Ello! Today marks the day of #TheShelfieHop, where various book bloggers will be showing off their book shelves!
Before I fully start, I want to include a throwback picture.
THEN
THIS IS WHAT MY LIBRARY LOOKED LIKE 3 YEARS AGO!
I don't know the exact number of books pictured in this photo, but I now own 1147 books (not including books I have multiple copies of)
NOW
As of now, I am running out of space for books. My bedroom is entirely full of books (some of which are blocking the window. Yes, I'm aware of the fire hazard), Shusterman-Zusak have been moved to the basement, and then there's the 241 books I have yet to read.
Let's start with the bedroom!
(please excuse some of the messy)
A closer look
These are all books I've read. All of these are organized by the author's last name. I've tried other ways before (color, genre, etc.), but the other ways either made my OCD go insane (color. I couldn't stand separating series) or just too gosh darn difficult (id Percy Jackson paranormal? Or do I have to make a whole other area for mythology?). These books end with Shusterman, which continues to the basement...
Doesn't this make you sad? I hate having to put my books in what's essentially a storage room, but alas, I can't stop buying more books. This is basically the overflow case. Any books that are supposed to be upstairs but no longer have room for go into this case.
Also in the basement, half of the books I haven't read yet! Obviously, I was able to organize these by color! See, I was able to do that because in the books I haven't read, I'm usually not separating any series. And if I do, it's not a big deal because I'm always adding and removing books.
Now, the other half, is at my apartment!
Because I'm in college, I live in a college apartment most of the year. These are the books I get to choose from while I'm there. Again, they're all books I haven't read yet and also organized by color (if you exclude those on top. Those on top are the ones that I'm planning to read soon).
So, those are all of my shelves! Now it's your turn! Show me your bookshelves!
Also, check out all the other bookshelves featured on this hop!
Bookiemoji
My Friends Are Fiction
Between Fantasy and Reality
The Literary Hedonist
Books and Ladders
Bellsiebooks
Let's Take A Shelfie
The Bookkeeper's Apprentice
In Love With Handmade
Ex Libris
Just Another Bookish Blog
Here's to Happy Endings
DEA LENIHAN'S BLOG
A Tree Grows in Bookland
BookCatPin
Please Feed the Bookworm
Perks of Being a Book Nerd
Bookmark Lit
Christina Writes
By Breenah
BIBLIOPHIBIAN INC.
Novel Ink
Adventures of a Book Junkie
The YA Book Traveler
The Bookish Emporium
Over
It Starts at Midnight
Blame It On the Books
Lauren Skidmore
Yellow, Green, & Read All
My Friends Are Fiction
Between Fantasy and Reality
The Literary Hedonist
Books and Ladders
Bellsiebooks
Let's Take A Shelfie
The Bookkeeper's Apprentice
In Love With Handmade
Ex Libris
Just Another Bookish Blog
Here's to Happy Endings
DEA LENIHAN'S BLOG
A Tree Grows in Bookland
BookCatPin
Please Feed the Bookworm
Perks of Being a Book Nerd
Bookmark Lit
Christina Writes
By Breenah
BIBLIOPHIBIAN INC.
Novel Ink
Adventures of a Book Junkie
The YA Book Traveler
The Bookish Emporium
Over
It Starts at Midnight
Blame It On the Books
Lauren Skidmore
Yellow, Green, & Read All
Mia in Narnia
ADDLEPATES AND BOOK NERDS
somethinglikelydia
There were books involved...
Literary, etc
The Book Addict's Guide
My Thoughts...Literally!
Books and Swoons
The Psychotic Nerd
The Novel Hermit
Read.Sleep.Repeat.
Writer of Wrongs
Only True Magic
thebibliophagist
The Reading Nook Reviews
The Novel Orange
Betsy's Random Assortment of Thoughts
Vi3tbabe
Fiery Reads
The Fox's Hideaway
bookishnessandtea
Rattle The Pages
Beauty and the Bookshelf
Shelfie
Wandering Bark Books
thoughts and afterthoughts
Here be Me Shelf
A Reader Under the Sea
Books and Prejudice
ADDLEPATES AND BOOK NERDS
somethinglikelydia
There were books involved...
Literary, etc
The Book Addict's Guide
My Thoughts...Literally!
Books and Swoons
The Psychotic Nerd
The Novel Hermit
Read.Sleep.Repeat.
Writer of Wrongs
Only True Magic
thebibliophagist
The Reading Nook Reviews
The Novel Orange
Betsy's Random Assortment of Thoughts
Vi3tbabe
Fiery Reads
The Fox's Hideaway
bookishnessandtea
Rattle The Pages
Beauty and the Bookshelf
Shelfie
Wandering Bark Books
thoughts and afterthoughts
Here be Me Shelf
A Reader Under the Sea
Books and Prejudice
The Best Books Ever
Cruising Pages
Loving My Lit
Pretty Deadly Reviews
Chasing Faerytales
Savings in Seconds
The O.W.L.
Word Revel
Follow the Yellow Book Road
Rebelle Reads
A Perfection Called Books
The Magical Adventures of Cassie the Weird
Once Upon A Dream Books
Reading Among the Stars
Bookish Bevil
Spines & Covers
Quality Fangirls
Ohana Reads
Bookish Unicorn
Books In My Suitcase
The Green Reader
BooksABlog
Big Books & Grande Lattes
The Green Reader
YA Indulgences
Hope To Read
coffee-inked tales
The Reader & The Chef
Cruising Pages
Loving My Lit
Pretty Deadly Reviews
Chasing Faerytales
Savings in Seconds
The O.W.L.
Word Revel
Follow the Yellow Book Road
Rebelle Reads
A Perfection Called Books
The Magical Adventures of Cassie the Weird
Once Upon A Dream Books
Reading Among the Stars
Bookish Bevil
Spines & Covers
Quality Fangirls
Ohana Reads
Bookish Unicorn
Books In My Suitcase
The Green Reader
BooksABlog
Big Books & Grande Lattes
The Green Reader
YA Indulgences
Hope To Read
coffee-inked tales
The Reader & The Chef
Hehehe, I love that you included a throwback picture. It certainly gave a big picture of how much your library has grown. It is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJenn at Books and Swoons.
Wow, your shelves are beautiful:) It's always fun looking at bookshelfXD I only have one, but man has it changed over the past two years:D
ReplyDeleteSo many shelves!! I love your collection and how much it's grown. Amazing! You are SO ORGANIZED!
ReplyDeleteOh my, books! You have a great collection. Love that you included a before photo, that almost makes me wish I had some so I can compare my shelves.
ReplyDeleteDreams @ Once Upon A Dream Books
Love it! I cannot beliiiieve the number of books you own ... madness! And to have read, like, 800 of them?! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed picking out some of my faves amongst your shelves. Gone! Stephanie Perkins! Percy!
I totally 100% agree with you that alphabetical is the only way. Splitting series would kill me, and genre is far too much of a stress. I go all-out alphabetical, both read and unread together. But your colour ordered shelf is lovely!