Whittling Down the TBR Pile

Summer 2026 is my summer to whittle down the TBR pile. This means not only reading the latest novel in beloved series, but actually digging into the TBR pile and reading books purchased months or even years ago. Of course, I keep being distracted by new discoveries and old favorites on the shelves. You can follow along and find out what I've really liked at Goodreads.

Rosemary's bookshelf: read

The Redwood Palace
really liked it
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
really liked it
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
it was amazing
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 Unicorn Hunters
really liked it
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...
A Long and Speaking Silence
really liked it
by Nghi Vo
It's always nice to spend a morning with Cleric Chih and their best bird friend Almost Brilliant. An early adventure in their wandering career of gathering stories, this particular episode finds Chih bankrupt and waiting tables. Which le...

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