Top 8 Book Suggestions
Hey,
It's me, Caitlin. Today I am going to be telling you my top 8 book suggestions. These are my all time 8 books that I swear by, and show my friends when they are looking for a new book. I've decided to start my blog with a book related topic for two reasons.
- I absolutely love reading. Just the trill of getting drawn into a book, and escaping reality into a whole new world.
- Not many people read. Now, you're probably thinking I read my friends posts on Social Media. But, even though most schools encourage reading, there are few people in my generation that I know actually read. This means picking a book that isn't a book for your English exam.
So today I have decided to write about my 8 favourite books to give you some inspiration to go and find a new book to read, or to take my suggestions and fall in love with these books just as I have.
First and foremost, I have to start with the Harry Potter Book Series by J.K.Rowling.These books are famously known worldwide. If you don't know what they are then you've either been living under a rock or were very young (maybe not even born) when they were released. The first book of the series was published in June 1997. I wasn't even born then! I was only one when the film version came out! But yet, I still manage to appreciate the world of Harry Potter. There are seven books in total within the series, and even for fast readers, they will take a while to read. I decided to read them over my summer break, which was seven weeks. However, this did take me longer as I was lucky enough to be in Orlando, Florida visiting Disneyland and Universal Studios. And yes, if you've done your research, there is a Harry Potter section to Universal Studios. So, for me, I was living the books whilst reading them.
Anyway, if you don't know the book series, they follow an orphaned boy called Harry Potter, who lives with his Aunt and Uncle, through his journey at the greatest wizarding school in the country, Hogwarts. He makes two great friends called Ron and Hermione, and we see them develop from first years to seventh years. But like all great books, there is some darkness. Harry's parents died protecting him from a powerful dark wizard, Voldemort, who's force still recons even though he is dead.
My second choice has to be Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This book has been on my to-read list for at least 3 years, and I managed to read it in January. Even though, it's been on my bookshelf for at least a year. This is just a stand-alone book, and has no follow ups. However, sometime this year, they are releasing a Netflix miniseries of each 'tape'. This does not give you the excuse to just wait and watch the show. Although I am unable to pass judgement on the series at this time, I think the book should be better.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this book, it is written from the perspective of Clay Jensen - a character in the book. At the beginning of the box, he comes home from school to find a box addressed to him outside his house. Upon opening the box, Clay discovers some cassette tapes that were recorded by Hannah Baker who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On each tape, Hannah explains through the thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life.
Now, this book isn't the happiest of books, and will give you a lot of food for thought. I suggest setting aside some free-time, putting on an acoustic/ballad playlist, and then getting lost in the book. Trust me when I say this, it will be hard for you to put the book down.
My third book is Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher. My friend told me about this book, and described it in such a way, that it made me really want to read it. I managed to find this book in a book shop at the airport before going away on my holiday's a couple of years back. I don't know if this means anything to you, but I had almost finished the book by the time I reached the villa we were staying at. The book is made up of a bunch of letters that switch from present day, to about a year ago.
This novel tells the story of a girl, around 15, who has a terrible secret that she's never told anyone. Then one day she decides to tell someone who knows all about secrets and lies. She picks up her pen and starts writing her letters to a murderer on Death Row.
The next book in my top ten is Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild. This story is one that I remember always reading as a child. The very short summary of it is that it's 'a story of three children on the stage'. I'm a dancer, so therefore that is probably why this book appeals to me so much. As this book was published in 1936, it is considered a classic. If you like to dance, then I highly recommend this book, and if you don't I would still suggest you read this as performing isn't the only theme in this story.
For those who don't know, this book concerns three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova & Posy Fossil, who were discovered as a baby by Gum on his travels, and sent them home to his great-niece, Sylvia and her childhood nanny. Money becomes a problem, so they have to find different ways to help. On resident is a dance teacher, and she arranges for the children to begin classes at the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. Pauline - the oldest - discovers a passion for acting. Petrova - the middle child - hates acting and dancing. Posy - the youngest - has a real talent for dancing. As the children mature, they take on some responsibility of supporting the household. We see drama, family crisis', and sadness.
The great fifth book I love is My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This book is from 2004, and the story is known worldwide. In 2009, this was then made into a film. As much as I hate to admit it, it was the film that inspired me to read the book. This is because the film was so great, I wanted to see if the book was just as good. I really enjoyed reading this story as it is heart-touching, but not too overwhelming. The book also shocked me, as it was much better than the film and that is saying a lot as the film is amazing.
If you've never heard of the story, we meet 13-year-old Anna, who was born as a saviour sibling for her sister Kate, whom is dying from leukemia. At this part of her life, Anna has decided to sue her parents for medical emancipation when she expected to donate a kidney to Kate. When mother, Sara, is served with the lawsuit papers, she becomes furious because she can't understand why Anna wants to do this. Her father, however, understands Anna's P.O.V and recognises that she wouldn't have done this unless she was genuinely unhappy. The judge set for Anna's case, appoints a woman as Anna's guardian ad litem, a person whose job is to only decide what is best in Anna's interests. This means she won't take into account Kate.
My sixth pick is the Girl Online Book Series by Zoe Sugg. I got the first two books for my birthday last year, and read them at the beginning of this year. I love reading her blogs and watching her YouTube channel, so I thought that it would be a good idea to read her books and I wanted to see if her fiction writing lived up to her non-fiction writing. After a good 20 pages into the book, I was in love. The story-line was excellent and the characters were described well. I've only read the first two books, and I cannot wait until the third comes out.
This book is a romance & drama novel that is aimed a young adult audience, like myself, and focuses on a 15-year-old anonymous blogger and what happens when her blog goes viral. Penny Porter, living in Brighton, starts blogging about her problems, this includes school drama, friends, family and boys. Her family travels to New York where her mother is organising a wedding. Penny meets musician, Noah, at the wedding, with who she falls in love. This is the reason her blog goes viral.
My seventh choice is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. This book was a big big hit a couple of years ago, when the film came out. Everyone wanted to read the book, everyone wanted to watch the film. I, however, never got round to seeing the film, and I still haven't and only a couple of days ago did I read the book. I finished this book in three days, which probably tells you something about how good it is, and it is already in my top 8 book suggestions. I found this book was very thoughtful and honest, yet still managed to maintain the romantic theme.
The story opens with Hazel Grace, who has all sorts of cancer inside her body and whose lungs don't work very well. Her mum sends her to a Support Group and a new boy catches her eye. Augustus and Hazel are soon flirtatious friends and can talk about anything to each other. They have bumps in the road, but still manage to stay with each other. Until the very end.
My eighth choice is Thirteen by Tom Hoyle. I read this book a couple of years ago, and it isn't your everyday read. It takes some time in understanding parts, but overall is a really good book. There are two follow up books to this story, which I am yet to read. They are called Spiders and Survivor. I have been unable to find them in my library or the book store, which is quite frustrating as I want to
know what happens next.
This book follows Adam, who is the target of a cult that believe that boys born at midnight on the stroke of the new millennium must die before the end of their thirteenth year. At this part of the story twelve boys have already been killed. The crazy cult leader, Coron, will do anything to bring in his new kingdom. And, at the start of the story, he is planning a bombing spectacular across London to celebrate his final victim - Adam.
As you can see, my top 8 holds a variety of different book genres. Hopefully, one of these will interest you, and will make you want to go out and read it. If this does help you, please let me know which book you read/have read in the comments below. Also, whilst you're there why don't you suggest me some of your favourite books to read.
Signing Off
Caits Creates
Anyway, if you don't know the book series, they follow an orphaned boy called Harry Potter, who lives with his Aunt and Uncle, through his journey at the greatest wizarding school in the country, Hogwarts. He makes two great friends called Ron and Hermione, and we see them develop from first years to seventh years. But like all great books, there is some darkness. Harry's parents died protecting him from a powerful dark wizard, Voldemort, who's force still recons even though he is dead.
My second choice has to be Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This book has been on my to-read list for at least 3 years, and I managed to read it in January. Even though, it's been on my bookshelf for at least a year. This is just a stand-alone book, and has no follow ups. However, sometime this year, they are releasing a Netflix miniseries of each 'tape'. This does not give you the excuse to just wait and watch the show. Although I am unable to pass judgement on the series at this time, I think the book should be better.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with this book, it is written from the perspective of Clay Jensen - a character in the book. At the beginning of the box, he comes home from school to find a box addressed to him outside his house. Upon opening the box, Clay discovers some cassette tapes that were recorded by Hannah Baker who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On each tape, Hannah explains through the thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life.
Now, this book isn't the happiest of books, and will give you a lot of food for thought. I suggest setting aside some free-time, putting on an acoustic/ballad playlist, and then getting lost in the book. Trust me when I say this, it will be hard for you to put the book down.
My third book is Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher. My friend told me about this book, and described it in such a way, that it made me really want to read it. I managed to find this book in a book shop at the airport before going away on my holiday's a couple of years back. I don't know if this means anything to you, but I had almost finished the book by the time I reached the villa we were staying at. The book is made up of a bunch of letters that switch from present day, to about a year ago.
This novel tells the story of a girl, around 15, who has a terrible secret that she's never told anyone. Then one day she decides to tell someone who knows all about secrets and lies. She picks up her pen and starts writing her letters to a murderer on Death Row.
The next book in my top ten is Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild. This story is one that I remember always reading as a child. The very short summary of it is that it's 'a story of three children on the stage'. I'm a dancer, so therefore that is probably why this book appeals to me so much. As this book was published in 1936, it is considered a classic. If you like to dance, then I highly recommend this book, and if you don't I would still suggest you read this as performing isn't the only theme in this story.
For those who don't know, this book concerns three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova & Posy Fossil, who were discovered as a baby by Gum on his travels, and sent them home to his great-niece, Sylvia and her childhood nanny. Money becomes a problem, so they have to find different ways to help. On resident is a dance teacher, and she arranges for the children to begin classes at the Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training. Pauline - the oldest - discovers a passion for acting. Petrova - the middle child - hates acting and dancing. Posy - the youngest - has a real talent for dancing. As the children mature, they take on some responsibility of supporting the household. We see drama, family crisis', and sadness.
The great fifth book I love is My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. This book is from 2004, and the story is known worldwide. In 2009, this was then made into a film. As much as I hate to admit it, it was the film that inspired me to read the book. This is because the film was so great, I wanted to see if the book was just as good. I really enjoyed reading this story as it is heart-touching, but not too overwhelming. The book also shocked me, as it was much better than the film and that is saying a lot as the film is amazing.
If you've never heard of the story, we meet 13-year-old Anna, who was born as a saviour sibling for her sister Kate, whom is dying from leukemia. At this part of her life, Anna has decided to sue her parents for medical emancipation when she expected to donate a kidney to Kate. When mother, Sara, is served with the lawsuit papers, she becomes furious because she can't understand why Anna wants to do this. Her father, however, understands Anna's P.O.V and recognises that she wouldn't have done this unless she was genuinely unhappy. The judge set for Anna's case, appoints a woman as Anna's guardian ad litem, a person whose job is to only decide what is best in Anna's interests. This means she won't take into account Kate.
My sixth pick is the Girl Online Book Series by Zoe Sugg. I got the first two books for my birthday last year, and read them at the beginning of this year. I love reading her blogs and watching her YouTube channel, so I thought that it would be a good idea to read her books and I wanted to see if her fiction writing lived up to her non-fiction writing. After a good 20 pages into the book, I was in love. The story-line was excellent and the characters were described well. I've only read the first two books, and I cannot wait until the third comes out.
This book is a romance & drama novel that is aimed a young adult audience, like myself, and focuses on a 15-year-old anonymous blogger and what happens when her blog goes viral. Penny Porter, living in Brighton, starts blogging about her problems, this includes school drama, friends, family and boys. Her family travels to New York where her mother is organising a wedding. Penny meets musician, Noah, at the wedding, with who she falls in love. This is the reason her blog goes viral.
My seventh choice is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. This book was a big big hit a couple of years ago, when the film came out. Everyone wanted to read the book, everyone wanted to watch the film. I, however, never got round to seeing the film, and I still haven't and only a couple of days ago did I read the book. I finished this book in three days, which probably tells you something about how good it is, and it is already in my top 8 book suggestions. I found this book was very thoughtful and honest, yet still managed to maintain the romantic theme.
The story opens with Hazel Grace, who has all sorts of cancer inside her body and whose lungs don't work very well. Her mum sends her to a Support Group and a new boy catches her eye. Augustus and Hazel are soon flirtatious friends and can talk about anything to each other. They have bumps in the road, but still manage to stay with each other. Until the very end.
My eighth choice is Thirteen by Tom Hoyle. I read this book a couple of years ago, and it isn't your everyday read. It takes some time in understanding parts, but overall is a really good book. There are two follow up books to this story, which I am yet to read. They are called Spiders and Survivor. I have been unable to find them in my library or the book store, which is quite frustrating as I want to
know what happens next.
This book follows Adam, who is the target of a cult that believe that boys born at midnight on the stroke of the new millennium must die before the end of their thirteenth year. At this part of the story twelve boys have already been killed. The crazy cult leader, Coron, will do anything to bring in his new kingdom. And, at the start of the story, he is planning a bombing spectacular across London to celebrate his final victim - Adam.
As you can see, my top 8 holds a variety of different book genres. Hopefully, one of these will interest you, and will make you want to go out and read it. If this does help you, please let me know which book you read/have read in the comments below. Also, whilst you're there why don't you suggest me some of your favourite books to read.
Signing Off
Caits Creates
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