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Top Ten Gateway Books in My Reading Journey
Age 5: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell was the first non-picture book I read by myself, and also the first book I ever re-read.
Age 7: The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann was the first book series I ever sought out after finding out the TV show was based on a book series.
Age 10: The Animorphs series by K.A. Applegatewas the first book series I obsessed over. I collected the whole series.
Age 12: The Hawk Eternal by David Gemmell was my first adult fantasy book. I didn’t know they wrote books like that.
Age 15: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling was the first book I cried over.
Age 20: The Initiate by Louise Cooper was the first book I bought off the Internet after finding the book series out of print.
Age 22: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden was the first book I read after finishing a literature post-grad degree.
Age 23: The Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer was the first book series I devoured after finishing a literature degree and reading ONE book in the whole 12 months after that.
Age 26: The Wrong Girl by C.J. Archer was my very first self-published experience that was so profound I became a raging fangirl.
Age 27: Dead Sexy Dragon by Lolita Lopez was my first erotica, and it was okay, but it led me to reading more.
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About Nemo
A lover of kittens and all things sparkly, Nemo has a degree in English Literature and specialises in reviewing contemporary, paranormal, mystery/thriller, historical, sci-fi and fantasy Young Adult fiction. She is especially drawn to novels about princesses, strong female friendships, magical powers, and assassins.
ChrissiReads
I absolutely love how you’ve set out your list this week 🙂 I used to love The Animals of Farthing Wood.
Nemo
Thanks Chrissi! I tried to think what the most important books in my reading journey were and why, and that’s what I came up with.
Nobody
Great setup for your list! I loved Animorphs, my brothers and I owned the whole series and would pass them back or forth with each other. =) And of course Harry Potter!
Nemo
I have the whole series, too, but I wouldn’t share it with anyone! It’s awesome to meet another Anifan!
Jessica Cooley
I like how you did your list this week – the age markers add an interesting element. I had to laugh about your break from reading literature after you graduated – I lived that as well.
Jessica@The Bathtub Reader
Nemo
Ugh, it was just the worst. And the timing couldn’t be worse, either: I entered university right as Young Adult books were really taking off, so I missed out on SO MANY good ones and have been playing catch up ever since!
anotherafterthought
I also had Animorphs on my list as well! Did you also follow the television show for this (I definitely watched more than I read though)…
Cheers,
joey via. thoughts and afterthoughts
Nemo
Yeah, I watched both series, even though they were pretty bad, and I even recorded them onto VHS, which of course I now no longer own. I actually followed the careers of the actors who remained in show business so i’m pleased to see Shawn Ashmore famous now!
anotherafterthought
Oh for sure. Though I’ve only seen him in The Following and X-Men, but definitely cool to still see him still relevant.
Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews
I forgot about Animorphs and Black Beauty. Great books that bring me back! I love the way that you formatted this list with your ages. Thanks for sharing!
Nemo
Thanks Jennifer, glad to help bring back memories of forgotten books!