Friday, August 8, 2025

Friday Fives - Five Books I Read Because of My TBR Jar


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.   This year I wanted to add a bit of randomness and work on getting through more books I've been neglected so I started two TBR jars - one for physical books on my shelves and one for audio books.  Here are 5 books I've picked from my audio book jar and what I thought of them.


1.  Accused by Lisa Scottoline - This was on my TBR forever so I was really glad when I pulled this title.  I ended up DNF'ing it as I couldn't stand any of the characters so it's really nice to have it off my list.


2.  Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi - I bought this during an Audible sale when we were watching Top Chef a lot (so 2018?) and then it sat on my (virtual) shelf.  I ended up really enjoying it once I listened to it.


3.  The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen - A YouTuber I used to watch recommended this series but I've been a bit scared off because i thought it might be really religious.  And it kind of was - the characters are very devout but I didn't find them preachy or full of over the top mentions.  This is a series I'll continue.


4.  What You are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama - This was a 5 star read in 2023 and so I picked it up on Audible. Then the TBR jar decided I needed a reread of it and the TBR jar was not wrong.  It was perfect for the mood I was in and I loved it just as much.


5.  Renegades by Marissa Meyer - This ended up being a DNF at just over a quarter into it.  I enjoyed the writing style and the story itself and if it had been a standalone I probably would have finished it with a solid 3.5 rating.  BUT it's a trilogy and this one apparently ends in a cliffhanger and when it comes down to it I'm just not interested enough in this world to read 3  books in it.

So not an entirely successful TBR Jar quintet but these are 5 books off my TBR list that probably wouldn't have gone anywhere otherwise so I'm calling it a win!  



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