Reducing the TBR Pile

My forever goal is to keep the to-be-read pile from toppling over and burying me under dozens of books.

Recently I focused on actually reading books purchased months or even years ago. I try to read at least one TBR title per week. Of course, I am distracted by new discoveries and old favorites on the shelves. When I complete a book that I truly love, I'll post a review. 

The stars are there because Goodreads requires stars. If it's four stars, I definitely will seek out more from this author. If it's five stars, I will probably pin you in a corner and try to convince you to buy the book or at least check it out from the library.

You can follow along at Goodreads for the full reviews or check out the summaries below.

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Rosemary's 2026 Reads

The Redwood Palace

by M.K. Hutchins

Awhile ago, I bought this trilogy only to have it promptly disappear into the TBR folder of the ereader. Which is just as full as the table holding my TBR pile of physical books. But this summer, I am resolved to whittle down both piles....

Thus With a Kiss I Die

by Christina Dodd

If you like your Shakespeare a little stirred and shaken, this silly series makes a delightful beach read. Rosie, pragmatic daughter of famed passionate parents Romeo and Juliet, is still trying to manage her way out of the marriage to t...

The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield

by Claudia Gray

It's not a spoiler, because it is on the cover, but Mr. Jonathan Darcy and Miss Juliet Tilney reunite over a dead body kindly supplied by Mr. Darcy's relatives by marriage. Which is good, as at the end of book 4, scandal stood in the way...

The Serpent Garden

by Judith Merkle Riley

Rather than re-read in publication order, I'm plunging back into Riley via historical order. Now past the medieval concerns of the Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, we're in early Tudor London. Henry VII has only one wife (so far) and is busy...

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden

A cleverly constructed alternative history of late 15th century France, an encounter with an unicorn upends all the plots swirling around Anne of Brittany. As Anne tries to avoid annexation through marriage to the King of France, the aut...