Today I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's Top Ten Tuesday is Top Ten: Books I'm So Happy Were Recommended To Me (all those books you probably wouldn't have picked up without a good recommendation)
1. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. This is one of my favorite young adult books (if not, my absolute favorite) and I never would have read it without my young adult book club.
2. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. Another great book introduced to me through my young adult book club.
3. The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling. One of the kids I used to babysit (who by the way hated reading and I had to bribe him to read for the summer library program every day) gave me the first Harry Potter book to read because he loved it so much and wanted to share them with me. Let just say I will be eternally greatful that I gave in and read this series.
4. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. I have to thank all my blogging friends for this recommendation. I saw it pop up all over the blogosphere and heard such rave reviews that I had to pick it up.
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This was recommended to me by my best friend. This is a fantastic book...it made me laugh-out-loud on one page and cry uncontrollably on the next.
6. The Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampires Series by Charlaine Harris. Again my best friend comes to the rescue with one of my all time favorite vampires. How could you not fall in love with Eric?
7. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen. This was recommended to me by an employee of my local independent bookstore. It's set in my town and the author lives right down the street. I've met her a couple of times and she is the greatest lady. I can't wait for the sequel due out this fall.
8. Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson. This book was so amazing and lead me to her other novels. I met her at an author event and as my best friends and I say that she is crazy and quirky enough to be one of us.
9. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. We read this book last spring for my adult book club. I had a hard time at the begining but by the end I was up all night just to finish it.
10. Juliet by Anne Fortier. My best friend (again) recommended this book and who can turn down a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. I loved this book...it was a great mix of mystery, adventure and of course Romance.
Cutting for Stone! Really lovely. Great choices, Harry Potter is a favorite for sure.
ReplyDeleteI loved Cutting for Stone and Juliet- great choices!
ReplyDeleteI have seen Juliet at least 3 times so it will go on my list to read or purchase first. Happy reading 2 U
ReplyDeleteJellicoe Road has been recommended to me several times - I need to read that one! Also, The Adoration of Jenna Fox looks good. I loved Anna and the French Kiss - thank goodness for book bloggers that talked up that book. I saw your #5 book on another list today - definitely interested in picking it up. Thanks for sharing your list!
ReplyDeleteAlabama is my home state, so I am especially curious about "Gods in Alabama"!
ReplyDeleteLove your list! I fell in love with the Sookie Stackhouse series too.
ReplyDeleteI like the Sookie Stackhouse books probably more than I like the TV show. And I adored Anna and the French Kiss, and I also read it because it was being talked about everywhere. I absolutely can't wait for her next one.
ReplyDeleteAnd in response to the comment you left me, you HAVE to read Delirium. From like the first page I was hooked. It's just so incredibly creative!
Whistling in the Dark sounds intriguing. Jellicoe Road is on my list of books to read.
ReplyDeleteI keep seeing Jellicoe Road on all the lists. Maybe it should be on my list as well.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my list here
You have such a varied and interesting list. I absolutely love the Absolutely True Diary. Now that I think about it I can't remember who recommended it to me. Thanks for visiting my blog. New follower.
ReplyDeleteHarry Potter is for sure a classic! Can't wait for July!! I'll be traveling and my sister and I are TOTALLY planning our schedule around the midnight showing...yeah, we're obsessed. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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