Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Backlist Books I Want to Read.” Since last week I ended up sharing a list of creepy backlist books on my TBR, this week I’m going to be sharing a list of books I’m removing from my TBR. Sometime last year I went through my Goodreads to-read shelf and deleted about 100 books. Since then I’ve added more than 100 books and it’s time to go through my list again. Well, I don’t have the time to do so presently, but for the sake of this week’s topic, I took a quick peek and deleted the following books. It’s always hard to say goodbye, but sometimes you need to be realistic and accept that you’ve lost interest in these books or that you just don’t have the time to prioritize books you only have a passing interest in. Covers are linked to Goodreads.
1. The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore – I’ve had this one on several to-be-read lists, but I think it’s time for me to finally let this one go. I really enjoyed the author’s Goodnight Family duology, but can’t see myself taking them time to read this one.
2. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – It’s time for me to accept that I’m never going to read this one. I’ve heard so many people praise it, but it’s so long and I just can’t commit to the time it would take to get through it.
3. Unbreathable by Hafsah Laziaf – I have not heard a single person talk about this book and I can’t even recall how it ended up on my TBR. Since I’m in no way attached to it, I need to let it go.
4. Hidden Huntress by Danielle L. Jensen – I did really enjoy the book before this sequel, but I also donated it to my library and remember practically nothing, so I’m deleting this one since I won’t be able to read it without a reread of the first.
5. A Handful of Dust by Mindy McGinnis – I think Not a Drop to Drink is a really underrated novel, but I really only have a passing interest in checking out this sequel.
6. Sunset Rising by S.M. McEachern – I couldn’t tell you what this book was about even if my life depended on it, so time to delete it.
7. The Legend of Me by Rebekah L. Purdy – All I really remember of this one is that I added it to my TBR a long time ago and then the publishing date was pushed back. I’ve since lost interest in it.
8. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen – I’ve seen tons of bloggers talk about this one and so I added it to my TBR, but it’s just been so long since I thought about it, I don’t think I’m ever going to pick it up.
9. The Marvels by Brian Selznick – I really enjoyed Wonderstruck, but don’t really feel the same kind of enthusiasm for this one.
10. Unearthed by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner – I still have the last book in their other series unread on my shelf, so I need to get to that before even thinking about this one. But really, I don’t have too much interest in reading this new series anyway.
Have you read any of these? What’s the last book you removed from your TBR? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit.
A Kernel of Nonsense 
I gave up on The Name Of The Wind too. It’s too long to commit to!
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It really is. I just don’t have the time these days.
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Same here with The Name of the Wind. Lotsa people love it but I tried it and was bored, and it’s soooo long. Scarlet had me curious but I never got around to getting it… sometimes books just slip off my radar like that lol.
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I have a feelings I would struggle to get through it. Yep, sometimes too much time passes after you add a book to your TBR.
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*gasp* THE NAME OF THE WIND?!
Lmao, I’m only teasing. I keep putting that one off. I really think I’ll like it, it’s just a matter of finding the time for it because it feels so big and intimidating! (Which is dumb when I think about it, because I’m reading a book right now that’s 200+ pages longer than NotW, but… OH WHATEVER hahaha)
I focused on backlist ARCs in my T10T this week if you want to check it out! ♥
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It’s true, I think we psych ourselves out sometimes. We read so much, even over the course of a month, that these long books aren’t entirely out of reach, it’s just a matter of motivation.
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Exactly! It’s so funny when you think about it.
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I haven’t read any of these. I recently said goodbye to a ton of unread books on my Kindle backlist. It was so freeing!
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I have a few kindle backlist books myself that I got for free. It’s always easier to put off ones you haven’t spent money on.
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I really enjoyed Unearthed! In fact, I recently preordered the sequel! I have no idea what the last book I removed from my TBR was though. I periodically go through my Goodreads shelves and remove any books that I’ve lost interest in or can’t even remember adding in the first place!
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I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the series. Did you read their previous series before diving into this one? Yes, there are tons of books that I can’t remember the reason for adding to the TBR.
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Yes! I read the Starbound trilogy via audiobook last year (I think) and loved it! It’s similar to Unearthed in some ways but also very different. I really like Amie and Meagan’s writing styles and how they meld together – they’re auto-buy authors for me now!
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NOT A DROP TO DRINK is on my list this week as Backlist that I do want to read LOL. I know what you mean though, because I have a lot of series that I really loved the first book and also didn’t really feel the need to read on further in the series.
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I do like Not a Drop to Drink, but since the second is more of a companion novel, I really never felt like I needed to pick it up. Sometimes absence does not make the heart grow fonder.
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This is such a good idea for a list! I know the feeling of culling your tbr, sometimes you just loose interest in reading a book. I really want to Scarlet, it sounds so good!
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Oh here’s my list: https://bookslifeotheroddities.wordpress.com/2018/11/06/fall-tbr-update
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I really need to go through mine. I’ve been very free with my TBR list. Scarlet does sound kike a good one and I hope you enjoy it if you do pick it up.
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Haha yeah me too,
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I haven’t read any of those, so none of them are screaming at me NOOOO!!! You have to read that one! You can always add the later someday if for some reason your interest is once again piqued, right?
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Very true. I can’t always re-add them if I grow interested in them again.
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I have not read any of these, but I have Unearthed and The Marvels. I loved the Starbound series, but I have put off Unearthed for so long, I am not sure it will ever happen. Especially since I am reading a LOT less SFF books.
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I still need to read the final book in the Starbound series. I don’t know, you have to really sell me on space books. I’m just as drawn to them as others.
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I don’t gravitate towards hardcore scifi, but I sort of love space operas.
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I need to purge some books from my TBR as well. I know Unearthed and The Name of the Wind have been on there for over a year and I’ve not even thought about reading them since I added them.
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That’s how I feel about so many books on my TBR. I haven’t given many of them a second thought.
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I really want to read The Name of the Wind as everyone seems to love it, but I can’t see me getting to it anytime soon – it’s just so dense! I would quite like to read Unearthed though; it sounds like something I’d enjoy.
My TTT post!
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It looks like a book that I would need to spend more than a week on and right now, I just can’t imagine. I hope you enjoy Unearthed if you do get to it.
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Aww it’s a shame you’re getting rid of The Name of the Wind because it’s great (yes, I’m one of those that loved it, I’m sorry!) I can understand not feeling like you can commit to it though, because it is pretty big. I haven’t read the sequel yet because there’s been no release date for the third one for years, and at this point I don’t know if we’ll ever get it. I try and have a small clearout of my Goodreads shelves every six months or so because I know there are book I’ll have lost interest in reading – we can’t get to them all after all! Great post 🙂
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Committing to big books is becoming harder and harder for me. As a blogger, I always feel like I can’t spend tons of time on one book and increasingly, I kind of don’t want to. How awful to live with that uncertainty! There is one series I read where the first two weren’t not very popular and I’m fairly certain the final two will never released.
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Unearthed was one I was really looking forward to, and I ended up DNFing it. I haven’t finished the other series yet, either!
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Well that’s actually kind of reassuring to hear, though I am sorry it was a DNF for you. I really like the first series by them, but kept putting off the last book and it’s been so long now!
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I’m enjoying The Name of the Wind, but I totally get where you’re coming from here. I stopped reading epic fantasy novels several years ago for this reason. Good luck cleaning out your TBR!
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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They are just so long and sometimes I think about all the other books I could have read instead of one of them. Thanks so much!
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I read The Splendor Falls some years back and enjoyed it but don’t remember a lot about it now. It’s always good to declutter those shelves.
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Yeah, I was more interested in it just after I read her other duology and now I don’t know why I’ve kept it for so long.
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This is a great list topic! I need to do the same. I also periodically go back through my Goodreads list and deleter books I know I won’t read. It’s that time again, I think. For my TTT I wrote about horror books I am almost too embarrassed to say I haven’t read. https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/06/top-ten-tuesday-10-horror-books-i-cant-believe-i-havent-read/
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Thanks so much. I might go through mine more thoroughly in the next coming weeks.
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I am glad that none of these is on my TBR 😀 It is always hard to remove books from your TBR and always easier to add them 😛 I think I too need to clean up my GR shelf.
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Haha, lucky that. It is so easy to go overboard with the TBR. Wish you lots of luck with the clean up!
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Oooh this was such a good twist on the prompt. I go through every few months or so and clean my GR shelves out bc having the “to-read” number too high makes me feel so anxious xD
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Thank you! I really need to go though my to-read shelf more often. Yep, me too. If it’s too high, I start to think about how it’s impossible to accomplish.
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I love your take on this week’s topic. Honestly, I really enjoy going through my to-read list and culling it. Some of these made my heart ache (The Name of the Wind!) but I completely understand your reasoning. Also, you read what you want to read! I’ve read Scarlet, but it’s one of those where I know I’ll never continue the series either.
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Thanks, Jolien! If I had the time, I would probably give The Name of the Wind a shot, but it just feels like there are just so many other books to pick up. I’ve read so many opening books to series, but never continued.
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I haven’t read any of these but some were really hyped books…
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That’s probably why the were on my TBR!
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I haven’t read any of these, but I do try and go through my lists on Amazon and Goodreads sometimes and get rid of books that no longer interest me, or I doubt I’ll read anytime soon. It’s much needed since I’m always adding new ones anyway! haha
-Lauren
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I really need to go through both my Amazon and Goodreads lists soon. They are kind of a mess. Yep, I feel like I add more than I ultimately delete.
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Hi Alicia, I’ve been going through my TBR a little bit at a time each week to narrow down the list. I find myself adding new books all the time, so the process is cumbersome. I haven’t read any of the books on your deletion list though!
Here is my list of backlogged books.
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I feel like I am adding books all the time these days. Sometimes I think that’s a good thing and sometimes not.
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This is a good reminder that I should go clean up my TBR, too! I haven’t read any of the books you deleted, but I think a couple of ones have been on my TBR at one point or another and aren’t anymore.
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Glad I’m not the only one to delete them.
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I loved Not A Drop To Drink, but the sequel has been sitting on my shelf for around a year. I haven’t felt motivated to read it.
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Glad to hear I am not the only one who put that one off. If you do get to it, I hope you enjoy it.
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I haven’t done a TBR purge in a while — I’m overdue. I really enjoyed The Marvels, and feel like it’s one that I’ll revisit from time to time.
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I’m glad you enjoyed that one. I think if I had more time, I would check it out.
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Do you use Goodreads? If a book blogger reviews a book and I’m sold, I will add it to my Goodreads, and then in the private notes section I will include the URL to that bloggers review. That way, if I ever want to remember why I added that book or what was so great about it, I can just go back and reread the review.
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That is a really great idea.
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I just bought The Name of the Wind. Ha ha. 😂
I had both of the In a Handful of Dust books as ARCs, but I sent them to another blogger because I read a YA Horror anthology that McGinnis had a story in, and the story is about a librarian who gets tired of teenage boys drawing penises in library books and cuts their penises off. 😱 Then she was having a conversation with another author on Tumblr, and they were saying how all teenage boys are pigs, and when I commented that I had a teenage son and he and his friends were not pigs, she replied, “All teenage boys.” 😒
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Oh my gosh, well, I hope you end up enjoying The Name of the Wind. Wait, McGinnis wrote what again?! I’m appalled and very sorry that was her reaction.
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Oh The Name of the Wind. But hey I totally get that. They are so big and it is taking forever for the third book to come out. I’m probably going to wait until the third bookc omes out before I start. Which probably be a few years haha.
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I heard from someone else that it’s taken a while for that next book. Always difficult when there is so much uncertainty. Hope its released soon.
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I love your take on this week’s topic!
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Thanks so much, Maggie!
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