2021 Bookshelf Tour

[@alyssacascos8665]

I love the YA Contemporary row! So pretty! 💕💕💕

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you! I love how colorful that shelf is!

[@athenasbibliotheca8099]

I love bookshelf tours of any kind. Your shelves are very pretty. Would you ever do a video showing the board games you have or maybe talk about some of your favorites? I’d enjoy that. I love board games.

[@MerrilyKristin]

I do want to make a board games video!

[@ThePunkykim]

Your bookshelf tours are *chef's kiss*

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!!

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

Great bookshelf layout Kristin!. You have really inspired me to rework my shelves this weekend in order to make more room for upcoming releases.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!

[@Bibliofilth]

It looks great! I love the stickers on the shelves and the plants.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!!

[@georgiefarr1094]

I love bookshelf tours. They're always so beautiful and colourful 💜💜💜💜

[@MerrilyKristin]

Me too!

[@MegBookishRamblings]

I love your set up and congrats on being able to enjoy your shelves more! I don't have a particular way as most of my books are two to three deep though I do try to organize recent hauls on to my TBR cart I bought including Library books. Some day I'd like to be able to have enough shelves to organize them all in one area.

[@MerrilyKristin]

I hear that! I can't wait to have a house... and more bookshelves!

[@StudioLindsay]

I really like this style of bookshelf tours too! :)

[@MerrilyKristin]

Me too!

[@AwkwardBookworm]

Oooo so many board games too!!

[@MerrilyKristin]

So many!

[@bookishsix]

Love your tours 🙌🏼 seeing your games on the top made me realize we do have extra space in case our bookshelves with boards games ever gets too full 😁

[@MerrilyKristin]

Yay!! I’m glad that could help! I love having the games with my books!

[@shelleylawrence8397]

It seems like you’ve read most of the books on your shelves. They are very pretty! Wow! Huge book haul. I do smaller versions regularly. I also love a minimalist look for bookshelves so the books can “speak for themselves “.

[@MerrilyKristin]

I have! Which is a nice feeling :-) And I totally agree! I'm loving a more minimalist style lately!

[@lilacchocolate]

Lovely tour/collection Kristin!!! 📚🥰

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!

[@bizarreindividual4026]

Beautiful Collection

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thanks!

[@biancabaluyot4879]

I love your collection! The OCD in me does wanna put all of the duplicates all together though. but they’re all so pretty!

[@badandbookie5826]

Love It! Looks great. That side table is very cute. My husband and I just recently reorganized our books so we have all our TBRs on the entertainment center on top. His on the left mine on the right. And then all our read books are on a bookshelf right when you walk in the apartment. It’s been fun to reorganize and visualize what we need to read this year. :)

[@MerrilyKristin]

That's such a great idea!

[@Sophie703]

Omg! I clicked so fast! Making a cup of coffee to enjoy this. Thank you!

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!

[@didde120]

Loved to see all of your beautiful books 😍 Where did you buy your candles from? 😊

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thanks! I used to buy candles from Canterbury Road Co, but sadly she stopped making them :-(

[@MissA_07]

Your shelves are really cute! I'm getting new bookshelves so that gave me some inspiration. I would also be curious to see your manga/comic book bookshelf too! 👀

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!! Good luck setting up your new shelves!

[@WildeBookGarden]

I really like this style of tour! I sort my books by genre, then by what fits/looks best and ~vibe~ lol

[@MerrilyKristin]

That's a good system!

[@amyimogenereads17]

I just finished Ace of Shades! Was surprised to hear someone mention it today as it's an older release. It was a lot of fun! Hope you like it. I'm already so pumped for the rest of the series... talk about a cliffhanger of an ending.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you! I am really looking forward to reading it! I saw Amanda Foody speak at a book event two years ago and she totally sold me on it!

[@amyimogenereads17]

@@MerrilyKristin It was so much fun and the concept alone is awesome! Can't wait to hear your thoughts in some future review/wrap up 😍

[@TheBookishMom]

I love your shelves! They are so pretty and I love how you have everything laid out and decorated. I feel like I am always moving books and stuff around because I can't decide how I like mine Lol.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!! And omg I know, it’s a process here too. I feel like I change them up all the time!

[@palmkdbooks]

Awesome tour! Love seeing your books. I have 3 shelves in our office then a huge built in one in our living room and I feel I'm constantly running out of space 😅

[@MerrilyKristin]

I love your bookshelves too!

[@berglindheiarsdottir2773]

I really like your take on bookshelf tour, I prefer hear people talk about their books and the basic plan, rather than just the titles and authors. I thrift most of my fantasy books and hardly ever have whole series to match. Some UK - some US, some paperback - some hardback, some tall - some smaller. That's why I prefer arrange them by color, than I bothers me not so much ;)

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you! And that makes sense- you probably have a lovely collection!!

[@berglindheiarsdottir2773]

@@MerrilyKristin thank you, I'm very proud of my collection. :)

[@ABookishBalance]

Your shelves are stunning! 😍😍 you also have some of my all-time favourite board games! Which are your favourites? 😊 I don’t really have a physical TBR because I tend to read what I buy right away, or buy books I’ve already read, but the ones I haven’t read I keep on my nightstand 😁.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!! Some of my favorites are Catan, Pandemic, Photosynthesis. Small World and Betrayal! And that's exactly the habit I want to get into! For the last few months, I tend to read whatever I purchase right away!

[@ABookishBalance]

@@MerrilyKristin I've never heard of Photosynthesis before but now I'm definitely going to check it out, and I've only heard good things about Betrayal so I'll have to give that a go as well! The others I enjoy too, you have excellent taste 😁. That's great! I hope the habit sticks for you! 😄💗

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Your bookshelves look beautiful! :)

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!! 😊

[@Shaegeeksout]

Thanks for the tour! It's nice to see that I'm not the only one who can't figure it out!! 🤣

[@MerrilyKristin]

Haha thanks! It's a process!

[@AMAR9933]

I see you also got the new illustrated LotR boxset!! When I saw it was coming out, I couldn't stop myself from ordering :D :D

[@MerrilyKristin]

Yes!!! It’s breathtaking! I want to reread LoTR this year and those are definitely going to be the editions I read!

[@marissaliskey6629]

I have two bigger shelves they're the main bookshelves. Then I have a smaller one with a few books I read and the bottom two shelf have unread books on it I like your shelves they look nice 🙂

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!

[@lulupain18]

Your bookshelves have always been my favorite. Do you still have your Star Wars books?

[@MerrilyKristin]

Most definitely! I have all of my Star Wars books on a bookshelf in my bedroom along with my manga and graphic novels.

[@domenicar.r.4533]

@@MerrilyKristin It would be nice to see that collection

[@alexalovesbooks]

Yay for a bookshelf tour! I miss seeing your bookshelves in person though :(

[@MerrilyKristin]

I miss seeing YOU in person :-(

[@alexalovesbooks]

@@MerrilyKristin GIRL, SAME :(

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

This is a nice bookshelf tour. Please, everyone stop apologizing for owning Harry Potter books. Your LOTR shelf is so nice. I'm tempted to buy the Throne of Glass series, just so I can buy those Nerdy Ink dust jackets, even though the plots don't interest me.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you! NerdyInk does the best covers!

[@natga3577]

Hey! I love your bookshelves 🥰 just curious to know what happened to you Disney statues?? I remember you had quite a few! :)

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thanks! I still have them- they've been in my storage closet since I moved here >.

[@namoreads]

Love your Harry Potter collection. Does anyone no where to get those?

[@MerrilyKristin]

The dust jackets are from NerdyInk

[@AndrewJamesYo]

Yassss

[@jesswillard5423]

I love Bring Me Their Hearts! So Sara explained that because of Quarantine, they were reaching out to the original cover artist and she was not responding, so instead of pushing back the release date for the third, Entangled did a whole series cover change for her, but originally they were not planning on that. You should get the third book though, it ends so well.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Oh wow! I’m glad they didn’t push the release back, but I do wish we could’ve gotten the intended third cover! I hope the artist is okay! I definitely will read it soon. I really loved books one and two!

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

Great tour!

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thank you!

[@Ms.SpookyNerd]

You're welcome!

[@avanireads]

I recently read "The Dark Vault" by V E Schwab, that is The Archived and The Unbound. And omggggg I love it so much. It's my favorite after ADSOM

[@MerrilyKristin]

Same!! I have such fond memories of those books

[@TheHexedLibrary]

FYI, Witchshadow is not the final book in the series.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Thanks! Someone else let me know too :-) I'm glad there will be more books!

[@biancabaluyot4879]

Can you please do a boardgame collection hehehe

[@MerrilyKristin]

I'm planning on it!

[@rocknregalia]

Where did you get your pink chair from? I am looking for a comfy pink chair.

[@MerrilyKristin]

Wayfair!

[@breethevampire13]

Great video! Do you still collect manga and graphic novels?

[@MerrilyKristin]

I do! I have manga and graphic novel bookshelves in my bedroom!

[@brionnathomas3993]

Where did you get the Sally and jack figures?

[@MerrilyKristin]

I believe I got them from BoxLunch a couple of years ago but they might be on eBay!

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

I know that's the one I'm also looking forward to Chain of Iron I can't wait to get it in my hands and start reading I'm also looking forward to the new book in the inheritance Games series The Hawthorne Legacy and the newest Disney twisted tale Go the distance

[@MerrilyKristin]

I can't wait for Chain of Iron! And I want to read The Inheritance Games in February! I love Jennifer Lynn Barnes books!

[@nerdygeekgamer5528]

@@MerrilyKristin the Inheritance games is the first of hers for me I've never owned a Jennifer Lynn Barns book before but I'm so glad I bought it

[@gamexpress111]

I organize my shelf by colors and my sister said that I'm weird for it lol

[@MerrilyKristin]

I love rainbow bookshelves! The only reason I changed mine up is because so many fantasy books are darker colors and I hate breaking up series!

[@gamexpress111]

@@MerrilyKristin yea I actually struggled with that too. I own a lot of darker colored fantasy books so it was kinda to organize them by color

[@natatavaresbocampagni9539]

Yaaay😍 I was waiting for this

[@MerrilyKristin]

Yay!

[@jesswillard5423]

Oh and WitchShadow is not the last book in the Witchlands! I think there will be one or two more, yahhh! 🥰

[@MerrilyKristin]

Ahhh good to know, thank you!!!

[@shubhangipai5362]

What happened to your candle shelf?

[@MerrilyKristin]

I dismantled it! I still have candles around my apartment, and I have used a bunch of them!

[@jmaclover14]

Did you get rid of your star wars books?

[@MerrilyKristin]

Never! They're in my bedroom along with my manga and graphic novels.

[@jordanm7532]

Where are your Star Wars books?

[@MerrilyKristin]

They're on a different bookshelf in my bedroom along with my manga and graphic novels.

[@domenicar.r.4533]

How did you get the “Carry On” matching cover with the others in hardcover?

[@MerrilyKristin]

It was from a preorder incentive campaign that the publisher held prior to the Carry On release! I don't think it's available anymore but maybe you'll have luck searching eBay.

[@River658]