May 2024 TBR: The Craziest Round of my TBR Game Yet + A Wheel of Punishment

[@linnamorgan2215]

Definitely my least fav read this year was Ice Planet Barbarians 😅

[@kaileipalmeroni5483]

Least fav has been survive the night by Riley sager

[@spevniak3571]

Least favorite of the year is Bunny. Lol

[@RescuesandReads]

Yeah...I am in trouble with this one

[@nancypicksbooks]

I hope you enjoy The Good Part. I liked the 'what would you do?' thoughts it brought up.❤

[@paperbacksandponytails]

Hello! I'm new to your channel and a fellow booktuber, I absolutely love your tbr game!

[@RescuesandReads]

Thank you so much!! Glad to have you here! The TBR game will return next month. 😊

[@paperbacksandponytails]

@@RescuesandReads your welcome!

[@jillianmarie6502]

Yesssssssss Bunny satisfies two prompts!!!

[@RescuesandReads]

I would like you to note that it is first and foremost...a punishment. Lol

[@jillianmarie6502]

@@RescuesandReads I have a sneaking suspicion you are going to DNF. If you think about DNFing I encourage you to push through bc it makes a lot of twists and turns!

[@RescuesandReads]

I will do my best to push through!

[@BooksToAshes]

Oh gosh, ACOSF. Best of luck with that chunky book. I've been putting the series off too, I think its a mix of intimidation and not wanting the series to end haha. Hopefully you can get to your May TBR. Happy reading!

[@RescuesandReads]

I don't even think it's the size that's intimidating to me. There is just something about it that I am not in the mood to read? Maybe it's because I haven't been truly back in that world since like 2018? I have no idea.

[@BooksToAshes]

@@RescuesandReads I think the last I read in that series as also either 2018 or 2019 and I feel similar so completely get it. There needs to be a time to just WANT to pick it up, hasn’t happened with me yet though

[@tibbarasden]

I hadn't heard of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, but I found it at the thriftstore and have since seen it on a couple channels and have heard only positive things. Hopefully, you end up really enjoying it. Have a great rest of the month.

[@RescuesandReads]

It was just 3 stars for me

[@Aimzthereader]

Least favorite book of the year: Midnight by Amy McCulloch . Great tbr this month, good luck

[@SarahsNightstand]

My least favorite has been There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark. This game was not kind to you, but I’m so happy you’re reading Silver Flames! I want your thoughts along the way!

[@RescuesandReads]

I should be starting it on Monday! I am finishing Sword Catcher today!

[@AnnArcher-d8b]

Least favorites of 2024 are Midnight is the Darkest Hour and Dark Places. Good luck!

[@RescuesandReads]

Oooh. Dark Places is on my 2024 TBR. That might be the one!

[@samsbookishfavs]

oooff this was brutal! Some of my least fav books so far this year were I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman, The Coldest Winter by Brittany C. Cherry, & Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas 😣

[@RescuesandReads]

I know it was so so mean to me. Thank you for commenting your least favorites!

[@rosieringlet1]

Least favourite One of us knows by Alyssa Cole. Loved her previous but not this one.

[@jguidry94]

My least favorite book this year was a cozy mystery. Not a bad rating (3⭐️). Just okay. Fresh Brewed Murder by Emmeline Duncan. 🐇🐇

[@meganclemons9604]

My least favorite book that I have read so far this year was The Writing Retreat. I was one who did not like Bunny, but luckily it was a pretty quick read.

[@RescuesandReads]

I have already DNFd Bunny. Lol. I didn't mind The Writing Retreat. It was a wild time

[@erinfox2671]

I’m having a good reading year, but I would say my least favorite books I’ve read so far this year have been My Murder by Katie Williams and Locke and Key Volume 1 (a graphic novel) by Joe Hill.

[@RescuesandReads]

Thank you for the suggestions!

[@jeanninethompson6243]

Bunny definitely did not work for me. I think I made it 100 pages . I’m thinking of reading All’s Well by the same author. Happy weekend to you

[@jillianmarie6502]

My least favorite books of the year: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, Fourteen Days by Margaret Atwood, The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones, Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge, Bride by Ali Hazelwood, Family of Liars by E. Lockhart

[@LizzieMcGuire-ml9ww]

My least favorite read so far this year is Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander. I thought the synopsis was really captivating but felt really let down by the story. Hate it when that happens!

[@theeellebee]

Hi there. Kinda off topic, but wanted your opinions before I delve in. Have you read all 3 books in The Housemaid series? Is the first one exactly like The Last Mrs Parrish?

[@RescuesandReads]

I have never read The Last Mrs. Parrish so I cannot really comment on that. All I can say is I loved The Housemaid and thinks it's worth the read. People like to say a book "is exactly" like another one when that's not really true. I am sure that even if it's similar to The Last Mrs. Parrish there are significant ways to differentiate the two

[@theeellebee]

Thank you so much for answering my questions. I'm digging in 😊

[@Lorie336]

Haven't had a bad book yet this year, but Bunny by Mona Awad was not a favorite. I didn't hate it, but it wasnt that great. It was a total mindf*k though. I read it last year or the year before.

[@RescuesandReads]

I gave it 30% and DNF'd. Lol!

[@Stephanie_Happy.Librarian]

I cannot remember-should you only have 3 red pawns with the other colors having 4?

[@RescuesandReads]

My fourth red pawn died in the line of duty courtesy of my cat Nola. Please take a moment and honor his heroic sacrifice.

[@MLLatUtube]

The worst book I've read this year is a DNF. Heroes Inc is, as far as I got, one long very juvenile impotence joke. I sincerely hope you are able to find a better "worst" book for May! 🐰🐰🐰

[@AmandasBooktopia]

My least favorites are Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher, Foxglove by Adalyn Grace, The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin, Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, Modelland by Tyra Banks, Rewrite Our Story by Kat Singleton, The Court of Miracles by Kester Grant, Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea, Never by Jessa Hastings, A Crown of Ivy and Glass by Claire Legrand, and The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon.

[@RescuesandReads]

Whoa! You have had quite a lot of disappointing reads so far

[@AmandasBooktopia]

@@RescuesandReads The positives have outweighed the negatives though.

[@mbbertram3605]

Least favorite Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

[@Mysteriesandmountains]

My least fave was The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose.

[@bibliochemist1623]

One of my least favorite so far was The Book That Wouldn't Burn (I DNFed it)!

[@isirlasplace91]

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[@norine8525]

My only dnf so far has been beartown by Fredrik Backman.

[@RescuesandReads]

Oooh. That's a hot take. Everyone loves that book. I read it and didn't hate it but I don't get the hype. The way it was written was very disjointed for me.

[@norine8525]

I know!!! I was so dissapointed I didnt like the book. Read "A man called Ove" by same author and absolutely loved it! So was very dissapointed to not like Beartown

[@ErinEPeterson1]

Killers of a Certain Age or Midnight is the Darkest Hour for least favorite!!

[@RescuesandReads]

I didn't enjoy Killers of a Certain Age, either but I had a decent time with Midnight is the Darkest Hour

[@Primadivasm0520]

My least favorite recently was Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr also did not care for The God of small things by Arundhati Roy

[@Primadivasm0520]

Love your videos although sometimes you talk a little fast..do you have an educational one somewhere as far as how to set up your own tbr etc... I have read about 40 books so far this year...hard to have time to do more than that with work etc..dont know how you find the time....as for reading recommendations I loved Lincoln on the Verge by Ted Widmer Lincolns last trial by Dan Abrams...I love history and will be reading Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson...loving Incredibly Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden. Mercury Rising by JB Aspen...Hester by Laurie Albanese..so many good ones...

[@RescuesandReads]

Can you clarify what you mean when you mention if I have an educational video on setting up a TBR? I could definitely make one if I am clear on what you're asking for.

[@Primadivasm0520]

@@RescuesandReads I admire how you track and categorize everything you read...wonder if you have tips or tools for those of us less tech savvy to do the same.. create a virtual list of what we have read ..to be read rules for your game if we want to make one for ourselves....it might be fun if you set up a Facebook page and listed cumulatively what your followers are reading liking etc...all I have is the reading challenge on good reads and Amazon keeps a list but they don't always match... between Arc requests...books I have won on good reads botm and two reading groups i am a little overwhelmed..was thinking you might create a spreadsheet we can use for ourselves and maybe on for group cumulative input to share on videos

[@Primadivasm0520]

My name is Sherry Kilmon

[@RescuesandReads]

@@Primadivasm0520 I used the Ultimate Reading Tracker Spreadsheet created by Ali over at Hardback Hoarder. She sells it on Etsy for $5 and it is absolutely worth it as it is the most comprehensive tracker I have found but she has a basic version to that might be more of what you are looking for. My suggestion would be to determine what you hope to track and go from there. I track the books that I read each month, the books I buy/acquire each month and whether I have read them or not, and I also track all of my in progress series and reading challenges that I am doing. I also use Goodreads to track what I am reading at any given point and also use it to keep track of my TBR. Most of the rules for my TBR game can be found in the announcement video I made when I came back to Booktube in 2022. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZKppo2oj5aejNk

[@TheBluehollywood]

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[@RescuesandReads]

Thank you for watching!

[@nanana_naaaa]

My least favorite and my only dnf so far this year was The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller. I know it’s loved by many but it wasn’t at all for me.

[@CallieCuriosity]

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[@RescuesandReads]

Thank you for watching!

[@ash31114]

Wait is the thumbnail supposed to say April 2024?

[@RescuesandReads]

Fixed. Thanks!

[@ash31114]

Welcome! I thought I was tripping and maybe we hadn’t seen aprils yet 😅

[@RescuesandReads]

Lol. I am typically way more timely than that!

[@radudumanovschi3387]

My favorite book last year was Becoming by Michelle Obama

[@RescuesandReads]

Thanks! But I am looking for your leas favorite book from THIS year.

[@radudumanovschi3387]

@@RescuesandReads Of Darkness and Light by Ryan Cahill

[@sarahbarden4135]

My least favorite books of the year so far are And Then There Was Silence and Diavola

[@awkwardreader1482]

The Bookshop at Waters End has been the worst book so far this year.

[@dianabumblebottom4598]

You poor thing, man did this game have it out for you! My lowest rated so far is, Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, it wasn't awful, but I found it to be very boring, and many of the characters annoying.

[@RescuesandReads]

Thank you, Diana!! And yes..it was out for blood this time!

[@plansooner]

Dnf and unpopular opinion worst book in the last year was everyone in my family has killed somebody

[@RescuesandReads]

I enjoyed this to a certain extent but I am not sure I understand the hype. The author was trying to be way too clever and just made everything confusing and complicated

[@jeanninethompson6243]

I recently disliked No One Can Know and The September House. Happy punishment month

[@RescuesandReads]

I really enjoyed No One Can Know but I haven't read The September House and it's on my TBR so that's a good option!

[@jeanninethompson6243]

@@RescuesandReads you might love it