100+ books I have every intention of reading

Flannery at The Readventurer came up with the idea of sharing her list of books she has every intention of reading. I just knew that I had to make one of my own. I love making lists, I have tons of lists lying around all over the place I usually keep a to read next list of the next 5 books I plan on reading. Sometimes I’m quite good at sticking to it but mostly my plan usually goes out of the window, other books always end up getting pushed to the top and books which are in my next 5 to read list I don’t end up reading until months later. But this current list I’m hoping to try and stick it out. So here goes...

Series to start

1. Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine (currently 11 in the series but by the time I get round to it there will probably be 13)
2. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (6 to read)
3. Cut and Run by Abigail Roux (4 to read)
4. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews (5 to read)
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordon (5 to read)
6. Chaos Walking by Patrick Ness (3 to read)
7. The Queen’s Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (4 to read)
8. Gone by Michael Grant (5 to read)
9. Jessica Darling by Megan McCafferty (5 to read)
10. River of Time by Lisa Tawn Bergren (3 to read)
11. Maze Runner by James Dashner (3 to read)
12. How to Ruin by Simone Elkeles (3 to read)
13. Dairy Queen by Catherine Gibert Murdock (3 to read)
14. Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent (5 to read)








I’ve heard so many great things about Patrick Ness and Megan Whalen Turner’s series, I think I will prioritise these two. With Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief I made the mistake of watching the film first, I thought it was fantastic, but when I went back to read the first book I just couldn’t get into it. I found myself constantly comparing it to the film. I think I will try it once more and if I still can’t get into it I will start the second book The Sea of Monsters as the second film isn't scheduled to release until 2013!

Series to finish 

15.      Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa (2 to read) 
16.      Delirium by Lauren Oliver (1 to read) 
17.      Ashbury/Brookfield by Jaclyn Moriarty (3 to read) 
18.      Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich (17 to read)

There’s been mixed reviews over the series by Lauren Oliver but I enjoyed Dellinium quite a lot so have been immensely looking forward to reading it but I’ve heard the second book Pandemonium ends on sort of a  cliffhanger that I think I may wait until 2013 when Requiem (book 3) is out so I can read them together! It’s been well over a year since I picked up the first book in the Stephanie Plum series then there was only 16 books altogether now there is 18! I think I better get a wriggle on before any more are released!

Some of the books I own

19. Divergent by Veronica Roth

20. Die for Me by Amy Plum

21. Wish you Were Here by Catherine Clarke

22. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

23. Blood Red Road by Moira Young

24. North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley

25. Ultraviolet by R J Anderson

26. Bunheads by Sophie Flack

27. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

28. Jumping off Swings by Jo Knowles

29. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

30. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

31. Hate List by Jennifer Brown

32. Fixing Delilah by Sarah Ockler  

33. Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

34. Everneath by Brodi Ashton

35. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

36. The Catastrophic History of you and Me by Jess Rothenberg

37. Cross my Heart by Katie Klein

38. The Duff by Kody Keplinger

39. I’ll be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan

40. Psych Major Syndrome by Alicia Thompson

41. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Shroeder

42. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

I’m such a book hoarder, so many books I have which I have brought on or around release dates but still haven’t got around in reading, I’ll be there and Divergent being prime examples. However the oldest book sitting on my shelf unread is Catherine Clark’s Wish you Were Here. I brought it whilst on holiday in 2008! 

On a side note, it frustrates me to no end, when I’ve already brought a book, and then they decide to change the cover to something really stunning, and I’m just left there fuming, wishing that I’d waited it out. For example Blood Red Road and Divergent, I brought the books when they had the covers on the left, but now they have the gorgeous covers on the right!

Recommended
43. A Long Long Sleep by Anna Sheehan
44. Flat Out Love by Jessica Park
45. Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
46. The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas
47. Fat Cat by Robin Brande
48. Split by Swati Avasthi
49. Hold me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride
50. Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford
51. Wonder by RJ Palacio
52. Angelfall by Susan Ee
53. The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis
54. Saving June by Hannah Harrington
55. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
56. Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma
57. Something About You by Julie James
58. Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor
59. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
60. Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd

I actually have the audio book for Siobhan Dowd’s Solace of the Road so not only will I be able to cross another book off my list by reading this but I can also tick off my first audio book.

Authors I want to pick up
61 - 62. Sarah Dessen – Just Listen and The Truth About Forever
63. John Green The Fault in Our Stars
64 - 65. Elizabeth Scott Pefect you and As I wake
66 - 67. Courtney Summers Cracked Up To Be and Some Girls Are
68 - 69. Sara Zarr Story of a Girl and Sweethearts
70 - 72. Deb Caletti - Stay, The Story of Us and Wild Roses
73 - 74. Kate Atkinson – Case Histories and One Good Turn
 

Authors such as Sara Zarr and Courtney Summers I have just read one of their books and already fallen in love with their writing, I will make it my aim to devour more of their books as soon as possible. I borrowed a copy of Kate Atkinson’s When will there be good News? from a friend, I enjoyed it so much but then I realised it was the third book in the series so now I’m going to go back and read the other two. I also have a secret to confess I still haven’t read a book by Sarah Dessen, but everyone I’ve spoken to have recommended thes above two as their favourites.

Aussie goodness
75. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
76. Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
77. Gorgon in the Gully by Melinda Marchetta
78. Alaska by Sue Saliba
79. A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley

Last Year I became a huge Aussie book fan when I signed up for the Aussie ya reading challenge set up by Nic at Irresistible Reads. Since then I haven’t been able to get enough. Marchetta and Crowley have quickly become my favourite authors.

Tried but failed
80. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
81. Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
82. Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz

Again I made the same mistake with the Lord of the Rings books, I watched all three movies and each time I try and go back to read them, I just can’t get back into them.          

Printz/Newberry
83. The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
84. Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S King
85. A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly
86. An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
87. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau–Banks by E. Lockhart

Classics
88. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
89. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
90. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
91. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
92-94. Emma, Sense and Sensibility and Persuasion by Jane Austen

I’ve been slacking when it comes to reading classics, but I recently brought all of Jane Austen’s books in one for just a £1, so now I have no excuse. Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca hadn’t even been on my radar until a few weeks ago when I attended a two hour workshop on it and I was literally blown away by some of the discussions and I just knew I had to start it soon.

I had to finish my list by including a few books which I definitely will be buying as soon as they come out.

Can’t wait until publication date;
95. Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg
96. The List by Siobhan Vivian
97. Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor
98. Losing Lila by Sarah Alderson
99. If I lie by Corinne Jackson
100. Holier Than Thou by Laura Buzo
101. Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally
102. Preloved by Shirley Marr
103. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

*edit* forgot to include the following books which I also can't wait to read;

104. Wander Dust by Michelle Warren
105. Unravelling by Elizabeth Norris

So that’s me done, if I work it out, I think I will have read everything from this list by 2014!

I’d love to know you’re thoughts on books you’ve been meaning to read but haven’t yet got around to. Or any suggestions on which books from my list you think I should read sooner rather than later.