy

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The Hearts We Sold – Demons really aren’t my thing

The Stars Are Legion – This is an adult sci-fi book, and although I have heard amazing things about it I don’t think it is for me.

Dancing Jax – One of my friends adored this book, thus why I added it to my tbr, but it’s a horror and I don’t really enjoy reading those so it’s got to go.

 

Series I don’t want to finish

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The Talon Series (Rogue) – I read Talon ages ago, and although I enjoyed it well enough I found the whole “dragons turning into humans” thing really boring. I don’t really care about this series.

Skulduggery Pleasant (Playing With Fire) – I read the first book in this series and found it highly enjoyable, and one of my best friends cannot get enough of this series, but it’s just so long and I am not going to commit to that.

No Safety in Numbers (No Easy Way Out) – I read the first book in this trilogy and loved it, but it was ages ago and I have heard so many negative reviews that I doubt I will enjoy it.

 

How did this book even get on my list?

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The November Girl – I have no idea where I heard about this book? I don’t even like urban fantasy so it’s off the list.

The Library of Fates – I don’t really know what the synopsis is about and I don’t particularly have any drive to read this book

Crazy Rich Asians – I really have no idea when/how this book got on my tbr, so I am going to cut it

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All the Wind in the World – I have never heard of this book before… and it’s contemporary???

Learning to Swear in America – I became interested in this one due to Cait from Paper Fury’s review, but reading the synopsis further I feel like it isn’t really for me.

Made For You – Oh I know, it was Cait again, but this doesn’t seem like my cup of tea.

 

It sounds too fluffy and tropey for me

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Openly Straight – This sounds cute, but I don’t think I would enjoy it.

How To Be A Normal Person – Although this sounds like an awesome LGBT romance I don’t really enjoy romances…

Not If I See You First – Although I would love to read a book with a blind protagonist I don’t think I would enjoy this cutesy romance type story.

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In Real Life – It sounds adorable but I think it could also get super typical.

Daughter of the Pirate King – This isn’t a contemporary but the tone of the synopsis makes me think this book with be too upbeat and comical for me.

A Long Way Down – This book is about a group of people all planning to commit suicide. I don’t want to read about that. I know it isn’t fluffy, but I feel like there were a bunch of books about similar characters and I really am not interested in any of them.

 

It sounds too similar to something I have already read

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Among the Red Stars – This sounds similar to Code Name Verity which I adored, and that might have even been why I added it, but no other ww2 novels have lived up to in since so I don’t want to take the risk.

The Progeny – I haven’t had much success with Da Vinci Code style novels as they always disappoint me so I would rather not take the risk

A Line in the Dark – I went though a high school mystery/thriller period and read a bunch of those, but I have find of left it behind now

 

I know it’s popular but…

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The Immortal Rules – I have heard a bunch of positive reviews for this one but I don’t think it would interest me.

Shatter Me – I know this series is super popular but I am kind of over dystopian and the love triangle sounds pretty tropey.

Tomorrow, When The War Began – I know this is an awesome series and I like the idea of reading it but I don’t really want to commit to however many books this is. (it’s 7 I checked)

 

have you read any of these books? do you think I should give them a second chance? what are some books you have cut from your tbr?

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13 thoughts on “TBR Break Ups (2)

  1. I think this is such a great idea, taking off books that no longer interest you! There’s so many books on my tbr that I know I probably won’t get to, purging them sounds like something I should do soon!

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  2. Yeah I’m really not interested in reading Shatter Me either. I think the hype has kind of died down I guess? I’ve also herd so many problematic things about Coleen Hoover that I don’t think I’m EVER going to read one of her books. This is such an interesting post idea <3!

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    1. Yeah, Shatter Me was big a few years ago but there are other books I am far more interested in now. And I have also heard so many problematic things about Coleen Hoover books so I doubt I will read them.

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  3. I read ‘Bright Smoke’ and didn’t love it. It just wan’t a “me book.”

    I AM really curious about ‘Pirate King’ and ‘Red Stars.’ Despite all the popularity and good reviews, I never read ‘Verity,’ so that might help if I do ever read that one. :)

    Really fun series! I need to do something like this too because I’m actually going to again be zeroing in on the styles/authors/genres I like best in my future reading pursuits. I’m a happier reader and enjoy books so much more when I read what I like best. :)

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    1. Exactly! That was my main reason for doing this, because I have the bad habit of adding books to my tbr just because other people enjoy them, even if they’re a genre I don’t enjoy or they don’t sound interesting to me.

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