Top 10 books

I am an avid reader, as most of you will know. My shelves are filled with every genre from romance, to Young Adult dystopian, to horror, crime, pretty much anything I can get my hands on.

"I do not have a book buying problem".. Says the girl who's brought 8 books in the last 2 weeks and is planning on buying just one more….

Today I shall share with you the Top 10 books I've read in my lifetime that you have to read…. bare in mind that asking me to choose my favourite books are like choosing my favourite children, and that I'm terrible at keeping plots as secret...

10. The Sheltie Series by Peter Clover. I read this series when I was around 6-7 years old, and these were the books that made me love reading. There are literally a hundred Sheltie books and I read (and re-read) as many as I could get. The loveliest stories all about Emma, and her shetland Pony, Sheltie.

9. One Day by David Nicholls. A wonderful love story revolving around Dex and Emma (popular name apparently!), on the 15th of July, from 1988 when they meet for the first time. They must go their separate ways, but what happens the same day next year? The year after that? And every year that follows? Full to the brim of romance, but Not for those who like smiley happy endings.

8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon Christopher has autism. He understands maths and science, he just can't quite get humans. When his neighbours dog dies, he decides it's his duty to find out who the killer is, but what else will he learn along the way?

7. My Sisters Keeper and The Pact by Jodi Picoult. Two very different books, from a very talented author. If you've watched the film of My Sisters Keeper, I really recommend you read the book, as the endings completely different, and although I personally don't like it as much, I think it's an excellent take on the story. The Pact follows the story of two families, the Hartes and the Goldes, and their two children who grew up best friends, no one was surprised when Chris and Emily began dating. They aren't prepared for the call from the hospital, announcing Emilys death, and the police begin to investigate whether this was a suicide pact gone wrong, or murder. It's really up to you, the reader, as to what you believe the final verdict is.

6. Slated by Teri Terry. A Young Adult dystopian novel, Kyla has been Slated. She has no memory of her past life at all. The government claims she was a terrorist, and say she's getting a second chance. But she wants the truth, and no-ones giving it to her. I really, really love this book. A fairly thick book, (about 500 pages), and a sequel on my 'to-read' shelf, it's one you can really get your teeth into, and engulf yourself in her world. I don't really know what about it makes me like it so much, but the story has stuck with me over a year after I first read it.

5. Wonder by R.J Palacio An expertly written book following a young boy called August, with a facial disfigurement as he starts school for the first time at 10 years old. This book made me appreciate how easy my life was in comparison to some, and made me want to hug everyone, it's a very upbeat, light, heartwarming book. It was also so interesting to read the entries about August from other children's perspectives.

4. The Fault in our Stars by John Green TFioS should come with a warning: 'This book will make you cry.' A very sad story following two young people with Cancer. This is one of those books that only comes round once in a lifetime, and is so well written, but not for people who don't like happy endings! I recommend pretty much ANY book by John Green...

3. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. Would recommend for everyone. The story revolves around Liz Hall, a 15 year old girl. In Elsewhere, people don't get older, they get younger. In Elsewhere, there are beaches, warm, breezy air and it's peaceful. Elsewhere is where Liz ends up after she dies. A wonderfully heartwarming story about the afterlife.

2. The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. In a world where North America is called Panem, and the states called districts, 12 boys and 12 girls are pulled together in the annual Hunger Games, a brutal fight to the death.. I won't go into specifics as it's a very complex book, but it's well publicised with the films being release, most of you will at least have heard of this!  If you haven't read the book, I urge you to watch the film and I promise you'll be hooked. Unless of course kids killing kids isn't your thing… which is probably most people, but it's not as gruesome as it seems.

1. Harry Potter by J.K Rowling. Hours of magic, spells, potions, witches and wizards, where can you go wrong? If you haven't read them, you haven't lived. (Jacob Weaver)

There are so many more books I could have written about, so if anyone wants any more recommendations please ask…and also, share with me any books I haven't listed, I'm always updating my to-read list!!