Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week they provide a topic and you are free to use that topic and/or variations of that topic to make your top ten list. You don’t have to do all ten. Instead you can do three, five, fifteen, whatever you want. A full list of the weekly themes can be found here.
This week’s theme is Books I Could Re-read Forever. I have no qualms about re-reading books that I’ve already read a dozen times. There is a kind of comfort in returning to an old favorite.
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas – As soon as I finished this book I already wanted to open up that front cover again. It sucked me in and I like returning to the Night Court from time to time.
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab – This was the first book I read by Schwab and it grabbed within the first few paragraphs. I love going back to visit with Kell and company again and again.
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore – I have said it before but, here goes, this is one of my favorite books I have ever read. When I am feeling down or particularly alone, I return to this book. The story is empowering and the characters fascinating.
Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C Wrede – I remember my mother reading me this story when I was little. Every time I pick it up I can recall her sitting my bed as child reading this at bedtime. It is such a comfort.
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon – It doesn’t matter how many times I have read The Bone Season, I always want to pick it back up again. It is one of those stories that sticks with you long after you’ve set the book down.
Full Dark House (Bryant and May #1) by Christopher Fowler – I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve read this book. My copy is very nearly coming apart I’ve read it so many times.
These are just a few of the books I have found myself re-reading over and over through the years. They are each favorites in their own right and for different reasons. The feelings you had for a book, the mood you were in when you first read it, and where you were in life at the time of the first reading stick with you long after you’ve set the book down. What are some of your favorite re-reads? Do you agree that there is a certain emotional attachment to certain books?
Literary Weaponry 
I’ve never read the Graceling series but your love for the third book makes me want to try :)) Love ADSOM!!!
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With the Graceling series as long as you read Graceling first, you can read the other two books in any order. They don’t tie to each other. I hope when you get to them you enjoy them as much as I do.
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Ohh I had no idea, thank you!
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Oh, I definitely get emotionally attached to books. I’ve read A Darker Shade of Magic – and love it – but I need to read the other two.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
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Love Dealing with Dragons!
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Isn’t it fantastic? That whole series has a special place in my heart.
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I have to read The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon sounds so good!
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It is, obviously, one of my favorite books. Absolutely wonderful. The dystopian aspect puts some people off but it is so well written and engrossing.
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I definitely feel an emotional attachment to certain books. The Hobbit and LOTR are ones that I usually turn to when feeling down, especially since I’ve reread them so many times at this point that I feel like I can pick it up at any point in the story and be okay. Great list! 🙂
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Thanks! That is the best part about going back to an old favorite. You can just pick it up at any point and immediately find yourself back in that world as if no time had passed. Absolutely a wonderful feeling.
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I haven’t read any of the books mentioned in your TTT post this week, but will be adding a few of them to my ever growing reading wishlist!
Here’s a link to my TTT for this week: https://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2018/02/top-ten-tuesday-top-20-books-i-want-to.html
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Those reading wish lists always seem to grow and no matter how much we read they never get smaller. It is awesome that there are so many books out in the world, waiting to be read, isn’t it?
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Awesome list! I love ACOMAF and ADSOM!
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They were both amazing and I’m so happy both authors announced that we will be getting more books from those worlds. Itching to dive back into them.
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I reread A Darker Shade of Magic last year. I love that book.
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Isn’t it fantastic? That entire series blew me away and made me a Schwab fan for life. I can’t wait for her to release more books based in that world.
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A Darker Shade of Magic was on my list this week too!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/top-ten-tuesday-148/
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Hi! It’s difficult for me to reread books sometimes because I’ll never be able to recreate that feeling of reading it for the first time!
My TTT
Leslie
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