TBR Take Down

Let us all be honest with each other right now, all of our TBRs are completely out of control. There are books on books on books. You are drowning in books. You finish one and three more seem to pop up as if from nowhere. They multiply. It is like if you feed a stray cat then the next morning your entire yard is filled with hungry feline faces looking at you with disdain and expectation.

So, I decided to issue myself a challenge. I took stock of all the books I personally possess which includes physical copies, ebooks, and ARCs. Each month I am going to pick a book off of this list to read. If the mood strikes me, I’ll pick a second book, but at least one book a month will be struck from this TBR. Many of the books I read in general are library copies or from Kindle Unlimited so, while it may seem like reading one or two owned copies a month may not seem like much, it will make a dent.

I’m sure throughout the year I’ll purchase more books and will add them to this list as they come. Before I started blogging I would have maybe one or two books owned that I hadn’t read yet. Since starting Literary Weaponry things have become a little out of control and it is time to get it back under control before my TBR breaks me. Or falls over onto my foot and breaks a toe.

Without further ado, here is The List in no particular order.

Physical Copies

  • Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3) by Rebecca Yarros
  • Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya #2) Hafsah Faizal
  • A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1) by Roseanne A. Brown
  • The Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
  • Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long
  • An Impossible Imposter (Veronica Speedwell #7) by Deanna Raybourn
  • The Corpse Queen by Heather M. Herman
  • The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller removed from TBR
  • The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi

  • Dark Age (Red Rising Saga #5) by Pierce Brown
  • The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
  • The Darkness Within Us (The Shadows Between Us #2) by Tricia Levenseller
  • The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire #2) by Andrea Stewart
  • Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
  • The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
  • The First Sister (First Sister Trilogy #1) by Linden A Lewis
  • Bone Crier’s Dawn (Bone Grace #2) by Kathryn Purdie
  • The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis
  • Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhourse

  • Vespertine (Vespertine #1) by Margaret Rogerson
  • The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
  • A Sinister Revenge (Veronica Speedwell #8) by Deanna Raybourn
  • A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell #9) by Deanna Raybourn
  • Crown of Cinders (Wings of Fury #2) by Emily R King
  • Wings of Fury (Wings of Fury #1) by Emily R. King
  • Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
  • The Bronzed Beasts (The Gilded Wolves #3) by Roshani Chokshi
  • Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) by Pierce Brown
  • The Song of the Dead (Reign of the Fallen #2) by Sarah Glenn Marsh

  • Soul of Stars (Heart of Iron #2) by Ashley Poston
  • Sword in the Stars (Once & Future #2) by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
  • His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler
  • For the Throne (Wilderwood #2) Hannah Whitten
  • A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe #1) by P. Djeli Clark
  • The Girl the Sea Gave Back by Adrienne Young
  • The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber
  • Ravage the Dark (Scavenge the Stars #2) by Tara Sim
  • Liberte (Echantee #2) Gita Trelease
  • We Shall be Monsters (We Shall be Monsters #1) by Tara Sim

  • Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
  • After the Forest (After the Forest #1) by Kell Woods
  • Forging Silver into Stars (Forging Silver into Stars #1) by Brigid Kemmerer
  • The Enchanted Lies of Celeste Artois by Ryan Graudin
  • A Curse of True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart #3) by Stephanie Garber
  • Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland
  • These Infinite Threads (This Woven Kingdom #2) by Tahereh Mafi
  • All This Twisted Glory (This Woven Kingdom #3) by Tahereh Mafi
  • Dark Age (Red Rising Saga #5) by Pierce Brown
  • Light Bringing (Red Rising Saga #6) by Pierce Brown

  • City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim
  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axis Oh
  • When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall #1) by Sarah A. Parker
  • Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold

This list was originally compiled on February 2, 2019. I know this list and post will grow and change with time but I wanted somewhere to keep track of my unread owned books outside of Goodreads and hopefully inspire me to read more of them.

Anyone else feel overwhelmed by the unread books that are slowly overtaking all reasonable living space in your home? Send help. I may need a shovel soon.

List updated on January 18, 2025 to reflect only unread books going into the new year.