TX3 - Gateway Books!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, April 1st, my Top Ten Gateway Books! These are the books that opened me up to try more within these ten genres and, really, have instilled in me my love for reading. 

1) Children's: 

Little House in the Big Woods

by: Laura Ingalls Wilder

2) Fantasy: 

Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone

by: J.K. Rowling

3) Young Adult: 

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by: Ann Brashares

4) Classic: 

(Romeo & Juliet is a VERY close second!)

Of Mice and Men

by: John Steinbeck

5)Romance: 

The Notebook

by: Nicholas Sparks

6) Distopian: 

The Hunger Games

by: Suzanne Cullins

7) Contemporary: 

Anna and the French Kiss

by: Stephanie Perkins

8) Science Fiction: 

Ready Player One

by: Ernest Cline

9) Paranormal: 

(probably should be Twilight, but this book REALLY got me interested in this genre!)

The Immortal Rules

by: Julie Kagawa

10) New Adult

Easy

by: Tammara Webber

What were your "Gateway Books" to discovering a love for literature?

What books lit the path for you discovering certain genres?

What do you think of the books I listed above?

TX3 - Swoon Worthy!

The wonderful people over at The Broke and the Bookish posted another Top Ten Tuesday discussion for today, February 11th,  The Top Ten books that make you swoon. I'm going to mix it up a bit and pick my top ten couples that, I think, are swoon-worthy. I feel like this is extremely predictable, but nonetheless... 

Jacqueline & Lucas from Easy

{I love these two!}

Scarlett O'Hara & Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind

{Probably my favorite couple of all time...}

Rose & Dimitri from Vampire Academy

{Newest addition to my swoon worthy couples, and swoon I do!}

Avery & Cam from Wait for You

{Currently reading this series and I want to be Avery, please & thank you.}

Elizabeth & Darcy from Pride & Prejudice

{No explanation needed!}

Etienne St.Clair & Anna From Anna and the French Kiss

{These two are cute, adorable, and fun!}

Tory & Cade from Carolina Moon

{Not a well known book but I love the dynamics between Tory and Cade. They have always stuck with me}

Romeo & Juliet from Romeo and Juliet 

{Classic break my heart swoon}

Mia & Gabe from Rush 

{My naughty pick...}

Harry & Ginny/ Ron & Hermione from Harry Potter 

{This series is ALWAYS in my top ten, no matter what the category!}
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What about you?
What books make you swoon? 
Which characters make you go weak in the knees?!