The TBR Purge [Round 1]

The TBR Purge [Round 1]

In this 'series' I'm going to look at the 5 lowest rated fiction and non-fiction books in my GoodReads to be read lists (10 in total) and decide whether I want to keep them or purge them!

1 - The Friend Scheme - Cale Dietrich (3.11 GR Rating)

The Friend Scheme is a book that I've only recently added to my tbr without hearing much about it all I know is that it's a debut book and it's a YA contemporary romance with LGBT characters. I hadn't realised this book was rated so low, but I'm willing to give it a chance so I'm throwing it KEEP pile!

2 - This is Kind of an Epic Love Story - Kacen Callendar (3.43 GR Rating)

I only found out about This is Kind of an Epic Love Story back in June whilst looking for books by LGBT authors. This is once again a YA Contemporary Romance with LGBT characters and I personally haven't heard any reviews from people in my 'sphere of influence' so I'm going to also give this a chance and stick it on the KEEP pile!

3 - Big Bones - Laura Dockrill (3.42 GR Rating)

Big Bones is a book that I took out of the library on a whim knowing absolutely nothing about it, and quite honestly I'm not that interested in reading it, and so once I've taken this book back to the library (unread) it'll be leaving my TBR. The first book for the PURGE.

4 - The Lending Library - Aliza Fogelson (3.48 GR Rating) 

To be honest, I know absolutely nothing about The Lending Library, I got a free digital copy from Amazon for being a prime member, as you get to choose a free book each month from a small selection that I believe have been published through Amazon. I think this is enough reason for me to PURGE The Lending Library, as I don't have any real intention to read it.

5 - Gerald's Game - Stephen King (3.52 GR Rating)

Gerald's Game was one of the first Stephen King films that I saw, and I enjoyed it - although, from the film being filmed in one room the entire time, I'm quite sceptical to see how this book would play out - I'm interested in trying this book. So that's another one to KEEP.

6 - Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy - Judd Apatow (3.65 GR Rating)

Judd Apatow has directed some of my absolute favourite films, and this book has been on my TBR for the longest time, as far as I know, there isn't an audiobook version of this book, and the paperback is over £10 (which I'm not willing to spend on a paperback) so, unless I happen to receive this book as a gift or they do decide to publish an audiobook, I think for the time being this book will be going to the PURGE.

7 - Orange Is the New Black - Piper Kerman (3.71 GR Rating)

I enjoyed the Orange Is the New Black television show when it was airing, and so I put this book on my wishlist and was very kindly gifted a copy by Jayde. I'm still interested in reading this book and seeing how it compares to the show, and so this is a definite KEEP.

8 - Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive - Stephanie Land (3.73 GR Rating) 

Maid is a book that I picked up as an ebook in a 99p Amazon sale, knowing very little about it but just being generally intrigued by the story which is a memoir of Stephanie's time working as a maid and an exploration of poverty in America which I'm incredibly interested in learning more about, being from the UK and not knowing a great deal about the financial state of America, so for me I'm going to KEEP this book. 

9 - The 5am Club: Own Your Morning, Elevate Your Life - Robin S. Sharma (3.83 GR Rating)

I went through a period of really enjoying 'self-help' and 'self-improvement' type books, and I feel like I'm not really in that period of my life anymore and have zero intention right now to be waking up at 5am and 'owning my morning' so for the time being this book will be going to the PURGE. Although, I may reconsider when I feel like I'm in the adequate headspace to enjoy this book.

10 - Naturally Tan - Tan France (3.84 GR Rating)

I read the autobiography of fellow Fab Five member, Jonathan Van Ness, late last year and it was incredibly enlightening to know more of a background about these people that are so lively and upbeat on our television screens, and so I'd like to read this autobiography with Tan being one of my favourites of the Fab Five, so this book for me is another definite KEEP.

I feel like this was a successful first round of The TBR Purge, deciding to purge 40% of the lowest-rated books on my TBR here. It made me think a lot more about the books that I do have on my TBR and whether they really do call out to me to read, or if I'm just avoiding making a decision. I enjoyed doing this, and I can't wait for a round 2!