As you may be able to tell, I attempted to organize my books by color (except for the top shelf, which generally holds the books/authors I love and books I have to get to ASAP, and the bottom, which is just a mess.) I find this to be most visually pleasing and don't really mind having my series separated.
I wanted to share my bookshelf in all of its messiness so I could ask you—which books are your favorites? I made a new goal to read a book on my shelf for every ARC or library book read, and would really love to know what I should tackle first. If I end up with a dull book—I really hope that doesn't describe any of these—I'd probably have issues continuing my plan.
I've loaned out a couple of books to some friends so if you'd like to see a list of all the books I own, I've sorted them together in this Goodreads list. I've only read about 50 of the ones pictured, so your chance of choosing something I haven't read should be high :p
Thanks for stopping by today! I have one more mini-challenge to share in about four hours, so look forward to that.
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I love bookshelves sorted by color! BUT how do you find them?!?! Several series I have are different colors for each book. How do you do it??
ReplyDeleteI love how you've organized your shelves by color! I really want to give that a try one day. :)
ReplyDelete*starry eyes* it's so preeeetty.
ReplyDeleteYour colored bookshelf areas are beautiful! I've been wanting to reorganize my shelf that way for a while, but I'm afraid of separating series. I'll probably end up just going with it, though. I would recommend reading Burn for Burn and Throne of Glass, if you haven't read those yet. :)
ReplyDeletePuhlease, your bookshelf is far from messy! It's gorgeous! I ended up sharing a book shelfie as well actually! :D
ReplyDeleteYour bookshelf is gorgeous! I love that you arranged them by color, so pretty! My bookshelves are a chaotic mess! I spy a lot of awesome books! :D
ReplyDeleteStephanie @ My Bookish Itinerary
I love the way you organized your books! I used to have mine by color but then they got kind of messed up. Might put them that way again - it looks so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love how so many of us have adopted organization by colour! Haha. It looks so cheery and makes the colours pop so wonderfully <3 I say, read Angelfall! Prepare yourself for the final book in the trilogy, which comes out soon! You won't regret it ;)
ReplyDeleteThe only books I owner Christmas picture books and classic novels from childhood. All the books I read are from the library, but once in a while I'll buy a kindle or nook book. I wouldn't have room if I kept every book I read.
ReplyDeleteYour bookshelf is so pretty!! I'm at the point of needing to buy another one. lol #Booknerdproblems I'm really picky about how I have my books. I usually put them from tallest to shortest. I'm trying to be less picky though because it's seriously the only thing I'm OCD about. Ok soo I recommend reading (If you haven't already) I'll Give You the Sun, Cinder, Broken Hearts Fences & Other things to Mend.
ReplyDeleteI love the shelves that are organized by color. I think I kind of want to do that with my shelves but then I worry that I won't be able to find what I'm looking for when I want it.
ReplyDeleteIf I had as many books as you, I'd definitely take the trade-off of separating series to have a colour gradient effect on the shelving--it's pretty rad!
ReplyDeleteI love your bookshelf! I love it when things are organized by color because rainbows always manage to make me smile! Happy Love A Thon!
ReplyDeleteI love the look from bookshelves on color, but it would drive me crazy. I want my series and books by the same author together :p Favorites from your shelves: Cinder, Scarlet, Shadow and bone, Siege and storm, Throne of glass :)
ReplyDeleteMel@thedailyprophecy
I've always wanted to organize my shelf by color, but I have to have the series next to each other. I love yours though. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's soooo gorgeous! :D :D The colours are all so pretty. I love all the pale/pastel whites and pinks and blues on the middle shelf especially. I can't quite make out any books that I really love on there but I'M SO EXCITED TO READ I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN.
ReplyDeleteI loved getting a chance to see your shelves! I think it's so cool that you arranged it by color, as it's such a visual treat to see them displayed that way. I wish I could do it, but I think my OCD (about series especially) might kill me.
ReplyDeleteAs for books I think you should read? Definitely the Fire and Thorns series, the Newsoul series, Nowhere But Home, Wanderlove, Across a Star-swept Sea, the Percy Jackson series, Along for the Ride, Just One Day, The Lunar Chronicles, Throne of Glass, Such a Rush, To All the Boys I've Loved Before, the Summer series, Since You've Been Gone. (Clearly, I went through your Goodreads shelf.)
I love seeing how everyone organizes their shelves! I'm the Type A alphabetical girl myself. LOL. I love the color scheme though! I like your idea of reading a book from your shelf for every ARC you read. That's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteSigh...your bookshelf is so lovely. So many amazing books too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGosh, your bookshelves are so pretty. I love that you organized your books by color. This is not something that I would be able to accomplish. I mean, you even have it organized so that the color of the books fade in to new colors!
ReplyDeleteI sadly do not have any bookshelves...yet! All of my books are stored in small-ish crates. I've done A LOT of moving the past few years, and I haven't bothered to unpack most of my stuff.
Lovely pics and great shelves! *-*
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, it doesn't bother me much! I only have one bookshelf, so I wouldn't have to search very far anyway :p I generally remember the color of each book I own!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee! It's very fun and a bit therapeutic :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alexandra! It took a million bookshelf changes to get to this! :p
ReplyDeleteThanks, Claire! I was also afraid to separate my series, but I had some height problems so I decided to just arrange by color. I have not read Burn for Burn OR Throne of Glass yet, so I'll keep that in mind! I'll probably get to ToG in March or April :)
ReplyDeleteThat last shelf though ... *twitches*
ReplyDeleteI LOVED seeing how you organize all your books, and I love that you are able to have a little reading nook!
Thank you, Stephanie! You should give the rainbow a try if you ever get the chance to!
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that my bookshelf will eventually get to the point of messiness, but YES! Take some time to put them all pretty again :)
ReplyDeleteI have tried too many ways to organize my books, and rainbow was the one that made me the happiest! Alright, Angelfall is going on my "you-better-read-this" list :)
ReplyDeleteUtilizing the library is a great thing to do - it saves a ton of money and you don't have to feel guilty if you bought a book and ended up hating it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Regina! I also need to buy another one, but I currently do not have room to put it anywhere. I read Cinder last February and loved it, but I haven't moved on to Scarlet yet :x
ReplyDeleteHi Rebecca, the best way to go about doing that is separating your series from stand-alones first and just "rainbow" the stand-alones :) That should make things a bit easier!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU JOEY! I've since changed my bookshelf (again) but I think I need to change it back ...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tessa! Things organized by color are always pretty to look at :) I know it's over, but I hope you enjoyed yourself during the Love-a-Thon!
ReplyDeleteHi Mel! I loved Cinder so I definitely need to read Scarlet soon! Are you all caught up with the series? Throne of Glass is another one I need to get to soon, but I'm scared I won't like it!
ReplyDeleteA ton of people have been saying the same thing. I've changed my bookshelves again to have my series stick together, but it looks a bit messy now :x
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cynthia! I still have to read I'll Give You the Sun!!! A ton of people have been naming this one of their favorite books, so we really need to get on it :p
ReplyDeleteI'm struggling to see my series separated, but the colorfulness makes up for it :p I laughed out loud when you said you went through my shelf — I am honored that you would spend your time picking out the best of the best for me!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jessica! I wish I could be the alphabetical girl, but I have such a problem with making sure it's pretty :(
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jackie! I always move books around from time to time, but I think this is my favorite arrangement. I hope you get settled soon and get a nice bookshelf :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frannie!
ReplyDeleteI am. I've read every book and novella available from that series now and I can't wait for Winter! I think Scarlet is my favorite installment, because we get to see Scarlet & Thorne for the first time :) My favorite characters.
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