I am sure it has been mentioned, but I always recommend Harry Potter and also His Dark Materials (the Golden compass etc)

I'm currently reading (and am enjoying)

The Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde
The Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters
The Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo (This series at first glance seems like quite the Harry Potter knock off, but it's good enough on its own merit, and each book has been better than the last)
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
The Tortall series (multiples series within the series) by Tamora Pierce
The Ender Series by Orson Scott Card
The Hornblower Series by C.S. Forester
The Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper
The Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
The Inkheart Trilogy by Cornelia Funke
Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin

Ok I'm stopping, these are the ones I'm currently reading only, not necessarily my favorites, but most of those have already been mentioned! :)

On a side note... I'm terrified to read the Twilight series. I'm a vampire fiction fan in general (Buffy and True Blood I love!) but I saw the first movie.... and was kinda appalled (the sparkling did it) I actually couldn't help myself and laughed really loud at the sparkling part and all the teenage girls got really quite and the air was heavy with disapproval... (I felt kinda bad) so I can't really bring myself to read it just yet despite all the hype. I think the only way it will happen is if a free copy shows up in the lost and found at work. ^_^

John Dunning's Cliff Janeway books are also very good, but I haven't seen anyone list them here yet.

I recently started Naomi Novik's Temeraire series. It's so funny!! Think Industrial age with battle dragons. Normally not the kind of thing I would get into on my own, but they were a gift of sorts and I really like them.

Val wrote: "Has anyone else read the Elm Creek Quilting Club series? They are easy reads, but I found them quite a few years ago and really got into them. They made me want to learn how to quilt. I didn't h..."

I'm a bit behind in replying but I'm fairly new to this group. I have read almost all of the Elm Creek quilt books and I loved them. I've never quilted, but I was fascinated how all of the books focus on the history behind quilts and their hidden messages. I really liked the characters in all the books. I think there's only one I haven't read yet.

I've read the series of books Harry Turtledove did from Guns of the South to the last one, Settling Accounts: In at the Death. Plus the Crosstime Traffic series, and now his Atlantis series.

I'm trying to read the S.M. Stirlings' Novels of the Change series and Eric Flints' 1632 Ring of Fire series.

I've read the Uglies series, the midnighters series, the twilight series, and the harry potter series. I'm trying to read the chronicles of narnia. they seem ok.

I just finished the first of the Uglies series and am hooked!

Just naming the first 10 or so that pop in my mind, I read a lot of series just check my shelves and if you have questions, let me know I love to discuss my books


Sue Graftonset in 80's in california, fun to see that SUE keeps in true to that era, the PI still uses a payphone great solid stories, not much violence

Jeffery DeaverNYPD uses paralyed cop to study crime scenes, very detailed

Harlan Cobenmyron bolitar series, sports agent/PI not much sports lingo though, his sidekicks are funny and he goes to where ever to solve the case

Robert Craismore gritty and violent that Coben, Elvis is PI in California and solves some tough cases, Crais gives Elvis a real personal life that reflects real life and its pain

Karin Slaughterset in Ga and handles tough crimes and murder, very gritty and doesn't always give you the solution you wanted but is the right solution for the book

C.J. Boxpark ranger in Wyoming, gets some strange cases patrolling the land,

Nevada BarrAnna pigeon is a park ranger and travels to different national parks, Readers get an armchair tripto National parks, and Anna gets to solve murder cases, there are about 14 books and we get to see ANNA grow and change too

Lisa Scottolineseries that can be read out of order, takes place in an all female law firm in Philly each book a different lawyer takes central stage

Kathy Reichs forensics set in NC and Canada, this is also loosely based on the BONES show on tv, but the books are later in TEMPE life and quite different

wasn't done, hit post button oops, does that mean I can name 10 more LOL

Just a few

Harry potter series
Twilight series
Percy Jackson series
S J Rozan series ( dont like her stand alones)
Alex Kava
Barbara Seranella
James patterson women's murder club
Steffanie Plum series

okay I will stop

Madeline wrote: "I'm currently reading (and am enjoying)

The Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde
The Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters
The Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo (This series at first gla..."</i

You might still like the Twilight series. A friend of mine is obsessed with the series and she openly admits the movie was stupid. Personally, I started reading Twilight about a year ago and thought it was completely ridiculous with terrible writing and I didn't finish it but I say to each his own.

Kinsey Millhone series by Sue Grafton
Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich
Coffeehouse mysteries by Cleo Coyle
Hannah Swensen mysteries by Joann Fluke
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Tracy wrote: "Val wrote: "Has anyone else read the Elm Creek Quilting Club series? They are easy reads, but I found them quite a few years ago and really got into them. They made me want to learn how to quilt...."

I also enjoyed the Elm Creek Quilt books though I haven't read any of them in a while. I'm sure that I'm behind and new ones have come out!
and

Katie, Yes The Little House books were/are just great!

Bluebloods by Melissa dela Cruz
Night World
Vampire Diaries
Harry Potter, of course