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My Favorite Books
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items What can I say I am a book nerd! I will share many of my favorite books that I have read and hope you will also enjoy them as much as I have. I tend to read both ebooks on my kindle or paper copies.
Sections
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Dystopian/ YA dystopian Novels
Fantasy
Thrillers/Horrors
Dystopian/ YA dystopian Novels
I have spent a lot of my teen years reading YA dystopian novels. I especially enjoyed inspiring badass characters and futuristic worlds that often reflects similar issues that we now face in our modern world. I have often found many of these stories ...
One of my favorite YA dystopian book series. I think I have read this series at least twice. I especially found Katniss's journey of leading a rebellion to be inspiring and quite badass.
The Hunger Games Book Series - Barnes & Noble
Absolutely loved the Divergent trilogy series by Veronica Roth and could not put it down!
The Divergent Series Complete Collection: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant|eBook
Loved this prequel novel to the Hunger Games series where Suzanne Collins gives us a deeper insight to President Snow and his rise to power.
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel)|Paperback
This was yet another amazing prequel novel to the original Hunger Games series and is all about Haymitch's Hunger Games during the Second Quarter Quell. Can't wait for the movie to come out later this year!
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)|Paperback
I remember reading this book in high school but now feel the central themes of this book are becoming more relevant in the present time.
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
Set in the religious patriarchy of Gilead, The Handmaid's Tale is a haunting narrative of what America could be.
The Handmaid's Tale
Absolutely loved this sequel to the Handmaid's Tale and enjoyed how this story is told from the perspective of Aunt Lydia and two young women who are part of the first generation to have grown up within this new world order.
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (Booker Prize Winner)
It has been quite some time since I have read this book, but this amazing story set an utopian future has still stuck with me especially the themes of questioning and reevaluating what we are told to believe and value.
The Giver (Newbery Medal Winner)
I have also read this novel a while ago in school, but still remember the story's riveting plot and inspiring protagonist who faces grave challenges and uncertainties in a dystopian world that discards anyone who is not able bodied.
Gathering Blue (Giver Quartet #2)
Fantasy
I also love a wide variety of fantasy novels that definitely sparked my imagination and still does today. I enjoy escaping into these many different fantasy worlds as well.
The Harry Potter series has been my all time favorite fantasy growing up. I think I have read the whole series at least 3 times and I'm always down for a Harry Potter movie marathon.
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set, Books 1-7
As a lover of Greek mythology, the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series are another all time fantasy favorite that includes memorable characters and Greek gods and monsters.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers) (B&N Exclusive Edition)
I have just recently jumped on the romantasy craze and I am absolutely hooked! I especially enjoyed the riveting plot, world building, badass characters, the social/political conflict and the slow burn romance.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #1)
Definitely a gothic fantasy novel to remember. I especially loved the forbidden love storyline which I absolutely devoured.
Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures Series #1)
Absolutely loved this fantasy novel that incorporates Chinese mythology along with a breathtaking plot, a resilent protagonist, and incredible world building. I am so grateful my friend gifted me this book for my birthday a little while ago.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Celestial Kingdom Duology #1)
Definitely devoured the 2nd book in the ACTOR series.
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Series #2)
Thrillers/Horrors
Not only do I love watching thriller and horror movies, but I also love reading them especially before bedtime.
If you love the classic Pride and Prejudice novel by Jane Austen, then you may also enjoy a parody of the beloved classic that will include zombies, gore, and brain.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Wow! This stand alone thriller by Jennifer L Armentrout was outstanding and I enjoyed the story and the author's writing style.
Don't Look Back