The list below is a compilation of the books I’ve read according to their ratings organized alphabetically according to title. The book’s title links will go directly to the reviews I’ve written.

Quick links: Required Reading; Worth Every Penny; Get It Used; Save Your Money; Save Your Time

Required Reading [A]

This is the highest rating a book can receive. It means the book belongs somewhere on your bookshelf. Period.

1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
3. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
4. Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O’Dell
5. Literacy and Longing in L.A. by Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack (guest review)
6. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
9. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

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Worth Every Penny [B]

Even if you pay full list price for the book, it’s still worth it. [HC]: You’ll want to run out and grab a copy as soon as it’s available. [TPB]: You may want to wait until the soft-cover or trade paperback edition comes out and grab that.

1. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
2. Afraid by Jack Kilborn
3. Being Dead by Vivian Vande Velde
4. Blacklisted by Gena Showalter
5. Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson Bk. 2) by Patricia Briggs
6. Bonechillers by D. W. Cropper
7. Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
8. Broken by Karin Fossum
9. Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
10. Catching Fire (Hunger Games Bk. 2) by Suzanne Collins
11. Dawn by Kevin Brooks
12. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell
13. Dramacon by Svetlana Chmakova
14. Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Bk. 2) by J. K. Rowling
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter Bk. 1) by J. K. Rowling
17. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
18. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
19. I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
20. Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Coville
21. Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
22. Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
23. Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, Bk 1) by Ilona Andrews
24. Moon Called (Mercy Thompson Bk. 1) by Patricia Briggs
25. Mrs. Kimble by Jennifer Haigh
26. No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
27. Plain Kate by Erin Bow
28. Rotters by Daniel Kraus
29. Ruined by Paula Morris
30. Siberia by Ann Halam
31. Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran Xue
32. Soulless by Gail Carriger
33. Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
34. Tales from the Odyssey Part 1 by Mary Pope Osborne
35. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
36. The Amulet Series (1-3) by Kazu Kibuishi
37. The Clearing by Heather Davis
38. The Cruellest Month by Louise Penny (guest review)
39. The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Longsted
40. The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle
41. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
42. The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell
43. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
44. The Light (Morpheus Road, Bk 1) by D.J. MacHale
45. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians Bk. 1) by Rick Riordan
46. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
47. The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson
48. The Reapers are the Angels by Alden Bell
49. The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
50. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
51. The Tarot Cafe (Vol. 1-4) by Sang-Sun Park
52. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (book notes)
53. Undiscovered Gyrl by Allison Burnett

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Get It Used [C]

Although reading the book may be worthwhile, you may feel a sting if you have to pay full hardcover or TPB list price, so grab it secondhand (or new with a steep discount), or the discounted mass market paper back if you can.

1. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
2. Abandon by Meg Cabot
3. Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder
4. Dark Eden by Patrick Carman
5. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
6. Dating da Vinci by Malena Lott
7. Defending Angels by Mary Stanton
8. Don’t Open Your Eyes by Ann Halam
9. Fallen by Lauren Kate
10. Friends with Boys by Erin Faith Hicks (graphic novel)
11. Hannah (Daughters of the Sea, Bk 1) by Kathryn Lasky
12. Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
13. Hourglass by Myra McEntire
14. Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Bk. 3) by Patricia Briggs
15. Kin (The Good Neighbors, Bk. 1) by Holly Black
16. Kith (The Good Neighbors, Bk. 2) by Holly Black
17. Koko Be Good (graphic novel) by Jen Wang
18. Lucinda, Darkly by Sunny Tan
19. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
20. New Moon (Twilight, Bk. 2) by Stephenie Meyer
21. Nightlife (Cal Leandros, Bk 1) by Rob Thurman
22. Nightschool (Vol. 1-4) by Svetlana Chmakova
23. Pharos: A Ghost Story by Alice Thompson
24. Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
25. Puppet Master by Joanne Owen
26. Radiance by Alyson Noel
27. Rumor Has It by Jill Mansell
28. Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde
29. The Devil’s Storybook by Natalie Babbitt
30. The Devouring by Simon Holt
31. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
32. The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen
33. The Homecoming by Ray Bradbury
34. The Lady Flees Her Lord by Michele Ann Young
35. The Mystery of the Fool and the Vanisher by David Allwand
36. The Night Monster by James Swain
37. The Seer of Shadows by Avi
38. The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott
39. The Visitor by Ann Halam
40. The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
41. Thirst No. 1 by Christopher Pike
42. Tithe by Holly Black
43. Twilight (Twilight Saga, Bk 1) by Stephenie Meyer
44. Wake by Lisa McMann
45. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

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Save Your Money [D]

Definitely not classic literary material. In fact, paying any amount of money for the book would hurt. Find someone who is willing to give it to you free of charge or check it out at the library.

1. Breaking Dawn (Twilight, Bk. 4) by Stephenie Meyer
2. Eclipse (Twilight, Bk. 3) by Stephenie Meyer
3. I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
4. Stolen by Lucy Christopher
5. The Well by A. J. Whitten
6. Trapped by Michael Northrop
7. Uninvited by Amanda Marrone

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Save Your Time [F or DNF]

This is the lowest of the low. After reading this book, you will probably feel compelled to write a letter to the publisher and author demanding they give you your time back. So, just avoid the drama and remorse by avoiding the book.

I’ve been blessed in my reading choices as I haven’t yet come across a book that was so eye-gouge worthy that I’ve felt a need to label it with a bit ol’ F or failed to finish it. Close, but not quite. knock wood.

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