Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan

Okay, this book sounds like it could be dramatic and intriguing. It’s a generational family drama following two Irish sisters as they move to the United States in the 1950s. It has incredible reviews. And, yet, I am completely uninterested in reading this. Perhaps it will make its way back at some other time? But, for now…

Verdict: Remove

Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

This has a lot going for it. It’s a short collection of short stories that sounds like it would be chilling. I typically enjoy Stephen King’s writing. But it also sounds like it may be connected to some of his previous work that I haven’t yet read. I have so many Stephen King books on my TBR. I think I can sacrifice this one.

Verdict: Remove

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

I will fully admit that I added this book because I liked the cover. Until today, I had no earthly clue what this book was actually about. Having read the synopsis, though, this sounds right up my alley! A thriller involving an author and his editor? In which the author’s latest novel might not be entirely fictional? Sign me up!

Verdict: Keep

The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney

Confession time: I’m not a huge fan of thrillers that feature detectives. I don’t know what it is about reading from a detective’s POV, but it usually leaves me feeling meh. That being said, the synopsis for this book is fascinating enough to make me overlook the fact that it will clearly be a detective POV thriller. I get a whiff of possible cult and that’s enough for me. Which… probably says more about me than the book 😅

Verdict: Keep

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Oh, this one is definitely staying! Even without re-reading the synopsis I know I won’t be removing it. This is the start to a series that Fiona @ Fi’s Bibliophiles absolutely loves and, after she turned me on to the Rivers of London series, I trust her taste! Besides, the main characters are described as “disaster magnets” and that sounds like perfection.

Verdict: Keep

The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

I’m on the fence with this one. On one hand, it involves a shady government entity that is trying to bring back magic. On the other hand, it’s over 700 pages and the beginning of a series. I have so many on-going series right now and, though I’m slightly intrigued, it’s not enough to want to clutter up my TBR with the start to yet another one.

Verdict: Remove

Lost Boy by Christina Henry

A dark retelling of Peter Pan from the perspective of Captain Hook sounds like something I would absolutely love. So of course this book gets to stay on the TBR! I’ve honestly wanted to read a Christina Henry book for quite some time. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet, heh. But this seems like a great place to start!

Verdict: Keep

Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong

I picked this book up from Book of the Month ages ago and I’m really wondering why, lol. This doesn’t seem like my typical read, but perhaps that was the reason I wanted to give it a shot? It’s a contemporary novel following a woman as she and her mom navigate her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. It has pretty decent reviews and, because I already own it, it gets to stick around.

Verdict: Keep

The Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman

I think, at one point, I thought I was going to be a big historical fiction reader. That’s the only explanation for all these historical fictions popping up on my TBR when I am a casual reader of the genre at best. This story about a young girl sold to the circus and a relative unraveling her mystery decades later sounds like could be great. But it doesn’t pull me in enough to want to keep it.

Verdict: Remove

NPCs by Drew Hayes

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a huge D&D nerd. I’m currently playing in a campaign with a group of close friends and family and we’re having a ton of fun! So a book that features the lives of NPCs, or Non Player Characters, instantly captured my interest! I definitely still want to read this one and hope to pick it up soon!

Verdict: Keep