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March 17th, 2010

A peek at my TBR shelves

So, I started this post over a month ago and just now realized I never posted it. LOL Such is the way of things in the months leading up to release. :-) So without further ado, let me just say…

I love books.

Shocking, no? Granted, this isn’t a surprise to anyone who knows me, or knows that I’m an author, but books are a big part of my life. Over the last year, I’ve been on something of a book buying binge. At last count, I think I’ve purchased 250+ books since the first of last year.

Unfortunately, the last year has been one of the busiest of recent memory so actually reading those books has been a bit of a challenge. As a result, my shelves are overflowing with books I can’t wait to read!

I was going to take a picture of the shelves themselves, but I thought it would be fun to do a little blog series showing some of the books on my TBR shelves. They’re quite a mix! YA, MG, and children’s. Comedies, mysteries, chick lit, paranormals, and even some edgy books outside my normal reading scope.

Here’s the first pic of my TBR book collection. Do you see any of your favorites?

DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS* by C.J. Omololu
ALL UNQUIET THINGS by Anna Jarzab
HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo
THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT** by Kate DiCamillo
THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE** by Kate DiCamillo

* I started DLS (it is AWESOME) but had to set it aside to read a couple of Tenner Tour ARCs that arrived. I can’t wait to get back to this one.

** Confession time: I’ve actually read both of these since I took this picture last month. They were both lovely. :-)

So what do you think of the first TBR peek? Are any of these on your TBR shelf?

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  1. Well, that green and white one in the middle there looks like someone I recognize. :)

    • LOL. I know, right? Such a creepy cool cover. :-) The author is cool too. ;-)

  2. I loved Heist Society and Dirty Little Secrets! Definitely get to them soon :) I have All Unquiet Things in my TBR and can’t wait to get started on it!

    • I definitely will! Heist Society is on my 10 in ’10 list too, so that’s a double win. :-)

  3. Heist Society is definitely on my list! Right now I’m reading Rachel Hawkins’ Hex Hall and Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall and both are EXCELLENT!

    • I LOVED Hex Hall! Sophie and Archer for the win! :-)

  4. Whoa, how weird!!
    I’ve read five out of the six books pictured above!
    They’re all great, too!
    Love, Hannah

    • Great minds think alike, right? ;-) Now I’m curious which one you haven’t read. Hmm… :-)

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#1 – GOOD GRIEF by Lolly Winston

#2 – THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins

#3 – CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins

#4 – THE NAUGHTY LIST by Suzanne Young

#5 – THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT by Kate DiCamillo

#6 – WINGS by Aprilynne Pike

#7 – EIGHTH GRADE SUPERZERO by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

#8 – THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by Kate DiCamillo

#9 – HOW TO TRAIN A DRAGON by Cressida Cowell

#10 – THE SEASON by Sarah MacLean

#11 – THE SEVEN RAYS by Jessica Bendinger

#12 – WHISPER by Phoebe Kitanidis

#13 – SHADOW HILLS by Anastasia Hopcus

#14 – NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer

#15 – MOLLY MOON’S INCREDIBLE BOOK OF HYPNOTISM by Georgia Byng

#16 – GRACELING by Kristin Cashore (This is a second reading which is super rare for me. One of my all-time faves!)

#17 – FIRE by Kristin Cashore

#18 – THE REPLACEMENT by Brenna Yovanoff

#19 – HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter

#20 – NEED by Carrie Jones

#21 – BRIGHTLY WOVEN by Alexandra Bracken

#22 – CAPTIVATE by Carrie Jones

#23 – PROPHECY OF DAYS by Christy Raedeke

#24 – THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN by Susan Beth Pfeffer

#25 – THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

#26 – PLAIN KATE by Erin Bow

#27 – THE OVERTON WINDOW – by Glenn Beck

#28 – THE THIEF by Megan Whalen Turner

#29 – PARANORMALCY by Kiersten White

#30 – THE DUFF by Kody Keplinger

#31 – MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins

#32 – ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG by Ally Carter

#33 – THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB by Elizabeth Eulberg