Book Shelf Tour: Swimming in a sea of books

Of course I'm not actually swimming in a sea of books that would be quite difficult and maybe a little uncomfortable, unless of course they're those soft children cloth books. You know the ones I'm talking about? My grandma use to have a few at her house when we were growing up. You could throw them at each other and not get hurt, but I would never do such a thing.

I felt like it was time to do a little book remodel. I had all my books stacked on my black bookcase to where you couldn't see what was behind so I decided to "remodel them" put them on my desk and tv stand. Give them space to breathe. It's probably not fun being all bunched together.

Enjoy watching me walk my way through the shelves, and you can totally ignore my odd noises I make while I'm narrating. It's a nervous habit I guess.

100 most popular YA books

Well seeing as how I almost have everything in order here what with all the changing I've done. I decided to give it a little rest for right now. I was going through my reader, and came upon this "100 most popular Ya books" and I was like I'm going to check this out. So here it is everything I've read will be in bold. If I read the whole series that will be bold, and if just one book just that will be bold. :)

 I haven't read a whole lot, but I actually have a lot of them on my shelves. (I will italicize those and highlight in green)

1. Alex Finn – Beastly

2. Alice Sebold – The Lovely Bones

3. Ally Carter – Callagher Girls (1, 2, 3, 4)
4. Ally Condie – Matched

5. Alyson Noel – The Immortals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

6. Anastasia Hopcus – Shadow Hills
7. Angie Sage – Septimus Heap (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
8. Ann Brashares – The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1, 2, 3, 4)
9. Anna Godbersen – Luxe (1, 2, 3, 4)
10. Anthony Horowitz – Alex Rider (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
11. Aprilynne Pike – Wings (1, 2, 3)
12. Becca Fitzpatrick – Hush, Hush (1, 2)
13. Brandon Mull – Fablehaven (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
14. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret
15. Cassandra Clare – The Mortal Instruments (1, 2, 3, 4)
16. Carrie Jones – Need (1, 2, 3)
17. Carrie Ryan – The Forest of Hands and Teeth (1, 2, 3, 4)
18. Christopher Paolini – Inheritance (1, 2, 3, 4)
19. Cinda Williams Chima – The Heir Chronicles (1, 2, 3)
20. Colleen Houck – Tigers Saga (1, 2)
21. Cornelia Funke – Inkheart (1, 2, 3)
22. Ellen Hopkins – Impulse
23. Eoin Colfer – Artemis Fowl (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
24. Faraaz Kazi – Truly, Madly, Deeply
25. Frank Beddor – The Looking Glass Wars (1, 2, 3)
26. Gabrielle Zevin – Elsewhere
27. Gail Carson Levine – Fairest 
28. Holly Black – Tithe (1, 2, 3)
29. J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) 
30. James Dashner – The Maze Runner (1, 2)
31. James Patterson – Maximum Ride (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
32. Jay Asher – Thirteen Reasons Why
33. Jeanne DuPrau – Books of Ember (1, 2, 3, 4)
34. Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
35. John Boyne – The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
36. John Green – An Abundance of Katherines
37. John Green – Looking for Alaska
38. John Green – Paper Towns
39. Jonathan Stroud – Bartimaeus (1, 2, 3, 4)
40. Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – Caster Chronicles (1, 2)
41. Kelley Armstrong – Darkest Powers (1, 2, 3)
42. Kristin Cashore – The Seven Kingdoms (1, 2)
43. Lauren Kate – Fallen (1, 2, 3)
44. Lemony Snicket – Series of Unfortunate Events (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
45. Libba Bray – Gemma Doyle (1, 2, 3)
46. Lisa McMann – Dream Catcher (1, 2, 3)
47. Louise Rennison – Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
48. M.T. Anderson – Feed
49. Maggie Stiefvater – The Wolves of Mercy Falls (1, 2, 3) 
50. Margaret Peterson Haddix – Shadow Children (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
51. Maria V. Snyder – Study (1, 2, 3)
52. Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
53. Markus Zusak – I am the Messenger
54. Mark Haddon – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
55. Mary Ting – Crossroads
56. Maureen Johnson – Little Blue Envelope (1, 2)
57. Meg Cabot – All-American Girl (1, 2)
58. Meg Cabot – The Mediator (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
59. Meg Cabot – The Princess Diaries (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
60. Meg Rosoff – How I live now
61. Megan McCafferty – Jessica Darling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
62. Megan Whalen Turner – The Queen’s Thief (1, 2, 3, 4)
63. Melina Marchetta – On the Jellicoe Road
64. Melissa de la Cruz – Blue Bloods (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
65. Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
66. Michael Grant – Gone (1, 2, 3, 4)
67. Nancy Farmer – The House of the Scorpion
68. Neal Shusterman – Unwind
69. Neil Gaiman – Coraline
70. Neil Gaiman – Stardust
71. Neil Gaiman – The Graveyard Book
72. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast – House of Night (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
73. Philip Pullman – His Dark Materials (1, 2, 3)
74. Rachel Caine – The Morganville Vampires (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
75. Rachel Cohn & David Levithan – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
76. Richelle Mead – Vampire Academy (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
77. Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson and the Olympians (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
78. Rom LcO’Feer – Somewhere carnal over 40 winks
79. S.L. Naeole – Grace (1, 2, 3, 4)
80. Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers – Princess of Gossip
81. Sarah Dessen – Along for the Ride
82. Sarah Dessen – Lock and Key
83. Sarah Dessen – The Truth about Forever
84. Sara Shepard – Pretty Little Liars (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
85. Scott Westerfeld – Leviathan (1, 2)
86. Scott Westerfeld – Uglies (1, 2, 3, 4)
87. Shannon Hale – Books of a Thousand Days
88. Shannon Hale – Princess Academy
89. Shannon Hale – The Books of Bayern (1, 2, 3, 4)
90. Sherman Alexie & Ellen Forney – The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
91. Simone Elkeles – Perfect Chemistry (1, 2, 3)
92. Stephanie Meyer – The Host
93. Stephanie Meyer – Twilight Saga (1, 2, 3, 4)
94. Sue Monk Kidd – The Secret Life of Bees
95. Susan Beth Pfeffer – Last Survivors (1, 2, 3)
96. Suzanne Collins – Hunger Games (1, 2, 3)
97. Suzanne Collins – Underland Chronicles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
98. Terry Pratchett – Tiffany Aching (1, 2, 3, 4)
99. Tonya Hurley – Ghost Girl (1, 2, 3)
100. Wendelin Van Draanen – Flipped

Read: 51/321
Have not read: 56/321
Yeah, that's good for me I guess.

 

Bookshelf Online

Have you ever wondered what books your favorite blogs actually have on their shelves. Yes, we all see those pictures of the shelves. Which by the way is a guilty pleasure of mine. I ab-so-lute-ly love looking at others shelves. My problem is your can only see so much. (Take my picture above for example. It's a collage of what YA books I have. Can you actually see all those books though? Nope.) This is my way of showing you exactly what books I have, and hopefully give you a little insight on what kind of books I enjoy. My tastes are varied so it's not just YA books (although that's a majority of them)

Remember it's always growing, and I don't update regularly because I would be updating it weekly. I might update every few weeks or once a month.

* Means I've read it

** Means I've read and reviewed it on here
(Swag) Means goodies pertaining to books I've received from people :)

#

8th Grade Bites (Chronicles of Vladmir Tod 1) by Heather Brewer*
9th Grade Slays (Chronicles of Vladmir Tod 2) by Heather Brewer*
10th Grade Bleeds (Chronicles of Vladmir Tod 3) by Heather Brewer
11th Grade burns (Chronicles of Vladmir Tod 4) by Heather Brewer
13 days to midnight by Patrick Carman
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
21 Proms by Various Authors

A

A Blue so Dark by Holly Schindler
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer **
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Adoration of Jenna Fox,The by Mary E. Pearson**
Afterlife (Swag from Enter my mind Blogger)
A Light In The Attic (poem book)by Shel Silverstein
All About Daisy by O'dell Hutchison**
Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
Angel's Flight by Michael Connelly
Artemis Fowl: The time paradox by Eoin Colfer
Ash by Malinda Jo
As You Wish by Jackson Pearce
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford *
At Risk by Patricia Cornwell*
Awakened (HoN 8) by P.C and Kristin Cast
Awakening The by Kelley Armstrong (signed)

Away (The Line #2) by Teri hall

A Wicked Snow by Gregg Olsen

B

Bad Dogs Have More fun by John Grogan
Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender**
Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles 1) by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia**
Beautiful Darkness (Caster Chronicles 2) by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia
Beautiful Dead: arizona by Eden Maguire
Beautiful Dead: Jonas by Eden Maguire
Beautiful Dead: Summer by Eden Maguire
Becoming, The (DotM 12) by Lynne Ewing
Before I Die by Jenny Downham
Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark
Betrayals (Strange Angels 2) by Lili St Crow
Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove, The by Lauren kate
Betrayed (HoN 3) by P.C and Kristin Cast*
Between by Cyndi Tefft*
Between shades of gray by Ruta Sepetys
Black Creek Crossing by ?
Black Out by Lisa Unger
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Blood Promise (VA4) by Richelle Mead*
Boody Valentine by Melissa De La Cruz
Blue Bloods (Blue Boods1) by Melissa De La Cruz*
Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Stolarz
Blue Noon (Midnighters3) by Scott Westerfield
Blue Moon (Immortal 2) by Alsyon Noel*
Blue Zone, The by Andrew Cross
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer*
Bright Young Things by Anna Godbersen
Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
Burned (HoN 6) by P.C and Kristin Cast*

C

Candidates,The (Delcroix Academy) by Inara Scott*
Captivate by Carrie Jones
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Chameleon by ?
Cell by Stephen King
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments 1) by Cassandra Claire**
City of Ashes (TMI 2) by Cassandra Clare**
City of Glass (TMI 3) by Cassandra Clare**
Chaos, The by Rachel Ward
Chime by Franny Billingsley
Choice, The (DotM 9) by Lynne Ewing
Choker by Elizabeth Wood
Chosen (HoN 2) by P.C and Kristin Cast*
Chosen Prey by John Sandford
Clarity by Kim Harrington
Clockwork angel (ID 1) by Cassandra Clare**
Confession of a vampires girlfriend by Katie Macalister
Cradle Will Fall, The by Mary Higgins Clark*
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Crescendo (Hush Hush 2)by Becca Fitzpatrick
Cross my heart and hope to spy by Ally Carter
Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann
Cujo by Stephen King
Cut by Patricia McCormick**

D

Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark*
Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz*
Dark Flame (Immortal 4) by Alyson Noel*
Dark of the Moon (Dark Guardian 3) by Rachel Hawthorne
Darkness becomes her by Kelly Keaton
Dark Room, The by ?
Dark Secrets 1 by Elizabeth Chandler
Dark Visions by L.J Smith
Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Dead Aim by Iris Johansen
Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
Deadly Little secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Deadly little lies b LFS
Dead is the New Black (DitNB 1) by Marlene Perez*
Dead Run by ?
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins**
Demon Trapper's Daughter, The by Jana Oliver
Deep, The by Helen Dunmore
Deep End Of The Ocean, The by Jacqueline Mitchard*
Desire of the dead by Kimberly Derting
Dictionary of Superstions
Dolls Eyes by ?
Don't juge a girl by her cover by Ally Carter**
Don't Look Back by Amanda Quick
Don't Scream by Wendy Staub
Drowning in the dark by *
Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Dry Ice by Stephen White
Duff,The by Kody Keplinger
Duma Key by Stephen King

E

Early to death, Early to Rise by Kim Harrison
Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer*
Elixir by Hilary Duff
Elsewhere by Gabriella Zevin
Entice by Carrie Jones
Entwined by Heather Dixon
Eternal by Cynthia Smith
Eternal Ones, The by Kristen Miller
Everlost by Neil Schusterman
Evermore (Immortal 1) by Alsyon Noel*
Evernight (Evernight 1) by Claudia Gray*
Every soul a star by Wendy mass
Extraordinary by Nancy Werlin
Extras by Scott Westerfield

F

Fade (Dream catcher 2) by Lisa McMann
Fallen (Fallen 1) by Lauren Kate
Falling Up (poem book) by Shel Silverstein
False Princess, The by Eilis O'Neal
Fate by Amanda Hocking (Ebook)
Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler**
Fledgling Handbook 101, The by P.C Cast
Flutter by Amanda Hocking
Firelight by Sophie Jordan**
Firelight (Swag from Amy)
Forest of Hands and Teeth, The by Carrie Ryan*
Forbidden by Judy Waite

Fox Inheritance, The by Mary E. Pearson

Fragile Eternity (WLS 3) by Melissa Marr
Frostbite (VA2) by Richelle Mead**
Funhouse, The by ? **
Full Moon (Dark Gaurdian 2) by Rachel Hawthorne

G

Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
Gateway by Christina Garner*
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
Gifted, The (Better Late then Never 2) by Marilyn Kaye
Gifted, The (Out of sight out of mind 1) by Marilyn Kaye
Give up the ghost by Megan Crewe
Ghost Town by Rachel Caine (signed)
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
Going to far by Jennifer Echols
Gone by Lisa McMann
Grace by Elizabeth Scott
Graveyard Book,The by Neil Gaiman
Great and Terrible Beauty, A (Gemma Doyle 1) by Libba Bray
Goddess of the Moon (DotM 1) by Lynne Ewing*
Godsend,The by ?**
Going Bovine by Libba Bray

H

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto*
Hardest and best Thing by Pat Brisson*
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) by J.K Rowling*
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K Rowling*
Haven by Kristi Cook **
Hearts at Stake (Drake Chronicles) by Alexandra Harvey
Haunted, The by Jessica Verday
Haunting, The (Sister of isis 4) by Lynne Ewing
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Heinous Crimes, Immoral Minds by Aubrey Becker**
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins**
Hide by ?
Hollow, The by Jessica Verday
Hourglass (Evernight 3) by Claudia Gray
Hunger by Jackie Morse Kessler*
Hunger Games, The by Suzanne Collins**
Hush, Hush (HH1) by Becca Fitzpatrick**

I

I'd Tell You I Love You, but The I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter**
If I Stay by Gayle Foreman**
I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder**
I'll Be Seeing You by Mary Higgins Clark*
Immortal by Gillian Shields
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
Inifinity by Sherrilyn Keayon
In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth**
Ink Exchange (WLS 2) by Melissa Marr
In The Blink Of An Eye by Wendy Straub
Into The Cold Fire (DotM 2) by Lynne Ewing
Iron King, The by Julie Kagawa
Iron Daughter, The by Julie Kagawa
Ironside by Holly Black
Iron Queen, The by Julie Kagawa
Iron witch, The by Karen Mahoney
Ivy, The by

J

Jealousy by Lili St. Crow
Jessica's Guide to dating on the dark side by Beth Fantaskey
Just listen by Sarah Dessen

K

Karma by ?
Keys to the repository (Blue bloods Novella) by Melissa De La Cruz
Killing Britney by Sean Olin
K is For Killer by Sue Grafton
Kisses from Hell Anthology by Richelle Mead, Kelley Armstrong, Alyson Noel, Kristin Cast, Francesca Block**
Kiss of life by Daniel Waters

L

L8r, G8r by Lauren Myracle
Last Place, The by ?
Last Sacrifice (VA Series #6) By Richelle Mead**
Last Witness by Jilliane Hoffman
Legacies by Mercedes Lackey

Limit,The by Kristen Landon

Linger (Wolves of mercy falls 2) by Maggie S.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Locket, The by Stacey Jay

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Looking for alaska by John Greene
Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
Lost Echoes by Joe R. Lansdale
Lost One, The (DotM 6) by Lynn Ewing

Lost Queen, The by Frewin Jones

Lost Saint, The by Bree Despain
Lovely Bones,The by Alice Sebold**

M

Major Tales and Poems by Edgar Allen Poe
Manufactured Identity, The by Heath Sommer
Masquerade (Blue Boods3) by Melissa De La Cruz*
Matched by Ally Condie
Marley and Me by John Grogan
Mark, The by Jen Nadol
Marked (HoN 1) by P.C and Kristin Cast
Mary, Mary by ?
Masquerade (Blue Bloods 2) by Melissa De la Cruz*
Meridian by Amber Kizer
Miles from Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams
M is for murder by Sue Grafton
Misguided Angel (Blue Bloods 5)by Melissa De La Cruz**
Missing Pieces by ?
Mockingjay (The hunger games 3) by Suzanne Collins
Moon demon (DotM 7) by Lynne Ewing
Moolight (Dark Guardian 1)by Rachel Hawthorne
Moonlight Becomes You by Mary Higgins Clark
Morganville Vampires Vol 1 by Rachel Caine (signed)
Morganville Vampires Vol 2 by Rachel Caine (signed)
Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson**
My Gal sunday by Mary Higgins Clark
My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

N

Need by Carrie Jones
New Moon by Stephanie Meyer*
Nightschool by
Nightmarys, The by ?
Nightshade (Nightshade 1)by Andrea Cremer**
Nightshade (DotM 3) by Lynne Ewing
Nightstar (Immortal 5) by Alyson Noel**
Nighttime is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark
Nightworld Vol 1 by L.J Smith*
Nightworld Vol 2 by L.J Smith*
Nightworld Vol 3 by L.J Smith**
Not that kind of girl by Siobhan

O

Old Magic by ?
Once dead , twice shy by Kim Harrison
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough (hardback)**
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough (paperback)**
Once in a full moon by Ellen Schrieber
Only the good spy young (Gallagher Girls ) by Ally Carter
On The Streets Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark

P

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White**

Pearl by Jo Knowles

Peeps by Scott Westerfield
Penny Dreadful by ?
Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Perfect Victim by ?
Personal Demons by Lisa D.**
Phantom Prey by John Sandford
Pipers Son, The by Melina Marchetta
P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
Possesion (DotM 8) by Lynn Ewing
Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark
Pretties by Scott Westerfield
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom Nights from Hell Anthology by Different Authors
Prophecy of Sisters by Michelle Zink
Prophecy, The (DotM 11)by Lynne Ewing

Q

Q is for quarry by Sue Grafton
Quickie,The by James Patterson

R

Radiance (Rileys Story)by Alsyon Noel**
Rebel Angels (Gemma Doyle 2) by Libba Bray
Reckoning, The by Kelley Armstrong
Redheart by Jackie Gambler
Red is for Remembrance by Laurie Stolarz
Red Riding Hood by ?
Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles
Revealers by Amanda Marrone
Revelations (Blue Boods3) by Melissa De La Cruz*
Rosebush by Michelle Jaffe
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
Ruined by Paula Morris
Rumors by Anna Goberson
Ryhmes with witches by Lauren Myracle

S

Sacrifice,The (DotM 5) by Lynne Ewing
Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
Screaming Room, The by Thomas O'Callaghan
Season of Risks, The by Susan Hubbard
Secret Admirer by ?
Secret Hour,The (Midnighters 1) by Scott Westerfield
Secrets and Shadows (13 to life 2) by Shannon Delany
Secret Scroll, The (DotM 4) by Lynne Ewing
See Jane Run by Joy Fielding
Shadow Kissed (VA3) by Richelle Mead*
Shadowfever (The Fever series 6) by Karen Marie Moning
Shadowland (Immortal 3) by Alyson Noel*
Shadowspell by Jenna Black
Sharp Object by Gillian Flynn *
Shimmer by Alyson Noel
Shiver (Wolves of Mercy Falls 1) by Maggie Steifvater
Silver is for Secrets by Laurie Stolarz
Since You've been Gone by Carlene Thompson
S is for Silence by Sue Grafton
Siren by Trisha Rayburn
Skeleton Creek by
Skinned by Robin Wasserman
Sleeping Doll, The by Jeffery Deaver
Smoke Screen by ?
Society of S, The by ?
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Specials by Scott Westerfield
Spells by Aprilynne Pike
Spirit Bound (VA5) by Richelle Mead**

Sister Mischief by Laura Goode

Starcrossed by Mark Schreiber
Stargazer (Evernight 2) by Claudia Gray*
Stay by Deb Calleti
Strange Angels (strange angels 1) by Lili St Crow**
Succubus Blue (Geogina kincaid 1) by Richelle Mead
Summoning,The by Kelley Armstrong
Superstitions
Switched by Amanda Hocking

T

Talisman, The (DotM 10) by Lynne Ewing
Tempted (HoN 5) by P.C and Kristin Cast*
Ten Miles Past Ordinary-
The Last Days by Scott Westerfield
Thirst Vol 1 by Christopher Pike*
Thirst Vol 2 by Christopher Pike
Thirst The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike
Through her eyes by Jennifer Archer
Torment (Fallen 2) by Lauren Kate
Torn by Amanda Hocking
Truth or Dare by ?
TTFN by Lauren Myracle
TTYL by Lauren Myracle**
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer*
Two Little Girls in Blue by Mary Higgins Clark

U

Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Uninvited by Amanda Marrone
Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones
Unlocked by Ryan G. Van Cleave
Untamed (HoN 4) by P.C and Kristin Cast*

V

Vacations from Hell by Various authors
Vamped by Lucinne Diver
Vampire Academy (VA 1) by Richelle Mead**
Vampires Crush by A.M Robinson
Vampire Diaries-Awakening & Struggle by L.J Smith
Vampire Diaries-Fury & Dark Reunion by L.J Smith
Vampire Diaries-Return of Nightfall by L.J Smith
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schrieber
Van Allen Legacy,The (Blue Boods4) by Melissa De La Cruz*
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen*
Vanished by Meg Cabot
Vesper by Jeff Sampson
Viral by Kathy Reichs
Vixen by Jillian Larkin

W

Wake (Dream Catcher1) by Lisa McMann**
We'll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark
What my mother doesn't know by Sonya Sones
What The Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Where Are The Children? by Mary Higgins Clark
Where Are You Now by Mary Higgins Clark
Where The Sidewalk Ends (poem book) by Shel Silverstein
While My Pretty Ones Sleep by Mary Higgins Clark
White is for magic by Laurie Stolarz
White Lies by ?
Wicked 1 by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie*
Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely 1) by Melissa Marr
Willow by Julie Hoban
Wings (Wings 1)by Aprilynne Pike**
Wishful thinking by Alexandra Bullen
Woods, The by Harlan Coben
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

X

XIV

Y

Year of secret assignments by Jaclyn Moriaty
You're so undead to me by Stacey Jay
You've Been Warned by James Patterson

Z

Any questions or books you think I should read. Let me know. If you would like for me to review a book email me ashleyjowens (at) gmail (dot) com and title it review book, and I'll get back with you.

Review: Unlocked

AUTHOR: Ryan G. Van Cleave
PUBLISHER: Walker and Company
PAGES: 176
SOURCE: Bought
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand alone

OUTLINE: Andy is the janitor's son, an outcast, a nobody. Then the rumor starts—that Blake has a gun in his locker. In a moment of misguided hopefulness, Andy steals the keys from his dad and opens up Blake's locker, hoping that finding the gun will change his own status. But the gun isn't there and Andy remains an outcast. When an unlikely friendship develops between the two loners, Blake shares most of his secrets with Andy

MY THOUGHTS:

I had mixed feelings on this one. I had to pick it up with a tagline like "If you heard a rumor, would you stop the shooter?" and the jacket flap of course.

It was a journey through one social outcasts life becoming friends with another outcast. In the beginning it wasn't to much really to like or dislike. I didn't care one way or another about the characters themselves. I think what kept me reading was wanting to know if something bad was going to happen. I mean what good can come from a supposed gun being in a locker at school. Nothing!

Andy had heard rumors of another boy bringing a gun to school and hiding it in his locker. Of course so had every other student in school so when Becky Ann asks if Andy would take a peek in Blakes locker and he might get something out of it he was if-fy, but when a popular girl tells you she wants something and in return you'll get something do you ignore her? Of course not!

He should have known that things aren't always that easy with the popular kids though. However, some good things did come from I guess you could call it snooping. He became friends with above mentioned outcast. They may have not talked much to each other, but sometimes a friend is someone you just need beside you. They shared their love of mcdonald fries, and games, and oh yeah one other thing that I'll let you read for yourself.

So when things start going south and Andy realizes maybe what Blake does say holds some truth, and things could get ugly if Andy doesn't tell the adults what he may/may not know. Andy questions what he believes to be right and wrong.

Question if you knew something bad might happen would you be that one person that could save your friend and maybe more? Even if it meant your only friend might turn his back on you, and the people who used to treat you like roadkill now have a sudden interest in being friends with you?

All answered as you read Unlocked by Ryan G. Van Cleave.

If you want a book that'll make you think give this one a shot. (No pun intended)

Book Review: Only the Good Spy Young

AUTHOR: Ally Carter
PUBLISHER: Disney Hyperion
PAGES: 265
STAND ALONE/BOOKSERIES: Series (Book 4)

OUTLINE: When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her.
Now the danger follows her everywhere, and even Cammie “The Chameleon” can’t hide. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers—or even her own heart.


STARTED: May 15,2011
FINISHED: May 16, 2011

If you haven't read the first 3 books (or my reviews) some stuff might seem odd. :)
MY THOUGHTS:
Review style the Cammie Morgan Way

COVERT OPERATIONS REPORT:
Operative O. begins what she hopes is a semi-helpful review of Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter.

The Operative was able to ascertain the following:
-Operative O. learned more about the "Mysterious Blackthorne Institute for Boys" and let me tell you there's a reason it's hidden and surrounded by mountians, rivers, and forest.
-Why Joe Solomon acted the way he did.
-Sometimes it's better to not know everything because in the end it'll make things worse.
-more info on Zach became avaiable. It's always fun to learn about the hotties. :)
-learned about Bex's family. (always nice to know about a fellow spy)

Alright now that I've had my little fun with "The Report" I actually read the first book last year I think, and loved it. Why it took me so long to read the rest of the books I don't know. Stupid me. I finished the next 3 books. (This being the last for now) in about 2 days tops. I was hooked. Yes, at times it seemed like each book was like the one before: a few weeks before school something happens, get to school to learn something about what happened, mission from teacher, the girls own mission on the side, the major mission for a grade (supposely), back to school with an ending that is or isn't good. Still I loved reading them.


Overview:
This time Cammie started off in London with her best friend Bex and Bex's parents.They were all having fun ice skating when things went south, and then Joe Solomon shows up with a warning/message for Cammie "follow the pidgeons". Poor Cammie has no idea what that means, and why is it her once hot Cove Ops teacher looks mad crazy. Before she can talk to him he takes off. Then she's taken to some CIA people who question her about what happened and what he told her. What a wonderful winter vacation right? When she returns to the academy she learns things have definitely changed for her and the school. The school that she once was able to roam freely about is now a no-roam-free zone. All her secret passageways and hideouts are all closed up, and she's pretty much stuck inside.

Characters:
Really there's not much difference in the characters now then when the books started except maybe that Bex and Cammie's roles have flip flopped. :) Cammie is the one always putting herself in danger and Bex is trying to be level-headed, but when your a spy level-headed sometimes doesn't work. Even though not much has changed with the characters I still enjoyed them very much. The girls are always planning something and the list they make are funny.

It was nice to actually learn a bit more about Zach, the mysterious blackthorn boy from the other two books. We got to see inside the grounds of blackthorne. I like Zach, but then again what girl doesn't like those dangerous type.

We got to see the workings of Joe Solomon, and see what his connection with everything was.

We learned a little about Cammie's Dad through the journals. Is he really still alive after all this time?

Okay I know this wasn't that helpful, but there's only so much you can say about a 4th book in a series. :) I will say this if you haven't read them. I recommend it they're adorable and spies. What's not to love?

QUOTES:
-So Scary? Yeah scary and I go way back. (Cammie)

-If we hadn't hated him alot, we might have liked him a little at that moment, but we did. So we didn't. (Cammie talking about Agent Townsend)

-I'm half tempted to break into the CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon out of  CIA custody just so I can break Joe Solomon. (Bex)

-Are you still mad at me? (Zach)
(I didn't say a word-Cammie)
Ooh, the silent treatment. (Zach)

Review: Shadow Hills

AUTHOR: Anastasia Hopcus PUBLISHER: Egmont
PAGES: 391
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Series I believe

OUTLINE:
After her sister Athena's tragic death, it's obvious that grief-stricken Persephone "Phe" Archer no longer belongs in Los Angeles. Hoping to make sense of her sister's sudden demise and the cryptic dreams following it, Phe abandons her bubbly LA life to attend an uptight East Coast preparatory school in Shadow Hills, MA — a school which her sister mysteriously mentioned in her last diary entry before she died.

Once there, Phe quickly realizes that something is deeply amiss in her new town. Not only does Shadow Hills' history boast an unexplained epidemic that decimated hundreds of its citizens in the 1700s, but its modern townies also seem eerily psychic, with the bizarre ability to bend metal. Even Zach — the gorgeous stranger Phe meets and immediately begins to lust after — seems as if he is hiding something serious. Phe is determined to get to the bottom of it. The longer she stays there, the more she suspects that her sister's untimely death and her own destiny are intricately linked to those who reside in Shadow Hills.

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MY THOUGHTS:

Fixing Delilah review

AUTHOR: Sarah Ockler
PUBLISHER: Little Brown Books
PAGES: 320
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand alone

OUTLINE: Things in Delilah Hannaford's life have a tendency to fall apart.
She used to be a good student, but she can't seem to keep it together anymore. Her "boyfriend" isn't much of a boyfriend. And her mother refuses to discuss the fight that divided their family eight years ago. Falling apart, it seems, is a Hannaford tradition.
Over a summer of new friendships, unexpected romance, and moments that test the complex bonds between mothers and daughters, Delilah must face her family's painful past. Can even her most shattered relationships be pieced together again?



STARTED: 1-10-11
FINISHED: 1-18-11

CHALLENGES: Contempt and A-Z Challenges

MY THOUGHTS:
Can Delilah spend her whole summer in Red Ferns with a mom, who doesn't want to acknowledge their families past, with a boy who is much more then just some night in a car (like her "non-boyfriend" back home, and in a house where secrets remain just that?
This book is one of those, in my opinion, that really makes you think. It starts out with Delilah and her mom getting a call about Delilah's Grandmother passing away. After that things just sort of escalate from there.

I had a lot of favorite parts in the book. I think Delilah reading her Aunt Stephanie's Diary entries was cool because then you could see what kind of person Stephanie was without her actually being in the book. (It says why but I'll leave that to the imagination) They felt like those moments when you wish you could have met her. Then the moments between Delilah and Patrick loved them. Everytime something happened I was wanting to say "Delilah, he's perfect for you."  I wasn't sure about the relationship between Delilah and her mom at times I wanted to tell both of them to just get over things, but realized that there are somethings in life you can't just get over. (at least not over a course of a summer) I was glad that Delilah was able to make friends over the summer too that seemed to genuinely care for her. I think she managed to grow from who she was in the begining of the story to the end which is alwas a plus.

There was a little annoyance I had with the book though, if you've read my stuff then you know the pace of a story is something that I either like or don't like. Well I wasn't happy with how slow it started. I was eager to know what was going on in Delilah's life that need to be "fixed" and you didn't find that out til closer to the end. I'm not even sure there were hints. Maybe so I just didn't pick up on them. That was really the only problem I had, and then again that's just my personal preference.

To know a little more you can watch my video review. I think I might have added a few other parts I liked in it. :)

QUOTES:

-How easily somethings can be broken for good and for bad, and how somethings, no matter how shattered, can still go back together. (Delilah's toughts on a glass cow that she broke)

-True friendship is never perfect, but it is important.

MY VIDEO REVIEW:

Plan B Review

AUTHOR: Charnan Simon
PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group
PUBLISH DATE: March 1, 2011
PAGES: 106
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand alone (Part of a high school series though about different students, I believe)
SOURCE: Netgalley


OUTLINE: Lucy has her life planned out: she'll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin. She'll become a Spanish teacher and of course they'll get married. So there's no reason to wait, right? They try to be careful. But then Lucy gets pregnant. Now, none of Lucy's options are part of her picture-perfect plan. Together, she and Luke will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives.

STARTED: 1-11-11
FINISHED: 1-11-11

THOUGHTS:
"This is intriguing to me because I work at a pharmacy and one of our drugs is called Plan B, and well I won't say what it's for you can look it up, but my mind set went straight to that as being what the story might be about so I guess I'll find out. "
This was my first thought when I saw this as a book I could get from Netgalley. So of course I requested to read it, and now that I have I can say that on some level I guess that is what the book is about, but more then that. You could also gather from reading it that it might be about having to make choices in your life. Hints-the Plan A..Plan B sort of thing. (It also helps that the outline tells you it too. :) )

I read this in a few hours because it is such a small book. I liked the idea behind the book, but then again there's probably quite a few that are like it out there somewhere. (I'll have to do some research). It follows the MC Lucy in kind of a day to day life with her friends, mom, and boyfriend. After awhile it gets kind of reptitive. I mean how much school, work, home, boyfriend, and friends can you take? You eventually know that things are going to happen between certain characters, but until then..nothing really. The characters weren't to bad they seemed like they could be normal people, but they didn't have that something to make me feel connected to them. I did like Lucy's little obession with making lists though it gave her some kind of quirk. Then there was her boyfriend he was pretty much as generic as they come. Why are they always popular and atheletic? (Sorry) Then you had her friends Trez and Cate one who had and on/off again relationship and the other who didn't have one at all. Just your regular type friends, and for her to take awhile to tell them her secrets. I don't know I mean if they're your friends why hide it from them. It was a typical family too just her and her mother. (No father because he left while her mother was pregnant with her) Does it count that I liked a few of the characters names? They were different like-Trez (It makes me think of my sleeping med Trazadone. I call it Traz. Thought I'd add that tid-bit.) You know you haven't seen that kind of name before. The little girls name that came for dance lessons Tierney. I thought was cute.

I wasn't happy with the ending either because it did just that it ended leaving me with more questions as to what happened with the choices Lucy and Luke made then answers. How did they handle the situation? What were their friends thoughs? Parents thoughts? I guess I would have like to known more after the incident happened.

So for this one to actually standout it needed something more. Plain and simple. When I read I like to have some detail. Like I said...answers to some questions would of helped me with closure to the story of Luke and Lucy. Now I'm going to be wondering. :(

Remember this is just my opinion what doesn't work for me may very well work for you. :) So give it a shot.

QUOTES:
-Ms. OCD has another list going..on a friday afternoon. (Cate)
So what if I like list? Nobody could ruin my mood. (Lucy)
-Reason 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are Luke (Trez)
-What are you going to take? Boyfriend 101? Summer School Sex? (Lucy)

I give it 2 1/2 stars it was almost enough that I could have liked it to read it again on an off day of reading, but not so much.

Ashley

Night Star Review

AUTHOR: Alyson Noel
PUBLISHER: St Martins Griffin
PAGES: 302
STAND ALONE/SERIES: Series Book #5 (Evermore #1, Blue Moon #2, Shadowland #3, Dark flame #4)

OUTLINE: After fighting for centuries to be together, Ever and Damen’s future hinges on one final showdown that will leave readers gasping for breath. (Sorry this isn't a full on outline. If you want to know more go to good reads. I only took the top part because the other gave away to much if you haven't read the series)

STARTED: 12-13-2010
FINISHED: 12-16-2010


*SPOILERS POSSIBLY BELOW*

MY THOUGHTS:
I have very conflicting thoughts about this one actually. While I love the series, I'm not sure this was my absolute favorite. Sorry if any of this isn't very helpful. Hum?

A few things I liked about the book were that Haven actually got a bigger part in this one, granted I didn't like who she became in it. Still she had a major part. I guess in a way it's good to see characters develop differently, and not stay weak and the same throughout the series. Haven remained her own..yes, she was a bitch. She could have easily used the elixir for the better, and been a better person. This little twist is what made me like this book had it not been that way I'm not sure that I could have taken much more of Ever and Damen's weird-ass romance. I kind of wanted to just give up on them. I mean don't get me wrong I really do love the characters and stories, but after 4 books of it..well a little tiring.

I love how Miles stayed neutral to all the fighting between his two best friends, and when he learned of the secrets and was offered the same..he turned it down. Yea! Go Miles!

Then being able to see more of Ever's past lives with Damen, and learn some of the not so happy moments that Damen dilberately hid from her was another highlight of the book.

I was sad to see the way it ended not something I really wanted to happen, but what's done is done.

I'm ready, ready for the last book Everlasting to be out. :)

If you haven't read the series. I would recommend it. It's not vampire or werewolf related, but it's got the paranormal aspect down. Also has some good otherworlds in it. I love summerland (the magical realm) It actually has a darker part to it which I'm dying to know about. :)

I know this is short compared to some other reviews, but I couldn't think of much. :(


QUOTES:
-So are we good here? Did I pass? Can I collect my gold star now and go home? (Jude)
-It's like an infinite show set on permenant repeat, taunting me with all that I could've been, if only I'd chosen differently. If only I followed my heart instead of my head. (Ever)