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Reader Confession – What was the very first book that "stayed with you" even to this day?

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NOTE: THIS IS A HUGE WORK IN PROGRESS… the response I received was over 150 comments/books deep!! I LOVE IT!!

SO… due to the overwhelming response, I’m currently immortalizing this into a post (and you are all welcome to comment on your favorite, and I will continue adding to this list). :D!!

After learning the awesome news that Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was going become a movie, I marveled about the very first books I read as a child and how I still remember them clearly to this day. ESPECIALLY that one. I re-read that one SO often it was crazy. read more

Reader Favorites – Jan’s 10 Books That Stayed With Her…

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We have a reader that has just joined us!! YAY Jan!! And she promptly jumped in with some of her very favorite books, now, and from years gone by. From paranormal, to historical, to indie contemporary, this reader is definitely one of us!!! And I already KNOW (and can pinpoint quite a few of us here) that will wholeheartedly agree with her picks. Including me!!!!

P.S. There are a few new-to-me on here (and one, that one up there to the left, that I JUST heard about a few days ago, regarding how awesome it was, and here it is, on Jan’s list, too). MINE!!!! 😀 read more

Reader Favorites – Dina’s List of “Ten Books that Stayed with Me…”

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This is a recent contribution by Dina, on an older list that I posted a few years ago, of the books that have “stayed with me” all of my reading life (and not just this most recent reading-frenzy books that I go crazy over now). These are the ones that “made” me a life-long reader.

You’re gonna see some oldies but goodies on these lists (today… and upcoming!!)

Maryse’s own personal note: Some sure-fire classics on this particular list (OMG the Thorn Birds BLEW MY MIND when I was… what? 7 or 8 years old?? Yes, I was allowed to watch that crazy drama on TV and was HOOKED and don’t even get me started on Flowers in the Attic. Again… another read that I read maybe wayyyyyy tooooooo young and maybe was a bit too much for a young teen, but that I devoured).  read more

Reader Favorites – Carla’s Top Favorite Books List:

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Carla has been with us since 2014!!! YAY Carla! And I just love her “favorites” list (a few of my favorites are the same as hers, and the one that made her cry the most, is the same one that made ME cry the most!!). And HECK YES on “Stolen”. OMG!!! :D!!!

She actually submitted this to us for the “10 books that have stayed with me” list, but I love her descriptions and am dedicating it to its very own post to add to our “Reader Favorites” list!

Let’s learn a bit about Carla’s book preferences, shall we? read more

Reader Favorites – Jen C’s Top Favorite Books List:

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YAY Saturday!! It’s a full-on reading day for most, PLUS… “Reader Favorites” day, and Jen C is up!! Wow, she loves all the “originals” like we do, so she made us an extra-special list. Includes the favorites, then it includes her 1-11, and then honorable mentions too. YAY US!! More choices. 😀

A little about Jen C?

  • She’s been with us (at least publicly since March of this year!).
  • She loves so many of the same books we do!

“Oh my god, just finished this one and aarrgghh, can’t believe I waited this long. Fave book so far this year. God, what am I going to read next.” <— about The Deal (Off-Campus Book 1) by Elle Kennedy. AGREED!! 😀 read more