People have been asking me to do a bookshelf tour for, um, years. I’ve thought about doing one, but I was held back by laziness and not being sure what, precisely, I was meant to do. My mind definitely pictured something like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous or MTV’s Cribs, only with just my library? Which obvs was not going to happen because I am a MESS. Despite that, I’ve finally resolved to do it, only my way.

Because I have a preponderance of books and I figure the purpose of this endeavor is to actually be able to see them, I’m breaking this into a bunch of posts, section of bookshelf by bookshelf. I’ll give you a couple stats, as well as a list of what’s on those shelves. Ready?

My books are sorted alphabetically by author, though I’ve separated out short story collections, plays, and non-fiction for space reasons. I’ll re-interfile someday when space is less of a concern. I may or may not show those. So here’s the first half of my first shelf, with my A authors.

Stats:

Total # of books: 73

Read: 42

Favorite on each shelf: 1: Six of Crows boxset (yes, I’m cheating); 2: The Upside of Unrequited; 3: Pride & Prejudice (DUH)

Unread Book I most want to read? 2: The Girl Who Chased the Moon; 3: Tiger Lily (so people will stop being mad at me)

The Contents:

[R] means I’ve read all in that section, unless otherwise noted. Absence of an [R] means that book or series is thoroughly unread. Links go to blog posts or GR, depending on if I have a review or not.

• Shadow & Bone/Siege & Storm/Ruin & Rising by Leigh Bardugo [R]
• Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo [R] (Bardugo featured for awesomeness and also having great covers – includes box the ARC of Siege came in)
• The Legend of Eli Monpress/The Spirit of War/Spirit’s End by Rachel Aaron – [R]
• Superior Women by Alice Adams (purchased on a whim years ago, solely for the title)
• The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide/The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams [R first three of Hitchhikers only]
• Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency/The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams [R] only TLDTTotS]
• The International Kissing Club by Ivy Adams
• Watership Down by Richard Adams
• Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler [R]
• Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler [R] (I have digital copies of the others, but SOMEDAY)
• The Wrath & the Dawn/The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh [R]
• Jane Fairfax by Joan Aiken
• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda/The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli [R] (yes, I consider Upside part of the series – same characters, same series: FIGHT ME)
• The Kitchen Boy by Robert Alexander (yes, it’s misshelved and since fixed but I was too lazy to retake the picture *grumbles*)
• 17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen [R]
• A Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen [R]
• The Revenge Playbook by Rachel Allen [R]
• Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen [R]
• The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen
• Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen [R]
• City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
• The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando
• The Blood of the Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
• Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson (also out of order UGH – WHY AM I DOING THIS?)
• Catalyst by Jodi Lynn Anderson [R]
• Chains/Forge by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• Fever 1793 by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• The Impossible Knife of Memory by Jodi Lynn Anderson [R]
• Speak by Jodi Lynn Anderson [R]
• Twisted by Jodi Lynn Anderson
• The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
• The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson [R] (oh my god, I’m going through my shelves with a fine-tooth comb after this – why is everything slightly out of place? *cries*)
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews [R]
• Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews [R] (yes, I know I need the rest but money and spaceeeee)
• Level 2/Chasing Before by Lenore Appelhans [R]
• The Golden Ass by Apuleius
• Obsidian/Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
• The Nightmare Affair by Mindi Arnett
• Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
• The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
• Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood
• The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood [R]
• The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen [R]
• Emma by Jane Austen [R]
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen [R]
• Persuasion by Jane Austen [R]
• Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen [R]
• Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen [R]
• Split by Swati Avasthi
• Flawed by Kate Avelynn
• The Memory Book by Lara Avery [R]
• The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi [R]

I hope you enjoyed that. I’m off to shelf-read my whole collection. BYEEEEEEE.

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