I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists. Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much. There's a project I've seen on Beauty YouTube called These Projects will self-destruct where basically if you don't use a certain project by the end of the year you have to toss it. I thought I might apply it to my TBR and pick 5 books that if I don't read in 2025 it will be time to declutter them. These are 5 books that have been sitting on my shelf for way too long and if I'm not tempted to pick them up within a year I'm not destined to read them.
1. Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow - I got this one right after it came out and though it looked really fun.
2. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - I've read a lot of the books in this series but never this one though it's been sitting on my shelf for years.
3. The Murders of Mrs. Austin and Mrs. Beale by Jill McGown - I have had this book since pre-blogging days (so at least 12 years) and really enjoyed another book by this author. Plus, it's a really short mystery.
4. Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman - This is the third book in a series and I own a lot of the books. I read and really enjoyed the first book, read and liked the second book but years have passed and I still haven't read this book. It's time to read it and see if it's one I want to continue or clear out the books. And if I don't read it then I think that pretty much answers the question on whether I want to read it.
5. Coming Home to the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson - I have no idea where this book came from or how long I've had it. It looks lovely and cozy though.
So those are my 5 books to read this year or they'll self-destruct (or go into the bin for the used bookstore more likely). Do you have any self destruct books?
That's a creative way to motivate yourself to read them or have them donated to a little library. I do actually have a few that I have owned for ages but never make time to read. One is John Grisham's Camino Winds and another is a fat James Michener book. This should be the year to read them!
ReplyDeleteJill Shalvis is a favorite and Animal Magnetism is an awesome series.
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Love your whole idea of read or self-destruct! Very clever and fun. I probably have several books on my shelves that I should do the same with. :D
ReplyDeleteI like this idea as well. We are all pretty impulsive I think about acquiring our books, but we also know that our tastes change, etc. Mainly, I think books should be passed on to others or library friends groups or charity shops, etc. When books get older, they can go out of print and you never know when a book you donate will end up being someone else's 'treasure'! :-)
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