Hello guys! Happy Saturday!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. We actually have sun today in the UK. How cool (rare) is that? This time, there are a few books I am actually sad to say bye-bye to, but if I don’t tidy up my TBR on a weekly basis, it will be a mess, and I will have to hide in a cave and read until the end of time.

Also, have you guys noticed that my TBR images are getting darker and darker slowly? I wonder why…

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 synopsis of the books.
❤ 5.Time to Decide: keep it or should it go

Here’s the next patch:

➥ Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

The synopsis of Sky in the Deep seems so good, but its hype scares me. I try to avoid hype as much as I can, and I will remove this one. Have you read this book? Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed it, and I might change my mind after 🙂

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Savor You (Fusion, #5) by Kristen Proby

A hot steamy romance – sure, why not? But a fifth book in a series – I can’t read you before I’ve read your ex-books – sorry!

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

I have always loved the mystery behind the whole Romanov family, especially Anastasia. And I have just read ”Romanov” by Nadine Brandes and really enjoyed it. This will always be a subject I am willing to read about, and I have to keep this book on my TBR. 

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ Heist Society (Heist Society, #1) by Ally Carter

I like Ally Carter’s books. They always make me giggle, and they are always a nice, fast, relaxing read. I read I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You and I loved it. I am not sure whether to continue that series, or read this book instead. Okay – time for decision making. This one goes. 

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

A Japanese pulp classic, Battle Royale is a story very similar to Hunger Games. Students are thrown on a deserted island and they have to kill eachother. Only one survives. I love this topic (okay, don’t get me wrong, I completely DISAGREE that it is okay to dump people and see them kill each other. However, the twisted part of me enjoys reading these type of stories.)

Verdict: KEEP ☑ 

➥ All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother by Danielle Teller

We all know the story of Cinderella. Or do we? A Cinderella re-telling and a delicious, chocolate fudge eatable cover – I don’t think I will ever be able to resist this book. So why haven’t I read it yet???

Verdict: KEEP ☑  

➥ A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L’Engle

You know that time when you want to read a book so badly before it comes out, and then a movie comes out as well, and there’s the hype, and you still haven’t read said book. And then two years later, you are suddenly not so sure you wanted to read this book anyways? Why do I have this feeling with this book? I will have to let it go for now. 

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ The Boy and His Ribbon (The Ribbon Duet, #1) by Pepper Winters

Okay – let me tell you a little background story about this book. I requested it on Netgalley as an ARC. Then, I got approved. After that, I forgot to download it on time, and it went into archives. I still don’t have the book, but Netgalley still counts it as something I have to read. So what do I do? I wait to get it from the library, I guess… Even though, at this point, I might as well remove it.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ A Queen’s Spy (The Tudor Mystery Trials #1) by Samantha Burnell

 I have received this book through a Goodreads Giveaway (WHY DO YOU NOT HAVE GIVEAWAYS IN UK ANYMORE???) I am excited to read this one, however I never really gotten my hands on it.

Verdict: KEEP ☑

➥ Clash of Empires (Clash of Empires #1) by Ben Kane

Again, a Goodreads Giveaway Book. You probably already know my rule, where I try and read every book I physically receive because I appreciate the effort of everyone involved. I also love Roman History, and it has a Macedonian history as well, with Philip The Second and Alexander The Great, so I can’t miss this.

Verdict: KEEP ☑

We only kept 5 books and removed 5 this time around. I am getting through this, but I am starting to worry I am getting weaker, as we are getting close to my recent TBR books.

Which books would you keep or remove? Please let me know in the comments because I love reading your comments and thoughts! 

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Hello guys! Happy Saturday!

I hope you are all having a lovely start of the weekend. I love doing these posts, and this time I am so excited to share a little piece of my world along with the 10 titles of the week. Let’s begin:

How it works:

❤ 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 synopsis of the books.
❤ Decide: keep it or should it go

 

Here’s the next patch:

➥ Criminal sociology by Enrico Ferri

Since I was a girl, I wanted to study Criminology. It is a subject I always found fascinating – the way of how a killer’s brain works, the psychology the police force uses while interrogating, all of those little bits. This was one book I picked up for free as soon as I got my first Kindle. I need to read it soon!

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ The Korean Word For Butterfly by Jamie Zerndt

I love the cover, but I am not sure that I will enjoy this book. At all actually. I have to say bye bye to it. 

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Awakening (Children of the After, #1) by Jeremy Laszlo

A dystopian post-apocalyptic book with tons of bad reviews on Goodreads. Are you guys thinking what I am thinking? It goes…

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

This book was extremely hyped, and I kept wanting to read it, but never did. Has any of you read it? Help me make a decision. I will leave it as MAYBE now, and I’ll come back to edit it in a week’s time, after I read all your comments 🙂

Verdict: MAYBE

➥ Prophecies of Nostradamus by Nostradamus

The Prophecies of Nostradamus and Baba Vanga (who, by the way, was born in Strumica, Macedonia) have always intrigued me. I even started reading fiction based on these people’s histories. This must stay. 

Verdict: KEEP ☑  

➥ The Odyssey by Homer

A classic that I never read, but should in my life.

Verdict: KEEP ☑ 

➥ Greh njene majke (Her Mother’s Sin) by Milica Mir-Jam Jakovljevic

➥ Samac u braku (A Bachelor in his Marriage) by Milica Mir-Jam Jakovljevic

These two books are written by one Serbian author, Mir-Jam. I love her writing, and I still remember when I was a teen and my mother gave me one of her books (Ranjeni Orao) – The Wounded Eagle, and I fell in love with her writing of old-time Balkans and the powerful love stories in her books. 

I will only keep the second one, and remove the other. The only reason is – once I read one, I will add the other one, without clattering my TBR now.

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ & REMOVE ✖

➥ Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

I don’t think I can resist this synopsis and this gorgeous cover. Sorry. I’m hugging this book with all my strength.

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk Wallace Johnson

It seems exciting, but I will pass.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

We only kept 5 books and removed 4 this time. One is a maybe, and I need your help to decide on it. My TBR is shrinking, and I love it!

Which books would you keep or remove? Please let me know in the comments – I love reading your comments and thoughts! 

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Hello guys! Happy Saturday!

This week I have some various genres and interesting titles. Let’s see how I’ve done.

How it works:

❤ 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 synopsis of the books.
❤ Decide: keep it or should it go

 

Here’s the next patch:

➥ Unwrapping Her Perfect Match (London Legends, #3.5) by Kat Latham

Seems like a cute Christmas read, but it’s #3.5 in a series. I’d rather start from book #1.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Jay Walking (Pastime Pursuits #2) by Tracy Krimmer

A second book in a series again. I have to let it go.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Afraid of Her Shadow (Rom-Com on the Edge #3) by Carol Maloney Scott

A third book in a series – why do I even put these on my shelves if I haven’t read the first books?

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Pierced (Lucian & Lia, #1) by Sydney Landon

Romance and erotica. Not now. Not now…

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Diamonds (All that Glitters, #1) by K.A. Linde

This seems like a Fifty Shades Of Gray type of thing. And you know what? I’ll keep it!

Verdict: KEEP ☑  

➥ The Billionaire’s Need by Crystal Caswell

Contemporary Romance – this might not be the right genre for me right now.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Fluent in French: The most complete study guide to learn French by Frederic Bibard

I was going to read this to improve my French, but there are so many apps out there, and the reviews for this book say it’s mostly motivational.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Love Me Tonight by Kelly Jamieson

Book #2.5, so no explanation needed.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Matilda by Roald Dahl

A British classic, a book that my friends keep telling me it’s a must read.

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life Inspired by Wyatt North

I love the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, but the reviews on this biography seem to be quite not what I would expect to read, so I am passing on this one for now.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

We only kept 2 books and removed 8 this time. My TBR is shrinking, and I love it!

Which books would you keep or remove? Please let me know in the comments – I love reading your comments and thoughts! 

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Hello guys! Happy Saturday!

This week I have some various genres and interesting titles. Let’s see how I’ve done.

How it works:

❤ 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 synopsis of the books.
❤ Decide: keep it or should it go

 

Here’s the next patch:

➥ The Defiant Heart (Heart, #2) by Anita Gordon

I haven’t read Book 1 in the series, so no point in keeping this one.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ What Once Was Perfect(Wardham, #1) by Zoe York

I am not quite sure about this one, and when I am not sure about a book, it goes. 

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ The Art of Peeling an Orange by Victoria Avilan

It’s supposed to be a classic and it’s supposed to be good, so I will keep this one. you better be good!

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ Return To Sender: An Alex Glauberman Mystery (The Alex Glauberman Series #1) by Dick Cluster

I love mysteries, but this one seems to have a lot of bad ratings, so moving on.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Rain Shadow (Rainshadow #1) by Tess Oliver

Nope.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Gandhi: A Life Inspired by Lunn M. Hamilton

Not quite sure about this one…

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Find Her, Keep Her (Love in the USA, #1) by Z.L. Arkadie

Again, too many bad ratings. Why do I have so many freebies on my shelves?

Verdict: ☑ REMOVE ✖

➥ Day-Day (Chop, Chop, #2) by L. N. Cronk

As a second book in the series, I am letting it go. I read the synopsis to the first one, but not interested in reading that one as well.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Belle of the Ball (Three Graces #1) by Pam McCutcheon

This is not a book I would usually read, but I will keep it, because I might enjoy it.

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie

I am a huge fan of Peter Pan, and I can’t miss this for anything in the world!

Verdict: KEEP ☑ 

We only kept 3 books and removed 7 this time. My TBR is getting back on track.

Which books would you keep or remove? Please let me know in the comments – I love reading your comments and thoughts! 

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Hello guys! Happy Saturday!

This time, it seems we have a lot of steamy titles, but will I keep them? Let’s go and see.

How it works:

❤ 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 synopsis of the books.
❤ Decide: keep it or should it go

 

Here’s the next patch:

➥ BWWM: HER BILLIONAIRE STRIPPER QUICKIE #2 by Lisa Cherry

Oh, I have erotica here.. And a second book of a ”series”? Nope.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Of Myth and Magick by M.E. Brines

I have always loved these types of books, and I think this one should stay, as I will enjoy it.

Verdict: KEEP  ☑

➥ Aren’t You Glad You Didn’t Turn On The Light? by Drac Von Stoller

I love horror stories, but this one has so many bad reviews, so I’ll pass.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs (31 Horrifying Tales From The Dead Book 4) by Drac Von Stoller

Same author as above, so no point in keeping one if I got rid of the other.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ The Werewolf Proposal (New Moon Wolves, #1.5) by Michelle Fox

Another erotica, and a 1.5 of a series? And the cover is steamy… But will I ever buy book 1? No. Should I keep book 1.5? No. Well, that was easy. Thank you, next. 

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Saved By The Bear by Mercy May

Another steamy book – eep… Still getting rid of it.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Find Her, Keep Her (Love in the USA, #1) by Z.L. Arkadie

This is a contemporary romance, but the reviews are bad. Not sure if I will pick it up, to be quite honest with you…

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Titanic 1912: The original news reporting of the sinking of the Titanic by Ken Rossignol

I have always been intrigued by real-life mysteries, and the sinking of Titanic has been always a little gem for me. I should really get to this book, because I know I will enjoy it!

Verdict: KEEP  ☑ 

➥ Beneath This Mask (Beneath, #1) by Meghan March

This one is a MAYBE. I will let you guys decide on this – shall I keep it, or should it go?

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

➥ Love’s Unfading Light (Eagle Harbor #1) by Naomi Rawlings

Christian fiction is not for me, sorry.

Verdict: REMOVE ✖

We only kept 2 books and removed 8 this time. My TBR is getting back on track.

Which books would you keep or remove? Please let me know in the comments – I love reading your comments and thoughts! 

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