Ten Random Books Meme

I decided to do this because it's been a while since my last post, and I haven't done much reading lately. Very unfortunately.

1.) Go to your bookshelves…
2.) Close your eyes. If you’re feeling really committed, blindfold yourself.
3.) Select ten books at random. Use more than one bookcase, if you have them, or piles by the bed, or… basically, wherever you keep books.
4.) Use these books to tell us about yourself – where and when you got them, who got them for you, what the book says about you, etc. etc…..
5.) Have fun! Be imaginative. Doesn’t matter if you’ve read them or not – be creative. It might not seem easy to start off with, and the links might be a little tenuous, but I think this is a fun way to do this sort of meme.
6.) Feel free to cheat a bit, if you need to…

I went back and forth between my two too small bookshelves... It made it a bit more challenging... Also, I don't remember the order in which I pulled them out... So I'll just work my way across the shelves. So, let's go!

1. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - Well, I suppose this one is special because I bought it with the last of the money I made from my second job - the first one I didn't hate. I haven't actually read it yet, but I went out and bought it right after I finished the first book because I enjoyed it so much. It'll be one of the next books I read, I think.

2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - I got this book while I was staying with my dad for a week, in order to look after him while he was recovering from surgery. He had wanted to get out of the house, so we went to the bookstore. He is the only member of my family that I can go to a bookstore with and stay for pretty well as long as I want. He likes to browse through books too, usually in all the sections I don't look in, but still, it's really fun. I also have yet to read this book...

3. The Princess Diaries: Volume I by Meg Cabot - I remember checking this book out of the school library when I was in... Grade 6, I believe. My friend Melissa had recommended it to me, so I tried it out. It is now one of my favorite YA Novels. I suppose because I can really relate to Mia on several things. And it is quite humourous.

4. Forever Princess (Princess Diaries: Volume X) by Meg Cabot: I got this book while I was with my dad and little brother for the weekend. I finally was able to but it and read it, I had been anxious to finally do so. I really enjoyed this volume too, it had more twists than the previous ones.

5. Privileged by Zoey Dean - Another book from weekends with dad. I picked it up because I enjoyed the TV series based off of it, and had been curious what the book was like. It was pretty good, much better than the show (though I liked the episode that had Pete Wentz in it... I love Fall Out Boy, don't hold that against me!).

6. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - Ah! Definitely one that means something to me! I bought it while in Calgary with my mom, grandma, and two of my aunts. The bookstore had some of the classics on sale, but 2, get the 3rd free, and I really wanted to start reading the classics. I thought it was perfect! I wanted to start reading all of them, and a bunch of them are on sale! I pick this one in specific...well, to be honest, I saw an episode of South Park that spoofed it. I was like " hey, you know, that book could be interesting!" So luckily, the Random Reading challenge I'm in randomly picked it as my next book to read, and I was excited! My first classic! And I really enjoyed it, and wound up buying three other Dickens' books, with more to come.

7. Warriors: Bluestar's Prophecy by Erin Hunter - Bluestar was always one of my favorite characters in this series- until she went crazy, that is. I had wondered why that had happened, and wanted to know more about her. This book helped a lot. And I really identified with her, I found her to be very similar to me. I finished this book in one night, even though it was so big. It is definitely my favorite in the Warriors series.

8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - I have been wanting to read this book for so long, and never got around to it. I was excited while I was still going to a public highschool because I found out that the kids in my grade that had English first semester were reading it, and I hoped I would get too as well in second semester. Then I went back to homeschooling after first semester ended. I was bummed. So I finally bought a copy, but haven't yet read it. I'm working my way there, though!

9. ttyl by Lauren Myracle - I bought this back when I was 12. I read the back, and thought it was a cool idea to write a book in IM format. When I first read it, there were a couple of things I didn't understand, but hey, I was 12. I have read it about 3 times since then, and I really enjoy it now. It all is understood now. And it's a great book, I read Myracle's "Rhymes with Witches", as well as the other two books in the series because of it.

10. Halo: The Flood by William C. Dietz - I bought this, and the first and third books in the series, last summer while I was addicted to Halo. I still love the game, I just don't play it as much anymore. But I liked the game so much, I wanted to read the books when I found them. I found the story very interesting, even though I don't usually enjoy war-type things. I suppose because it's a fantasy series with aliens and bio-enhanced people. I was told not to bother reading this book, the second in the series, because it's pointless and poorly written, as well as an exact copy of the Halo 2 campaign. But I thought, "Eh, I'll try it out anyways." I still haven't read it. I have to finish the first one, plus all the other books on my To-Read list...