Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
This week’s topic is the goals we still want to accomplish in the remainder of 2023. Well, I didn’t take part in the goals and resolutions prompt, but I gave that one a spin. I listed 10 backlist books i want to read in 2023 and now it’s time to reflect on this list. Spoiler alert: I won’t make my reading challenge, at all. I’ve read 70 out of the 100 books I set as goal, but that’s most likely not going to happen. So, how am I doing on the backlist?
- Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian – No, I still haven’t read this. In fact, I forgot about it already. Maybe it’s time to permanently remove it from the TBR and my Kindle. Has any of you read it and can you tell me whether it’s worth it?
- The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarrros – Yes, I read this. [review]
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – Confession time! I still haven’t picked this one up.
- Instant karma by Marissa Meyer – I think I have to unhaul this one. It doesn’t speak to me at all anymore and nobody is talking about it either. However, I’m afraid I can’t return this title on Audible anymore since it’s “too old”.
- One Of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus – Guilty, I haven’t read this book either. However, One Of Us is Lying also made it to this list and I’ve finished that one though. When reading, I noticed that I’m getting too old for these kind of books. [review]
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver – This was a solid 5-star read for me. [review]
- Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram – I notice that a lot of these backlist titles are YA and I’m slowly drifting away from that genre. So, you might be guessing already that I haven’t picked this book up either.
- The Murders at Fleat House by Lucinda Riley – I’m a little ashamed to say I haven’t read this book either. I have read Atlas though, but that’s not a backlist title.
- Confess by Colleen Hoover – Guilty again, I haven’t picked this book up. I did so with several other books by this author so I think I can’t do this one anymore for now.
- Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman – Oh dear, I even forgot about this. This is an older YA and I tend to enjoy these more than the current YA books, so we’ll see!
Verdict: Out of the 10 backlist titles I listed in January 2023, I’ve only read 2. I think I have some work to do here, haven’t I?
What reading goals would you like to accomplish before the year is over?
Leave a Reply