[Top Ten Tuesday] Books I Could Re-Read Forever

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish but is currently being run by That Artsy Reader Girl. A prompt is given each week, and I hope to do it every week so I always have something going up on Tuesdays. This week I am talking about the books I could re-read over and over again forever. These are some of my favorite books and I'd love to know some of yours!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling 

 

This whole series obviously needed to be on this list. I re-read these books pretty often. I am currently re-reading them but it's taking me a longer than I want it to. But the next one I need to pick up is Prisoner of Azkaban. This series is one of my homes and I will always love it.

Synopsis:
Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.

Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.

Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 

When I was little I had a copy of this book on me almost always. If I didn't have this book with me, it means I was introduced to Harry Potter and I had Harry Potter in my backpack. I liked bringing comfy reads to school so it was easy to escape, because I was bullied in school and I have always escaped into fiction. Plus it was always comforting to have my favorite stories close by.

Synopsis:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz  

This book is one of my favorite books because of the characters and the writing. I have raved about this book a lot and I think it's worth all the hype. This book is a book I didn't expect to be so attached to, but there is something about it that resonates with me. The audiobook is so amazing also, it's narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda and he does a great job. I listen to this book when I want to have my heart break and then get taped back together. I cannot wait for the sequel.

Synopsis:
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

Heartless by Marissa Meyer 

 

I recently read and reviewed this book but spoiler - I loved it so much and I cannot wait to read it again. My fiancé got me a copy for Valentine's Day because of how much I loved it, so I cannot wait to read it again after I read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Synopsis:
Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen.

Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.

In her first stand-alone teen novel, the New York Times-bestselling author dazzles us with a prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green 

 

This is my favorite John Green book. I loved The Fault in Our Stars when it came out, and I re-read it at least five times just the year of the release. But it had been so long between TFiOS and TATWD I was worried I had grown too old to love John Green books. I was so happy to love this book and read more of his writing. Once I finished it I immediately went back to the front of the book and started re-reading it.

Synopsis:
Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis.

Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

In his long-awaited return, John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars, shares Aza’s story with shattering, unflinching clarity in this brilliant novel of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman 

 

I've read this book a dozen times. It's one of my absolute favorites ever and I think it's an amazing story. The movie is also an amazing adaptation. I think it's the modern Alice's  Adventures in Wonderland so because of that I am not surprised at how much I love it.

Synopsis:
The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring....

In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.

The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.

Only it's different.

At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.

Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.

Critically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley 

 

I have read all of John Corey Whaley's books, and although all three are amazing, this one is my favorite. I am not sure what it is about this story, but like Ari and Dante it resonates in me when I never expected it to. I have read this book a handful of times, and each time I feel like I learn something new.

Synopsis: 
Just when seventeen-year-old Cullen Witter thinks he understands everything about his small and painfully dull Arkansas town, it all disappears. . . .

In the summer before Cullen's senior year, a nominally-depressed birdwatcher named John Barling thinks he spots a species of woodpecker thought to be extinct since the 1940s in Lily, Arkansas. His rediscovery of the so-called Lazarus Woodpecker sparks a flurry of press and woodpecker-mania. Soon all the kids are getting woodpecker haircuts and everyone's eating "Lazarus burgers." But as absurd as the town's carnival atmosphere has become, nothing is more startling than the realization that Cullen’s sensitive, gifted fifteen-year-old brother Gabriel has suddenly and inexplicably disappeared.

While Cullen navigates his way through a summer of finding and losing love, holding his fragile family together, and muddling his way into adulthood, a young missionary in Africa, who has lost his faith, is searching for any semblance of meaning wherever he can find it. As distant as the two stories seem at the start, they are thoughtfully woven ever closer together and through masterful plotting, brought face to face in a surprising and harrowing climax.

Complex but truly extraordinary, tinged with melancholy and regret, comedy and absurdity, this novel finds wonder in the ordinary and emerges as ultimately hopeful. It's about a lot more than what Cullen calls, “that damn bird.” It’s about the dream of second chances.

Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh 

 

I haven't re-read this book because it came out less than a month ago. But I can guarantee I am re-reading it sometime this year, maybe more than once. I absolutely love this story and I will be bringing it up as much as I can whenever I can because I think it's a great book. I have not anticipated a sequel like this in ages, and I get all excited at just the thought of there being a sequel.

Synopsis:
Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised--the Dead must remain shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie-like monsters known as Shades. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation will begin.

A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears among Odessa's necromancer community. Soon a crushing loss of one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy: someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead--and training them to attack. Odessa is faced with a terrifying question: What if her necromancer's magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its knees?

Legend by Marie Lu 

 

This is one of my favorite trilogies, and I don't think it gets enough attention. When the first one came out everyone was talking about how amazing it was. But that was during the time when dystopian novels were really popular. However, I think this book series still stands on it's own really well. I know most readers are burned out of the dystopian genre, but if you want to pick up an amazing dystopian series I definitely recommend this one.

Synopsis:
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli 

 

Both of  Becky Albertalli's books (her first being Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda) are amazing and could easily be re-read a bunch of times. They are in the same literary world (as is her upcoming book, Leah On the Offbeat) but they are stand alone novels. I love Upside's main character Molly so much and I love her romance with Reid but what I love the most about her is how much  I see myself in her. Especially me in high school. This book is the book I wish I could send to my 15-16 year old self. 

Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love—she’s lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can’t stomach the idea of rejection. So she’s careful. Fat girls always have to be careful.

Then a cute new girl enters Cassie’s orbit, and for the first time ever, Molly’s cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Meanwhile, Molly’s totally not dying of loneliness—except for the part where she is. Luckily, Cassie’s new girlfriend comes with a cute hipster-boy sidekick. Will is funny and flirtatious and just might be perfect crush material. Maybe more than crush material. And if Molly can win him over, she’ll get her first kiss and she’ll get her twin back.

There’s only one problem: Molly’s coworker Reid. He’s an awkward Tolkien superfan with a season pass to the Ren Faire, and there’s absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right?

Thanks for reading! 

What books are ones that you could easily re-read forever? Do we have any in common?