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Usually, I'll grab the book that's on top ...

2010-12-26T10:10:56.155-08:00

Usually, I'll grab the book that's on top ... which isn't a good method, since that's usually the latest one in. This upcoming year, I'm participating in some challenges to help me get through my personal TBR pile - I hope that helps me out a bit.

Sometimes I read just because I'm in the mood for that type of book (maybe I'm coming off of a heavy, intellectual book and need a light read or maybe I've come off of a few bleh! books in a row and need to grab something that will remind me why I like to read :))

I try to read ARCs by their pub date but this does...

2010-12-26T07:19:17.882-08:00

I try to read ARCs by their pub date but this doesn't always happen. But I always read what I've been dying to read first. :) Happy Reading.

A lot of mood readers. I do that sometimes....

2010-12-22T12:22:54.867-08:00

A lot of mood readers. I do that sometimes. I like Julie, where I also alternate between YA and 'adult' fiction.

Ferishia - I think I'm going to follow your lead and make sure that I pick a few books a month that will satisfy the reading challenges I'm participating in.

Rachel - I will be sure to put Glass Houses on the upper part of my list.

Anna - I was wondering if people did that - select books to read for the month. I was thinking about doing that but I don't know if I would stick to it.

Page - I like that idea! Using random.org to help select your next read. I'm going to try that!

Natalie @ MM - Vampire Academy is definitely at the top part of the list. I've been wanting to read this series forever!

Chrystal - I like to read books in a series back to back as well. I think that's going to influence my reading "schedule", depending on which books I can get. Good luck with your reading challenge!

Melina - Yeah, review books come first for me too. Now I'm starting to work on books from my TBR pile. It's getting out of control! LOL

JessiKay89 - Another random.org user! I am definitely going to try this!

Larissa - I'm going thru your recommendations. Thank you!

Amy J - 1000?!!! Oh my. I've been trying to figure out how to balance review requests and my TBR pile. I thought about doing ever other. Right now I'm trying to get through all my review requests to start off with a clean slate. Backstage Pass is on the top part of my list :)

Blodeuedd - I'll be going thru your list. Thank you!!!

Kelli - Yeah, I need a good mix of YA and adult reads. Too many YA books back to back and I go crazy. And yes, VA is at the top of my list. I feel like I'm really missing out on something BIG.

Another thing I might try is putting up a poll and have you guys decide what I read next. I've done it once or twice in the past and thought it was fun.

It's all about my mood. I alternate between a...

2010-12-22T07:19:40.066-08:00

It's all about my mood. I alternate between adult and YA. As far as your TBR, VA first!!!

I made a list ;) The Boyfriend of the Month Club ...

2010-12-22T01:28:41.351-08:00

I made a list ;)

The Boyfriend of the Month Club by Geraci, Maria *

Just the Sexiest Man Alive by James, Julie *

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Clare, Cassandra *

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi (Succubus Diaries, #1) by Jill Myles

Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, #1) by Armstrong, Kelley *

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Collins, Suzanne

The Accidental Werewolf (Accidental Friends, #1) by Cassidy, Dakota

Undead and Unwed (Undead, #1) by Davidson, MaryJanice

Library 1 This year, a must:
Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate, #1) by Carriger, Gail *

Talk Me Down (Tumble Creek, #1) by Dahl, Victoria

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1) by Ness, Patrick

Library 2:
Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1) by Koch, Gini *

The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) by Brook, Meljean *

On the Edge (The Edge, #1) by Andrews, Ilona

Mind Games (The Disillusionists Trilogy, #1) by Crane, Carolyn *

Flat-Out Sexy (Fast Track, #1) by McCarthy, Erin *

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1) by MacLean, Sarah *

Moon Called (Mercedes Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs

Some I have read, some I have not, but are dying to.

I choose books from what I want right now, one day I want one genre, another day another genre

From your list Black Dagger Brotherhood series L...

2010-12-21T23:23:17.852-08:00

From your list

Black Dagger Brotherhood series

Lords of the Underworld series

They are at the top of my all time fave list.

As for deciding what to read now, I didn't have a system, just picked and chose but then I joined GR and thought okay maybe I might get a system going with doing challenges especially trying to branch out of my comfort zone um no that didn't work either.

Now I'm just trying to catch up on my fave author's newest releases before I tackle anymore.

I like the random org idea I think I might try that myself.

I totally feel your pain! My TBR pile is big and I...

2010-12-21T20:51:52.394-08:00

I totally feel your pain! My TBR pile is big and I rarely get a chance to make a serious dent in it. I think you should just close your eyes and pull one of the shelves! How I do it is, I have all my books cataloged in the book swapping site, paperbackswap.com and then i look to see which ones are being 'wished for' and I choose from there based on my moods :) So some narrowing down and some choice.

pshh...200?? Try over 1000 and counting!!! After t...

2010-12-21T20:35:07.908-08:00

pshh...200?? Try over 1000 and counting!!!
After the review books are completed for the week, I read from my TBR pile on the weekend. I use to have s system, but it failed as my collection grew. Now I force myself just to grab a book by closing my eyes and doing the eeny-miney-moe method! LOL

OMG though! You HAVE to read Backstage Pass next!! HOT!HOT!HOT!!!
Awesome book! I made sure I was number one on PBS for the next one in the series!! I stalked that series for the wait list!

Im all about the mood too! I can want to read a bo...

2010-12-21T20:22:38.402-08:00

Im all about the mood too! I can want to read a book for the longest time, but if Im not in that genre's mood, it will NOT happen!

From ur TBR I recommend:

Iron Kiss by Patricia Briggs

Red Rock Pass series by Moira rogers

Heart of the Wolf series by Terry Spear {it gets better with each book}

MIdnight Breed series by Lara Adrian

Southern Arcana series by Moira rogers

Shifters series by Rachel Vincent

Vampire academy series by Richelle mead

Hunger Games trilogy

Black Dagger Brotherhood series!!!

Lords of the underworld series

sookie stackhouse series

Morganville vampires series

=))))

I go where my mood takes me. It's a very fligh...

2010-12-21T19:31:29.726-08:00

I go where my mood takes me. It's a very flighty way to read, but I find I enjoy the books more that way than if I try to micromanage and schedule my reading too much.

I'm going to go browse through your TBR now :)

Depends on mood. I like to to mix adult & YA t...

2010-12-21T19:28:06.254-08:00

Depends on mood. I like to to mix adult & YA too. Also if the plot is something I'm dying to read then I'll put that book first.

As dorky as it is, I have all of my books in a wor...

2010-12-21T19:15:22.880-08:00

As dorky as it is, I have all of my books in a word document and they're all numbered. So, when I go to pick my next book, I simply go to random.org and pick a random number! It's worked pretty well for me so far, I must say.

So many different replies. I read review books fi...

2010-12-21T18:59:51.176-08:00

So many different replies. I read review books first. After that it just depends on my mood.

WHOA! Those are some HUGE TBR piles. :) Mine are b...

2010-12-21T17:35:27.066-08:00

WHOA! Those are some HUGE TBR piles. :) Mine are big, but not that big. LOL

I pretty much browse my shelf to see what I am in the mood for. Sometimes I pick the first of a series and then try and read the series back to back... sometimes it's more fun to be able to keep reading through at one time.

Sometimes it depends on my mood. I also have challenges I am working on so I will rotate between books to be reviewed, challenges and then just because I feel like it books.

I wish there were more hours in the day for reading. I plan to read 111 books in 2011 because I joined a challenge to do that.... wish me luck. LOL

I recommend the Patricia Briggs, Mercedes Thompson...

2010-12-21T16:40:19.655-08:00

I recommend the Patricia Briggs, Mercedes Thompson and Alpha and Omega series'. They're are some of my favorites!

Eek! I know what you mean. My TBR pile is just as ...

2010-12-21T15:45:13.499-08:00

Eek! I know what you mean. My TBR pile is just as bad as yours is, and it's only getting worse! Like some people already mentioned...mood definitely helps. Also, as far as my review request books go, I try to start with the one that's been on the pile the longest, if I can, though that doesn't always work!

As far as what you should start with in 2011...I would definitely put Clockwork Angel and the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead at the top of the list!

I use an odd way. I discovered after a couple of t...

2010-12-21T15:44:54.581-08:00

I use an odd way. I discovered after a couple of times of staring at my bookshelf (or the library's) and not being able to firmly decide on anything that I needed something to decide for me. I started using random.org. Since I use goodreads and everthing is sorted as to whether I own it or the library has it and then each of those lists is numbered, it seemed perfect. It's been working really well. I don't always go with the first one that's picked because of my mood, but's I won't allow myself to get the generate button more than 3 times. It also helps when I go to the library because I know exactly what I'm looking for and if it's checked out or not.

I use to have a nice system. Every month I would ...

2010-12-21T15:43:35.941-08:00

I use to have a nice system. Every month I would pick out what I was gonna read and then go from there.

That went out the window very fast. Now it depends on what books need to get reviewed, the omg I gotta read that and really my mood.

I tend to gravitate to the newer books in my pile ...

2010-12-21T14:56:14.934-08:00

I tend to gravitate to the newer books in my pile vs. the older ones that have been sitting there awhile. The only thing that usually disciplines me to read the older books are purposely finding reading challenges that would make me read the older books!
And you should definitely read Glass Houses by Rachel Caine first. I love that series, I'm in the middle of the series, and my library is taking FOREVER to get it in!

Unless there is one that needs read by a certain d...

2010-12-21T14:34:59.700-08:00

Unless there is one that needs read by a certain date..for a review or something...I read whatever Im feeling that day. No order. Just whatever sounds good at the time :)

I use the monthly reading challenges on GR to help...

2010-12-21T14:19:39.924-08:00

I use the monthly reading challenges on GR to help me decide what to read. I do mainly two challenges (but I've signed up for 3 this month) a month. I usually sign up for the Monthly Paranormal Group Reading challenge and the M/M Monthly Challenge. They give you 10 topics/challenges, one for each book and you pick a book from your TBR pile that matches. I end up with a list of about 20 books to read for the month from my TBR piles. I don't get through them all though and that's ok with me. I can usually get at least 12-15 books read each month from my selections read. :)

I'm also a mood reader too. I also like to mix...

2010-12-21T14:09:17.288-08:00

I'm also a mood reader too. I also like to mix it up with adult books vs. young adult books, so I can a have a variety to choose.

I decide what to read based on the mood I'm in...

2010-12-21T14:05:16.559-08:00

I decide what to read based on the mood I'm in. Then, I just kinda grab at what I have on my nightstand, or dresser, or whatever stack happens to be close! :D

I'm a mood reader. I go browsing my TBR shelve...

2010-12-21T14:04:28.059-08:00

I'm a mood reader. I go browsing my TBR shelves like I would browse a good bookstore (after all, I wouldn't have bought them in the first place if they didn't interest me) and choose the book that looks like it will hit whatever spot needs hitting. That is how I picked The Secret History of the Pink Carnation which is my current read and I am loving it.