Prioritise My TBR

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A Discovery of Witches, Alienated, All Fall Down, All the Rage, Ally Carter, Amy Ewing, Barry Jonsberg, Cat Clarke, Cloudwish, Courtney Summers, Dawn Kurtagich, Days of Blood and Starlight, Deborah Harkness, Dreams of Gods and Monsters, Dumplin, E. Lockhart, Estelle Laure, Far From You, Fiona Wood, Happily Ever After, Hidden, Hilary Badger, Hold Me Like a Breath, John Flanagan, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Josephine Angelini, Julie Murphy, Justine Larbalestier, Kerstin Gier, Kiera Cass, Laini Taylor, Lair of Dreams, Leviathan, Libba Bray, Lifespan of Starlight, Maggie Stiefvater, Margo Lanagan, Marianne Curley, Marie Lu, Megan Miranda, Melinda Salisbury, Melissa Grey, Melissa Landers, Pandora Jones, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, Pompidou Posse, Ranger's Apprentice, Razorhurst, Rebecca Lim, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Ruby Red, Running Like China, Sarah Lotz, Scott Westerfeld, Sea Hearts, Soman Chainani, Sophie Hardcastle, Sophie Jordan, Soulprint, Star Wars, State of Grace, Susanna Clarke, Tess Sharpe, Thalia Kalkipsakis, The 5th Wave, The Astrologer's Daughter, The Dead House, The Diviners, The Girl at Midnight, The Infinite Sea, The Jewel, The Lost and the Found, The School of Good and Evil, The Scorpio Races, The Sin Eater's Daughter, The Young Elites, This Raging Light, Tiffany Schmidt, Trial by Fire, Trish Doller, Uninvited, We Were Liars, Where the Stars Still Shine, White Time

I seem to have a problem that many book-nerds have, my TBR pile is HUGE!

And because it’s 2016, I have decided…this time next year, I will not own any books that I have not read.

Can I actually do it?

But I need your help

Obviously, my pile is huge, so I need some suggestions of where to begin.

What’s on my TBR:

• Pandora Jones trilogy, by Barry Jonsberg
• All the Rage, by Courtney Summers
• Hold Me Like a Breath, by Tiffany Schmidt
• The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
• White Time, by Margo Lanagan
• The 5th Wave/Infinite Sea, by Rick Yancey
• Cloudwish, by Fiona Wood
• The Diviners/Lair of Dreams, by Libba Bray
• Star Wars: Verily a New Hope
• Dumplin’, by Julie Murphy
• The Lost and the Found, by Cat Clarke
• Pompidou Posse, by Sarah Lotz
• This Raging Light, by Estelle Laure
• Happily Ever After, by Kiera Cass
• Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan
• Running Like China, by Sophie Hardcastle
• Where the Stars Still Shine, by Trish Doller
• Sea Hearts, by Margo Lanagan
• State of Grace, by Hilary Badger
• Ruby Red, Kerstin Gier
• Razorhurst, by Justine Larbalestier
• The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
• Lifespan of Starlight, by Thalia Kalkipsakis
• We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
• Alienated, by Melissa Landers
• The Dead House, by Dawn Kurtagich
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, by Rick Riordan
• All Fall Down, by Ally Carter
• Days of Blood and Starlight/Dreams of Gods and Monsters, by Laini Taylor
• The Sin Eater’s Daughter, by Melinda Salisbury
• Ranger’s Apprentice, by John Flanagan
• Leviathan, by Scott Westerfield
• Soulprint, by Megan Miranda
• Trial by Fire, by Josephine Angelini
• The Jewel, by Amy Ewing
• The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey
• The School of Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani
• Far From You, by Tess Sharpe
• A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
• The Astrologer’s Daughter, by Rebecca Lim
• Hidden, by Marianne Curley
• Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke

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So, my question to you all is this: which books should I prioritise? I need to know where to begin.

Help me out, guys!

TTT: Books on my TBR for Winter 2015

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A Discovery of Witches, A Thousand Pieces of You, An Ember in the Ashes, Claudia Gray, Deborah Harkness, E. Lockhart, Justine Larbalestier, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Melissa Grey, Razorhurst, Rick Yancey, Sabaa Tahir, Shadow and Bone, Sophie Jordan, The 5th Wave, The Girl at Midnight, The Young Elites, Uninvited, We Were Liars

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books on my Summer Winter TBR

This season, I’m trying to focus on books that I own but haven’t read yet…we’ll see how I go.

1. An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir

2. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan

3. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness

4. A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray

5. Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo

6. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu

7. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

8. Razorhurst, by Justine Larbalestier

9. The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey

10. The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey

The Gif Tag

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Abigail Haas, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Cinder, Dangerous Girls, E. Lockhart, Gayle Forman, If I Stay, James Dashner, Marissa Meyer, Markus Zusak, Mockingjay, Sarah J. Maas, Suzanne Collins, The Assassin's Blade, The Book Thief, The Maze Runner, We Were Liars

So…aeons ago I was tagged by Emily at The Loony Teen Writer to do the Gif Tag, where basically I have to find a gif that accurately sum up my feelings for the list of given books, and then tag other people to do the same.

We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

Since writing this post, I have gotten this book for Christmas…still haven’t read it yet.

If I Stay, by Gayle Forman

The Assassin’s Blade, by Sarah J. Maas

I knew it was coming…didn’t make it any easier

Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins

Technically two gifs…but whatever

Dangerous Girls, by Abigail Haas

I did NOT see that ending coming!

The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

So, I haven’t actually read it yet…but this gif was too good to resist.
It’s on my shelf.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Saenz

And I’m still debating whether or not to read it…

Cinder, by Marissa Meyer

And, because it’s been so long, I’m not even going to bother with the tagging.

Stacking the Shelves: The Yearly Edition

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A Discovery of Witches, A Thousand Pieces of You, Aimee Carter, Alexandra Bracken, Amy Ewing, Amy Zhang, Anna Dressed in Blood, Are You Seeing Me?, Beautiful Darkness, Blood Of Olympus, Blood Promise, Bloodlines, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Boundless, Bram Stoker, Brigid Kemmerer, Captive, Cara Lynn Shultz, Claudia Gray, Corruption, Crown of Midnight, Cynthia Hand, Dangerous Creatures, Darren Groth, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Days of Blood and Starlight, Deborah Harkness, Debra Driza, Demonglass, Disruption, Dracula, E. Lockhart, Endless Knight, Endlessly, Evernight, Falling into Place, Four: A Divergent Collection, Frostbite, Gayle Forman, Half Bad, Hallowed, Heir of Fire, I Was Here, Into the Still Blue, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Jessica Shirvington, Josephine Angelini, Julie Kagawa, Kami Garcia, Kasie West, Kendare Blake, Kiera Cass, Kiersten White, Kresley Cole, Kylie Fornasier, Laini Taylor, Last Sacrifice, Legend, Leigh Bardugo, Let the Sky Fall, Let the Storm Break, Maggie Stiefvater, Margaret Stohl, Marie Lu, Masquerade, Michelle Hodkin, Mind Games, Never Fade, Obsidian, Onyx, Opal, Opposition, Origin, Paranormalcy, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Pittacus Lore, Pivot Point, Poison Princess, Rachael Craw, Rachel Hawkins, Raising Demons, Rebel Belle, Renegade, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Robert Louis Stevenson, Sacrifice, Sally Green, Sarah J. Maas, School Spirits, Secret, Shadow and Bone, Shadow Kiss, Shannon Messenger, Silver Shadows, Sinner, Sister Assassin, Spark, Spell Bound, Spirit Bound, Split Second, Stacking the Shelves, Supernaturally, Talon, The 5th Wave, The Assassin's Blade, The Dark World, The Darkest Minds, The Eternity Cure, The Fiery Heart, The Forever Song, The Goddess Test, The Golden Lily, The Immortal Rules, The Indigo Spell, The Infinite Sea, The Jewel, The Lost Files: Hidden Enemy, The One, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Selection Stories, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Young Elites, Throne of Glass, Through the Ever Night, Trial by Fire, Under the Never Sky, Uneartly, Vampire Academy, Veronica Rossi, Veronica Roth, We Were Liars

Stacking the Shelves is a thing where we talk about the books we’ve collected in the past week. These can be bought, delivered, ARCs, ebooks, etc.. Pretty self-explanatory.
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This week, in honour of the new year, I’m doing things a little differently.

I’m doing a post on ALL the books I bought this year!

It’s going to be epic.

Also, please note, I have actually been working on this post since October. This thing has taken me 3 MONTHS to create.

Enjoy.

Books Bought:

And here’s what you’re seeing in the picture

Whole series bought:
Unearthly Trilogy, by Cynthia Hand
Obsidian Series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Blood of Eden Trilogy, by Julie Kagawa
Pivot Point Duology, by Kasie West
Under the Never Sky Trilogy, by Veronica Rossi
Vampire Academy Series, by Richelle Mead (incl. Movie companion & Ultimate Guide)
Paranormalcy Trilogy*, by Kiersten White
Sister Assassin Duology, by Kiersten White
Disruption Duology, by Jessica Shirvington

Whole series currently available bought:
Bloodlines, by Richelle Mead
The Arcana Chronicles, by Kresley Cole
Let the Sky Fall, by Shannon Messenger
The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey
Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas

Other:
Secret/Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer
The Selection Stories/The One, by Kiera Cass
The Goddess Test/Captive, by Aimee Carter
Raising Demons/Spell Bound/School Spirits, by Rachel Hawkins
The Dark World, by Cara Lynn Shultz
Four: A Divergent Collection, by Veronica Roth
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sinner, by Maggie Stiefvater
Masquerade, by Kylie Fornasier
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods/Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan
Renegade, by Debra Driza
Legend, by Marie Lu
Dangerous Creatures*/Beautiful Darkness, by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Talon, by Julie Kagawa
Revenge of Seven/Hidden Enemy, by Pittacus Lore

*Not pictures because I forgot that I bought them this year and I didn’t remember until after I put all the books back

Special Mentions (ordered, not received):
Rebel Belle, by Rachel Hawkins
The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

Books Won:

Now, I didn’t have to pay for all my books last year…rafflecopter was kind enough to allow me to win several books, plus bookish events enabled book winning.

Won from blogs:
Are You Seeing Me?, by Darren Groth (Thank you Notebook Sisters!)
Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang (Thank you Book Nerd Reviews!)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater (Thank you Miss Page Turner’s City of Books)
The Jewel*, by Amy Ewing (Thank you Genie in a book!)
Spark*, by Rachel Craw (Thank you again, Notebook Sisters!!)

*Not received yet

Won at events:
A Thousand Pieces of You, by Claudia Gray (BTCYA)
The Mortal Instruments series, by Cassandra Clare (CoHF Book Launch) (I gave these to my sister…she loves me)

Miscellaneous:

Presents (Birthdays, Christmas, etc.):
We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
The Young Elites, by Marie Lu
Shadow and Bone, by Leigh Bardugo
The Darkest Minds/Never Fade, by Alexandra Bracken
Trial By Fire, by Josephine Angelini
Days of Blood and Starlight, by Laini Taylor
Dracula and Other Horror Stories, by Bram Stoker

Books I got for free (through various means):
Evernight, by Claudia Gray
A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness
Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake
Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor
Half Bad, by Sally Green
I Was Here, by Gayle Forman (ARC)

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So…that was all the books I got my hands on 2014.

How was every one else’s year?

The TBR Tag

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A Thousand Pieces of You, Claudia Gray, E. Lockhart, Goodreads, Richelle Mead, The Ruby Circle, We Were Liars

So, once again I was tagged by the wonderful Cait from Paper Fury (back when she was The Notebook Sisters), and this time, I’m talking about my TBR pile…

The metaphorical pile, not the literal one. Because I don’t have a literal one.

Question 1: How do you keep track of your TBR pile?

Two ways-

1. In my head
Ok, I am ridiculously good at keeping track of books in my head. Like, seriously, it scares me sometimes. At the beginning of this year, I could give you a list of all the books I wanted that were going to be released this year, in the order of their release. I could have also given you exact (US) release dates for most of them.

2. On Goodreads
Because goodreads is an amazing website that lets you order shelves 🙂

Question 2: Is your TBR mostly print or ebook?

Hard to say, given that it’s mostly virtual (aka goodreads). Also, chances of me ever actually getting around to all the free ebooks I’ve downloaded…well, let’s just say that the only TBR pile that really counts is my physical books.

Question 3: How do you determine which from your TBR pile to read next?

I’m a mood reader. If I’m not in the mood for it, I don’t read it. (Unless I get one of those library notifications that say “if you don’t return this book soon, we’ll make you pay money”…that usually convinces me to read certain books).

Question 4: A book that has been on your TBR pile for the longest?

Hard to say…they’ve all been there for so long. Seriously, I have no idea.

Question 5: A book you recently added to your TBR pile?

Recently? Oh, man, this is just as hard as question 4. THESE QUESTIONS ARE TOO HARD! WHY AM I PUTTING MYSELF THROUGH THIS!?

Question 6: A book in your TBR pile strictly because of its beautiful cover?

There used to be quite a few of these…but they’ve all been read…and I was disappointed by most of them.
However, recently, A Thousand Pieces of You has caught my attention…

Seriously, it’s SO PRETTY!!

Question 7: A book in your TBR pile that you never plan on reading?

I’ll probably never get around to reading most of the ebooks on my ipad. I binge-downloaded most of them while I was bored (and they were free), and because I can’t see them, judging me for not reading them, I’ll probably not get around to reading them.

Question 8: An unpublished book in your TBR that you’re excited for?

ALL OF THEM!!

But seriously, the wait for The Ruby Circle is killing me.

Question 9: A book in your TBR that everyone recommends to you?

I always hate questions like this, because I’m the only book nerd I know, with the exception of my sister, but I recommend her books. It rarely happens the other way around. My life is basically me throwing books at people, and those people not reading them. However, I still haven’t read We Were Liars yet. (It’s on reserve at the library).

The Stats

Virtual: 309

Physical: 34

ebook: 50 (estimate only)

Note: the ebooks TBR pile is purely made up of freebies from iBooks. Most of them are classics.

And now, the tagging!

I’m pretty lazy, and as such, I’m basically tagging anyone who wants to do this.

Also, I’m asking the question: Is your TBR pile a literal pile? Or do you just remember which books you have to read? Or is Goodreads the most amazing website ever?

Top Ten Tuesday

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Aimee Carter, Amy Zhang, Anna Dressed in Blood, Books on my Summer TBR, Captive, E. Lockhart, Falling into Place, James Dashner, Kendare Blake, Michelle Hodkin, Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, Pittacus Lore, Rachael Craw, Ransom Riggs, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Spark, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Ruby Circle, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books on my Summer TBR

Now, this is going to be a difficult one…because Summer lasts from December to February…SO. MANY. BOOKS.

We’ll see if I can narrow it down, shall we?

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin
It isn’t out in Australia yet, otherwise I would have read it by now.

2. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore
I bought this in August. AUGUST PEOPLE!!!

3. Captive, by Aimee Carter
After reading Pawn, I have been desperate to read this.
I read Pawn, like, a year ago.

4. Spark, by Rachel Craw
I WON THIS IN A GIVEAWAY I’M SO HAPPY!!!
Now it just needs to get here…*waiting*

5. Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake
So, technically I’ve already started reading this…but I’m not heaps far into it yet.

6. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
YES! I STILL haven’t read it yet. This book is driving me nuts.

7. Falling into Place, by Amy Zhang
Another giveaway win…I don’t know why I want to read this one…it’s going to destroy me.

8. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart
It has been on reserve at the library for quite some time now…
I WANT THIS BOOK!!!

9. Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
So…borrowed this from a friend in June.
I should probably read it so I can give it back.

10. The Ruby Circle, by Richelle Mead
The only reason this is on the bottom of the list is because it doesn’t come out until February. *beckons February to come faster*

SUCCESS! Narrowed down to 10.

So…what are you planning on reading this summer (or winter, depending on where you live)?

Top Ten Tuesday

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Blood Of Olympus, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Brigid Kemmerer, Disruption, E. Lockhart, Jessica Shirvington, Julie Kagawa, Lisa M. Stasse, Maggie Stiefvater, Michelle Hodkin, Revenge of Seven, Rick Riordan, Rick Yancey, Sacrifice, Spring TBR, Talon, The 5th Wave, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Uprising, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

Top Ten Tuesday is a thing where we get given a topic, and we have to list our ‘top ten’ things for the topic. Pretty self-explanatory.
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books on my Spring TBR list

Originally, this was a ‘Fall TBR list’, but in Australia, there is no Fall (we call it Autumn), and Autumn doesn’t happen until March, so I changed it to Spring…figured it made sense…

I’m splitting this list into two. The first 5 will be books that aren’t out yet, the last 5 will be books that are already out.

Books not out yet:

1. Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

2. Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan

3. Talon, by Julie Kagawa

4. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

5. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

Books already out:

6. The Uprising, by Lisa M. Stasse

7. The 5th Wave, by Rick Yancey

8. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

9. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

10. Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore

And bonus (because of the Between the Covers Book Club):

11. Disruption, by Jessica Shirvington

Top Ten Tuesday

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A Discovery of Witches, Aimee Carter, Alexandra Adornetto, Blood Of Olympus, Blue Lily Lily Blue, Books I want but don't have, Brigid Kemmerer, Captive, Danielle Parker, Deborah Harkness, Debra Driza, Dorothy Must Die, E. Lockhart, Ella Minnow Pea, Ender's Game, Halo, Illusions of Fate, James Dashner, Julie Kagawa, Katrina Leno, Kiersten White, Maggie Stiefvater, Marie Lu, Mark Dunn, Michelle, Orson Scott Card, Pittacus Lore, Renegade, Revenge of Seven, Richelle Mead, Rick Riordan, Sacrifice, Sophie Jordan, Talon, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, The Maze Runner, The Retribution of Mara Dyer, The Ruby Circle, Top Ten Tuesday, Uninvited, We Were Liars, Young Elites

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books I really want to read but don’t own yet

I’ve decided to split this into two lists:

Books that haven’t been released yet-

1. The Retribution of Mara Dyer, by Michelle Hodkin

2. Illusions of Fate, by Kiersten White

3. The Revenge of Seven, by Pittacus Lore

4. Talon, by Julie Kagawa

5. Sacrifice, by Brigid Kemmerer

6. Blood of Olympus, by Rick Riordan

7. Blue Lily, Lily Blue, by Maggie Stiefvater

8. The Ruby Circle, by Richelle Mead

9. The Young Elites, by Marie Lu

10. Captive, by Aimee Carter

Books that have been published-

1. Uninvited, by Sophie Jordan

2. Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Parker

3. The Half Life of Molly Pierce, by Katrina Leno

4. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

5. Renegade, by Debra Driza

6. Halo, by Alexandra Adornetto

7. Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn

8. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness

9. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

10. Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card

Top Ten Tuesday

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A.G. Howard, Abigail Haas, Books people tell me to read, Dangerous Boys, Danielle Paige, Dorothy Must Die, E. Lockhart, Evernight, John Green, Katrina Leno, Mindy McGinnis, Not a Drop to Drink, Splintered, The Fault in our Stars, The Giver, The Half Life of Molly Pierce, Top Ten Tuesday, We Were Liars

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This Week’s Topic: Top Ten Books people have been telling me I MUST read

1. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
Or any John Green really. People are insisting that I read any of his books…I’m sort of tempted, too.

2. Evernight, by Claudia Grey
To the point where this friend bought it for me…I was planning on reading it anyway…

And that’s it for the books that people are yelling at me to read…I read considerably more than most of my friends, so I’m the one usually doing the yelling.

And because I like having 10 things on a Top Ten Tuesday list, I’m going to complete this list with Books that I see Everywhere* on the Internet, and as such it feels like the internet is telling me to read them:

3. Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Paige

4. We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart

5. The Maze Runner, by James Dashner

6. The Giver, by Lois Lowry

7. The Half Life of Molly Pierce, by Katrina Leno

8. Dangerous Boys, by Abigail Haas

9. Not a Drop to Drink, Mindy McGinnis

10. Splintered, by A.G. Howard

*Note: By ‘everywhere’, chances are I’ve only seen it once, which is usually enough to make me want to read it.