Books galore (Top 10 Books)

Member Name: beccus

Product:	Top 10 Books
Date:	28/09/09 (24 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: I love them all

Disadvantages: It was hard to choose!

I adore to read, I love most books that I've tried, and very rarely don't finish a book once I've started it. So when I saw this review category I thought I'd have to have a go.

So my top 10 books to read, these are in no particular order.

1) "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott - this is such an adorable story about family and love. Set in America during the 1800's and is also believed to be an autobiographical account of Alcott's childhood. I love this story and am happy to read it over and over again. I think it will be something that I'll love to share with my children, when I have them.

2) "The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen. This is a bit of a cheat really, this is one of a series of books about a detective called Jane Rizzoli and the pathologist Dr Maura Isles. I had to pick one of the books, so this is probably my favourite of all of the series. The characters that Gerritsen has created are such strong women, and the stories so well crafted. Real thrillers.

3) "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J K Rowling. Again, this is one of a whole series that I adore, but this is probably my favourite, it is the first of the Harry Potter books that really shows the characters as growing up. It was also the one that made me interested in the first place.

4) "Anne of Green Gables" by L M Montgomery. This is another one of my favourite childhood stories that I still carry with me in my heart! Anne is an orphan who due to a mix up gets sent to live with a brother and sister who wanted a boy to help on the farm they own. This story is beautiful and I think I might have to find my copy to read again.

5) "The Scolds Bridle" by Minette Walters. Another one that is part of a whole group of books that I adore and picking just one was a bit difficult! Walters winds some amazing psycological stories and this is one of the best.

6) "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. This is, above and beyond, my favourite Austen novel. I love all the characters and could happily read this book over and over again.

7) "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer. This is a really great book, with some wonderful characterisation. This book has led to a surge in vampire stories too, and that can't be a bad thing!

8) "Angels" by Marian Keyes. I used to read a lot of chick lit, and Marian Keyes was one of my favourite authors. Angels tells the story of a girl who finds herself in LA after her husband dumps her.

9) Another series this time, and I can't really choose a favourite.. The Scarpetta series of books by Patricia Cornwall. Kay Scarpetta is the Chief Medical Examiner and protagonist in these stories and I love them all.

This has actually been more difficult than I thought it would be!

10) So my final one is "Feast" by Nigella Lawson. Now, I know this is not a novel, but I love to pick it up and flick through it, either for inspiration or just to look at the lovely pictures.

Summary: I wanna read them all again now.