Created by and with thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl! It must be summer, because this week’s theme sent me on a little trip. Of the guilt variety. 😅 I’m far too nervous to see just how long some of my books have been on my backlist TBR–so rather than go too far down that road, here’s five books I’ve had on recent TBRs that are unread, instead…
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1. Anna K. by Jenny Lee
This was on my 2020 Summer TBR, and my 2021, and it hasn’t come off yet. The guilt is real…
2. Happy Place by Emily Henry
I know this is far from backlist, as a recent release–but it was one of my two most anticipated reads of 2023, and it’s been out for weeks, so why haven’t I read it yet?!
3. The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray
This has been on no fewer than *three* of my monthly TBRs this year alone. And still…
4. Truth or Beard by Penny Reid
I think this has been on my TBR for three years now? It was recommended to me at some pandemic point, so…
And finally, just to even the odds, one I meant to read for ages… And recently did!
5. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
It’s been about four years in the making, but thanks to this year’s March Madness, I did it!
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What’s on your backlist?
FangirlFlax 
I felt guilty while working on this week’s post, too! You’re not alone. 🙂
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
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Ha, that’s good to know!
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I loved Truth or Beard and that entire series!
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I have Happy Place on my TBR as well. Hopefully I’ll get to it before the summer is over.
Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!
https://readbakecreate.com/summer-2023-additions-to-my-tbr/
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LOL, that feeling of guilt is real. I used the very oldest books from my TBR for this week… and some of them have been on my list for a very long time…
My TTT: https://bookwyrmknits.com/2023/08/01/top-ten-tuesday-forgotten-backlist-titles/
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Ha, the kind of old where looking at the date is a bad idea!
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Yeah… 😉 But that’s okay! Because it does mean that they really are books no one seems to be talking about anymore…
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And the fewer reminders, the less guilt!
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I remember when ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS was ALL OVER the book blogosphere. I still haven’t read it either, if it makes you feel any better 🙂
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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It was *everywhere* wasn’t it! I did re-read it recently, and it held up for me 🙂
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I have so many books that have been on multiple seasonal TBRs that I still haven’t read yet, so you are definitely not alone!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/01/top-ten-tuesday-431/
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Too many books, too little time!
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