My top 3 favorite books and why.

My top favorite books that I want to share with you today are not classics or all major award winning books, but they are books that changed my life in small impactful ways.

Ski weekend
R.L. Stine.

Published 1991

Strange things begin to happen when Ariel, Doug, and Shannon are stranded in a ski lodge during a snow storm.

This was the first book I begged my mom to buy me when I was still in grade school. This book started it all for me. My love of reading. After this I went on to read almost every book in the series, devouring them one by one, some under my blankets at night with a flashlight so I could get just one more chapter in before mom caught me reading late into the night again.

Forbidden Fruit

Erica Spindler
Published 1996

Only one man can uncover the sins and secrets of three generations of Pierron women…

This was my first attempt at a full length adult novel. I was too young to understand most of what was going on but I got really caught up in the story and could not put it down. This began my fascination with romance novels and that led me to discovering many more great books and great authors like Allison Brennan and Karin Slaughter.

Twilight

Stephanie Meyer

Published 2005

About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him—and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

This book, as corny as many may think, was the book that got me back into reading after I had forgotten the joy it brought me. It’s how I discovered the YA genre and it motivated me to read more and eventually write my own.

I would not be where I am today without these books and their authors. They have influenced my life in many ways. I hold these experiences and these journeys close to my heart and I can only hope that my books or my stories do the same for someone else someday.