Hey there my lovelies!
I know many of you have super long TBRs and after more than 1 ½ years on goodreads my own list grew drastically as well. Right now it contains 303 books (how did that even happen? O_o) and I’m pretty sure I won’t even read half of them. *lol*
But what can I say? I’m not only a lazybutt but also a busy one (Go figure!) and because I don’t have that much time I tend to well… procrastinate when it comes to my TBR. XD (Don’t we all?!)
Anyway! That’s not the point of this post! The point of this blog post is that I don’t only want to reduce my TBR but that I also want to do it in a slow and sensible manner. I know there are things like “Down the TBR hole” (did I write that right?!) and a few other cool blog memes but for a tentative reader like me who actually wants to read ALL the books on their TBR shelf they always seemed to be too drastic.
Long story short: I came up with an idea for my own blog post and if you want to try it out too you’re welcome to do so! XD
The rules:
1.) Chose 3 random numbers from 1 to the end of your TBR list. (In my case it would be 3 random numbers from 1 – 303, so for instance I’ll pick 33, 218 and 299)
2.) Take a look at the 3 books on your TBR. (33 – Anna and the French Kiss, 218 – The Mediator , 299 – Defy Me *lol*)
3.) Then you follow the rhyme:
One to hug and read, (Anna and the French Kiss)
One to kiss and keep, (Defy Me because the book isn’t even out yet and I’m so going to read it!!! XD)
One to dismiss and weep! (The Mediator, I can’t even remember adding this book to my list. >_<)
4.) Read the book you hugged and kept within a month and repeat the process as often and as frequently as you like. (I’ll do this once a month and hopefully it will help me to reduce my TBR ;-P)
5.) Last but not least, link back to the original post @The Sassy Library Fox
I don’t know about you, but I already feel better about my TBR. *lol* I really hope many people will enjoy “Hugs’n’kisses OR Dismissed by the Missus/Messrs” and if it only helps one person to be content with their TBR I’ll consider my job to be done! 😉
*hugs’n’kisses*
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Ohh I love this! Much less overwhelming!! I’m going to join!! 🤗 I’m too scared to purge 5-10 books on my TBR every week, although I’ve probably done it a few times… 😂
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YAY! That’s awesome! 😀 And I totally feel you! To purge 5 – 10 books from my TBR every week just felt too overwhelming so I decided to take it slow. *lol*
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An excellent idea!!! Especially for someone like me who has 509 books on her tbr. Like how the heck did I let that happen?!! 😂😂😂
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Haha! I ask myself that question all of the time too. XD 509 books is a lot! *lol*
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This is clever! Fortunately my tbr is quite small (Only about 130 books) or else I’d give it a go! Good luck 😁
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Wow! Only 130 books? How do you do it? Teach me your ways! *lol* Thank you! XD
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Honestly I don’t usually go looking for new books to read that often. And I lose interest in books on my tbr all the time and end up deleting them haha. Plus I never add the whole series to my tbr, just book one. 😀 You’re welcome!!
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Haha! I don’t go looking for new books as well, but they pop up on my feed and I can’t resist to add them if they sound good. I guess my problem is that I never lose interest in them and don’t delete them like you do. xD Thanks!
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omg this looks so fun! I’ll have to try it sometime, Virg! My TBR is still small-ish (I’ve been here for only a few months) but I expect it will blow up one day 😉
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Give it a year and you’ll have more books on it than you can handle. *lol* ;-P And don’t forget to link me when you try it. I really want to know if it works and which kind of books everyone is going to read. 😀
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Will do! 🙂
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