Top Ten Tuesday: Pre-Blogging TBR Books Yet To Be Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Ellen: This week's topic is about our bitterest defeats of resolve, our worst failures to follow through. It's about our Top 10 TBR Books From Our Pre-Blogging Days That We've Yet To Read.

Ellen's Picks

The Light Bearer · Donna Gillespie

I've been meaning to read this since 2012, when one of my college besties told me that it was incredible. I EVEN OWN THE BOOK, I just haven't gotten around to picking it up. I know it's long and that's kind of intimidating.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower · Stephen Chbosky

I both do want to read this book, and don't. On one hand, it's quite famous and I feel like I should read it on that virtue alone. However, something tells me that I won't like this book. I don't know how I got that idea, but I can't shake it.

Cracked Up To Be · Courtney Summers

I've read Courtney Summer's zombie apocalypse duology, and really enjoyed it. I hear wonderful things about her contemporary pieces as well, and I really need to get around to reading them.

Feed · M.T. Anderson 

I truly regret having to pick this book and feature it, because the cover is one of the ugliest I've ever clapped eyes upon. But, "don't judge a book..." yadda yadda. I've been meaning to read this story since 2013, but have never gotten around to it. What's worse is, I own a copy of it already. I hear that it's a great piece of YA fiction, so that only adds to my guilt.

Like a few titles on this list, I own this book. In physical copy, e-book format, and the audio-recording. Yes, the triple crown. I guess I keep thinking that in a different format, I'll finish the book. It hasn't happened. I can't even with myself. Ellen, READ THE GODDAMN BOOK!!!

Night Beach · Kirsty Eagar 

Kirsty Eagar has three books under her belt. Including Night Beach, she's written Summer Skin and Raw Blue. I loved both of those two, latter books. Absolutely loved them. So why haven't I read Night Beach?!

Inkheart · Cornelia Funke

Inkheart is supposed to be a high middle-grade, low YA classic. The fact that I haven't read it yet stings.

Moby-Dick · Herman Melville

I really enjoy Herman Melville's dark sense of humor. So, I've been wanting to read his masterpiece, Moby-Dick, since college.

Franny and Zooey · J.D. Salinger

I was one of those people in high school, who really "responded" to The Catcher In the Rye. I figured at the time, if I was going to be a true Salinger fan, I had to read Fanny and Zooey. Never happened.

The Knife of Never Letting Go · Patrick Ness

This is a critically acclaimed YA and I haven't read it. In fact, I haven't read anything by Patrick Ness. Nope, not even A Monster Calls. The thing is, I've tried, with multiple books, to get into the writing, to no avail. Someone help me.

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That's it for this week, everyone! Make sure to leave your links below to your TTT and we'll be sure to visit and drop you a line! Happy Tuesday!