10 Books Most Memorable to Me

1. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins. For a while I put off reading as something that was more of a chore than an enjoyment. I picked up this book and I could not set it back down. It took me a day to finish the first and a total of 3 days to read the rest of the series. It changed my entire perspective of reading and influenced me to begin reading books by different authors.
2. The Twilight Saga, Stephenie Meyer. As embarrassing as it is for me to admit, the twilight saga is very memorable to me. Before the Hunger Games trilogy, the Twilight Saga is what first sparked my reading in middle school. I was obsessed the the stories until the first movie came out. I saw it and thought it was one of the worst movies I ever saw in my life. It was just atrocious. Nevertheless, the books still remain very memorable to me, no matter how horrible the writing might be.
3. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins. Although this book is also under The Hunger Games series, I felt that it should have its own spot because it impacted me on a different level than the first two books. While the beginning books were purely entertaining for me, I felt the final book had a deeper meaning. It really dove into the political issues and showed extremists on opposite parties. It showed me that there are extremes on both sides of the political spectrum.
4. Blink of an Eye, Ted Dekker. This book was one of the best books I have come across. It was captivating from the very first chapter and it felt like the ultimate novel containing everything from action to romance. 
5. Prophet, Frank Peretti. Although I have not read this book since the seventh grade, this book still remains clear in my memory. This book actually influenced my thoughts on abortion. It opened to my eyes that abortion was more than a belief on life versus choice but it is also a matter of health. Part of the story revolved around a politician's daughter who died after giving a partial-birth abortion. This novel might have been a little mature for my twelve-year-old self, but there is no doubt that it influenced me profoundly.
6. Nightmare Academy, Frank Peretti. I read this book in sixth grade and it is probably so memorable to me because it really freaked me out. I don't remember much about it except the general plot and this horrible scenes that haunt me to this day. 
7. House, Ted Dekker. I read this book in seventh grade and I loved it because it was and still remains one of the scariest novels I have ever read. After reading Nightmare Academy, I wasn't sure if I was into scary novels, but this novel changed my mind. It was so suspenseful the entire time and I was so captivated by it. I'll admit I had a few nightmares, but I believe that they were worth reading this book.
8. Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote. This novella was just beautiful. I read it because I planned to watch the movie afterwards and they were completely different. In my opinion, the novella was a masterpiece while the movie was almost degrading to the original story.
9. Macbeth, William Shakespeare. Normally I am not a fan of tragedies, but I found this story completely fascinating. This was also the first work of Shakespeare that I was able to read without any sort of help from sparknotes, so I felt very accomplished after finishing this book.
10. Thr3e, Ted Dekker. This book is very memorable for me because of the amount of twists this story held. There were new plot twists and surprises with every chapter. It was a crazy thriller that I probably won't forget any time soon.