Book 22: Daggerbound by @tkingfisher.com . I have loved The World of the White Rat ever since I read Swordheart in 2020. This one has a new gnole character, Large Francis the giant pillbug scholar, and the news that Zane has a fuckbuddy! I could not more delighted. These books are my happy place.
August 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
How data people get jiggy with it.
My virtual TBR pile (338 ebooks) ordered by how likely I am to enjoy reading an unread book in each genre: A low unread percentage in a genre suggests a genre I favor! Looks like I should hit Romance first, followed by Mystery and Horror.
Wish me luck...
My virtual TBR pile (338 ebooks) ordered by how likely I am to enjoy reading an unread book in each genre: A low unread percentage in a genre suggests a genre I favor! Looks like I should hit Romance first, followed by Mystery and Horror.
Wish me luck...
July 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 25: The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories by Elizabeth Lynn. Gives me my Age Gap and Murder Sapphics squares for #SapphicSeptember bingo.
September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 25: The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories by Elizabeth Lynn. Gives me my Age Gap and Murder Sapphics squares for #SapphicSeptember bingo.
On book 3 of #TheGreatTBRDive. Going well so far!
July 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
On book 3 of #TheGreatTBRDive. Going well so far!
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 14: To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is an alt-historical indigenous girl power fantasy with bisexual poly realness. I loved Anequs so much and was cheering her on every step of the way.
August 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 14: To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is an alt-historical indigenous girl power fantasy with bisexual poly realness. I loved Anequs so much and was cheering her on every step of the way.
#TheGreatTBRDive- we're taking a step back bc I preordered Daggerbound and it just arrived! So now it's 340 books on the wall, 340 unread ebooks... Can't wait to dive into this as soon as I finish Tea with the Black Dragon.
IT’S DAGGERBOUND DAY! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
August 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive- we're taking a step back bc I preordered Daggerbound and it just arrived! So now it's 340 books on the wall, 340 unread ebooks... Can't wait to dive into this as soon as I finish Tea with the Black Dragon.
#TheGreatTBRDive Torn between reading an @aptshadow.bsky.social next because I know it'll be good, or jumping into my pile of free Dave Duncans on the logic that I'll probably DNF so hard I can reject the whole bunch and see a lot of progress.
August 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
#TheGreatTBRDive Torn between reading an @aptshadow.bsky.social next because I know it'll be good, or jumping into my pile of free Dave Duncans on the logic that I'll probably DNF so hard I can reject the whole bunch and see a lot of progress.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 11, A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. DNF at 30%. I've read a lot of good turn of the century fiction and this... this was really, decidedly, distinctly Not Good At All. And SO racist. Like, really, really, more than you'd expect racist.
August 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 11, A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. DNF at 30%. I've read a lot of good turn of the century fiction and this... this was really, decidedly, distinctly Not Good At All. And SO racist. Like, really, really, more than you'd expect racist.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 13 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, recommended by @sadieseduskie.bsky.social . I've actually read 2/3 of his Founders Trilogy and really liked what he was cooking. This is freaky Cthulhu-esque mystery in an Asian-motif fantasy world with fem!Nero Wolfe and Archie.
August 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 13 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, recommended by @sadieseduskie.bsky.social . I've actually read 2/3 of his Founders Trilogy and really liked what he was cooking. This is freaky Cthulhu-esque mystery in an Asian-motif fantasy world with fem!Nero Wolfe and Archie.
#TheGreatTBRDive #28: The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by @kjcharleswriter.com , funny, sexy, fully realised supporting characters and just fantastic in every way. Plus there’s the:
September 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive #28: The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by @kjcharleswriter.com , funny, sexy, fully realised supporting characters and just fantastic in every way. Plus there’s the:
#TheGreatTBRDive admin note: I’ve stumbled across two books in my TBR pile that I’ve read already. Shocking! So the pile is back to 338.
Almost 7% done!
Almost 7% done!
August 28, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive admin note: I’ve stumbled across two books in my TBR pile that I’ve read already. Shocking! So the pile is back to 338.
Almost 7% done!
Almost 7% done!
I don't know about surprises, but if you want to know my thoughts I'm commenting my reading with #TheGreatTBRDive and posting reviews on @thestorygraph.com here: app.thestorygraph.com/books-read/b... .
August 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I don't know about surprises, but if you want to know my thoughts I'm commenting my reading with #TheGreatTBRDive and posting reviews on @thestorygraph.com here: app.thestorygraph.com/books-read/b... .
I’ll keep an eye on #TheGreatTBRDive. And 2028 is some serious commitment. I’m rooting for you! Now I’d better get back to writing instead of adding more books to my own TBR.
August 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I’ll keep an eye on #TheGreatTBRDive. And 2028 is some serious commitment. I’m rooting for you! Now I’d better get back to writing instead of adding more books to my own TBR.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 19: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, so sayeth the RNG. From a book all about layers of artifice to the realest thing I can think of. Eep.
August 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 19: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, so sayeth the RNG. From a book all about layers of artifice to the realest thing I can think of. Eep.
#TheGreatTBRDive BTW if anybody wants to suggest what I should read next from The Pile, or is just curious what books I've acquired and failed to read since ebooks became a thing:
The Great TBR Dive
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July 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive BTW if anybody wants to suggest what I should read next from The Pile, or is just curious what books I've acquired and failed to read since ebooks became a thing:
Book 21: Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy. A novella that is older than I am! Another book of uncertain provenance though I feel like it was a recommendation from someone? #TheGreatTBRDive
August 24, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Book 21: Tea with the Black Dragon by R. A. MacAvoy. A novella that is older than I am! Another book of uncertain provenance though I feel like it was a recommendation from someone? #TheGreatTBRDive
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 27: Time is the Simplest Thing by Clifford D. Simak- a persecuted minority, exploited by a global corporation, use their powers to escape from hatred and bigotry as the fall of science heralds a new dark age on earth. Written way back in 1961, and yet.
September 12, 2026 at 3:40 AM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 27: Time is the Simplest Thing by Clifford D. Simak- a persecuted minority, exploited by a global corporation, use their powers to escape from hatred and bigotry as the fall of science heralds a new dark age on earth. Written way back in 1961, and yet.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 24: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B Rosenberg. I'm always looking for better ways to communicate in high-intensity situations. I've used Carl Rogers' mirroring techniques a lot and they are amazing at creating connections and defusing tension.
September 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 24: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B Rosenberg. I'm always looking for better ways to communicate in high-intensity situations. I've used Carl Rogers' mirroring techniques a lot and they are amazing at creating connections and defusing tension.
Book 23: She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Boylan. Boylan’s craft is writing and it shows in her prose and the way she crafts a narrative from a memoir without events feeling pat. #TheGreatTBRDive
August 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Book 23: She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders by Jennifer Boylan. Boylan’s craft is writing and it shows in her prose and the way she crafts a narrative from a memoir without events feeling pat. #TheGreatTBRDive
#TheGreatTBRDive 80% of the way through Waking the Moon (thanks @sadieseduskie.bsky.social for the rec!), having a good time, especially since I started skipping any descriptive passages that involve three or more colors ('the light creeping violet and green and gold' etc).
July 23, 2026 at 4:50 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive 80% of the way through Waking the Moon (thanks @sadieseduskie.bsky.social for the rec!), having a good time, especially since I started skipping any descriptive passages that involve three or more colors ('the light creeping violet and green and gold' etc).
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 15: Bear Head by @aptshadow.bsky.social has a portrayal of a political psychopath realistic enough to shade the story toward horror even before the actual horrifying stuff came to light. Loved it even though I haven't read Dogs of War (book 1 in the sequence) yet.
August 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 15: Bear Head by @aptshadow.bsky.social has a portrayal of a political psychopath realistic enough to shade the story toward horror even before the actual horrifying stuff came to light. Loved it even though I haven't read Dogs of War (book 1 in the sequence) yet.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 18: Gnomon by Nick Harkaway. The RNG decided to throw my sense of momentum a curveball with this 700+ page doorstopper. I greatly enjoyed The Gone-Away World which I compared to Wodehouse, Russian lit and John Dies at the End so on we go!
August 14, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 18: Gnomon by Nick Harkaway. The RNG decided to throw my sense of momentum a curveball with this 700+ page doorstopper. I greatly enjoyed The Gone-Away World which I compared to Wodehouse, Russian lit and John Dies at the End so on we go!
#TheGreatTBRDive 15 days in, here's how it's going:
10 books down, Nonfiction is the MVP with 4.3% of books tried and not a single DNF! OTOH Fantasy is also coming in strong with 3.1% of books tried and 3 hits for every DNF. Horror and Romance are closest to the finish line.
10 books down, Nonfiction is the MVP with 4.3% of books tried and not a single DNF! OTOH Fantasy is also coming in strong with 3.1% of books tried and 3 hits for every DNF. Horror and Romance are closest to the finish line.
July 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive 15 days in, here's how it's going:
10 books down, Nonfiction is the MVP with 4.3% of books tried and not a single DNF! OTOH Fantasy is also coming in strong with 3.1% of books tried and 3 hits for every DNF. Horror and Romance are closest to the finish line.
10 books down, Nonfiction is the MVP with 4.3% of books tried and not a single DNF! OTOH Fantasy is also coming in strong with 3.1% of books tried and 3 hits for every DNF. Horror and Romance are closest to the finish line.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 26: Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden gives me Butch/Femme for #SapphicSeptember bingo but the reading experience was like that drawing of a horse by Ali Bati. But backwards.
THE HORSE — ALI BATI
The ad that became a meme. AKA "I drew it, really!"
www.alibati.com
September 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 26: Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden gives me Butch/Femme for #SapphicSeptember bingo but the reading experience was like that drawing of a horse by Ali Bati. But backwards.
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 20 (Whaaaaattt???): Song of Scarabeus by Sara Creasy. I have no memory of buying this book but it looks like a space opera romance based on the cover. Here’s hoping the dude isn’t an alphahole, it’s immersion-breaking to kiss a dick if she could shoot pew pew lasers instead.
August 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
#TheGreatTBRDive Book 20 (Whaaaaattt???): Song of Scarabeus by Sara Creasy. I have no memory of buying this book but it looks like a space opera romance based on the cover. Here’s hoping the dude isn’t an alphahole, it’s immersion-breaking to kiss a dick if she could shoot pew pew lasers instead.