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I love to shop. So it stands to reason that I buy a lot more books then I can generally handle reading, especially when review requests, gifts from friends, prizes from contests, etc. get taken into account. Here are the ten books I've had on my shelf longest since starting I Write, I Read, I Review and my guess as to why they're still there.
by Marlene Leavitt
Purchased: August 2011
Wanted Because: Someone falls in love with Death. I had to have it.
Reason Unread: I'm really eager to read this, but see this idea done in ways that don't work (in my opinion!) way too often.
by Lauren Oliver
Date Purchased: August 2011
Wanted Because: Jay chose this one for me.
Reason Unread: I've heard that this book is incredibly sad and I am a complete and utter chicken.
by Sophie Jordan
Date Purchased: September 2011
Wanted Because: Dragons that end up living on earth? I thought the idea seemed totally cool and original and I really wanted to check it out.
Reason Unread: I've tried to start this book twice and the timing just hasn't felt right for some reason. I don't like to "force" a book if I don't have to.
by Pitacus Lore
Date Purchased: September 2011
Wanted Because: The idea behind the book seemed interesting.
Reason Unread: I've been doing a lot of theme reading and this book hasn't fit into that schedule.
by Ally Condie
Date Purchased: September 2011
Wanted Because: I love dystopian fiction and I didn't have enough money to get this when I did my August order.
Reason Unread: I got busy reading other books and basically forgot that I had this. By the time I remembered I was doing a paranormal theme for Halloween.
by E. Lockhart
Date Purchased: September 2011
Wanted Because: This was recommended to me by some friends on Absolute Write.
Reason Unread: I didn't want to read this during Halloween and I've been too busy this month with doing a lot of Book Tour and review request stuff.
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
Date Purchased: October 2011
Wanted Because: Jay won a copy of this from Benji over at The Non Reluctant Reader and we hope to read it together, so I needed a copy too.
Reason Unread: I read faster then Jay and he still hasn't started it yet. I might save this for the Science Fiction Challenge I signed up for, too.
by Catherine Fisher
Date Purchased: October 2011
Wanted Because: I read about this somewhere and it sounded really interesting, so when Jay and I went to Chapters I decided to pick it up.
Reason Unread: As with many of the books I have listed, I've just been way too busy.
by Josephine Angelini
Date Purchased: October 2011
Wanted Because: Greek Mythology meets Romeo and Juliet? I had to buy this.
Reason Unread: I haven't had a chance to get to it yet.
by Julia Karr
Date Purchased: October 2011
Wanted Because: The book sounds really interesting to me and I've had some people request that I review it.
Reason Unread: Yet again, I've simply been way too busy.
The terrifying thing, for me, is that this is not a complete list of the books I've purchased for myself that I haven't read yet. What else do I have sitting here? Lets see... This Lullaby and Just Listen by Sarah Dessen, Love Story by Jennifer Echols, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen and The Iron Knight by Julia Kagawa, City of Bone and City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater.
I'm drowning. And Christmas is coming, which will likely mean that pile is going to get even bigger.
So, anyone have any requests of what they'd like to see reviewed in the (relatively) near future? I'd love to know. :) I'm also curious what books have been gathering dust on your shelves, too. Please feel free to leave a comment.
