ALL MY UNREAD BOOKS

[@mariana_reads]

THE HAIRCUT IS AMAZING ❤️🤩 I think it is perfectly normal to have a large TBR pile… there are a lot more books than we have capacity to read ☺️ specially you, a booktuber and a consistent reader

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!! 😄💕

[@krispy777]

I think I have the same quantity of unread books on my shelf too. Let’s do this 💪🏻 … right after I finish a list of Libby library holds that just came to me all at the same time for March. Haha I’m surprised Elle (Elliot Brooks) hasn’t teased you about not reading her book yet. Then again Elle is pretty sweet and would likely push for you to read Ninth Rain instead. Just like how she is influencing me to read it. I’d recommend The Name of the Wind and Jade War as some priority reads. Additionally, 2 of my sister’s favourites are on your shelf. If she watched this video, she would’ve recommended Educated and Home Before Dark.

[@gerardinebetancourt1246]

I love the picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite

[@JonVlogs123]

There is nothing wrong with unread books. Believe it or not, not all books are worth reading. :) I love your presentation style.

[@kelandhershelves]

I make myself feel better about all of my unread books by remember that I own more read than unread books! Plus I don’t count classics in my TBR number. I consider those more my “lifetime” TBR rather than my more immediate TBR!

[@amusicalbookworm]

You have some amazing classics to look forward to! I hope you can get to Anne of Green Gables this year!

[@sweet_t_reads]

If I could get mine under 200 I'd be happy lol. Also Call of the Wild is an amazing story. One of my favorites!

[@tinagarcia3571]

I like the hair cut. Book collecting and reading are different things. You can get through The Sorcerer's Thorn quickly it is fun and fast.

[@macinnismama]

So many gorgeous editions 😍 I think getting it to under 100 is a great, achievable goal!

[@mintyxx1]

I have hundreds of unread books on my shelves. I love the look, but I would prefer to have read them. They have to earn their keep! haha

[@kit888]

Scorpio Races. Satisfaction guaranteed. Lots of atmosphere and world building. Great underdog characters too.

[@mrd4518]

You have so many gorgeous editions and amazing books yet to read! I am way too scared to count my owned TBR but it's way more than yours if that makes you feel any better 😂

[@TheEternalElir]

Guy Gavriel Kay is the most underrated writer, artist really, alive. The dude is on another level.

[@vampvswolf]

Love the bangs! Definitely have a few good ones to read. Love The Scorpio Races!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Your classics collection is sooooo pretty!!!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you!!

[@christinacampbellbooks]

Absolutely love your hair. It's so pretty. I really enjoyed The Shadows, Malibu Rising, The Pull of the Stars, Ask Again Yes and The Survivors. Lots of the thrillers and mysteries here are on my want to read shelf too ☺

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much! And yay I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed so many of these!

[@Theblondebass1]

Six crimson cranes I devoured! So good

[@jc37070]

The Queen of the Tearling! I read that last summer after it had sat on my TBR for years, and I ended up enjoying it so much and finishing the series in January. Great character work in that series, all complex and flawed, so I think you’d like it!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay I’m so happy to hear that!!

[@AtikhaR]

Is it adult fantasy? I think I’m too old for YA. I read seven realms and Graceling and was underwhelmed. Even though the story was fine I couldn’t get past the YA drama, just not the target audience for it. Can you tell me more about queen of the tearling? Is it dense?

[@JessieMaeBooks]

@@AtikhaR I haven’t read it yet but queen of the Tearling is adult 😊

[@mzdazzle7338]

I am a little late to the game, but Jessie, I loved this video!! You inspired me to do the same and so after watching this video, I decided to track all the books I own and divide them between unread & read. I found out that I own around 280 books and 75% of them are unread! I think my goal for the remainder of this year is to get my unread to owned ratio down to 63%. Even though it seems like a daunting task, I am glad I am doing this sooner than later!

[@tylerspencer7075]

My physical tbr is 142. If I could recommend one book from what you showed it would have to be The Gunslinger. I think you would really enjoy the dark tower series.

[@kerisbookishcorner2864]

I am a bit afraid to find out how many unread books I have on my shelves lol. I do also have a goal to read more of the books from my shelves this year too. But I also have a similar philosophy of buying books giving me joy so I’m not going on a book buying ban either. I don’t spend money on a lot of other things and love supporting the authors as well as having the books on my shelves for choices to read :-)

[@racheldavis122]

It’s like you have your very own library! I’ve actually read a ridiculous number of your unread books, and you have so much to look forward to!

[@boromirjonah5774]

THE STAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BroadwayBabyyy744]

Pretty Gar!!! Good TBR piles...try to get to Black Beauty and Wind in the Willows as soon as possible whenever classics take your fancy...the movies for both are worth watching when you get the chance.

[@Theblondebass1]

We have a lot of the same physical tbr... this year my goal is to read only the physical books and get them out of my house unless I think it is the most incredible read again book

[@lindsey1412]

I have the same edition of the hitchhikers guide series and I'm reading it currently :) I'm on book 2!

[@LienesLibrary]

those editions would be hard to resist collecting, no surprise your buying outpaced your reading 😂

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Right?! It’s not my fault, it’s the publisher’s fault 😂

[@JessietheSleepyKoala]

Oof I feel you - I’m doing a similar video soon for my unread books and they really do pile up! Good luck getting through them!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you! I’m trying to not be stressed by it haha

[@MLLatUtube]

I think your total is not too bad - mine is much much higher. And you have so many good books on that list! I couldn't keep up to list them all.

[@karisthelibrarian1442]

Wind in the Willows is one of my childhood favorites! Heidi is a joy to read, too. My TBR list grew while I was watching this video :)

[@GraceDionneReads]

Little Women is such a comfort read, I think you’ll really enjoy that one 🥰 I need to read Spinning Silver too (among a bunch of others you have on here) and I’m really looking forward to it!! You have some gorgeous covers and great books on here 💜

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Ahh I really need to get to Little Women soon!

[@RebeccasInBookLove]

Also let's talk about your BANGS! You look beautiful! I love them :) I have reached a point on my bookshelf where I have more unread than read.......but I love finding new books and adding to the collection. There's always something there that I want to read depending on the mood and I'm grateful for that.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!!! 😄❤️

[@cipriansirbu3699]

I'm in the same situation, approximately 150 unread books.I don't think I will ever catch up with them because I don't want to stop buying books 😂.Fortunately,last year I've bought 10-15 books per month and now I managed to go down to just one or two.The lack of space had a major role in this happening😅.But I don't mind having unread books on my shelves,the major problem it would be to have nothing to read.

[@sciencystuff2106]

Firstly love your hairstyle it suits you. And your tbr is showing half of my tbr

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!

[@fabiogdeus]

Some of my unread books I got years before you were even born! (And I dunno if I will ever find the time to read all of them)...

[@safinan8008]

Hi 👋 I’ve got so many book I still have to go through lol so I understand!! Enjoy the journey with each book you read!! Happy reading to you! 🎬📖🦋

[@melissaj8384]

Your bangs are very cute. 159 is the perfect amount. LOL. I'm reading The Name of the Wind right now - I love it. Highly recommend. I just finished Assassin's Apprentice, it was good but I didn't feel inspired to read any more by Robin Hobb after reading it. I gave it 3 stars. Song of Achilles was SO GOOD - not what I expected at all - 5 stars. I know absolutely NO GREEK mythology so I went in blind. OMG - so good! City of Brass - LOVE the whole trilogy - 5 stars! The first one will hook you on it. I couldn't put it down. Jade War - the whole trilogy - 5 stars. SO, so good! You have so many great classics that are PERFECT to read to your little girl. I'm saving this video so I can use it as a list of reads. Have fun reading!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you!! Ooooh you have me sooooo excited for allll of those! 🤩🤩🤩

[@bookslifeandjane]

I liked ‘Fahrenheit 451’ - maybe you could try that one soon (it’s a quick read too) :)

[@SarahAsYouWish]

I can completely relate. You have lots of great books to look forward to. One thing that has helped me to slowly but steadily move through some of my classics’ collection is a free app called Serial Reader. You can choose from a bunch of classics, and it will send you a short 10 minute-ish installment of that book to read each day. I probably read an extra 5 classics via the app last year, including Anna Karenina which is a beast.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s such a great idea!!! I definitely need to do that!

[@soniciris]

Ooh I'd recommend Gregor the Overlander! An easy read, very interesting and Fast-paced, and I think Gregor is a great protag for a middle-grade series. I would NOT recommend prioritizing The Aeronaut's Windlass until the next one is out--it's my favorite Jim Butcher book but it reads very much like an introduction.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Very good to know about both of those! 😄👍

[@BookishDrummer]

I’m most excited for you to get to Twelve Kinga in Sharakhai, Malibu Rising, and Fahrenheit 451! Love those Books!

[@joannievh2071]

Love the haircut; it suits you! 😍 I used to stress about the amount of unread books on my shelves until I found out it is quite typical! I do put myself on no-buys though and I think I shouldn't because buying books also makes me happy! ❤️

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much! And yes buying books brings me so much joy haha

[@AmandaPelland]

I can relate, I have over 200 owned books I haven't read yet. So far I've read 9 books at the time of your video and my reading goals for 2022 is to read my unread while still including new releases. I counted 34 owned books in your video on my TBR. I love reading and thoroughly enjoy my library as there's just something about collecting and being surrounded by books is so cozy.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yes!! Being surrounded by books is just the best 🥰❤️

[@dianaguadamuz6690]

The Nevermoor series!! I’ve just finished book one and it’s good!! I love it!!

[@StephenAryan44]

Oooh, that's a lot of books. However, you can rattle through some of the short ones, like Jekyll and Hyde is short. The Gunslinger is short and some of the classics should be savoured so I'd hang on to them until you have time. I am now wondering how many I have on my TBR pile.

[@gregoryhuber7591]

I am currently at 32 unread books on my shelf, and to be honest even that number gives me a little anxiety. I don't think I could handle over 150.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s amazing!!

[@sandygholstonbooktubetv845]

I had My Lovely Wife as a book to read, but someone gave away the ending in a video I watched and I couldn't stop myself in time. I might still read it. The Maid, The Four Winds, Malibu Rising and Reckless Girls are on my list.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oh no! What a bummer you got spoiled 😩

[@hadassahrosen4380]

Read the shadow of the gods! If you loved the faithful and the fallen (which you did😁) then you will (probably) love the shadow of the gods as well (like I did)- also please read Percy jackson!

[@kittyshiv]

I'm so sure you will love ninth rain, I hope you manage to read this year

[@mellies.8822]

I really love The Witch's Heart by Gornichec, I was in a Norse mythology mood after reading Shadow of the Gods and it gave me Circe vibes 😊

[@HarvestLockwood]

The Song of Shattered Sands series (the first book is Twelve Kings in Sharakhai) by Bradley P. Beaulieu is literally my favorite fantasy series of all time, and I don't see enough people reading or talking about it!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s so awesome to hear!!

[@BookishDrummer]

I was around 150 for awhile, but I’m probably closer to 200 now.

[@ottoismy1dog]

No shame . You certainly have some Chunky Tomes in the group. I've read 22 off that list (14 of them classics) & I saw 4 that are also on my massive TRB pile (it's a bit bigger than yours) I love collecting books and filling my book shelves 😁

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Totally agree! Book collecting makes me so happy!

[@nancyabbott2660]

I loved Elantris. I read that first. I’m new to fantasy and Sanderson …just finished The Final Empire. Since I was new, I decided to read him in publication order. Also I’ve read a lot of classics you listed… I love so many classics it’s hard to prioritize but Little Women is a must in my opinion. I also am a huge Dickens fan but you didn’t seem to have any of his. I personally hated Moby Dick but I need to reread to see if I’ve changed my mind on that one 😂. Do read some of your classics this year if you can as most I think are wonderful reads. I always have one going in my reading but I read 3-4 books at a time. I’ve found taking classics slowly fir me w a daily reading plan works well for me. I read 15 last year that way. I so love your channel esp since you know so much about fantasy which I’ve just started getting into and find I Love so far. Happy Reading!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I need to get some Dickens for sure once I catch up with my classics reading!! Thank you so much for watching! 😄

[@Amyduckie]

The City of Brass by SA Chakraborty, Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab are all excellent and I gave them all five stars.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay!! I’m so happy to hear that!

[@lorbito155]

I have so many of these on my TBR but only 4 on my physical TBR actually

[@JessieMaeBooks]

That’s amazing!!

[@bethanyu4911]

Your hair looks SO CUTE!! So many great books to read :)

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!

[@mariaeliceschelles2253]

I recomend Binti and it is short 😉

[@juliababyjenjenny8485]

I just finished the Final Revival of Opal and Nev, and it was SO GOOD!!! It gets really deep, and its a quick read as well. Highly recommend it! And a Curious Beginning is so good, I love that series!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay!!! You have me so excited to start both of those!

[@adriftronin]

I added a couple of your tbr to my tbr lol. Thank you for the recommendations ! My tbr list will never end :)

[@stephaniesbookverse1098]

Yes, Michael J Sullivan! I loved the Legends of the First Empire series. I was chuckling as your number got up over 100 and you wanted to get down to 50 😆 I love that you're not doing a book buying ban, though.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I’m so excited to continue on with it!!

[@aden.e]

if it makes you feel any better i’m sitting around 350 unread books 😀 it works for me though since every single day i’m in a different reading mood and i’m constantly reading things that have been on my shelf for 2+ years so i know i will get to my books eventually!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yes I love that!

[@1lou7]

Ooh so many good books ! I'm sure you will have a wonderful time reading some of them. I love The Name Of The Wind. The Assassin's Apprentice is one of the books that made me fall for fantasy in my preteen years. ☺ I also read Spinning Silver recently, I really enjoyed it.

[@AnaReadsSomeBooks]

Should read The city of brass & Demon king!

[@tjjinx6260]

I recommend the Atlantis gene and graceling.

[@Laurensbookcorner]

I haven't started watching the video yet but I just wanted to tell you your bangs look so nice!! 😊

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!! 💕

[@angelaholmes8888]

Sorcery of thorns is really good Jade war is just as great as jade city and blood heir is very good I also enjoyed the sequel red tigress

[@TheBookishMom]

Side note, your hair looks so good!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much!!

[@maaku6210]

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy..!

[@onfaerystories]

I've read 16 books you own, and DNFed 3 out of those (Tigana - unnecessary incest + cringy sex scenes & I'm not a prude at all, Treasure Island - very boring 🙈 - and 20 000 Leagues Under The Sea - the neverending descriptions with literal lists of sea things killed it for me 👀). The books I loved were Les Mis (though I've only read an abridged version, but planning to (re)read the whole thing at some point), The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (those last two were brilliant in my opinion!). Those I enjoyed were Name of The Wind (beautiful writing style, couldn't put it down, but heard the second book is a flop from a spoilery review and decided not to continue on 😅), Little Women (very sweet, really enjoyed the life lessons and watching our characters grow), Peace & Turmoil (excellent character work & interesting world building 💗). Those I liked were The Wind In The Willows (beautiful descriptions but the story was too chaotic for me and that ending didn't make any sense 😂 It was funny, but I just wished I got attached to the characters more), The Lightning Thief (enjoyable, but too young in tone for me), Pride & Prejudice (interesting themes, I liked the characters but the ending disappointed me), The Wizard of Oz (cute, very similar to the movie), The Little Mermaid (similar to the Disney movie, but I think the ending was quite different - I preferred it, our mermaid actually pays for her choices, which makes it darker). The only one I really hated was Frankenstein (I couldn't stand the dumb choices the Doctor made the whole way through and I never believed the Monster was human at all; so many things made me roll my eyes, the author didn't manage to make anything believable and it really took me out of the story). The ones you mentioned that are on my 2022 TBR list: Assassin's Apprentice, Best Served Cold & The Three-Body Problem. I can't wait for these! 😍

[@johnnyp2002qq]

Hi Jessie, I've been watching your content from time to time when the videos show up in my feed. I like how contagious your positive energy is! Don't feel too bad about your unread books. My unread physical book collection just passed 900 for the first time ever. I may have a problem, but I do have good intentions to read them all and a lot of ambition!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so much! Oh my goodness I bet your library is beautiful!

[@johnnyp2002qq]

@@JessieMaeBooks I like to think so!

[@jordanreadsalot]

i just read the invisible Life Of Addie LaRue it was 5 stars for me i will warn you Jesse it is written like poetry but it's so beautiful it made me cry . also prioritize the vanishing half and Steelheart

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay I’m so excited for it!!

[@1U7S7A6]

I have 136 unread books so no worries! Please please read Kristin Hannah The Four Winds!!! She is one of my FAVORITE authors! I just finished Night Road by her and I am starting the Nightingale now.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Ahh The Nightingale is one of my all time favorites!!! I should be getting to The Four Winds soon! 😄💕

[@1U7S7A6]

@@JessieMaeBooks I would love to read as much of her books as possible! 😀💖

[@erinsbooks]

The Anthropocene Review is fun and it's short essays on things John Green rates and very easy to get through.

[@JashanaC]

I just got Walhala too! haha!

[@JolienReads]

Love the hair Jessie! 😍 And yesssss for the Witch's Heart, that was one of my favorite reads of last year, same for The Unbroken by CL Clarke. Oh and I very much recommend 12 Kings by Bradley P Beaulieu haha. So many amazing books!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you! Ahh yay I'm so glad you loved all of those! I really need to get to them soon!

[@Tinoshke07]

That's a lot of unread books but I shouldn't say anything. I think if I would count my unread books I would be quite close to your number or even above but I try to live in the now, that means I'm enjoying the book I'm reading now and I'm not rushing myself or thinking of the books I still want to read : reading should stay fun and you shouldn't feel any pressure.

[@WickedGoodBooks]

My shelves are always at this perpetual 60/40 read/unread until recently 😅

[@Freakgirl1985]

First of all - your hair looks stunning! Now to the books - I love it that you don't stress yourself and also not put yourself on a book buying ban. Like you said, it brings so much joy :D I could write you an essay about all the books you have mentioned now, but that might be a bit too much. Many of them I also own but have not read yet. Does your husband say something about your books? Mine nags me once in a while about me buying too many, but I usually stand above it :D And, getting your unread books clode or below 100 seems realistic. Or 120 maybe. Considering there will be new additions throughout the year as well. And now I'll shut up! Take care :-)

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Thank you so so much!! I could never put myself on a book buying ban haha and my husband actually feeds into the addiction haha most of my classics editions were gifts from him 🥺❤️ thank you for watching Xenia!!

[@mckennahorman7675]

I started Empire of Silence after your last video (which I am loving btw😂) and now I am so worried you aren’t going to like Name of the Wind! Whenever you do get around to it If you aren’t liking the writing style I would highly recommend trying the audiobook. The narrator does such a fantastic job of bringing the story to life!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yay for loving empire of silence!! I'm so happy it's working for you! LOL yes I'm SOO nervous about name of the wind!!!!

[@SAKI-fh9lf]

In Japanese there's a word "tsundoku (積ん読)", and it's been a positive concept for over a century. It's even on Wikipedia😁 Someone said that owning lots of unread books means you have lots of interests and intellectual curiosity, which is fantastic!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I love that so much!! 💕💕

[@sanghamitrapattnaik8719]

What a lovely collection of classics! You must start reading them 😅😅

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Lol yes right?! 😂 I need to read faster haha

[@taanireads5685]

City of brass 😌😌😌😌😌😌

[@charlottesaucedaslovacek]

Of all the un-reads....you HAVE to read "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" soon. You will not be disappointed and it will pull you out of any slump you have at anytime!

[@Tiffs-bookshelf]

I have like 300 books and they keep multiplying 🤷🏼‍♀️. Those dang book boxes

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Oh my those book boxes keep making the most GORGEOUS editions so I can’t blame you at all! I’m sure your collection is beautiful!

[@AbbySalter]

Seeing the Gutter Prayer reminded me of our buddy read that never happened 😂

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Omg yes! Lol we should still try and buddy read it XD

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

I’m way to chicken to do this on my channel

[@angelaholmes8888]

I'm surprised that you haven't read queen of the tearling yet I really enjoyed it and the sequel the third movie not so much

[@jessicadifelice7849]

Where did you get that first bookshelf? I love it!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Amazon actually!! 😄

[@anamarkovic3393]

Video idea: reading my book of the month books

[@kellyannaynes2800]

I think your goal is doable!!! I am trying to do the same thing this year. The Green Bone Saga was superb! Also the Victoria Speedwell series was very good!! I was wondering if you read Sunborn Rising by Aaron Safronoff? I bought this book because of you and curious about your thoughts! Love the bangs!!!

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yes!! The illustrations in sunborn rising are amazing! I think younger readers would really enjoy it 😄

[@tonynguyen6461]

It’s so hard to read everything you wanna read when great books keep coming out

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Exactly!! Couldn’t agree more!

[@Nerdysreadingcorner]

I have way more then that I think so your good I saw a couple of McKays stickers and I want to ask where are you from

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I live in Nashville 😄

[@Nerdysreadingcorner]

Omg that's amazing I live in Knoxville XDD so I have two of my favorite KZbinrs near me

[@esmayrosalyne]

Sooo many of these are on my TBR as well! And so many favourites, I just want you to read them all now, haha. I am currently reading the third Nevermoor book and gosh, it is just delightful, I think you'll love that series as well. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on all of these though, hope you enjoy them. Good luck with getting your physical TBR down 🤍 Also, your hair looks amazing!! 🤩

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I am SO excited to get to Nevermoor! I just have a feeling I’m going to be obsessed! Thank you so much!

[@AndrewsWizardlyReads]

Lol 😂 to get my number down to 50 I’d have to quit my job and become an even bigger hermit

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Hahaha book buying is WAYY too addictive lol

[@Viksbelle]

There is no shame. There's also never enough time.

[@oana-mariauliu5828]

You haven't read Peace and Turmoil?!!! 😅 I'm very much surprised you haven't read many of these and I'm sure you're going to adore some of them, but I'm so curious to see what you'll think of Elle's book...

[@JessieMaeBooks]

I know!!! I need to get to it soon!

[@theashoxford6127]

If you've got the money to spend, buy books! Support authors and publishing companies.

[@JessieMaeBooks]

Yes! Love that! Now I wanna go buy more 🤣

[@theashoxford6127]

@@JessieMaeBooks Everytime I swipe my card I like to keep in mind who I’m helping/supporting. It gives me a reason to spend $$ and also helps me keep in mind where my money should go, like local businesses or sustainable companies or organizations that give back, and to spend less at Amazon or Walmart.

[@andreevvalle3761]

I am from Spain (Sevilla), where are you from England or USA?

[@emilyreads5207]

Oh, Anne of Green Gables is so fantastic! I’ve read it numerous times. And the adaptation on Netflix is awful- watch the first two movies with Megan Fellowes