Top Ten Tuesday #2

This week is topic is top ten books I wish I could read for again for the first time.

1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

I went to a midnight release party for Deathly Hallows and started reading it straight away, I actually skipped college the next day just so I could stay in all day and finish the book. I grew up reading Harry Potter and this book brought the whole saga to an end, I wish I could go back and read it again for the first time and savour it rather than rushing through it just to get to the end.

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Technically I could go back and read this again for the first time as I listened to it on audio.

The Hunger Games was my first proper dystopian book and because of it I fell in love with the dystopian genre.

At the time it was so completely different from anything I had ever read before and it had me hooked from the first chapter.

3. The Northern Lights by Phillip Pullman

I first read this when I was 10 and have re-read the entire trilogy about five times since then.

The Northern Lights was the first full sized novel I ever read and it also opened the door to mystical/fantasy type books to me.

4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Vampire Academy was my first proper YA Paranormal read and I haven't ever went back to read it again, I don't really know why. I loved this book and somehow ended up with two copies of it.

5. Wicked by Gregory Maguire

This was such an amazing book and a great start to the series. I loved Gregory Maguire's other books based on fairy tales and when I found out about Wicked I bought it right away. The story was well thought out and the characters came across as real people. 

6. Uglies by Scott Westerfield

Another start to a dystopian series. I had heard about this series years ago, my friend tried to make me read it but the broken Barbie doll pieces on the covers put me off at the time. After finally reading what Uglies was really about I snapped up the entire series and loved it!

7. Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult

This was my third Jodi Picoult book, but it's the one I've enjoyed the most out of all her books.

The story in it is amazing, well thought out and very touching.

8. Wasted by Myra Honbacher

Loved this book so much at the time, I have went back and read it a couple more times but it just isn't the same. I think it's the initial shock and complete disgust you get when you first read it that really grips you.

9. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead

My first venture into adult paranormal romance and the moment when I turned into Richelle Mead's biggest fan!

Such an amazing and totally different story at the time. I had only read the usual vampire or werewolf stories before then and this one opened my eyes to other paranormal creatures.

10. Marked by P.C. & Kristen Cast

I love the House of Night series, even though it's getting a bit old now.

Marked got me hooked on Zoey's story and at the time it was totally different from other vampire books.