Ging2x's Top Books:
1. Sweet Valley Series
- My first novels. Perfect for young readers who have huge book budgets. Because you will want to collect as many books in the series as you can. They offer a wide selection for their varied readers.
(Sweet Valley Kids; High; Saga; etc)
Sadly, my entire Sweet Valley collection was given away. :(
If I remember correctly, my first ever paperback was a Sweet Valley High book "Booster Boycott". :D
2. Clearwater Crossing Series
- Involves numerous touching moments among a group of friends you'll wish you were part of. Ideal for meager book budgets as the series does not involve a huge collection. I'm a big fan of the Jesse-Melanie love story.
I lack only 5 more books from the collection!!! :D
3. Five Geese Flying
- Involves a lovely European setting that tackles family, love for countrymen, love for God and a beautiful love story. At the end of the book, you'll find yourself capable of at least ten French words...hehehe
Aside from that, the book is very valuable to me because of Melody and EE's birthday message for me on the front cover. :)
4. The Da Vinci Code
- The controversial Da Vinci Code, but several parts of the book are missing in the movie. And for those who have read the book and like me have never been to Europe, the movie was a great follow-up for my imagination! :)
Someday, I will stand on the exact spot where Jacques Saunière was murdered (hehehe) :D
5. Angels and Demons
- an even more exciting and exhilarating Dan Brown book, and a very unexpected ending!
I never thought _____ was behind it all!
6. Digital Fortress
- Perfect for computer geeks. Another Dan Brown masterpiece!
7. Judith McNaught books (Whitney, My Love; A Kingdom of Dreams; Once and Always; Every Breath You Take)
- Lovely settings and wonderful heroines! Judith McNaught books are really worth buying as you cannot help but read these beautiful love stories over and over again. You fall in love with the story, and with its characters as well. I'm still so thankful to Carol for introducing me to her books.
To date, I still consider McNaught's "Whitney, My Love" her best work! :)
8. Shakespeare Stealer
- An amazing literary work that involves the competition and treachery of the theatres long ago during the days of Shakespeare. I didn't know it was that intense.
9. The Five People You Meet In Heaven
- Unexpected but touching. Makes you wonder who could possibly be your own five people in heaven. . . And mortified at the thought that in my lifetime, I could possibly be responsible for the death of my own Blue Man.
10. The Bridges of Madison County
- From my mom's old collection. A love that can never be, but one that stayed with them for the rest of their lives. Awww :)
11. The Secret Garden
- A seemingly impossible girl and a house full of secrets. There were parts in the book that were a bit dragging, but I loved it still. :)
12. Hillary Rodham Clinton : Living History
- Inspriring! Makes me want to read Obama's autobiography for comparison. :D
13. The Harry Potter Series
- Very expensive! But very worth it...
The movies can never compare to their printed counterparts. I have my own softbound copies until Book 5, but had to settle reading eBooks for Books 6 and 7. It's amazing how Rowling can come up with these plots and characters!
14. The Butter Did It
- One of my best finds ever! It cost me only 39 pesos at a book sale back in High School when I used to go to old bookstores downtown when school let out early.
A beautiful Washington setting, with a food critic as the heroine. The book tells of a chef's murder, and dishes described exquisitely by the writer that always ends up making me hungry. :/
15. True Believer
- The mystery behind strange lights in the cemetery of an old ghost town. The journalist investigating the lights ends up falling for the local librarian. Wonderful how he was able to leave everything for her! :)
I want to have this book's sequel..."At First Sight", which supposedly continues the same couple's love story, plus another important character's supposed psychic abilities..
'Till my next trip to Natio...hehehe :D
16. The Reader's Digest Book of Strange Stories and Amazing Facts
- This time its from my dad's book collection of which the Reader's Digest collections is dominant. But this particular hardbound copy is by far the most interesting! It is a very thick book with stories such as Nostradamus' predictions, the scariest places on Earth, the most eccentric people that ever lived, and stories of famous serial killers and mysteries left unsolved.
My particular favorite text in this book is the Lincoln-Kennedy connection and the 'moving coffins' story. :D
17. Agatha Christie Mysteries (The Collection)
- In true Agatha Christie fashion, Christie is always one step ahead of you and you can never seem to predict the true culprits!
Come on Starbucks, call me now...
Or I may end up writing a review on coffee. hehehe :D
