Now...
You think I'm joking about toppling TBR piles, don't you? I'm expecting a producer from "Hoarders: Buried Alive" to show up at my door any day now. So I photographed my TBR "pile" (that term is a joke at this point) just to prove it. Note that these books are in no order whatsoever. The only common denominator is that I haven't read them yet, want to read them at some point, and that this is only the print books. You don't want to see my Kindle "shelf." Seriously. I have a problem.
The original TBR shelf. Sorry about the glare from the window beside the shelf. If you look carefully you can see I'm behind with Mercy Thompson, Sookie, my beloved Black Dagger Brotherhood, and Dresden Files. Shameful.
Ran out of space there, so spilled into second shelf...
Ran out of space there, so spilled into third shelf...
Ran out of space there, so spilled into fourth shelf...
Ran out of space there, so spilled into fifth shelf, which is more of a bin...
Ran out of space there, so spilled onto the floor...
Oh yeah, and the ones piled on the edge of my desk...
If you're morbidly curious, you can probably click on those pictures and see the titles.
So...I'm offering FOUR grab-bags today. Each "grab bag" has at least four books in it. So, sixteen books total. These might be ARCs. They might be hardback. They might be paperback. Most will be new; one or two might be gently used.
So, here's all you have to do to enter. Tell me the order you'd prefer to win these grab bags in. In other words, if you most want to win the Urban Fantasy grab bag, list UF as #1. If your second choice would be Epic Fantasy, list that as #2, etc.
Grab Bag No. 1 is URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE.
Grab Bag No. 2 is SCIENCE FICTION (which includes steampunk, time-travel, alt history, etc.).
Grab Bag No. 3 is EPIC FANTASY or traditional fantasy.
Grab Bag No. 4 is YOUNG ADULT. All paranormal titles.
I'll let random.org pull the winners from among the commenters/entries. First one pulled wins his or her first choice, second one wins highest choice not yet claimed, etc.
Clear as mud?
As always, one entry for a comment. Extra entries for blog follow, for Twitter follow @Suzanne_Johnson, and for a tweet or retweet of the contest. Let's play!

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ReplyDeletewow... so excited with Grab Bag 1 and 4 :)
ReplyDeleteeli_y83@yahoo.com
Wow. Look at all of those beauties. :)
ReplyDeleteI see Glow and Spark there! LOL. But they all look great.
thanks for the chance!
1. Grab Bag No. 4
2. Grab Bag No. 1
3. Grab Bag No. 2
4. Grab Bag No. 3
+1 comment
+1 blog follow : Kah_cherub
+1 twitter follower : @vollkopf
+1 for tweet : https://twitter.com/vollkopf/status/225947877036417025
kah_cherub at hotmail dot com
LOL...You're right, and to be fair I have read GLOW--that's an extra that I'm doing the giveaway with from Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! My TBR is just as bad, but I'd happily lighten your load anyway :)
ReplyDelete1. YA
2. Epic Fantasy
3. Sci Fi
4. UF/PR
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 twitter follower
moecatj [at] msn [dot] com
Thanks for the giveaway! My TBR pile is actually much worse than yours, but I'm always up for free books...
ReplyDelete1. Science Fiction
2. YA (if it includes those YA dystopias I saw :))
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 Twitter follower
bookwormsusanna AT gmail DOT com
In order:
ReplyDeleteGrab bag #1 Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance
Grab bag #2 Science Fiction
Your TBR piles are better organized [neater] than mine! Mine cover three bookcases in two rooms. And yet I need more books??? [Yes]
+1 comment
+i blog follow
+1 Twitter follow
Thanks for the chance.
If you ship to Canada, then enter me.... if not... then not :S
ReplyDelete1. YA Bag #4
2. UF/PNR Bag #1
3. Sci-fi Bag #2
4. Epic Bag #3
+1 : comment
+1 : blog follower : Foreva Lost in Books
+1 : twitter follower : @CatheeBooks
Thanks!
While my TBR pile is just as bad, I can't resist a luck dip! Thanks :-)
ReplyDelete1. Grab Bag #1 -UF
2. Grab Bag #2 -SF
3. Grab Bag #4 -YA
4. Grab Bay #3 -FANTASY
GFC Follower: Mel S
notanotherbookblog(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk
I can totally relate to the ever expanding TBR pile. But I just can't seem to get enough. Thanks for the contest! #1 YA, #2EF, #3UF, #4SF
ReplyDelete+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 Twitter follower
+1 Tweet (https://twitter.com/Loopy_Librarian/status/225951469256470528)
allisonmoyer (at) yahoo (dot) com
How sweet of you to already have them numbered in my order of preference! ;)
ReplyDelete1. UF/PR
2. SF
3. Fantasy
4. YA
And thanks for giving us a chance to 'share the wealth'!
rissatoo (ATgmail DOTcom)
+4: commenter, follower, follower, retweeter (well, retweeter in a few minutes... Gotta close out of Reader & open twitter client...)
Not an easy thing to decide! Here are my choices:
ReplyDelete#1 Epic Fantasy
#2 Science Fiction
#3 Urban Fantasy
#4 Young Adult
+1 Comment
+1 Blog Follow
+1 Twitter Follower
+1 Tweet
Oh my gosh that's a lot of books =) You weren't kidding. I saw that you had The Kingmakers..last book in vampire empire trilogy...I've been dying for that book. So I'm not sure what category that is..I think its steampunk but has a romance in it. I'd like that group as my first choice if I'm lucky and win. Next would be grab bag #1, then grab bag #4. Thanks a bunch as always.
ReplyDelete+1 comment
+1 gfc follow as Tanyaw1224
+1 twitter follow as Tanya1224
+1 tweeted at https://twitter.com/Tanya1224/status/225950987196710912
Tanyaw1224(at)yahoo(dot)com
Yay for giveaways!
ReplyDeleteGrab bag 1
Grab bag 2
Grab bag 3
Grab bag 4
dirrty.martini@gmail.com
+1 for Twitter follow @betwixt_
+1 for RT
+1 for follow
Hi Suzanne! Great contest.
ReplyDelete1. Grab Bag No. 2
2. Grab Bag No. 1
3. Grab Bag No. 4
4. Grab Bag No. 3
+1 comment
+1 blog follow: kaziwrites (via email)
+1 twitter follower : @kaziwren
+1 for tweet : https://twitter.com/KaziWren/status/225952454628503552
1. YA
ReplyDelete2. UF/PR
3. Science Fiction
4. Epic Fantasy
+1 comment
+1 blog follow: Throuthehaze
+1 twitter follow: @raelena85
Thanks!
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
Holy cats! That's quite a TBR pile. Though I have a feeling all my TBR books might dwarf yours. Hi, my name is Teawench & I horde books.
ReplyDeleteMy preference is 2, 3, 1. No interest in #4.
I follow the blog and Twitter.
Thanks!
teawench at gmail dot com
And here I thought I had a problem with my TBR pile... Reconsidering now. At least my floor is book free. Well, for the time being...
ReplyDelete1. Grab Bag No. 1
2. Grab Bag No. 4
3. Grab Bag No. 3
4. Grab Bag No. 2
+1 comment
+1 blog follow: GFC celebridal
+1 twitter follower : @celebridal
Wow, Suzanne! With 16 books gone you are still going to have a ton to read :)
ReplyDelete1. Sci-fi
2. Epic fantasy
3. YA
+1 comment, +1 blog follow
my TBR pile looks very similar ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway
Grab Bag #4
Grab Bag #1
Grab Bag #3
Blog follower
Twitter follower
Tweet
https://twitter.com/elaing8/status/225966977825529857
elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net
grab bag #1
ReplyDeletegrab bag #2
grab bag #3
moss.febe9@gmail.com
RT @RoniLoren: Towering TBR Thursday--Take Some of These Books...Please! http://t.co/OK8Zywch via @Suzanne_Johnson
Wow, that's a ton of books! I'm happy to help out, lol!
ReplyDelete1. UF/PNR
2. Sci-Fi
3. Epic Fantasy
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 Twitter follower (@RebeLovesBooks)
+1 Tweeted: https://twitter.com/RebeLovesBooks/status/225975930449965057
rwschwarz11ATgmailDOTcom
I feel for your TBR pile and would like to help :)
ReplyDeleteIn order 4,1,2,3 for preference
Thanks vmuch
I need more books like I need a hole in the head, but I can't resist. :-)
ReplyDeleteGrab Bag #1 -UF
Grab Bay #3 -FANTASY
Grab Bag #4 -YA
Grab Bag #2 -SF
+1 comment
+1 GFC follower (Riva)
+1 Twitter follower (@dulcibelletwo)
Thanks!
So many book s*_* and my eyes immediately caught the one of Rachel vincent shift series that i have on my wish list *___*
ReplyDeletefirst choice: urban fantasy ( hoping it's not the one i already have^^;;)grab bag 1
secong choice grab bag 4: YA
third choice Fantasy: grab bag 3
gfc follower: miki
isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
Gosh, you gotta a LOT of books!
ReplyDelete#1 - UF/PNR
#2 - YA
#3 - Epic Fantasy
#4 - Sci-fi
+1 comment, +1 blog follower, +1 twitter follower, +1 RT:
https://twitter.com/Juliana_Haygert/status/225992100926337024
juliana.haygert(at)gmail(dot)com
If it is international giveaway, then please enter me in.
ReplyDelete#1 - UF/PNR
#2 - YA
#3 - Sci-fi
#4 - Epic Fantasy
+1 comment
+1 GFC follower as Sofija Kapranova
+1 twitter follower as @soni_sonik
kapranova.sofija@gmail.com
Bag 1
ReplyDeleteBag4
Bag3
Bag 2
+ 1 comment
+1 follower
1 - YA
ReplyDelete2 - fantasy
3 - paranormal
4 - sci fi
Although I'd be happy with any of them! That's like asking me to order my favorite desserts :)
+1 blog follow
+1 twitter follow
+1 RT (lenamoster)
That's a ton of books!
ReplyDeleteMy preference would be
Bag 1
Bag 3
Bag 4
Bag 2
kris.noellej AT gmail dot com
My choice would be: grab bag 1, grab bag 2, grab bag 4, grab bag 3
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
+3 comment, follower, Twitter follower.
MY TBR pile is simillar, but I'm always welcoming new books. Always.
ReplyDeleteI'm INT so I'm not sure if I can enter. Hm... :x
My Kindle shelf has 250 unread books. Are you beating it? ;D
Okay, my preferences...
Young adult. Really.
Urban/Paranormal
Sci-fi
Epic fantasy
+1 comment
+1 follow (GFC: disincentive, email: fetachan@gmail.com)
+1 twitter follower (@fetadesu)
I love your shelves, I wont call hoarders if you don't LOL!
ReplyDeletemy garb bag choices are as follows
choice 1 urban/paranormal
choice 2 young adult
choice 3 sci fi
choice 4 fantasy
+1 comment
+1 follow mawmom(at)gamil(dot)com
+1 twitter follwer @MAWmum
+1 tweet https://twitter.com/MAWmum/status/226021247862059009
Carin
mawmom(at)gamil(dot)com
I would love to take some books off of your hands!! Choice#1 - #1, Choice#2 - #4, Choice#3 - 2, Choice #4 - 3 Thanks for the awesome giveaway!! bpatrick64113@sbcglobal.net +1 Comment, +1 Follower
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteBag 1
Bag 4
Bag 3
Bag 2
+1 Comment
+1 GFC: States of Decay
+1 Twitter Follower: StatesOfDecay
amethystfaerieATmsnDOTcom
Grab bag #1
ReplyDeleteGrab bag #4
Grab bag #3
Grab bag #2
I follow the blog.
Thanks for the giveaway.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
Ha ha! my tbr is something similar! I do try to get the review copies read on time though ☺
ReplyDeleteYou'd die if you saw my kindle, I have a serious free-book obsession! (feed it please!)
#1 - young adult
#2 - paranormal romance/ urban fantasy
#3 - science fiction
#4 - epic fantasy
(What can I say? I'm a read-a-holic!)
Thanks!
GFC - sarah elizabeth
twitter @bookworm_sarah
https://twitter.com/bookworm_sarah/status/226037432401936385
P.S., you should totally read the Shifters series by Rachel Vincent - i love it ♡
DeleteAhem, I must be morbidly curious because I clicked on a few to see the close-ups. There should be a support group for cool readers like us lol except I have a feeling we'd end up adding to the piles than taking away from it!
ReplyDeleteI would love to help un-bury you. My choices are:
#1 UF/Paranormal
#2 SF
#3 YA
#4 Epic fantasy
GFC: Na
Twitter: @fieryna
Cambonified[at]yahoo[dot]com
woo hoo I would take 1-3 :)
ReplyDeleteGFC kerry johnson
twitter @kerryjcj
https://twitter.com/bookworm_sarah/status/226037432401936385 Retweet
Epic giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy choices would be:
1) YA
2) Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
3) SciFi
4) Epic Fantasy
Also follow blog via email: levinag1@gmail.com
follow by twitter: @Levina_SF
tweet link: https://twitter.com/Levina_SF/status/226043347230404608
Thanks so much!!
Wow! Great giveaway! Your TBR pile totally reminds me of mine and I see some of the same books! ;)
ReplyDeleteI would pick:
GB #1 = UF/PR
GB #4 = YA
GB #3 = EF
GB #2 = SF
+1 comment
+1 GFC: Leanne Goon
+1 Twitter: @leannessf
+1 Tweeted: https://twitter.com/leannessf/status/226043521797341184
Thanks,
Leanne
Afther seeing your TBR pile, mine is quite small!!!!!
ReplyDelete#1 - paranormal romance/ urban fantasy
#2 - young adult
#3 - epic fantasy
#4- science fiction
+1 comment
Glassheart18ca@hotmail.com
For me... Sci-fi, epic fantasy, urban fantasy, YA.
ReplyDeleteDid you know, i just lend some of my books to my friends just to free up some space in my bookshelf :))
+2 comment and followed
smile_1773@yahoo.com
Fantastic! Hope I get one :) My choices: UF, SciFi, Epic, & YA.
ReplyDelete+1 comment
+1 GFC follower as Ella Gray
+1 twitter follower as @Ella__Gray
+1 tweet: https://twitter.com/Ella__Gray/status/226048394651652096
Thanks!
Darn. I missed the radio show. Anywhoot, my pile is much like yours, but I can't turn away good books. So, if I win I would like:
ReplyDelete1.) PNR/UF
2.) YA
1 comment
1 Retweet
Dawn Chartier (not Anonymous)
Wow, amazing giveaway. Thanks for the chance to help you create some more shelf space, lol!
ReplyDelete2,3,1,4
+1 comment
+1 GFC follower Spaz
+1 Twitter follower SPAZinOL
zsaz1029.at.yahoo.dot.com
Wow, thanks for the opportunity! My choices are 1, 4, 3 and 2! tWarner419@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI was going to enter, but figured I probably didn't have a chance! wow lots of entries for this one :)
ReplyDeleteI love having stacks of books, but I also have a whole room in my house dedicated to my library..so I love to collect and read lots!
Krista
First I gotta say you are really close to passing me up in my pile!! Lol and second, I just gotta say... WOW!!! Here's my order
ReplyDelete1. UF/PRN
2. YA
3. Epic fantasy
4. Sci fi
I follow the blog, and twitter :)
Maybe you need to move to ebooks; at least they would take up less space!
ReplyDeleteMy pref:
#3,1,4,2
+3 (comment, twitter & blog follow)
thumbelinda03@yahoo.com
woow wooh woooh ......
ReplyDeleteMy pref:
#3,1,4,2
+3 (comment, twitter & blog follow)
twittr// rocapri
blog// rogier
student.caprino at gmail dot com
Ah, the dreaded TBR mountain. You'd think it would be easier to ignore on my Kindle, but now, whenever I go to my home page, the unread book folder (with 300+ books) just stares me in the face. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteNonetheless, I would love to win grab bag #1.
+1 comment
+1 GFC follower
jen(at)delux(dot)com
Thanks so much for clearing off your shelves.
ReplyDeleteMy preference would be:
UF/PN
YA
Epic Fantasy
Sci-Fi
+1 comment
+1 blog follow
+1 Twitter follow
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
Thanks for this!
ReplyDelete1. YA
2.UF/PR
3. Epic Fantasy
4. Sci Fi
+1 comment
+1 blog follower (alicia marie ezell)
+1 twitter follow (@bamayankee)
+1 retweet
ame1184 at gmail dot com
God, Suzanne! You should ask Joyous Reads to feature your bookshelves in their Shelf Envy. You'll fit right in! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love no.2 as it has steampunk in it! :)
+1 comment
+1 gfc follower
+1 twitter follower @karakarinanbr
+1 tweet https://twitter.com/karakarinaNBR/status/226134336590725121
impy80@hotmail.com
I'm just about caught up on my TBR stack, so I'd LOVE some more! My #1 choice would be Grab Bag No. 3 EPIC FANTASY or traditional fantasy.
ReplyDeleteBut I'd be happy to have any of them! :-)
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
rrgreene62(at)gmail.com
I'd love to be entered.
ReplyDeleteGrab Bag No. 1 is URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE.
Grab Bag No. 2 is SCIENCE FICTION (which includes steampunk, time-travel, alt history, etc.).
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
Stacey_dvn (at) yahoo (dot) com
Grab Bag No 1,2,3,4 Can you tell that I love to read?
ReplyDelete+1 comment
+1 twitter
+1 blog follower
cnealmaher(at)gmail(dot)com
I'd love to play please.
ReplyDelete#4
#2
#3
#1
+1 comment
+1 twitter
+1 blog follower
lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)com
Wow, thank you so much for being so incredibly generous!
ReplyDelete1) YA
2)Urban Fantasy
3) Epic Fantasy
4) Science Fiction
+1 for comment
+1 for GFC (rachchan2006) and email follower
rachchan2006@yahoo.com.au
Thanks for the generous giveaway Suzanne! But are you not sorry to give away books you have not yet read? My own TBR is 2000 paperbacks or something like that, and I can't stop buying (or winning ;) ) more.
ReplyDeleteMy choices: 1, 3, 4, 2.
+1 comment
+1 follower
+1 twitter follower.
Ahh! The most awesome contest. You are awesome. :) You have so many books :D Maybe less than me... hih (A) Maybe ;p I would love to win:
ReplyDelete- #4 YA
- #3 Epic Fantasy
- #1 UF
- #2 SF
+1 blog follow
+1 comment
Love, Carina
<3
WOW. And I thought my TBR which consists of one bookshelf was bad.... O.o I'm seriously drooling over all of your books! There's some really great ones sitting there, like Rachel Vincent's Shifters series which was awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteHere's my preferences:
#1 YA
#2 UF
#3 Science Fiction
#4 Epic Fantasy
+1 blog follow: Midnight Book Thief
+1 twitter follow: @NightBookThief
+1 comment
+1 tweet: https://twitter.com/NightBookThief/status/226268750691852288
jenelleriane at yahoo dot com
Can never resist the possibility of books
ReplyDelete1. Epic Fantasy
2. SF
3. Urban Fantasy
4. YA
I was already a blog follower - can I count that again?
what a wonderful giveaway, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteGrab Bag No. 1, Grab Bag No. 4, Grab Bag No. 2, Grab Bag No. 3
+1 comment
+1 blog follow : melliane
+1 twitter follower : @betweendandr
+1 for tweet : https://twitter.com/betweendandr/status/226306359023525888
ellana_(at)hotmail(dot)fr
My preferred order: 4, 1, 3, 2
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway!
goonie4ever(at)gmail(dot)com
+1 Comment
+1 GFC follow: Kelly
+1 Twitter follow: kellym2372
+1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/kellym2372/status/226324994106466304
My choice would be:
ReplyDelete#1 YA
#2 Urban fantasy
#3 Sci-fi
#4 Epic fantasy
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 twitter follower
aliasgirl at libero dot it
Wow...that's a whole lotta books! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOrder: 1, 4, 3, 2
+ comment
+1 GFC: Molly Frenzel
+1 Twitter: @dg_molly
+1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/dg_molly/status/226366924018298880
wow this is fab! I totally need some new books to read! :)
ReplyDelete#1 - young adult
#2 - paranormal romance/ urban fantasy
#3 - science fiction
#4 - epic fantasy
gfc - pink-orchid1
This is an awesome giveaway! Thanks for sharing your books :)
ReplyDeleteOrder of preference:
1. Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
2. Young Adult
3. Science Fiction
4. Epic Fantasy
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 Twitter follower as @chibii9
+1 retweeted as @chibii9
chibipooh(at)gmail(dot)com
Yeah! a chance to add more books to MY TBR pile!
ReplyDeleteorder of envy:
1. UF
2. Epic Fantasy
3. Science Fiction
4. YA
renmo99(at)yahoo(dot)com
my choices will be :
ReplyDelete- Grab Bag No. 1 is URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE.
- Grab Bag No. 4 is YOUNG ADULT. All paranormal titles.
+1 comment
+1 blog follower
+1 twitter follower
uniquas at ymail dot com
My choices :
ReplyDelete- Bag no 1 : Urban Fantasy
- Bag no 2 : Epic Fantasy
- Bag no 3 : Science Fiction
- Bag no 4 : Young Adult
Thanks for the giveaway
+1 comment
+1 blog follow : Ren
+1 Twitter follower : @r3n87
sawamura_foxman AT yahoo DOT com
I'd be more than happy to take #4 away, thank you.
ReplyDelete+1 comment
+1 follower
yumihamano@gmail.com
My choices would be:
ReplyDelete1.Grab Bag No. 2 SCIENCE FICTION (because of the steampunk and alt. history :) )
2.Grab Bag No. 3 EPIC FANTASY
3. Grab Bag No. 1 URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE
4.Grab Bag No. 4 YOUNG ADULT
thanks!
+1 comment
+1 follower
vinsarama[at]gmail[dot]com
Okay, so if I'm not too late to enter, I'd like:
ReplyDelete1,2,4 then 3.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Whoa squeezing this entry in! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDelete+3 for comment and blog/twitter follow (same name)
#4
ReplyDelete#2
#3
#1
What an awesome giveaway!
3 entries, comment twitter follower (@NikkiEgerton) plus retweet.
n{dot}egerton@ntlworld{com}
Xx
#4
ReplyDelete#2
#3
#1
What an awesome giveaway!
3 entries, comment twitter follower (@NikkiEgerton) plus retweet.
n{dot}egerton@ntlworld{com}
Xx
#4
ReplyDelete#1
#2
#3
Tahnks for the giveaway!
+1- comment
+1- blog follower
+1- twitter follower
ferretvamp14[at]live[dot]com
1. UF
ReplyDelete2. SF
3. YA
4. EF
+1 Comment
+1 Blog follower
+1 Twitter follower: Sparima
+1 Tweet: https://twitter.com/Sparima/status/226813061938438144
spav05(AT)gmail(DOT)com
My order of preference is: 1, 2, 4, then 3.
ReplyDeleteGFC follower
Twitter foller: @wagthefox
Tweeted link: https://twitter.com/WagTheFox/status/227061031430664192
therabidfox at gmail dot com
Awesome! 1, 4,3,2
ReplyDeletetwitter @alterlisa
gfc- Lisa Richards
https://twitter.com/alterlisa/status/227533052056854528
(\___/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")
alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/