I was tagged by @vigilantexarcher​

Rules: In a text post, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag 10 friends, including me, so I’ll see your list.

1. Pet Semetary by Stephen King

Pet Semetary was the first novel by Stephen King I ever read, and from the first page I was hooked. I tend to lean towards darker writing so I was completely enthralled from the get go. I think it took me two days to finish it, more or less? But reading it really encouraged me to work to my strengths when writing, which worked out well for me in the end.

2. Lord Loss & Slawter by Darren Shan

Darren Shan is probably my favourite author, and he’s why: He’s not afraid to get into the nitty gritty detail of gore and horror and I absolutely love it. While a lot of things contributed to my writing style and genre, these two books from the Demonata series are my favourites and left the greatest impact.

3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

I didn’t get stuck into PJO until the later years of my high schooling, after watching the first film. Of course, while I definitely preferred the film’s darker take on the Demigod World, I loved how Percy’s thoughts and feelings were projected to the reader, and the series stuck on me like glue. And I still can’t get rid of it.
PS Luke deserved better.

4. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

You probably all saw this coming, but I have a lot of fond memories linked to the Harry Potter series, especially ones from my later primary school years. Like most kids my age, once I picked up Harry Potter, I wasn’t able to put it down. The world building was just so intense and intricate, despite Harry being as observant as a rock, and c’mon, MAGIC. ANIMALS. Harry Potter led me to a lot of the friends I have today, so I’ll always be grateful for that.

5. His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman

I’d first like to recognize that the movie sucked. The effects were absolutely amazing, but as an adaptation, it sucked. The whole idea behind the world in His Dark Materials, how it all works, the concept of daemons was, and still is, just so awesome and interesting and I play around in that world pretty damn often. Having a literal representation of your soul in animal form would just be amazing, think of all the possibilities. And again, like with the Harry Potter Series, the world building is just so incredibly well-done it’s difficult not to get absorbed by Pullman’s writing.

6. Where is Daniel? By Bruce and Denise Morcombe, with Lindsay Simpson

If you’re Australian, or have a kid, then you probably know about or heard of Daniel Morcombe. He was a young boy that went missing on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, in 2007, presumed to have been kidnapped and killed. The case of Daniel’s disappearance lasted years, with the murderer being convicted and trialed in 2014. This book follows the struggles of both the family and the law enforcers that worked on the case in such heart wrenching detail, I had to put the book down a few times when I was on the train because I got so emotional I started crying.

7. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

I’ll be honest I don’t actually remember much from this book, but I do remember how much I loved it and how it seemed to take me away with it every time I turned the pages. And the cover I had was all sparkly and as a kid sparkly things are what stick with you forever.

8. Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda

For this segment, we’re going to pretend that the anime didn’t exist, because it was terrible and should not be related to the book series. Deltora Quest was one of the first series of books I ever completed and contained all the things I loved: monsters, protagonists getting wrecked, giant killer snakes, etc. My first how to draw book was “How to Draw Deltora Quest Monsters”. Even though I had been drawing as far back as I remember, Deltora Quest really jumpstarted my imagination and helped foster my love for monsters and odd creatures.

9. Five Little Ducks illustrated by Pamela Paparone

When my sister and I were little, my mum used to read this book to us almost every night, and we were always so excited by it. I loved it so much, I’m upset we can’t find our copy but I keep it close to my heart.

10. Blossom and Boo by Dawn Apperly

As you might have guessed by now, my sister and I grew up close. Mum used to love reading this book to us because she always said it was like a story of Jordyn and I; she was Blossom and I was Boo. Every time I see it sitting in the book basket I get all smiley because we haven’t really changed since then.

yeah I’m not gonna tag anyone but feel free to do this and tag me in it! I’d love to see your responses.

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