well my list isn't that long but some books that I especially enjoyed are

1. The Hunger Games
2. The Luxe
3. Wherever Nina Lies
4. This is What I Want to Tell You
5. Shiver
6. Thirteen Reasons Why
7. The Big Empty series
8. The White Darkness
9. Wings
10. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Caylyn wrote: " I haven't read any others but this first book but it isn't that intriguing. "

Hi Caylyn, so are you reading the actual book book or just trying to read the graphic novel?? I am on book 12 of the anita blake series and the first one is a bit hard to get through but if you can get thru it they get better! I have a love hate relationship with this series I love it for the most part but Anita can get rather annoying but I'm so in love with the other characters that I can't stop reading the series.... Not sure if that helps at all but just thought I'd give my two cents. I also did read her Merry Gentry series and of the two I think that one is my favorite....

I think the terrible movie adaptation may have helped make the books seem not so appealing...

Yay~ I had no idea there were so many Eragon haters until I registered at this site. It was pretty shocking for me because I love the series so much. Can't wait to read the conclusion to it.

Lazuline, I LOVED all the Eragon books you are not alone!!!!

Books I couldn't put down:

This book is very depressing and sweet and heartbreaking. I can see why some people might not like it, but I would give it a try anyway. It gives you an entirely new perspective of looking at the world around you.

Again, a very serious and depressing book. It deals with a high school shooting and about who, if anyone, has the right to judge someone else. Shocking conclusion, etc.

A book about learning to move on and respecting the past.

Okay, so those first 3 titles are heavy reads, but the rest aren't, I promise. XD

I could NOT put this book down. Tons of people hate it, but I thought it was pure genius.

Stunning fashion, scandalous gossip, ruining rumors, dangerous envy, smexy gentlemen, forbidden love, elegant dresses, historical facts...need I say more?

I don't know why I love this series so much. I just do. I love it because I enjoyed reading it and that's a good enough reason for me and that's why I'm going to recommend it to you. I hope you can find something among these titles that you like. ;)

Kelleigh wrote: "Hello Caylyn! I tried to read the Anita Blake Series as well but I couldn't finish the first book. I'm going to put it back on the shelf for a while until I'm up to giving it another shot. In the m..."

Hey Kelleigh! I'm in the middle of Halfway to the grave or not half way...On Ch. 8. so far so good :) I REALLY like "Kitten" haha

Emma wrote: "I just finished reading the Host, what a great book, so unlike the Twilight series. Extremely creative and I highly recommend it. "

I've read the Host and it is a REALLY good book and is def. not like Twilight but i also didn't see it so much as an "Adult novel"

I just finished reading the Host, what a great book, so unlike the Twilight series. Extremely creative and I highly recommend it.

Caylyn wrote: "Kelleigh - Thanks! I've read all the Sookie Stackhouse series before the show even came on and i LOVE them!!! I will def. look into those books! They sound rallt good!

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You are so welcome Caylyn! Happy reading and let me know how you like the other books! :)

Lara wrote: "ohhh Anna, definitely read! - I am SO hooked on the Fever Series! I enjoyed it so much that it has been ruining anything I've been reading since. The Night Huntress Series was suggested by some peo..."

Ok now i really want to read Fever series.Same thing that happened to you with the Fever happened to me with the Night huntress!So since i finished it I've been debating whether to read Darkfever or not but now i'm sure i want to read it.I guess i'll have to order it since i can't find it to any bookstore here.

ohhh Anna, definitely read! - I am SO hooked on the Fever Series! I enjoyed it so much that it has been ruining anything I've been reading since. The Night Huntress Series was suggested by some people on here and it has filled that spot best while I wait for the next Fever book.

To me it is fairly similar > lead girl with spunk, a mouth, kicking ass, and men all around her :). Lead guy also with a mouth, kicking ass - completely drool worthy (to me at least). Like I said I wish I had read the Night Huntress series 1st because I am really liking them - but at the same time missing reading about Mac and Barrons and its keeping me from really getting into them. I think the 1st book in the series started a bit slow, but by the end of it I was hooked and couldn't put it or the rest of the series down. Let me know what you think :)!

Lara wrote: "Hey Caylyn!

I would definitely second Kelleigh's choices. The Fever Series has been my favorite since I've read them and am dying for the next to come out. I'm reading the Jeanine Frost Night Hu..."

I can't agree more with you Lara!Haven't still read the Fever series but i'm seriously considering of beggining reading it as soon as i'll be able to find those books!Are they anything like the Light Huntress series cuase this one is definetely one of my favourite.All the other series you mention are really good!

Hey Caylyn!

I would definitely second Kelleigh's choices. The Fever Series has been my favorite since I've read them and am dying for the next to come out. I'm reading the Jeanine Frost Night Huntress series now and am really liking it > I feel if I had read it before the Fever Series I would be absolutely loving it - but right now I'm still stuck on Barrons and Mac (the Fever series).

If you like a little less of the battling and more of the loving you may want to give the Black Dagger Brotherhood a shot. I didn't care for them as much just because it was less action and more character based, but if you're into that you should love them. Everybody else seems to!

Another of my favorites was the Mortal Instruments Trilogy. I devoured those books - walked around the house with them to my nose :). If you enjoyed VA and the HON novels - you would probably love the Mort. Inst. as well. Good luck!

I really enjoy the Anita Blake series, but, at least the first books in the series, falls more into the urban fantasy genre than paranormal romance. The romance is there if you keep going, but I liked the series from the beginning. So many fun characters to meet and enjoy. You might like Hamilton's other series a little more, the Meredith Gentry series. It falls much more into the pnr category than Anita does.

My favorites:
Dangerous Angels The Weetzie Bat Books
Pride and Prejudice
Fantasy Lover (first in the Dark Hunter series)
Dark Lover
War for the Oaks
A Kiss of Shadows (Meredith Gentry, #1)

Caylyn wrote: "Thaks Heather!!! all of those look really good and im still adding them to my bookshelf! they sound good! I loveeee Vampire Academy!! I've read all of House of night cant wait for Tempted! "

Ya me either. It's out so soon, I can't wait. I hope this one is the beat one yet.

I haven't read any others but this first book but it isn't that intriguing.

Caylyn wrote: "Cherra wrote: "Caylyn wrote: "Cherra- Thanks so much!! I have read Dead before Dark, Marked and Blue bloods. I added all the others to my bookshelf and they sound REALLY good. I love this online..."

I haven't read the Anita Blake series--although I have heard great things about this series, I am in no hurry to read it because I was pretty disappointed with her Merry Gentry series.

Cherra wrote: "Caylyn wrote: "Cherra- Thanks so much!! I have read Dead before Dark, Marked and Blue bloods. I added all the others to my bookshelf and they sound REALLY good. I love this online book shelf bec..."

I haven't started it yet, i got all 3 from the library at the same time so i just put them all in there. I'm trying so hard to finish Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Guilty Pleasures Volume 1 (graphic novel) I'll definitely let you know how it is when i start reading it. :)

Caylyn wrote: "Cherra- Thanks so much!! I have read Dead before Dark, Marked and Blue bloods. I added all the others to my bookshelf and they sound REALLY good. I love this online book shelf because i cant kee..."

Good--glad those books interest you. I noticed that I made a mistake and told you that One Foot in the Grave was book #1 of that series and it is actually book #2. You will want to start with Halfway to the Grave.

I love this online shelving too. I read so much--I forget half the stuff I read and can't remember what I thought about it when people ask me for suggestions. I love this site.

Also, I noticed that you reading Bloodlust. How do you like it? I have it from the library right now and trying to decide what to read next.

Thaks Heather!!! all of those look really good and im still adding them to my bookshelf! they sound good! I loveeee Vampire Academy!! I've read all of House of night cant wait for Tempted!

Cherra- Thanks so much!! I have read Dead before Dark, Marked and Blue bloods. I added all the others to my bookshelf and they sound REALLY good. I love this online book shelf because i cant keep up with what i want to read! haha Thanks!

Joseph and Kelly Thanks!! I haven't read any of those books other than Twilight. I read Twilight about 3 years ago and loved them. I will def. check into those books!

new_user wrote: "Cherra wrote: "I have to agree with all 3 of Kelleigh's suggestions--they are in my top favorite series. I wasn't sure of exactly what you are look for so I listed my favorites from a few categori..."

Oh thanks! I didn't know. It has been a while since I read it and I hadn't heard anything about another one coming out.

Kelleigh - Thanks! I've read all the Sookie Stackhouse series before the show even came on and i LOVE them!!! I will def. look into those books! They sound rallt good!

Cherra wrote: "I have to agree with all 3 of Kelleigh's suggestions--they are in my top favorite series. I wasn't sure of exactly what you are look for so I listed my favorites from a few categories that fall un..."

Cherra, Need is actually not a standalone. There's a sequel coming out, which I was happy to find out, since there was a whopping big question of what will happen to a certain establishment in the woods, if you catch my meaning, LOL.

Here are some that I can think of off the top of my head:

Paranormal/ YA:
1.A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, The Sweet Far Thing
2.Marked, Betrayed, Chosen, Untamed Hunted, Tempted
3.City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass
4.Blue Bloods, Masquerade, Revelations, The Van Alen Legacy
5.The Devouring, Soulstice
6.Need, Captivate
7.Blood and Chocolate
8.Wake, Fade, Gone
9.Vampire Academy, Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2), Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy, #3), Blood Promise, Spirit Bound
10.Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn
11.Blue Is For Nightmares, White Is for Magic, Silver Is For Secrets, Red Is for Remembrance, Black is for Beginnings
12.Deadly Little Secret, Deadly Little Lies

Others:
1.Kiss Me Kill Me, Kisses and Lies, Kiss in the Dark
2.Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty, Triple Shot Bettys In Love
3.The Lovely Bones
4.Blackbird A Childhood Lost and Found, Show Me the Way A Memoir in Stories, Still Waters
5.Last Kiss

These books made my top list:
1. One Hundred Years of Solitude
2. Les Misérables
3. Fragile Eternity
4. Road Of The Dead
5. Deadline
6. The Hunger Games
7. The Tale of the Body Thief
8. Thirteen Reasons Why
9. A Thousand Splendid Suns
10. The Odyssey

I have to agree with all 3 of Kelleigh's suggestions--they are in my top favorite series. I wasn't sure of exactly what you are look for so I listed my favorites from a few categories that fall under the fantasy and paranormal theme--since that is the type of thread we are on :-) I will make a few suggestions for my favorite series starting with the first book in the series:

Dead Until Dark--UFR
Darkfever--UF
One Foot in the Grave--UFR

PNR:
Dark Lover--spicy romantic scenes
A Date with the Other Side--cutesy chick-lit pnr stand alone
Heiress for Hire--cutesy chick-lit pnr stand alone

YA:
Marked
Blue Bloods
The Summoning
Need

UFR:
Mona Lisa Awakening--spicy romantic scenes
Lucinda, Darkly--spinoff of Mona Lisa books

I have to agree with Kelleigh on the Night Huntress series!An awesome series from the first to the last book.I couldn't put them down.The Mortal Instruments series is also very good and a book i'd definetely would want my children to read is Hunger Games.

i also love Sherrilyn Kenyon 's dark hunter series, they are all good to me, Kerrelyn Sparks
Lynsay Sands is a quick read, but good.

I have to agree with Joseph about the Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series, and definitely Karen Moning's Fever series like Kelleigh suggested. Also, you might like Melanie Nowaks Almost Human trilogy.

Do you only want paranormal?

Kelley Armstrong's Bitten

All the Black Dagger Brotherhood books 1, 3, 5 are my fav's

Twlight series

Not paranormal but some of my all time best

Outlander series

Perfect Chemistry Perfect Chemistry

Glass Castle

Some of my fav UF authors are:
Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series
Kelley Armstrong and her Women of the Otherworld series
Carrie Vaughn and her Kitty Norville series
Yasmine Galenorn and her Sisters of the Moon series
C.E. Murphy and her Walker Papers series
Jim Butcher and his Harry Dresden series
Seanan McGuire's Rosemary and Rue

Hello Caylyn! I tried to read the Anita Blake Series as well but I couldn't finish the first book. I'm going to put it back on the shelf for a while until I'm up to giving it another shot. In the mean time I would highly suggest you read the following!







Charlaine Harris - The Sookie Stackhouse Series - Amazing! I'm sure you've heard of these, since there is a show on HBO about it now called True Blood. This series has so much to bring to the table, not to mention sexy vamps!

Jeaniene Frost - The Night Huntress Series - I really loved this series. The first book in the series had a bit of fbs (first book syndrome) But it had an amazing storyline nonetheless. Very addictive and fresh in my opinion. More vamps in this one, and actually the heroine is half vamp :)

Last but definitely not least is my favorite series by Karen Marie Moning - The fever series. This series brings us into a whole world of Fae. There is one vamp in it, but trust me, this is a MUST read!

Hope this helps!

I can't say for sure, but Blood Promise is definitely in my top 5.

Ok, so as most know. I'm new to Goodreads, looking for friends and wanting some insight. I just finish reading Blood Promise by Richelle Mead. I have totally fallen in love with those books! I like the whole Vampire/Forbidden love thing that Richelle has going on in the VA books. Since that was my last read, I am looking for a really good book to read. I'm currently reading Anita Blake series. I've decided its not my usual type of book and im TRYING to hang in there but it's REALLY hard. So i was looking for input. What is your ALL time favorite book. One you want to have on your shelf for your kids or grand kids to read. A book that you can't put down, once you pick it
up. I will keep trying with Anita Blake but it really isn't working. I don't want books that were "ok" i want books that were AWESOME! Any ideas?

Thanks!

Caylyn