How Many Books Did I Read On My Physical TBR This Year? *not a lot*

ok..... maybe I should stop buying books

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[thegirlinspired]

Don’t beat yourself up Des, you still read 36 books which is better than nothing. I think doing an unhaul sounds like a great way to start off a fresh year, with books you actually want to read. Another suggestion to maybe go along with your 5 book buying limit is to only allow yourself to buy a new book once you’ve read at least 2 off your existing physical TBR, that way you’ll always be reducing the number by at least 1. You’ve got this! ❤

[evelientx]

7:53 i made a bingo card for my physical tbr for next year!! And i'm only allowed to buy a book when I finish a row on the card. So i made multiple 4x4 charts, each box is a book and i mixed them up so i wouldnt have all my most anticipated reads right next to each other. So whenever i read 4 books in one row im allowed to buy a new one. I might even get a tbr jar and put the titles of all the books in there and grab random ones to make it through the charts

[tourmii]

Don’t beat yourself up! You’re not a regular book girly, you’re a booktuber! If it weren’t your job, you wouldn’t have bought so many… keep that in mind!

[jhcs]

can we all agree that destiny's bookmas videos make our day??

[anaquil]

I think the book tunnel in the beginning looks really good ! You should def do more videos from that angel !

[ash]

Something I do when I feel my physical TBR is a little too high for my liking, I will start grabbing about 5 books and start to read 20-30 pages. At that point I will either know 1. If I like it, 2. If I like it but not in the mood currently will I want to read this later, and 3. This can go to a new home. It really helps because sometimes a book sounded good when buying but 6-12 months later it’s not hitting the same lol

[yogevnaor]

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[taylors]

You still read a decent chunk of your TBR! I wouldn’t be too upset! Also, buying books can be just as fun as reading books, so as long as it’s still bringing you joy I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself. An unhaul is a great idea though and there are plenty of places to sell used books (ie pangobooks)

[kayladempsey]

reading 36 out of the 190 is still a good thing!! i read very little off my physical tbr as well, but the ones i did read i was so proud of myself! definitely doing an unhaul at the beginning of the year would be such a great fresh start to the new year!

[hillarycab]

this is actually super impressive how much you were able to read! plus an unhaul sounds smart! who knows, you might gift someone their new favorite book

[laceygomez]

You’re not alone Des! I’m in a similar situation lol let’s just collectively agree that 2024 is the Year of The TBR.

[aeriilyn]

i have 20 books on my physical tbr and i find that too overwhelming..

[whitmorgan]

I’m soo sorry you’re sick!! I hope you you get a lot of rest, and recover soon!

[ameliaclark]

you should do something like for every 5 books off your physical tbr, the reward is buying one new one

[bookswithellen]

unhauls are so therapeutic and really help me when i’m trying to feel a bit less overwhelmed by my physical tbr. i would defo recommend!! i also think it helps with general motivation for reading when you only have books you’re really interested in

[jaydalolxo]

don't be too hard on yourself des <3 it's completely normal to not get through an entire TBR. are we actually bookworms if we did? there's millions of others to explore, and it's perfectly okay to put your TBR on hold! you'll get around to it when you're ready :) ilysm

[SierraCloud]

This makes me feel so much less alone with the amount of books that are my TBR. I have 70 books on my TBR currently. I do think the amount you have is crazyyyy but I believe in you! For me buying books and reading them is a form of therapy and it’s something I enjoy doing when I get to treat my self! And I just got into reading maybe July of this year and I just wanted so many books and I couldn’t resist!! Also destiny I do suggest if there are any books that you don’t think you’ll read you should donate them to a little libraries or even do giveaways!

[agothbee]

don't feel too defeated cause this is literally your job and jobs can get overwhelming at times also it's a cardinal fact that book buying is a whole other hobby than just reading. i love you. thanks for making the videos you make they seriously make my days better, and overall just being you. hope you feel better ❤❤❤

[miayar]

our reading journeys truly evolve over time. one season of your life you might be more interested in a series or book than you will be come the next. so books you bought because you were interested in them before but a year passes and you haven’t touched it yet, doesn’t mean you failed as a reader or you’re buying too many books. we all, whether it be physical or through a list, have a never ending tbr. i think that’s the beauty of reading, having the world at your fingertips and finding the books that speak to you in any given moment in time. books are constantly be recommended every day among every facet of the book community and it’s hard to keep track of the ones you want to read unless you buy it or write it down, whatever your go-to method is. i, too, have a very extensive tbr but i’ve ignored it for the better part of this year because there are so many new books surfacing that catch my eye more than the books on my tbr, so they become an addition to my more “immediate” tbr. as a mood reader, i WANT to read the books i can’t stop thinking about and if that’s not something that i bought a few months ago, but rather a book a friend recommended or that i saw several times on my fyp, then so be it. there’s no right or wrong way to reading or accumulating a tbr, be that physically or not.

[AJKaneMusic]

You made me want to count my own books... I have 371 physical books on my shelves and I've officially read 44 LOL I blame kindle and not at my self control :P