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Sunday, October 30, 2011

GRATITUDE FOR BOOKS



 
Author Beth Revis is having a fantastic giveaway. Seriously, I've seen nothing like it before. Turns out, she's a big fan of Thanksgiving and showing gratitude. She wants books lovers to highlight the book they are most thankful for.

Here's mine

Twilight (Twilight, #1)

That's right. I chose Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. Before you start throwing things and calling me an idiot, hear me out. When I read Twilight, I had just moved, became a stay at home mom to a two year old and had a new baby. I was exhausted, isolated, and apathetic. So, when my Mom of all people begged me to read this book about vampires, I was more than a little skeptical. I was not a fan of YA or paranormal books at all. Boy, was I wrong. I actually enjoyed eating my words over this one.

Once I had read the series twice, I decided to venture a little further into the YA/paranormal genre. I was so scared to try anything else. But then I saw a book that was blurbed by Stephanie Meyer. I thought, If Stephanie Meyer blurbed it, it must be good. I tried the book, and loved it. I devoured the entire series. That book was City of Bones, the series was The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

That one book, Twilight, sent me on a whole new trajectory. I went from Cassandra Clare to Andrea Cremer, to Julie Kagawa... the list is endless. All because of that one book.

I would love to hear what books have changed your lives. Leave a comment letting me know.
To learn more about Beth Revis' Gratitude for Books Giveaway, go to her blog.

6 comments:

  1. My favorite book is Harry Potter, it's what got me reading!

    Cassy @ Late Night Reads

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  2. I'm going to have to agree with you on twilight.. I had read the Harry potter books, which i loved, but went right back to reading adult novels.

    When I had Aubrey.. funny we read twilight about the same time.. She was a baby at the time. I was home on maternity leave, and figured why not, I have nothing else to do.. the news was all hyping up about breaking dawn hitting shelves.. so I started reading them.. I had Aubrey in one arm and my book in the other.. Blew through them, and from there, I continued to venture into the YA world of books. :0)

    I think a lot of people got started with Twilight. :)

    I made my grandmother read them.. she loved them. and I continue to mail her other Ya books to read. lol

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  3. Aww, I'm not a big Twilight fan myself, but I love the fact that it drew so many people in to reading! :)

    Liza @ Book Crook Liza

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  4. You know what? I loved Twilight. I think a lot of people did. I think the negative talk about is largely because of overexposure. Kinda Twilight Fatigue!

    I know there are people out there who hated it, and that's SO OK. At this point, I'm a little fatigued with it myself, but i enjoyed it so much at the time.

    When I read it, I'd not really read anything in a while, and it was what really triggered my reading obsession. I'm exactly like you--it 'sent me on a whole new trajectory', too, and completely opened my eyes to a WHOLE lot of other amazing stuff available.

    I also think that anything that gets people reading, or talking about books is a Very Good Thing.

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  5. I loved the Twilight series too. There is nothing wrong with a book that helps you escape, especially with two little ones at home. You just can't read War and Peace when you have a new baby!

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  6. Though I can't claim the same love of Twlight, I do love the power of books.

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