It might just be me, but there are some books that I've had on my shelf that, for whatever reason, I just can't seem to bring myself to read them. More often than not, it's because I'm afraid I'll be the sole person that won't enjoy them. Or, alternatively, they're those series that you loved, but you're afraid maybe dragged on a little bit too long. Then, there's the ones that reviewers simply shot down and made me too wary to even start them. They're rare, but they're there, and like it or not…there are a bunch of books on my shelf that I've yet to read…here are just ten of them.

As an aside, I love this series. Is it the best written? No, but it sure is entertaining. Here's the thing though…I got closure with the third book. I'm not sure I can go any further.

City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls & City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater - I read the first two books, but I'm one of the few that didn't enjoy this series.

Elixir by Hilary Duff - I hear that she had a ghostwriter write the entire thing, and that ruined it for me.

Embers & Echoes by Karsten Knight - While I enjoyed the first book, I wasn't sold enough to continue on.

Lola & the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins - I loved Anna…what if this one doesn't live up?
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger - I'm one of the few that didn't like The Duff. I worry this might follow suit.
Hunger by Michael Grant - I enjoyed Gone, but I'm not sure I loved it enough to read on.
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout - With a fan following like this, what if I'm the only one that hates it?

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature from The Broke and the Bookish.

Well, I'm still swimming in a sea of ARCs that I may never make it to, so I've decided to continue my trend of giveaways for my lovely followers. What's up for grabs now, you ask? See below:

Title: Shut Out
Author: Kody Keplinger
Publisher: Poppy
Publish Date: September 5, 2011 (ARC)
Genre: YA, Contemporary
Pages: 288

Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part,Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight with the soccer team or to prank their locker room. And on three separate occasions Randy's car has been egged while he and Lissa were inside, making out. She is done competing with a bunch of sweaty boys for her own boyfriend's attention

Then Lissa decides to end the rivalry once and for all: She and the other players' girlfriends go on a hookup strike. The boys won't get any action from them until the football and soccer teams make peace. What they don't count on is a new sort of rivalry: an impossible girls-against-boys showdown that hinges on who will cave to their libidos first. But what Lissa never sees coming is her own sexual tension with the leader of the boys, Cash Sterling...

Does this one sound right up your alley? Still interested? Read on, my friends - the rules are simple.

As always, you do NOT have to be a follower to enter, but it's always appreciated!This giveaway is open internationally and will end promptly at midnight EST on August 17, 2011.

Click HERE to fill out the form and enter! Good luck!