Exploring the Low Ratings and Mixed Reviews

Today Emma and Joe are sharing the top 5 highest rated and 5 lowest rated titles from their TBR. They discuss reviewing a title before the book is out, review bombing, and the different ways they keep track of books they want to read. Share how you track your TBR with us on social media - we're @probooknerds on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok!

Emma's Titles:

• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 
• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir 
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 
• The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 
• Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 
• The Body Double by Emily Beyda 
• Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey 
• How Could She by Lauren Mechling 
• Looker by Laura Sims 
• The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward 

Joe's Titles:

• Tweakerworld by Jason Yamas 
• A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz 
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 
• The Boys vol. 1: The Name of the Game by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
• Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson 
• Magyk by Angie Sage 
• Serena by Ron Rash 
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman 
• The Club by Ellery Lloyd 
• It’s Just a Jump to the Left by Libba Bray 

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today’s episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace.

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