As I’ve mentioned before, one of my important reading goals of 2023 is shrinking my physical TBR. Sometimes it’s hard to think of what books I still have or subjects I want to read about. So we needed a way to keep track of this. 5 On My TBR is a way of keeping track. This is a meme hosted by E from Local Bee Hunter’s Nook. Every week there’s a different prompt for five on my TBR.

This week’s topic is 2023 TBR Titles You Didn’t Get To. While I don’t really make specific TBR’s there are always a ton of books I plan on reading. And to be honest, I don’t actually do so a lot of the time haha. So I can certainly pick 5 books I planned on reading this year but didn’t get to! Let’s take a look!

1. Wildcard – Marie Lu

I’ve had this one on at least 2 ‘TBR’s’ this year. It was a part of my Series I Want to Read in 2023 list and Books I Want to Read Before the End of the Year. I thought it would take care of finishing a series and of lowering my TBR by the end of the year. But since I didn’t pick it up, that just didn’t happen.

2. The Brothers Hawthorne – Jennifer Lynn Barnes

This was also on my Books I Want to Read Before the End of the Year list. I had started reading this one earlier this year and I really liked it so far. This series is one I loved a lot and Jennifer Lynn Barnes is definitely a favorite author of mine, so I do hope to properly read this one soon!

3. A Master of Djinn – P. Djèlí Clark

Another one from my Books I Want to Read Before the End of the Year list! I adored the novella’s and short stories set in this world and had been excited about the release of this full lenght novel ever since. Not too long ago I did start the audiobook and enjoyed it a lot, so hopefully I can pick it back up soon.

4. Jade City – Fonda Lee

I had this one on my Books I’m Bringing to France list. And I really planned on reading this one there. I’m still so sure I will love this one, I have really high expectations and I’m sure it’s one that is right up my alley. After finishing this one, I can make my way through the rest of the series.

5. King’s Cage – Victoria Aveyard

This last one was part of my Series I Want to Read in 2023 list and also on my Books I’m Bringing to France list. Since I wanted to finish the Red Queen series in 2023 I thought I would read this one in France. Unfortunately I didn’t. I do still want to finish this series soon, I loved the first book but was disappointed with the second one. Hopefully the third and fourth books will be more enjoyable for me.

These are 5 books I planned on reading in 2023 but I just didn’t! Hopefully they’ll be a couple of the first books I’ll pick up in 2024. Have you read any of them? Which one should I pick up first? Let me know in the comments!