MUST READ list for 2011

20 books/series on my MUST READ list for 2011 Guest Post featured by 

Here is a list of books that have been sitting on my TBR shelf, some of which have been sitting there for a long time. I’ve been waiting to devour these books but haven’t had the chance yet. I hope to fix that this year. And here they are, in no particular order:

1. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins – I must be one of the few who has yet to read this series. I cannot wait to see what all of the fuss is about.
2. Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) by J.R. Ward – I pre-ordered this sucker and got it the day after it released and I still have yet to read it. Sad, isn’t it? I need my John Matthew fix! This is the BDB story I’ve been waiting for! I’m coming JM!!!
3. Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead – Kelli has been getting on my booty to read this series. She swears it’s the best thing since sliced bread.
4. This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress, #5) by Jeaniene Frost – I need Cat and Bones.
5. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks – There are only 3 books of his that I have not yet read. That will be fixed this year and I can’t wait to see what he releases this fall.
6. Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
7. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
8. April & Oliver by Tess Callahan – This sounds like a great tension-filled love story.
9. The Shifter series by Rachel Vincent – I read the first book and never got around to reading the rest (though I’ve slowly, but surely, been collecting the series and now I have all of them). I need to find out how this Faythe/Marc/Jace love triangle works out!
10. Sea by Heidi Kling – The book blurb had me.
11. A Susan Mallery book – I’ve heard great things about this romance author. I actually have a few of her books but haven’t read anything by her yet.
12. A Moira Rogers book – Another author I have yet to read but I hear this duo is a must read for PNR fans.
13. Under the Dome by Stephen King – This will pop my Stephen King cherry. The size of this book intimidates me. I should have gotten the Kindle edition. My wrists are going to kill me.
14. Dead in the Family (Sookie #10) by Charlaine Harris – Another book I’ve had for about a year that I need to read. I need to catch up with Sookie and her adventures. Such a fun vampire series.
15. Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter – I read the first 2 chapters in the first book last year, then I had to put it down. Not because I didn’t want to read it; I had some other books I had to read and it sort of just got left on the back burner. What I did read, I liked. Reminds me of the BDB Series.
16. The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare – A YA series that seems to be a big hit.
17. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch – This guy touched my heart. I watched part of his one-hour lecture on YouTube and the man brought me to tears.
18. The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon – After reading/watching The Time Traveler’s Wife, I’m ready for more time travel romance.
19. Taken by Storm by Angela Morrison – Sounds like a good YA romance.
20. Flashforward by Robert. J. Sawyer – I am still pissed my TV show got canceled. This was a great show and I miss it. When I found out it was based on a novel, I picked up a copy. I need closure.

So there you have it. Feel free to leave a comment letting me know which of these books should be at the TOP of my reading list.

A BIG thank you to The Book Vixen for stopping by to chat!