Alright. So my TBR pile is getting a little out of hand. I get so excited about a book that I buy it but then I don’t have time to read it because I already have SO many books I own but haven’t read. The wonderful Sarah over at the YA Book Traveler has created the Rock My TBR Challenge as a way to help hold us accountable for those books and get us to tackle our TBR. I’m so excited for this challenge, especially because I’d been wanting to do this for a while. But now I’ve got other people who’ll also be doing this and I’m hoping it’ll keep me with this challenge.
I have way too many books to read all of them next year in addition to all the other books I’m probably going to buy in 2016, so I’ve created a list of “high priority” books that I REALLY want to read next year. Then, if I complete all of the books on that list, I’ve got a list of “also important” books to read (because aren’t all TBR books important?). If I somehow complete all of those too, I’ll update this post with more books I want to read. I’m not including ARCs in this list (well, except for Grasshopper Jungle, but that’s because I only have it in ARC form) – these are all books I already own that have been published and that I really want to read. Books that are signed are marked with a * because I’m kind of sad I haven’t read those ones yet. If I link a sequel as well, it means I have that one too.
If any of you have one or more of these books on your TBR, I LOVE to do buddy reads, so just let me know if you are interested and we’ll see if we can schedule it! 🙂
HIGH PRIORITY BOOKS (titles linked to Goodreads)
- The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
- Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater
- Echo Boy by Matt Haig
- Written in the Stars by Aisha Saaed *
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (Plus Heir of Fire and The Assassin’s Blade if I can finish)
- Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
- The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (Plus Ruin and Rising and Six of Crows if I can)
- Vicious by V.E. Schwab
- Winger by Andrew Smith *
ALSO IMPORTANT BOOKS (titles linked to Goodreads)
- Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
- When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
- Every Day by David Levithan *
- Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman
- A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
- We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach *
- Shift by Hugh Howey (and Dust if I can)
- The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (and The Evolution of Mara Dyer)
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith *
- The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
- This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Neither of these lists are in reading order. We all know I’m a mood reader so it’ll completely depend on what I’m feeling when I go to pick up a new book. But the plan is to read at least one book per month I already own (hence the original 12 choices) and then if I end up completing those, moving on to the next 12 choices. Here’s hoping I can do it!
I will also be updating this post with links to the reviews of these books, so check back if you are interested in my thoughts!
Do you have a huge TBR too? Sign up for the Rock My TBR Challenge and link me up so I can see your list!
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I should probably try to tackle my crazy huge TBR pile sometime too, hmm…
Also, you simply MUST read the Legend trilogy. 😀 I think I remember you reading Marie Lu’s Young Elites books (which I adore as well) so you can expect the same great writing and intense action. You definitely won’t regret it.
I LOVE The Young Elites books, so I’m really excited to read Legend too!
What a lovely idea!
Isn’t it? I’ve been needing to read the books I already own, so this is perfect.
I really should do this but I’d fail so hard lol
You only have to read one a month!
I still think that I would fail haha.
Vengeance Road is soooooooo good! I also want to read Miss Peregrines next year!
My teens chose Miss Peregrine’s Home for book club, so I’ve got to read it. I hope you get to also!
You’ve got a very interesting list here. Good luck to you! 😀
Thank you!
Hey! I stumbbled across your blog, and I am too doing the TBR challenge! Would you like to buddy read? I have Legend and Shatter Me, so if you want to buddy read, just send me a dm on twitter @ chickssweet
Hey! I would totally love to buddy read. I might not get to those until later in the year though. Is that okay?
SURE! Just shoot me a Dom when you do😋
My TBR list is ridicuously long. Of course I am not planning to read them all but I will try to read the most I can. I totally recommend you to finish Grisha and to read Crown Of Midnight (my favorite book in TOG). Shatter Me is also one of my favorite books ever, Every Day, Legend and Mara Dyer. Can’t wait to read your thoughts about those when you read them.
I’m thinking Siege and Storm is the first on the list. Then Scorpio Races and Vicious. I can’t wait to finish the ToG series!
Yay!! I didn’t like Scorpio Races as much as I loved The Raven Boys but I guess it’s just me. Everybody loves it.