Five Friday Favorites from Brooke T.

Every Friday we are going to highlight one of our book club members, their 5 favorite books, and why these meant something to them. This will allow you to get to know us, what we've read, and what stuck with us. And if you're lucky, It just may give you some recommendations to look into and check out...

Our first member's Five Favorites is from Brooke T.

"First off, let me just say that this was really, really hard.  I read and have read waaaay too many books in my life to remember all of them, and a lot of really spectacular ones too.  Hell, I've read more than 50 books in the past few months (yay COVID!)...but I tried my best lol

This is not in order btw...."

1. Harry Potter Series - I can't name just one, because the whole series goes together so well...but it's really the whole theme.  I love magic and fantasy, and have always been a fan of young adult fiction.  The first two came out when I was about 16, so I grew up with the series.  Her writing style impresses me too.  Each book and the way it's written gets darker and more mature as Harry gets more mature.  I just love them.

2. The Nightengale by Kristin Hannah.  This book destroyed me.  The way it's told from different viewpoints, the way it's tied together, the way it could be true....I love books set in WWII.  Also introduced me to her as an author, and I've read a number of her books and have really enjoyed most of them (Winter Garden destroyed me too!)

3.  Iron House by John Hart.  My dad introduced me to this author.  I usually don't like my dad's choice of books, but this author is really, really good.  Lots of twists in his stories that take you by surprise.  

4.  Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.  Might be one of my all time favorite books, and definitely my favorite fantasy book ever, even over HP.  This book is massive (as is the 2nd in the trilogy) but I started reading it and felt like I'd been reading it forever and was literally only 32 pages in.  I recommend this one to everyone.  It's full of details, full of story and excitement and drama and magic and just SO SO good.  I'd love for him to finish writing the 3rd one, but still no word on that.  Fun fact, a tv series is in the works and is being produced by Lin Manuel-Miranda....

5.  Refugee by Alan Gratz. Yes, this is a young adult book, but it's quickly becoming more and more popular in schools. This author does something that you seldom see done, and never quite as well as he does it. He takes 3 different stories, different plotlines, in different time periods and manages to link them all together in the end.  It's all during significant historical events or time periods (Jewish boy in 1930's Germany, Cuban girl in 1994, and a Syrian boy in 2015) and is just beautifully and respectfully done.  He has several different books, and all of them follow the same kind of 3 story pattern. 

Posted by Book Lover: Brooke T.