Books On My 'To-Buy' List

Do you have a 'to-buy' list?

My 'to-buy' list isn't quite the same as my tbr - if I bought everything on my tbr I wouldn't have any money left for things like... food.

Some of them are on my tbr, obviously, but a lot are books that I've already read but want to own so that I can re-read them, or just because I want to know I have them (Don't judge me!)

I really want these books... I'll just have to save my pennies!




Straight James/Gay James by James Franco

You may have noticed, but I really love this book. That's why I want to own it. I want to have a nice paperback copy in my hands :) That came out decidedly weirder than how I intended it to sound.




Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization by Nancy Holder 

I've seen the film (Tom Hiddleston - yes, please!) but have heard very good things about the novelisation - which caught my attention, because normally people are a bit like 'Ehhhh...' when it comes to novelisations.




20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

I've read this twice from the library. I love Joe Hill. I love short stories. I love Joe Hill short stories. I really want this book.




Locke & Key: Welcome To Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez 

Joe Hill + graphic novels = one happy reading addict!




Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane 

Another book I've borrowed from the library not once but twice, and one I was first inspired to read by the Leo DiCaprio film (yes, sometimes I watch the film without having read the book - please don't hurt me!)


It also started my Dennis Lehane addiction; Leo has a lot to answer for.




Live By Night by Dennis Lehane


Another Lehane book. This is book #2 of the Coughlin series (you can read my review of book #3 'World Gone By' here.)

I love Joe Coughlin; I shouldn't because he's a gangster. But I love him.






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• Review Time! (Oh Yeah!) - Straight James/Gay James by James Franco
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Last updated: 6th May 2026