I checked my shelves and I own 92 books that I haven’t read yet. 92! How sway? With that in mind I have chosen 16 books from my own shelves that I absolutely have to read next year. I’m hoping to read more than just the ones on this list but I figured this would be a good start.
1. Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
I loved The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken but I’ve been hesitant to read Passenger since I’ve read mixed reviews. I’m hoping I enjoy it so I can read the sequel, which comes out in January.
2-3. The Wrath & the Dawn Duology by Reneé Ahdieh
My friend told me I need to read this duology so when I saw both books on BookOutlet I quickly purchased them during the site’s Black Friday sale. Then I proceeded not to read them. Oops!
4. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
My original plan was to read An Ember in the Ashes so I could read the sequel, which came out this year. Well the sequel has come out and I still haven’t read either of these books. At least now I can read them back to back.
5. Mosquitoland by David Arnold
I fell in love with David Arnold’s writing style when I read Kids of Appetite so I wanted to read his debut novel. Of course once I actually had the novel I somehow forgot to read it.
6. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Honestly, the title of this novel is what really sold me. Rarely do I just pick up a book in the bookstore and buy it without having compared prices online but I did for Simon.
7. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
I’ve had an ARC copy Big Little Lies since I interned at People magazine back in 2014. Now that it’s going to be an HBO mini-series I figured it was finally time I gave it a read.
8. Just One Day by Gayle Foreman
I really want to read more contemporary romances in 2017 and Gayle Foreman is the perfect person to start off with. I loved If I Stay and Where She Went and I feel confident I’ll enjoy Just One Day as well.
9. The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
It’s possible I bought this book just for the cover. Just look at it! Isn’t it gorgeous? Yes, I know, I have a problem. Honestly though, I loved the Lux series so I feel confident I will like this book as well. I just have to read it.
10-11. Second Chance Summer and Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Morgan Matson is an author I just discovered this year. So far I’ve read two of her books and now I own two more. I’m hoping to read them both next year.
12-16. 2017 ARCs
This year was the first year I really started getting a lot of ARCs and while I was good in the beginning I started just letting them fall by the wayside. Next year I plan to read all my ARCs before they’re pubbed so I can post more ARC reviews. Not pictured: As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka.
Do you have a big TBR pile? What books do you plan on tackling next year? Let me know in the comments below!
Zakiya N. Jamal 
Passenger is one of my favorite reads of this year! And I absolutely fell in love with The Wrath and the Dawn duology! I hope you enjoy both 😊
That’s good to know. I’m excited to read them next year. Thanks! ☺️