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44 Books to Read if You Love Twilight

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If you haven’t yet read the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, you should. All 4 books are out. This is their order:

Plus there’s a companion piece to Eclipse entitled The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. Wondering who is Bree Tanner and why does she get a novella? There’s also a guide to the world, The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide.

Meyer was working on Edward’s version of Twilight called Midnight Sun until it was leaked. That’s pretty good too. Who doesn’t love getting inside Edward’s head?

If you’re a Twilight fan…

And are itching for more books to read that give off a similar flavor check out these trilogies, series, classics, and stand alone novels. There are 40 books in all!

The recommendations are in no particular order.

Blueblood Series by Melissa de la Cruz:

Love Triangle. Check. Vampires. Check.

Five books are published so far. Ten are predicted. The next is coming out later this year. Here is the reading order:

  1. Blue Bloods
  2. Masquerade
  3. Revelations
  4. The Van Alen Legacy
  5. Misguided Angel
  6. Lost In Time

Plus there are two fun series related books to check out: Keys to the Repository and Bloody Valentine.

Theater Illuminata Trilogy by Lisa Mantchev:

Love Triangle. Check. Paranormal/Fantasy. Check. Fairies? Theater? Drama! Check! Check! Check! Here is the reading order:

  1. Act I: Eyes Like Stars
  2. Act II: Perchance to Dream
  3. Act III: So Silver Bright

Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead

Five books published so far. Last book in the series on Rose will come out December of this year. Here is the reading order:

  1. Vampire Academy
  2. Frostbite
  3. Shadow Kiss
  4. Blood Promises
  5. Spirit Bound
  6. Last Sacrifice

A spin off series set in the same world, taking side characters and turning them into main characters with a whole new storyline and plot believed to start releasing in 2012.

House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin Cast:

Vampires. Check. Love Triangle. Check.

Seven books published so far. Twelve books predicted for the series in total. Here is the reading order:

  1. Marked
  2. Betrayed
  3. Chosen
  4. Untamed
  5. Hunted
  6. Tempted
  7. Burned
  8. Awakened
  9. Destined

There will also be a companion piece that gives the 411 on the book series called The Fledgling Handbook 101.

The Wolves of Mercy Falls Trilogy by Maggie Stiefvater:

Werewolves. Check. Young Adult Romance. Check.

One published. One about to be published. One to be published summer of 2011. Here is the reading order:

  1. Shiver
  2. Linger
  3. Forever

Fallen Angels by Becca Fitzpatrick:

Paranormal Romance. Check. Love Triangle. Check.

Here is the reading order:

  1. Hush, Hush
  2. Crescendo
  3. Crescendo
  4. Finale

Fallen Series by Lauren Kate:

Paranormal Romance. Check. Love Triangle. Check.

One book published. One about to be released. Rumored two more to come. Here is the reading order:

  1. Fallen
  2. Torment
  3. Passion
  4. Fallen in Love
  5. Rapture

Classics and Single Titles:

The first three classics were mentioned and inspired Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. Won’t your English teacher be proud!

  1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – Edward as Mr. Darcy? Featured in Twilight.
  2. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare – Featured in New Moon.
  3. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte – Featured in Eclipse.
  4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë – Gothic romance. It’s what people read before vampires. 😉
  5. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen – Love Triangle.
  6. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt – Fantasy romance with an immortal theme.
  7. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine – Fantasy romance with a curse.
  8. Beastly by Alex Flinn – Paranormal romance with a curse.

You can’t go wrong with any of the books on this list. Are there any books we’ve missed that you’d add? Let me know!

66 Books to Read if You Love Harry Potter

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So I’m a die hard Harry Potter fan and you must be too if you’re here. Although, there is a slight chance you haven’t read the books. If that’s you, I’m telling you, you need to read the Harry Potter Series. All 7 books! Like right now. This is their order:

These are the companion books to Harry Potter:

And you can Get the Complete Harry Potter 8-Film Collection

If you’re a Harry Potter fan…

You should check out these trilogies and series. There are 60 books in all! The recommendations are in no particular order.

Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan:

A boy with ADHD and dyslexia finds out his handicaps are in fact signs of his powers. He learns that he’s a demigod, son of the Greek god Poseidon, one of the main three gods. Trouble is looming and he’s the only one who can save the world. The first and second book have been made into a major motion picture. The series in order is:

  1. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
  2. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
  3. Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse
  4. Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
  5. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
  6. Companion novels: The Demigod Files.

There’s also a sequel series based on Percy Jackson called The Heroes of Olympus, which introduces their Roman demigod counterparts:

  1. The Lost Hero
  2. The Son of Neptune
  3. The Mark of Athena
  4. The House of Hades
  5. The Blood of Olympus

Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer:

A boy genius is a criminal mastermind and the greatest recent enemy of fairies worldwide. He plans to rebuild his family’s finances by stealing it from “imaginary” beings. The books in order are:

  1. Artemis Fowl
  2. The Arctic Incident
  3. The Eternity Code
  4. The Opal Deception
  5. The Lost Colony
  6. The Time Paradox
  7. The Atlantis Complex
  8. The Last Guardian
  9. The Artemis Fowl Files is the companion novel to the series.

Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer:

Another series that took off like Harry Potter is Twilight. A girl discovers a boy in her class is a vampire and it’s love at first smell… er sight. The series listed in order is:

  1. Twilight
  2. New Moon
  3. Eclipse
  4. Breaking Dawn
  5. The companion novel for this series is The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.

Septimus Heap Series by Angie Sage:

A boy soldier finds out he has magical abilities and is considered by one and all to be one of most magical beings around, because he is the 7th son of a 7th son. He’s going to be powerful, very powerful, but until then, he’s got to be trained. The books in order are:

  1. Magyk
  2. Flyte
  3. Physik
  4. Queste
  5. Syren
  6. Darke
  7. Fyre
  8. The series’ companion novel is The Magykal Papers.

Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins:

Another series that shot to fame like Harry Potter is Hunger Games. A girl volunteers herself as a sacrificial tribute to the Capitol to be placed in the arena in order to save her sister and ends up inciting a rebellion. The books are being made into movies. The Hunger Games, the movie is already released. The trilogy in order is as follows:

  1. The Hunger Games
  2. Catching Fire
  3. Mockingjay

His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman:

This trilogy is published for young adults, but like Harry Potter is meant to reach a wider audience. The Golden Compass, the first in the trilogy, has been made into a major motion picture. The trilogy in order is:

  1. The Golden Compass
  2. The Subtle Knife
  3. The Amber Spyglass

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis:

This series is comprised of seven books. It has been adapted several times over. The latest adaptions have been 3 full length featured motion pictures by Disney on books 2, 4, and 5. The books in reading order are different than their published order. The chronological reading order is as follows:

  1. The Magician’s Nephew
  2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  3. The Horse and His Boy
  4. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
  5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
  6. The Silver Chair
  7. The Last Battle

The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black:

This series is wonderful for the younger reader. It is not really aimed toward adults as the books are super short and read like fragments of a larger story. The five books comprising the series have been turned into one major film. In order, they are:

  1. The Field Guide
  2. The Seeing Stone
  3. Lucinda’s Secret
  4. The Ironwood Tree
  5. The Wrath of Mulgarath

You can then go and read Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles:

  1. The Nixies Song
  2. A Giant Problem
  3. The Wyrm King

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini:

A young boy finds a dragon egg and hatches it, starting him on an adventure of a lifetime as he is the last of the Dragon Riders. The first book in the series, Eragon, has been turned into a motion picture film.

  1. Eragon
  2. Eldest
  3. Brisingr
  4. Inheritance
  5. To learn more about the series, check out the companion novel: Eragon’s Guide to Alagaesia.

The Zaria Fierce Series by Keira Gillett:

Disclaimer: This series is written by yours truly.

When her friend Christoffer is kidnapped by a river-troll Zaria Fierce must team up with his three best friends and complete a quest to rescue him. The journey takes them all over Norway and along the way they meet ellefolken, trolls, wyverns, and elves. It’s hard to sort out friends from foes. Will Zaria and her friends rescue Christoffer before times runs out?

  1. Zaria Fierce and the Secret of Gloomwood Forest
  2. Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword
  3. Zaria Fierce and the Dragon Keeper’s Golden Shoes 
  4. Aleks Mickelsen and the Twice-Lost Fairy Well
  5. Aleks Mickelsen and the Call of the White Raven
  6. Aleks Mickelsen and the Eighth Fox Throne War
  7. Christoffer Johansen and the Return to Jötunheim (Coming 2020)

So there you have it! What books do you recommend?