It can't just be me that's dying under a massive Mount TBR? I had this urge this morning to organise my unread YA shelves of books and I came across an awful realisation. I have so many unread books on my TBR shelves!! Here are the books that I have waiting for me. I've split them into different categories because I'm nerdy like that (you can probably work out some of the breaks within categories like angel books and vampire books within the paranormal section but others are there only because it makes sense in my head but nobody else's). Wish me luck on clearing a lot of these books out in 2012.
The total number of books as of 1st January, 2012 = 129 books.
*denote British authors for the British Reading Challenge.
Death and Bereavement in Teen Lit
Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Waves by Sharon Dogar*
Short stories
The Lone-Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven by Sherman Alexie
Fairy Tale Retellings
Contemporary YA
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Crank by Elen Hopkins
Burned by Ellen Hopkins
Mondays Are Red by Nicola Morgan*
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Ultraviolet by RJ Anderson
I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert
Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
My Beating Teenage Heart by CK Kelly Martin
John Belushi Is Dead by Kathy Charles
A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler*
The Witch of Turlingham Academy by Ellie Boswell
The Memory Cage by Ruth Eastham*
Candy by Kevin Brooks*
We Can Be Heroes by Catherine Bruton*
Sister, Missing by Sophie McKenzie
Hero Type by Barry Lyga
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
Rosebush by Michele Jaffe
Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
Bitter End by Jennifer Brown
Verity Fibbs by Cathy Brett*
Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
Lottie Biggs is Not Tragic by Hayley Long*
Becoming Bindie Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler
The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells
Love And Other Drama-ramas by Sarah Webb
Pink by Lili Wilkinson
Take Me There by Carolee Dean
Airhead: Runaway by Meg Cabot
Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
Girl Overboard by Justina Chen Headley
Dramarama by E Lockhart
Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
So Shelly by Ty Roth
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Beat the Band by Don Calame
Scorpia Rising by Anthony Horowitz*
One Seriously Messed-Up Week by Tom Clempson*
Dystopias
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
Pure by Julianna Baggott
The Third Day, the Frost by John Marsden
Darkness, Be My Friend by John Marsden
Burning For Revenge by John Marsden
The Night Is For Hunting by John Marsden
The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Crossed by Ally Condie
Six Days by Philip Webb*
Scifi/Fantasy
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett*
The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud*
The Earthsea Quartet by Ursula Le Guin
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Huntress by Malinda Lo
Pegasus by Robin McKinley
Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Wintercraft: Blackwatch by Jenna Burtenshaw*
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve*
Historical
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Velvet by Mary Hooper
Horror
My Swordhand Is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick*
The Dead by Charlie Higson*
The Dark and Hollow Places by Carrie Ryan
The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick*
The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick*
The Stuff of Nightmares by Malorie Blackman*
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Paranormals
Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine
Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
Angel Fire by LA Weatherly
Numbers 2: The Chaos by Rachel Ward*
Hunted by Sophie McKenzie*
The Rescue by Sophie McKenzie*
Hostage by Sophie McKenzie*
Fins are Forever by Tera Lyn-Childs
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
Supernaturally by Kiersten White
The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan
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Your bookcase is better stocked than my library
ReplyDeleteI daren't count my TBR pile. Mine's mainly a HUGE stash of adult crime novels picked up from Freecycle/Freegle - who's going to say 'no' to books being offered by the boxful?
ReplyDeleteTip - put Wasted, Mortlock and Earthsea Quartet near the top of the pile - they're all brilliant in their different ways.
i have a clever system for my TBR pile. i have the pile as a stack and once it can't hold it's own weight anymore or falls down then that's my sign to stop buying books!
ReplyDeletestill going strong!
Had to stop reading the list as it was making me breathless. I don't even want to know how many unread books I own. I am in complete denial and happy to stay there for the forseeable future!
ReplyDeleteHey at least you have lots of lovely reading to do :) I just keep thinking that if there's ever a book shortage I'll be ok for a year or two. I have ... 209 ... on my tbr shelf (I just checked it on Goodreads to confirm it was up to date).
ReplyDeleteYou have some great titles there and I noticed quite a few from my shelves too.
Seeing your TBR listed like this is making me want to buy books to add to my own towering TBR... ;)
ReplyDeleteGood luck and happy reading!
Wow. I thought I had a lot of books to read. Right now my bin of to-read books has maybe 35 or so, but no where near your amount. I'm doing my best to get through them and having a reviewing blog where I post once a week is helping.
ReplyDeleteGood luck reading.
What a great list. I to have so many book to read but never getting around to it, it's ridiculous. Must try harder. x
ReplyDeleteEmma - It's shocking, isn't it?
ReplyDeletemaryom - Oh totally. I didn't even count my double-stacked unread adult books. Though I did make a list of them once before and never updated it.
Mortlock is already at the top of my pile! (Next or next but one!) I've already read the first book in the Earthsea Quartet and it especially appealed to my interest in psychology. And Wasted just sounds brilliant, thank you for the recommendations! :)
Laura - Ha, good luck with that plan :)
Viv - I was in denial for awhile.. until my urge to rearrange them happened and just seeing that many books in front of me just made me speechless.
TSB - Yes, there's always a silver lining, isn't there? Before I took the picture and wrote up the list, I actually weeded out all the books I thought I'd never get to as well, so this is just the stuff that made the cut. I'm excited about them all :)
Luisa - Really, it's making you want to buy MORE when you must already have so many? That's bizarre! :)
Dawn - I think book reviewing has both helped and hindered my attempts and keeping my unread books under control! :)
Susan - I think it's a pretty universal problem amongst us bloggers, but yes, good luck to you as well :)
I don't know how many unread I have...probably around the same but I daren't count. And a few more on the way. I've given up on buying bans. I never stick to it. I love having tons of books, but feel sad and anxious sometimes that I've not got round to reading lots of them yet!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is a LOT! At least you'll never be stuck for something to read! I suggest you put The Medusa Project: The Set Up t the top. It's amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow that's a lot of books! I've read 2 of them. Burned and Linger. My TBR pile is nowhere near that big.. Most of mine are library books though. If I was allowed to go to bookstores by myself I'm sure my pile would be just as big! lol
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of books. Good luck trying to get through that pile! Your bookshelf must be stacked to the ceiling :P. I see White Cat by Holly Black is on your list; I just read it and it was amazing. Anyway, happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOMG! That is one huge TBR pile! I don't have that many as I just don't have the space for them, so I have to keep my numbers under control. I have regular clear out's when I'll give books to friends etc. I would love to have space for all my books, but for now it's not going to happen. As it every available storage space I have is taken up with unread books.
ReplyDeleteI don't do book buying bans - I never stick to them.
Wow, that is definitely a huge task ahead of you. There are so many titles there that I want to read, and I can see a few titles that sound like ones I will want to add to my to read list.
ReplyDeleteYou need to read between shades of gray like now!! It is the best book I have read it ages!!!!
ReplyDeleteI just counted up my TBR shelves whilst in the process of doing my bookcase showcase post (first one tomorrow!) and I have 70! it is madness!!
hi!! new follower from the YA book blog directory! love the blog and i'm excited to read more!! i have sooo many books too that need to be read!!
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that is an amazing pile of books. I notices so many titles I want to read or have read and loved! Good luck :) I haven't counted how many books on my shelves I haven't read...ignorance is bliss, or so I've heard.
ReplyDeleteNope. Not even going to count mine. I'm better off not knowing... ;)
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely not the only one in this position. I have boxed up some of my unread books and hidden them to ease some of my guilt. I am trying desperately hard not to buy books. But only because I want to buy lots when I go to America in the summer. I must be crazy. Can't believe how many books you own that are realism and paranormal.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could give you some advice on how to solve this but I really don't have the answer. Unless you can read in your sleep?!
Ha! I am your friend in this. I am too scared to go through my book shelves because there are just way too many books that I have yet too read. I've become a bit of a book hoarder of note. I keep buying books, but then never get around to reading all of them. I've got to make a plan eventually. You've got some awesome books that you need to get through. Holding thumbs that you get through them all.
ReplyDeleteI made a list like this right before we moved, and now we've almost exclusively used the library and haven't touched the list. But the library books are fresh and new and interesting! Good luck on doing better than I have.
ReplyDeleteVicki - Yeah, I definitely know that feeling. I think that if I don't do something about it NOW than I'll just keep buying and collecting and continuing that feeling of guilt/anxiety about all my unread books. I figure I can go out without buying for a few months until things are better.
ReplyDeleteCliona - I know, it's definitely out of control. I shall definitely move The Medusa Project up the list, it's quite thin as well, which makes me feel all accomplished when I finish :)
Becca - If you're *allowed*?! Oh dear!
Liz - Thank you, I'll need all the luck I can get to get through this lit :) I've heard good things about White Cat, I shall consider adding towards the top of the stack!
Leanna - I know, right? :( I know that buying bans are difficult to stick to, but I'm only thinking of short-term here, not for a long period of time at all.. I don't know!
Jenni - As I was going through them I did start to get excited all over again at the prospect of reading some of these!
Kirsty - I'm definitely keeping Between Shades of Gray at the top of my pile! It sounds amazing. I think 70 is still a massive number, good luck to you :)
Lindsay - Hello and thanks for your comment!
resugo - I think ignorance is the path most taken amongst book bloggers and the books we have yet to read :)
Darren - Good for you! Stay strong :)
Becky - You've boxed them and put them out of sight?! :) Must be a pretty dire situation :) I'm just going to turn into a challenge and hope that my competitive side comes out.. all I can do, really!
Tammy - Thank you :) As you can see I've definitely been a book hoarder for awhile, this doesn't even include my adult books!!
Lisa - The library could well be my undoing. So many wonderful, free books there that I'm not sure how I'll resist!!
Lol. When I say if I were allowed, I mean that I spend way too much money in bookstores. I find the book I'm looking for, but then I also find a new author or another book I've been wanting or etc.. So the hubs comes with me to limit my spending.. Otherwise I would probably walk out with as the new owner of the bookstore or some such..
ReplyDeleteAha, I kind of knew what you meant, it just sounded amusing :)
ReplyDeleteMy TBR list stands at 15 so nothing compared to you but I aim to read them and review them by may.
ReplyDeleteGarfiun - An excellent goal, good luck to you :)
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