I can never get enough of books and dreaming so this is the ultimate combination of both worlds. Books, I discovered, sometimes make better companions than humans. They don't nag, they don't control you, they don't lie to you (ok, some history books do but that's besides the point. I don't read those) and they're the best way to escape reality. Just turn the page, it's all in there and you can have your happy ending, you can punish the bully, you can change the world. All within those pages, you can live again and in another life. Enough of my blabbering, but here's a list of my favourites that aren't in any particular order, you're welcome to add to the list or disagree.
- Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix (they're individual books by the way, not all in one title)
- Pagan Chronicles by Catherine Jinks
- The Hunger Games (saw that coming didn't you?) by Suzanne Collins
- Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn
- The Forbidden Game and Nightworld series by L.J.Smith
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman
- The Mortal Instruments series and The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
- Moondial by Helen Cresswell (it's a kiddy book actually but it's good)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and also Peony in Love by Lisa See
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
- The Edge on the Sword by Rebecca Tingle
- The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
If I continue, this post will be a never-ending story. I have yet to sort through my entire collection to find the other titles and authors. In the meantime, happy reading.
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