Top Ten Books I've Read So Far This Year!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

I've had an amazing reading year so far and have read some great books. I've branched out a bit more this year, picking up more graphic novels than usual and throwing myself into contemporary which isn't my usual go to genre. It's hard trying to narrow down 55 books read so far this year (on track with my 100 books challenge!) to 10 books, so it'll be even harder come the end of the year! Without further ado here are my Top Ten Books so far this year! They're in no particular order or that would make this that little bit harder!

Bookshelf Tour #3

Hello :) Here is the third installment of my Bookshelf Tour where I showcase all the books that I own whether they are on my bookcase or kindle. The last two installments were dedicated to my wonderful little kindle (which has plenty more books added to it since my last posts; oopsie!) which you can view here & here. Today I'll be showcasing the main shelf of books in my university room. I just love this shelf and it is where I keep all my favourite books so that they're on show. On the wall behind I also have a penguin book wall which I am planning on decorating with penguin postcards which are basically a set of a 100 book cover postcards. I can't wait I think it'll look fab. Also you'll notice a pattern in regards to my Tolkien books so if you want to learn more about my Tolkien obsession check out my post here. This will be a photo heavy post so if you want to see the pictures bigger just click on the images :) Enjoy!

• Journeys into the Past: Life in the Age of the Pharaohs
• Journeys into the Past: Life in the Age of Exploration
• Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia - David Day
• The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy 
• The Complete Guide to Middle Earth - Robert Foster
• The Lord of the Rings (Illustrated by Alan Lee Hardback) - J. R. R Tolkien
• Inheritance - Christoper Paolini
• Brisingr - Christopher Paolini
• The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun - J. R R Tolkien
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J K Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J K Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J K Rowling
• The Lord of the Rings - J R R Tolkien
• The Lord of the Rings: A Readers Companion - Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull
• The Letters of J R R Tolkien - Humphrey Carter
• Tales from the Perilous Realm - J R R Tolkien

•  The Return of the Shadow (History of Middle Earth 6) 
• The Treason of Isengard (History of The Lord of the Rings)
• The Road to Middle Earth - Tom Shippey
• The Children of Hurin - J R R Tolkien
• Unfinished Tales - J R R Tolkien
• Defending Middle Earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernity - Patrick Curry 
• Eldest - Christoper Paolini
• Eragon - Christoper Paolini
• Game of Thrones - George R R Martin
•  A Dance With Dragons: Part 2 After the Feast - George R R Martin
• The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
• Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
• Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
• The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
• Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - J K Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J K Rowling
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J K Rowling

• Elizabeth I - Margaret George
• A Clash of Kings - George R R Martin
• A Storm of Swords: Part 1 Steel and Snow - George R R Martin
• A Storm of Swords: Part 2 Blood and Gold - George R R Martin
• A Feast for Crows - George R R Martin
• I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K. Dick
• Eric - Terry Pratchett 
• The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
• The Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe
• The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
• Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keys
• Hyperion - Dan Simmons
• The Eye of the World - Robert Jordan 

•  The Book of Lost Tales 1 (The History of Middle Earth 1) - J R R Tolkien
• The Book of Lost Tales 2 (The History of Middle Earth 2) - J R R Tolkien
• The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle Earth 3) - J R R Tolkien
• The Shaping of Middle Earth (The History of Middle Earth 4) - J R R Tolkien
• The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle Earth 5) - J R R Tolkien
• The Silmarillion - J R R Tolkien
• JRR Tolkien: A Biography - Humphrey Carpenter