Confessions of a Literary Addict

AKA the “Nova makes up her own ways to push herself to read more of her owned books” challenge.

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So, yeah. I have so many books on my TBR that I need to get through in order to clean out my shelves (because I unhaul most books I read nowadays, unless I love them), but I also have to figure out ways to trick myself into getting through the books, and presenting a challenge almost always works at least a little bit.

(I know I could just get rid of books without reading them but, again, reading them is the challenge. Also I don’t want to get rid of a book only to decide I wanted to read it. It’s a thing with me.)

And, because I have so many dang books, I found a pretty easy challenge to throw at myself was a challenge that uses a skillset I leaned in Kindergarten: the alphabet.

Thus: here is my personal alphabet challenge.

Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
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Birthmarked by Caragh M. O’Brien
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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
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Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr
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Elixir by Hilary Duff
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Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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A Mad Zombie Part by Gena Showalter
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Night Film by Marisha Pessl
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Old Magic by Marianne Curley
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Prized by Caragh M. O’Brien
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The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter
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Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr
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Siren by Tricia Rayburn
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Through the Zombie Glass by Gena Showalter
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Undercurrent by Tricia Rayburn
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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
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Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
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1984 by George Orwell
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Wandering Star by Romina Russell
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Zodiac by Romina Russel
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Now, somehow, I didn’t actually have books that started with an X or a Y (I was actually shocked, because I thought I had more than enough books to find at least one), so I substituted a numbered book for X (1984 by George Orwell) and then a random book for Y (Wandering Star by Romina Russell), and decided it was good enough since I still owned the books and would be reading them.

To win this challenge I’ve set for myself, I have to finish these books by the end of the year. That gives me roughly six months to do so, which should be more than enough to get through the 27+ (depending on if I go for the whole series with some of these books) books I now have sitting on a single shelf.

Wish me luck.

And thanks for reading!