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Top 15: The books that define my taste as a reader
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items When I think of the books that have made me into the reader that I am today, these are the books that I think about. These are some of the first books and series that I fell in love with mixed with some more recent reads that have helped my taste evo...
The fact that this book was based off of the author's life is absolutely wild. The “characters” in the book are so quirky and unusual, it's hard to be mad at them.
Running with Scissors: A Memoir
I was supposed to read this book in high school and never did. I don't think I would have appreciated it at 15 the way I did when I read it in my 20's and now as a single spinster in my 30's.
Pride and Prejudice
This is where my love for immortal love began. Reading these books while I was in high school just wishing that a centuries old hottie vampire would come to my school and sweep me off my feet.
Twilight
I can confidently say this is the best book, I personally, have ever read. This book is everything a book should be, amazing plot, great, complex characters and left a lasting impression.
The Nightingale
This book just makes me so happy. Book lover falls in love with book lover in a scenery of books. There is something to be said about a lighthearted, fast read that just makes you giddy.
Book Lovers
Another book that I was supposed to read when I was younger and did not and boy oh boy does this one seem relevant today.
The Handmaid's Tale
If the Hunger Games had a baby with the Handmaid's Tale it would be this book. I loved every second of this book and wished it was longer or a series.
The Grace Year
Another memoir that was just absolutely wild considering the writer and I are a few years apart. Thinking about what she was going through at certain age and then what she was going through, I thought for sure we were decades apart.
Educated: A Memoir
If you loved the Nightingale then you have to read the Mistress of the Ritz. This novel is based on a true story of an American born woman living in France during WWII, living at the Ritz hotel during German occupancy.
Mistress of the Ritz
Oh look, another historical fiction novel! This novel was created using recovered letters and first hand sources from the time and tells the story of Eliza Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's wife. We allknow behind every powerful man is a strong woman an...
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
So this is not my favorite book in the series (ACOMF) but this was the book that started it all. This was the book that reignited my love for fantasy and discovering new worlds within books.
A Court of Thorns and Roses
This series is not talked about enough and I just don't get it. This book has it all, creatures and magic and time traveling. This series flawlessly creates a magical world that takes place in modern times and makes sense.
A Discovery of Witches
I would love to reread this series as an adult now that I have read tons of fantasy series and see if it still makes me feel what I did when I read it long ago. Another series that I absolutely devoured and just made reading so enjoyable and thrillin...
City of Bones
This was my first TJR book that I read and definitely my favorite. I love a book about a messy family, especially when it takes place in a beach town and there's oodles of drama.
Malibu Rising
This was a recent read and I just felt like this book was the embodiment of what a good book is. I also love that it is set in my state, little old Rhode Island, which most people believe is part of New York. The characters are flawed yet loveable an...
The Wedding People