The Reading Page

This is a list of some of my favorite books (& some favorite quotes) as of today as I might add onto it later. I'll use three or less words to briefly review the books.

Favorite Book Series
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - pleasant, amusing, cozy
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling - fun, adventurous
- Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp & Illustrated by Barbara Cantini - fun, weird, sweet
- The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede - charming, fun, quirky
- Nikola Kross duology by Eliot Sappingfield - weird, creepy, slightly nerdy
- Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen by Marthe Jocely with illustrations by Isabelle Follath - thoughtful, quirky, sweet

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Favorite Retellings
- Beauty by Robin McKinley (Beauty and the Beast retelling) - wistful, charming, sad
- Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley (Beauty and the Beast retelling) - wistful, dreamy, nature-ish
- Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier (Beauty and the Beast retelling) - wistful, sad
- Beast Charming by Jenniffer Wardell (Beauty and the Beast retelling) - funny, quirky, slightly weird
- The East duology by Edith Pattou (East of the sun and west of the moon retelling) - adventurous, wistful, dreamy
- Kiss of the Spindle by Nancy Campbell Allen (Sleeping Beauty retelling) - fun, surprising, sweet
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George (East of the sun and west of the moon retelling) - sweet, adventurous

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Favorite Standalones
- Postcards from a Dead Girl by Kirk Farber - quirky, funny, serious
- Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon - tragic, thoughtful, slightly depressing
- Gathering the Water by Robert Edric - thoughtful, tragic
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - amusing, provocative

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Favorite YA/Middle Grade/Childrens Standalones
- Matilda by Roald Dahl - quirky, whimsical
- Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly - tragic, quirky
- The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye - sweet, charming, amusing
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - thoughtful, nature-ish, charming
- Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver - touching, wistful
- Poison by Bridget Zinn - quirky, sweet, amusing
- The girl who sailed the stars by Matilda Woods, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz (aka The girl, the cat, & the navigator) - sweet, delightful, whimsical
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - slightly creepy, bittersweet

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Favorite Classics 
- The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery - charming, delightful
- Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte - thoughtful, provocative
- Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell - charming, amusing
- Little Dorit by Charles Dickens - tragic, long
- Pride and Prejudices by Jane Austen - charming, delightful
- Persuasion by Jane Austen - thoughtful, sweet

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Favorite Nonfiction
- The Diving Bell And The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby - wistful, provocative

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Favorite quotes from books I had read:

"She was a girl who rarely spoke for fear of spontaneously combusting."
– Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi

"I'm too bookish for prison!"
― The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

"My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence."
— Sherlock Holmes, from the story, The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"You see — I've never had any real life," she said. "I've just — breathed."
― The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery

[Updated on 05.28.2024]