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Top 10 Favorite Books Before I Was A Blogger

There are a lot of books I love, but I don’t really give a lot of thought to the ones that were my favorite pre-blogging.  It’s sort of amazing, because this list is so totally different than what I read now.  It’s getting a little hard to imagine my life without blogging, and while I’ve come across so many new favorites, it’s been nice to remember some old favorites.

1. Harry Potter.  No list is complete without it, and I loved Harry long before I even knew what a book blog was.  
2. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory.  This book was my introduction to the wonderful world of historical fiction set in Tudor England.  It’s been a long time since I’ve read it…and maybe someday I’ll actually re-read it.
3. But Inside I’m Screaming by Elizabeth Flock.  I’m not sure why I loved this one so much, but I did.  Maybe it was something I just connected with at the time I was reading it.
4. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.  I first read this one in high school, and read it several times in high school/college, but haven’t read it since.  One reason why I liked The Lovely Bones is that Susie is watching her family and friends deal with her murder and narrates the book from heaven.  It’s definitely different, and every single time I read a book dealing with the afterlife or one that’s narrated by someone who’s died (which isn’t all that often) I can’t help but think about this book.
5. Where The Heart Is by Billie Letts.  Oh, teenage me.  Actually, I did love Where The Heart Is- well, obviously, because it’s on this list- but there’s something about Novalee’s story that’s captivating.
6. The Secret Life Of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.  There’s just something about Lily discovering what family really means.  And it’s such a great coming-of-age story.
7. Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen.  It’s Pride And Prejudice.  It’s classic.  It’s also one of the classics that I actually love.  Do I need to say more?
8. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.  This one has stuck with me for a good 8 or 9 years, and even though I have never experienced what Melinda experienced, I still found her very easy to relate to.  And it started me on the path of being a total Laurie Halse Anderson fangirl.
9. The Pact by Jodi Picoult.  This one was so hard to read, and there was a point where I had to put it down for a while because I couldn’t stop crying.  Once I picked it back up, it was hard to put down.  I just needed to know why.
10. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.  This is a great re-telling of Dracula, and I love how there’s a connection between generations, and how the story of Dracula is connected to so many different people.