I didn't know there was such a tag as this until the lovely Kenzie at behindhazeleyes nominated me, she's absolutely lovely and you should definitely have a peek at her blog :) This I think is one of the best tags I've seen floating around the blogosphere & trust me I've done/seen my fair few. I might be slightly biased just because I absolutely love reading when I've the time (except when travelling, then I just feel a tad sick) - beyond nerdy I know, so I thought I'd do this.
The rules are simply to mention ten books that had the greatest impact on you or have made you feel like you wouldn't be the person you are today without reading them and then tag a few others to do the tag themselves.
I'm not going to order these in any particular order but:
1. Harry Potter, do I even need to give a reason? They are probably the most enjoyable set of books I have ever had the chance to read & books I associate with growing up and my teenage years, right from the Philosphers Stone to the Deathly Hallows, I've grown with them and I'm so attached to all of the characters, J.K Rowling is amazing.
2. The Fault In Our Stars - John Green. I know there was a lot of love and hype surrounding the movie that was released not too long ago but I much preferred reading the book as I feel so much gets left out. John Green tells the story of two teenagers battling with cancer, its filled with teenage angst and of course some romance but it doesn't have the ending you expect and honestly it was refreshing to read something a little different.
3. The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins. I'm counting these as one! I think I read all three books in like a week I got so into them, I'd already seen the first movie and whilst waiting for catching fire to be released I thought I may as well read the others and well I got carried away. I absolutely love all three of these and the movies are amazing as well, I think Jennifer Lawrence plays a massive part in my love for them but still. The books are gripping, exciting and don't differ too much from the movies so I can't fault them.
4. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. This was a book I was read for English Lit at school and at first glance the language was not my thing at all but when I actually studied the book I grew to love it and all Gatsby's and Nick's quirky sayings. Its ten times better than the film and I definitely recommend reading it at some point. Its set back in the roaring 20's and I love that era in history so it makes it even better.
5. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen. I haven't read too many classics but I'm slowly working my way through them, Wuthering Heights is sitting on my bookshelf to be read next but I've finally finished Pride and Prejudice and if you can get past the old English, its wonderful, I love the relationship between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy and its probably of thee most famous romance novels ever and for good reason.
6. The Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger. Another book I read in school and this is set from a teeangers perspective too, with everything going wrong in his life. It reflects the downward spiral of Holden's life, his mentality and his lack of belonging to anywhere - which a lot of teenagers can relate to at some point and the book has become an iconic book for teenage angst and rebellion with JD Salinger wording it perfectly.
7. One Day - David Nicholls. Whilst reading this book it was awfully emotionally, the film does not do it justice in the slightest and I cried out my eyes out at that, so picture that but ten times worse. You get so emotionally attached when reading and this book follows the ups and downs of their relationship until the end, which is closer to real life circumstances and more people can relate to it.
8. Alice In Wonderland. A childhood read that I absolutely love, I always liked the idea of being Alice and transported to Wonderland (which is to put it politely, bonkers) and I've read it countless times over the years, enjoying it more each time.
9. The Perks of being a Wallflower. Again there was a lot of hype surrounding this book but I finally gave in and read it and surprisingly really enjoyed it as well.
10. The Maze Runner - James Dashner. This is the book I'm reading at the moment because its released (on Friday I think) and I'm seeing it this week so I wanted to finish it off which I should do over the weekend. I can't seem to put it down and although some phrases at the beginning were a bit weird I've grown used to them and I can't wait to read the second and third in the series. It's so good!
Anyways thats my top ten books, I hope you enjoyed that. If you've read any let me know what you've thought of them or if you can think of any books to add to my 'to read' list, leave me a comment, I love getting new recommendations! I also tag anyone reading this to give it a go, if you do please leave me the links in the comments so I can have a read at those too :)
Thanks for reading, Jenny xo
Anyways thats my top ten books, I hope you enjoyed that. If you've read any let me know what you've thought of them or if you can think of any books to add to my 'to read' list, leave me a comment, I love getting new recommendations! I also tag anyone reading this to give it a go, if you do please leave me the links in the comments so I can have a read at those too :)
Thanks for reading, Jenny xo
