Top 5 Wednesday: Books that you weren't expecting to like but did

 1. A Prayer for Owen Meany is a book I read junior year of high school for my American Lit. class. This book was assigned, it had a terrible gray cover that resembled a headstone and it just seemed sooooo damn boring. But I did all my assigned reading, and at some point it stopped being just an assignment and I became interested in the story and the characters. A Prayer for Owen Meany went on to become one of my favorite books of all time.









2. The Poisonwood Bible kind of has the same story as Owen Meany. It was assigned reading for my AP Lit course. We were to read the book over the summer and write an essay about it. At first glance the book seems quite intimidating (it's over 500 pages) And I'm actually pretty glad this was part of my assigned reading. The Poisonwood Bible is one of my favorite books of all time. Barbara Kingsolver's writing is just beautiful and enigmatic.







3. I guess I was a little over all the damn vampire stuff that happened after Twilight. There were just vampires everywhere! It was as if everyone had forgotten about the monsters and were making up for years of not paying attention. I had seen this series a lot but never paid any attention to it because the concept seemed cheesy (also the covers were kind of a turn off). But go figure, it was the fact that a movie was announced and the trailer seemed hilarious that made me pick up this series. I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this whole new world of vampires, and vampire hunters with new twist on old myths. Also Rose Hathaway is one of the most badass ladies of all time.



4. Starcrossed was a 99 cent deal on NOOK and on a whim, I downloaded it. Not expecting much because there was a lady with a flowy dress on the cover. I began reading with zero expectations and was pleasantly surprised to find a lovely story with lots of Greek mythology wound in there. It was a bit of a mystery at first because I knew there was a mythology aspect to it but I just didn't know what it was. It was action packed and intricate with interesting characters and of course, forbidden love (as the title suggests).
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5. The idea of having a book narrated by a dog just didn't click with me. But as soon as I started reading this gem, I was in tears. I should have known that this book would pull at my heart strings being a dog lover and all. Garth Stein did a beautiful job conveying a dogs unconditional love toward their people. How much they're there for us, how much they see, how happy they are just to hear our voices, just to feel our energy. But apart from the story of a dog, this is the story of a dog's family, and the struggles they have to endure and the challenges they have to overcome. I loved this book.












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