 | Twilight Collector's Edition (The Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $21.42 This is the best book in the series of four, the characters are fun and engaging. It is a quick read that simply a good time.
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 | New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $6.04 / Used from: $4.85 This book is a bit frustrating, but in a way that makes you want to keep reading!
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 | Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $8.99 I really liked this one, it builds on the previously established characters and continues to flesh them out.
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 | Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $12.64 / Used from: $11.00 I found the first two sections of this book to be a tad annoying, but was determined to find out how the series ended. That said the third section of the book is worth the frustration of the earlier sections. I will say that Meyer makes some strange character choices in this final installment that are puzzling.
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 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $1.50 this is a modern classic that I absolutely love!
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 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $22.45 / Used from: $12.90 This book takes a bit of a darker turn from its predecessor.
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 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.44 This book is very clever and keeps you reading!
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 | Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $24.22 / Used from: $5.65 This installment is considerably longer than the earlier 3, however it is well worth the time!
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 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $9.79 / Used from: $2.85 The plot really thickens in book 5, I will say that Harry has a lot of angst in this one and can be a bit annoying.
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 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: $9.79 / Used from: $5.89 Book 6 is my favorite in the series, there is so much going on between the present action and Dumbledore's memories that it is hard to put down.
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 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $3.31 This is one of the best of the 7, though I think that they spend a bit too much time in the woods- a bit of editing would have been a good idea, as the middle of the book can be a bit tedious!
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 | Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke
Buy used from: $2.93 This book is VERY long, but is also very engrossing! It is written in the regency style and I found that to be a great choice for this particular work. I would recommend listing to this in an audio book format rather than reading the print version. The gentleman with the Thistledown hair is one of the best characters that i have encountered in many years of reading!
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 | Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $6.31 Not that this book need suffer my lowly cometary, but is my favorite book!
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 | Wuthering Heights (Signet Classics) by Emily Brontë
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $2.46 Another classic work that has great characters and fabulous speeches!
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 | The Dress Lodger (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Sheri Holman
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.01 I was really surprised by this book as I came across it at a used book sale and had never heard anything about it prior. I think that this is a really interesting historical read that has a fun dark side!
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 | The Constant Princess (Boleyn) by Philippa Gregory
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.97 I have read all of Philippa Gregory's work and this one is the best. I think that the love story is extremely compelling.
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 | Anne of Green Gables, 100th Anniversary Edition by L.M. Montgomery
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.50 A classic work that has great characters. Also I would recommend the film version as it is just as much fun as the novel.
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 | The Yellow Wallpaper (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Buy new: $2.50 / Used from: $0.01 i first encountered this short story when I was in high school and it has been a favorite ever since. It is a very well written tale of a woman who struggles with postpartum depression.
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 | The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.84 This book can get a bit slow in sections, but it is worth preserving through, a fun, engaging read!
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 | The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Buy used from: $0.01 This book is a fun read that you don't need to think to much about. I would recommend not reading too many more in this series as they get rather trite.
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 | The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.95 While this is the only non-fiction book on my list, I would be remiss to not include it. It is a fabulous read. I was lucky enough to meet Jannette Walls when she spoke on my college campus. She is a remarkable woman with a remarkable story!
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 | Angels & Demons: A Novel (Robert Langdon) by Dan Brown
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.44 This books seems to play second fiddle to The Da Vinci Code, which is rather unfortunate. This is a great book that is very hard to put down.
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 | Little Women (Signet Classics) by Louisa May Alcott
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $1.31 This is a classic that I feel many in my generation skipped over. It is certainly not to be missed!
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 | Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction) by Gregory Maguire
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.69 The book is sooooo much better than the stage version would have you believe. The story is extremely complex and fun to get into. The musical over simplifies the story line.
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 | The Phantom of the Opera: The Original Novel by Gaston Leroux
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 Again another book that 500 times better than the stage version!
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 | The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $4.46 This book is just as much fun as the film!
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