I wrote a earlier this month about my reading goals and my writing goals for 2017. One of my main reading goals is to read the books that I already have.
I have 57 unread books on my shelf. This includes digital, audio, and print.
This number isn’t obscene (I know some people have hundreds of unread books on their shelves). But it is still pretty high. Especially for a small house with only three bookshelves. They are stocked! As much as I would like to add more books (because they are so darn pretty!), I know I don’t have a lot more room for them.
I stated in my reading goals post: In the next twelve months I will read at least two books that I already own for every new book that I buy/borrow/read.
So, here is a list of the books I know are on my shelf, my Kobo, or in my Audible account, that I plan on reading this year. They are in no particular order. (So please, tell me your favourites so I can figure out an order!)
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer (currently reading)
- Wondrous by Travis M. Riddle
- Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
- A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
- Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
- Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History by Sam Maggs
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- The Doorway and the Deep by K.E. Ormsbee
- Brightwood by Tania Unsworth
- Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
- The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- The Art of Secrets by James Klise
- Dumplin‘ by Julie Murphy (Okay, this one is a reread because I got a copy for Christmas!)
- The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
- One Hundred Names by Cecelia Ahern
- The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
- Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- The Twits by Roald Dahl
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- A Place Called Here by Cecilia Ahern
- The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
- Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (Also a reread. I’ve listened to it on audio but haven’t read my hardcopy.)
- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
- The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
- 1984 by George Orwell (I started this years ago and never finished it.)
- Clockwise by Elle Strauss
- The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
- Royal Blood by Amity Cross
- A Real Cowboy Never Says No by Stephanie Rowe
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
- The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal
- Wild Angel by Miriam Minger
- Reap the Shadows by Annette Marie
- Yield the Night by Annette Marie
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
- Isabel’s Daughter by Judi Hendricks
- Legend of the Celtic Stone by Michael R. Phillips
- Twilight’s Serenade by Tracie Peterson
- Embers of Love by Tracie Peterson
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville
- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Lumberjanes Volume 1: Beware the Holy Kitty by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Brooke A. Allen (Illustrator)
- Lumberjanes Volume 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson (Writer, Creator), Grace Ellis (Writer, Creator), Shannon Watters (Creator), Brooke Allen (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Colourist)
- Lumberjanes Volume 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Carolyn Nowak (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Colorist), Aubrey Aiese (Letterer), Brittney Williams (Illustrator), Aimee Fleck (Illustrator), Faith Erin Hicks (Goodreads Author) (Author/Illustrator) , Rebecca Tobin (Illustrator), Felicia Choo (Illustrator), T. Zysk (Illustrator)
- Lumberjanes Volume 4: Out of Time by Shannon Watters, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis (Co-Creator), Brooke Allen (Illustrator), Maarta Laiho (Colorist), Aubrey Aiese (Letterer)
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
This list will continue to grow as the year progresses. I know this. You know this. I am a bibliophile who can’t not buy a new book or two (or six…) each month. I also am currently subscribed to a bookish subscription box, and adore scouting through charity book sales, bookstores, and airport book kiosks.
This list is my reminder to myself that I should consider carefully whether I need to buy a book right now or whether it can wait to be picked up from the library. I do have a few auto-buy authors in my life, though. I’ll write about them soon.
Melissa @ Writer Grrl Reads says:
Ahhhhh, so many good books! The Six of Crows duology! The Time Traveler’s Wife! His Dark Materials! So much bookish goodness in store ❤❤❤. Graceling is on my 2017 TBR too!
Trisha says:
Not starting them all right this minute is super difficult! I’ve realized that I’m not very good at reading multiple books at once. 😜