Shelf of Awesome
This is an idea that I have seen posted at a few blogs, started at Wit and Sin
"The Shelf of Awesome is a shelf of books that, in brief, inspire me. No, you won’t find any “inspirational” books on The Shelf of Awesome. By inspire I mean these books are the ones that always inspire me to write, to read, to imagine, to love, to smile, and to find happiness."
So I decided to turn it into a list-- Here are mine
1- Twilight (don't judge. It got me seriously back into reading after a few years of not reading hardly anything)
2- Harry Potter (the magic and the storytelling)
3-Light of Asteria (really awesome picture of love)
4- Hunger Games (gripping and suspense)
5-Forbidden (the ending has stayed with me)
6. City of Bones
7. Vampire Academy
So-- If you had to chose 5-10 for your shelf of awesome-- what would you chose?
Feel free to make your own post and use Mr. Linky or just comment! I would love to see other's choices!
I'd have to really think about this one, but I know Twilight would be on it. I'm pretty sick of it now, with all the hype and all these books being called a rip-off of Twilight, but I loved it at one time. And it was also what got me into reading YA. It opened up a whole world of books to me, that I had no idea even existed. I'd always read mystery/suspense, and romance, even as a young teen.
ReplyDeleteAnywho, I think I may do this tomorrow! :D
fun list! You've got me wanting to read the two books on it that I've never heard of! I'll definitely try to make a shelf of awesome for myself sometime next week! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for bringing this post to my attention! I've added mine to the Linky.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely true about Twilight. It got me back into YA - I'd read a lot of YA before, but Twilight really ramped that up. And Twilight along with HP got me into fantasy and paranormal.
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I certainly have both the Twilight series of books as well as the Harry Potter books on my shelf - on my shelf of awesome though? Um, not too sure about that.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your list. Twilight really got me back into reading too, so for that I will always love it:) And this is a great idea as well!
ReplyDeleteThis post really had me thinking - so much so that I just had to join in and post my own Shelf Of Awesome. I'm now away to see what other bloggers have on heir shelves.
ReplyDeleteHello! Just discovered your blog through Pen & Paper - I love the Shelf of Awesome idea! I hope to do my own post on this soon, but off the top of my head, my Shelf of Awesome would have to include Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley, The Three Fates by Nora Roberts, Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott, Her Father's Daughter and A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter, and Clearing Away Clouds by Stephen M. Fabian. Can't wait to come back and see more great posts!
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games would be on mine I think! Also I've heard good things about Forbidden, I should check that one out at some point.
ReplyDeleteLove the Shelf of Awesome idea & yours is filled with lots of books I love. :) I think mine would contain Pride & Prejudice, Anne of Green Gables, The House of Mirth, City of Bones, Alanna: The First Adventure, Charlotte's Web, Vampire Academy, Harry Potter, and Ender's Game. :)
ReplyDeleteLate to the game posting, but I'm so glad this caught on. It's so much fun to read what made people's shelves :)
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