The BookTube Spin #3 - My List

  Back on January 28th I posted here about the BookTube Spin, round one. Through Rick MacDonnell, the BookTube Spin is a challenge he's hosting through his channel (as well as Instagram) for bookaholics who A) want to work at clearing up their TBR list; and B) are up for a little randomness/game of chance in their reading life. I was all for it, after watching his post explaining how it works (which you can find HERE). The premise:

1)Red, White & Royal Blue; 2) The Plot; 3) The Taking of Jake Livingston; 4) Fatal Fried Rice; 5) One by One

Essentially, you choose 20 books off your current TBR. Books you already own, in particular books you have maybe been putting off reading ... maybe feared reading, due to their size, or content ... maybe been a bit intimidated to read for some reasons - whatever. Choose 20 titles, assign each a number, then post your list somewhere PUBLICLY (your blog, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, do a video on your own YouTube channel) to hold yourself accountable. You do NOT have to have a YT channel or be a book tuber in order to participate (neither apply to me), and you can even get in touch with Rick with your list as he wants to see them; nope, it's just a fun challenge, and round three (which has an extra month, due to a clerical error) begins on July 1st; in a few days, on June 25th, Rick will post a video on his channel, spinning a virtual wheel with numbers on it, 1-20, and whatever that number is - you read the corresponding title on your list between July 1st and September 30th. That's THREE MONTHS, for round three, to read the one book (and thank God, because I haven't yet read round two's book, as I knew we had more time - pre-clerical error), at which time Rick will do a round four spin and start another challenge.

6) The Final Girl Support Group; 7) The Lions of Fifth Avenue; 8) Billy Summers; 9) Murder in a Teacup; 10) The Only Good Indians

Onto the books: check out Rick's post above - they can be 20 you've been wanting to knock off your TBR for ages, or you can break them down, say 5 titles in four different genres or categories (classics, LGBTQ+ fiction, biographies, cozy mysteries, etc.) for variety; shoot, you can even only choose 10 titles and just double up on their places on your numbered list (again, watch Rick's post above, he explains it much better than I do).  For round three I shook things up, keeping a number of previous titles and shuffling them around, but also adding some of my most hugely-anticipated new releases due out within the same time frame. Again, this is all just to put a little spark of randomness in your reading life, as well as knock a much-needed title off your TBR.

11) Into the Drowning Deep; 12) Bath Haus; 13) My Heart is a Chainsaw; 14) Razorblade Tears; 15) Cemetery Boys

So, now my round three list is officially public. Hope fellow book nerds will come aboard, and check out Rick's wheel spin in a few days to join in on the new round, as well. Welcome to the BookTube Spin, and keep reading!

16) Skulduggery Pleasant; 17) The Guncle; 18) If the Shoe Fits; 19) Velvet Was the Night; 20) Swimming in the Dark