I'm also on a mission to reduce my TBR, but keep getting derailed by library books 😂 I think I'm at 85 on my spreadsheet but I think a couple extra have slipped onto my shelves when i wasn't looking. Goal of getting to 30 by the end of the year.

I used to be addicted to buying books. But once I tried reading the books that I was buying, I realized that I didn’t like them and that I didn’t even know what kind of books I liked to read. I’ve now prioritized reading what I actually want to read and getting my books from my library. I also pretty quickly dnf anything that doesn’t catch my interest. I haven’t bought a book in almost a year. Yes there are ones that I’ve read that I want to own, but overall I’d rather take the time to know if I want to buy it than to take the chance on an author or genre I don’t even know I’ll like. Putting all that aside, my tbr is still huge and I’ve been slowly getting through it. 😂

Reading books and buying books are can be two different addictions. Unfortunately, I engage in my book buying addiction at a faster rate than my reading addiction.

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

This is so true haha. It doesn't help that my reading speed has reduced this past month or so due to work, but more books have caught my eye than usual!

Hi Amber, It's been a long time since I've been here last! My TBR is now 333 books. Since mid December I've been doing a "Read 5 phisical tbr books, Get 1 new book". I've read 16 books so far and I've gotten in total 8 (oops!) But we are bringing down the owned pile steadily. The results are still very good. Good luck

TBR is 290+. I’m not too rushed to finish it though, because I know it will always be added to, especially since I have a goal to read through my public library.

I always find this inspirational, because I know I'm having basically the same problems! My strategy is definitely "why not" too! I'm currently at 434 books on my physical TBR and it's a goal of mine to reduce it every month... but instead it seems to keep climbing up!

Yes! I love the reading sprints! Personally, I prefer a very low TBR. I got it down to zero during 2020 and have been maintaining it the last few years.

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

Are you still at zero, or do you try to just stay below a certain number? It's really impressive that you managed it! Goals!

@jess.janisse

Жыл бұрын

@@BooksofAmber I can usually keep it around 5. It’s the price deals that get me every time 😂

I have a small physical TBR, like 25 books. My goal each year is to read as many as I haul. I use my library and the Libby app for most books. I'm actually planning to read 7 books from my physical TBR in April when I normally only read 2 from it a month. I want to get ahead of my buying.

Omg I totally relate! It's so hard to bring down your TBR but way too easy to increase it lol. No idea what my TBR number is probably around 200 (not including audio/ebooks)? So watching your video made me feel a bit better. Good luck on this challenge!!

@BooksofAmber

10 ай бұрын

haha glad I could help you feel better about yours :D

I love the sprints with you and Justine, would love to see a return of those. Good Luck with this 💛

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

We're going to be sprinting on Thursday and hopefully bringing them back regularly again! 🥰

My TBR is actually decreasing so far this year!!! I think the incentive of having less boxes to move in the summer is helping….

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

Haha that's definitely a strong motivator! How many are you down by?

@cerilouisereads

Жыл бұрын

@@BooksofAmber only by about five, but at least it’s going down and not up this year! I think by this time last year I’d added over 30

I'm trying to get mine way down! basically to zero or close to it. I have the same problem- I want to be able to read books super quickly while my interest is highest, and i think the best way for me is to have just a super low physical tbr then turn to my library/ebook collection/audiobook collection/scribd for next reads haha. best of luck though!

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

We're completely on the same wavelength! I'm not sure how low i want to go eventually but I figure if I can at least get to 100 i can reassess and see what I want to do! I'm way off that so I don't need to worry just yet haha

@EmilyHall417

Жыл бұрын

@@BooksofAmber hahahaha yeah very fair

As someone who *could* probably manage a zero TBR this year if I really focussed up part of the problem is that thing where the books that sit on the TBR for way too long usually sit there because I'm not actually looking forward to reading them and so I put them off for ages! My tastes change or I'm not in the mood and they stagnate on the pile. I think I'l going to dedicate some time to getting those kind of 'roadblock' books off my TBR either by focussing up and reading them or deciding I just need to let them go!

omg a bookshelf tour pls!

I have tried to reduce my TBR pile before but I keep buying books - and I buy faster than I read 😆 My number of books is about 360-365 and I would like the number to be close to 100. So I would like to start with you and try to do better this time 🙂

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

It would be great to start together because we're pretty much at the same point! How quickly do you expect yours to reduce? Realistically I'm probably going to manage 7 to 10 a month without unhauling, but I might try to challenge myself to do more sometimes to get some momentum going. I definitely feel you on buying books faster than you can read them! I need to be better at assessing whether I want a book right away or if it can wait a little longer.

@Maritzen84

Жыл бұрын

@@BooksofAmber I am in a bit of a reading slump at the moment, but I hope I can read 5-7 books a month. Reading sprints help me to read more, so that would be great . I will let you know what my numbers are whenever you do an update, so I can be held accountable for my book buying 🙂

I've actually been doing a great job so far this year of reading from my owned TBR. I love the idea of tracking my progress in this way! I also like the idea of having a lot of books to choose from... but yeah... a smaller TBR would be great! Lol. Good luck to you! Excited to see how it goes!

Looking forward to following you on this journey, Amber. I haven't read a single book from my physical TBR this year! Just been reading library books. I'm having a great time with it though ☺

Always love these videos! I think it’s a great idea to just start over with your goal and you have some good strategies in mind so I believe in you! Mine is currently at 58 books which is exactly the same number as the start of the year 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least I didn’t go up!

Mine is shamefully over a tad 700. I read 146 books last year and they were all library books or scribd…kindle. This year I’ve read 35 and guess nothing I own. I joke I should check out books that I own so maybe actually read stuff like bought.

@BooksofAmber

Жыл бұрын

You joke, but that's actually not the worst idea I've ever heard 🤣 Do you think you'll challenge yourself to read more this year or are you not too bothered?

@melissajackson4173

Жыл бұрын

@@BooksofAmber I want to. I don’t do readathons, but if I put together some prompts maybe and I can only choose from what I own. I’m trying that. Right now it’s middle grade march and I enjoy middle grade. It’s been a bit since I’ve read one. So we’ll see. Maybe buddy reads. That holds me accountable. I found a charity shop that sells books for 10 cents to 25 cents. That’s dangerous.

This video inspired me to count my physical TBR and it’s 193, which I’m a little concerned about! Definitely want to try to reduce this number this year!

This made me go and count my TBR and I’m sitting at 538- which is about 138 more then what I’m comfortable with- so I guess that’s what I need to focus on this year for sure! 😂😳