These are 10 books that I got at BookExpo America last year (2013) but I still haven’t read yet. Looking at my haul from last year I have only read 18/37 of my books in total (excluding two that I gave away without intending to read). Hopefully I do better with that number this year!
1. The Dollhouse Asylum by Mary Gray
I never started this book because a lot of negative/DNF reviews started pouring in and I lost all desire to even give it a chance. 🙁
2. 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
I’m not even sure why I haven’t read this book. I read and LOVED Ten by Gretchen McNeil and I’m excited for her next book, Get Even. I guess I just never got around to it. Also, looking at Goodreads, I’m a little bummed out by some of the 1, 2, and even 3 star reviews (I’m picky).
3. Cherry Money Baby by John M. Cusick
This was a semi-random book that I picked up at the BEA Bloggers Conference. I had never heard of it before but it sounded kind of cute so I snagged it. I guess I just never got a real desire to read it. The average rating among my friends seems to be 3 stars, and honestly, 3 stars doesn’t excite me. These days I tend to limit myself to only 4 or 5 star books.
4. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz
I remember being SO excited about this book! I thought it sounded so cool! Then… I never read it. Why??? I have no clue. It does seem to be a “love it or hate it” book though, and that makes me nervous. Half my friends gave it 1 star (or didn’t finish) and the other half give it 4 or 5 stars. Siiiigh.
5. The 100 by Kass Morgan
This is another book that I kind of randomly picked up. I was walking past the Little Brown booth and snagged it at a galley drop because it looked kind of interesting. I guess I never read it because it got a ton of 3 star reviews from my friends and that wasn’t enough for it to really excite me.
6. Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
This book actually gets some pretty rave reviews, but I know exactly why I never read it. I wasn’t that into the first book. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t love it. However, I grabbed the second book because Alexandra seemed to think the second book would be more up my alley, and even though I didn’t love the first one, it did end on a crazy intense note. But I just never got around to reading this because I’m still worried I won’t like it, since I didn’t love the first one. 🙁
7. Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard
A lot of my friends ADORE this book! That’s the reason I got it in the first place. However, I was never actually that excited about Something Strange and Deadly. The problem is I’m not a zombie person. I don’t really like zombie books, movies, or stories. I’m just not into it. But everyone loves this book so I felt like I should give it a chance, but then I never did.
8. Altered by Gennifer Albin
You know what makes me sad? I remember EXACTLY how excited I was about this book. I remember standing in line for the galley drop being so pumped up and chatting to people around me about how I WANTED ALTERED NAO!!
I actually did start reading this book, but I put it down almost straight away. I’m not sure I even gave it enough of a chance to be able to say “I wasn’t into it”, because I’m pretty sure I put it down after like 10 or 20 pages. I don’t know what happened.. I think I just wasn’t in the mood for the genre or something.
9. Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young
Now, if Just Like Fate wasn’t sitting like 5,000 miles away in California, I’d probably read it right now. I think Just Like Fate is just a book that slipped through the cracks in my TBR. I think it could be right up my alley!
10. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Wow, this is a love it or hate it book if I ever saw one. Looking at my friends’ reviews, the ratings are all either 1 star or 5 stars.
To be honest, I never had any interest in this book whatsoever. I picked it up because the friend I was with wanted a copy so I waited in line with her, and then I just grabbed one since I was there. I think part of me thought I would still give it a chance, but I never did.
I’m picky like you, too. Whenever I see someone gives a 1,2 star rating, I get bummed and start to lose interest in the book. I hate that, because everyone has his/her own preference. So, you never really know 🙂
You’re absolutely right! Maybe I would still love some of those 1/2/3 star books. Maybe I need to stop checking ratings/reviews before picking up a book. 😛
You and I have some books in common that we never read! We should buddy read. On your list the only one I read was The Dollhouse Asylum. It was just ok for me. I have been putting off Never Fade because I don’t want to be stuck for a long time until the final one comes out! I also still have Just Like Fate, which I’m surprised I haven’t gotten to yet. I got a lot of middle grade in 2013 and my son has read many of them but not all.
Hmm that’s a good point about Never Fade. I’d reaaaally love to read Just Like Fate but it’s sitting in California at my parents’ house.. and I’m in England. Bleh. 😛
Something Strange and Deadly is a fun book-it’s really not a zombie book, but more of a YA paranormal romance, with zombies thrown in for decoration, lol.
Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
I’ve been meaning to read Shadow of Night (A Discovery of Witches #2) for ages, as well as Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls. And Norwegian Wood and A Dance With Dragons. I’ve had them on my shelves forever but I can’t seem to bring myself to read them. I have no idea why. Every time I’m searching for something to read, my gaze sort of jumps over them to something more recently acquired.
You should do a giveaway with these, though 🙂
I keep hearing amazing things about A Monster Calls but I haven’t read it either!
I’ve thought about doing a giveaway, but sadly it would have to be UK only. 🙁 I can’t afford anymore international shipping costs, and the last time I shipped boxes of ARCs overseas, 2 of the 3 boxes I sent never made it. 🙁
Naw, don’t be sorry, you should keep all the lovely books to yourself (dragon-style). I know the shipping costs are crazy, I received a giveaway book from the US (I live in Slovenia) last month and saw the postage stamp and felt really bad for the guy… I don’t even know how most of the bloggers can afford hosting international giveaways.
I have so many friggin’ books on my TBR pile that I would never be able to think of them all. A lot of them are the “last book in a series” that I never got to, or a new series that I was dying to start and now have all the books and still haven’t started. I think that’s my main problem is that I have so many that it’s daunting to decided what to read and I end up reading something brand new and forgetting about the previous releases. The good thing is that it’ll be like Christmas when I decide to organize my books! LOL
The 5th wave isn’t work the shot, what a horrible book if you ask me. I have yet to read a book from Gretchen McNeil, but her books sound good. I also want to pick up The darkest mind & Something strange and deadly.
I have a lot of books I’ve had on my shelves for years *ashamed* but lately I’ve been donating a lot of them. I’m going to try real hard to read all the books from my Summer TBR pile.
I didn’t go to BEA last year, but I definitely understand the whole “picking up books and then never reading them” plight. As for Something Strange and Deadly – I’m not a zombie person, either, but I quite liked it. There are totally zombies, but there is a lot more to the story.
Good luck this year for your new BEA books.
I feel your pain on the I got it and then I don’t know why I didn’t read front. I do that so often. It sounds like there are a few good ones in there for you and you will get to them when you get to them. 🙂 I hope you enjoy these when/if you decide to read them!
I can’t seem to get into Beautiful Creatures or A Discovery of Witches no matter how hard I try. Everyone I know who’s read them seems to lurve them, but … not for me.
I’m sad to say I still have 3 books from BEA 2012 that I haven’t read. No excuses except they are big books that, while interesting, I can’t really remember why I was excited about them.
I love Something Strange and Deadly. I have some of the others and haven’t read them yet. That’s a good idea to keep track. It makes me want to challenge myself to read as many as possible. If only I could somehow add extra hours to my day.
I’m glad you liked it! I should totally get on reading that one.
I’ve read 3 of those listed. Frozen, The 5th Wave and Altered. All of them in my opinion aren’t impressive enough that you MUST read them. Altered ESPECIALLY NOT – which you could tell since you started then stopped lol.
Thanks for the heads up! Bummer about Altered X_X