Hello everybody! Today, I’m going to be doing Top Ten Tuesday, for which the theme today is a Thanksgiving freebie- I’m going for books I’m thankful for. I’m only doing 5, because even though I can think of loads I have about 10 assessments plus pre-assessments for grammar in the space of the next 2 weeks (possibly more, I’m a languages geek and can’t do maths!) so I’ve had to fit this into a spare few minutes! Onto the post!
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Pony Club Secrets- I don’t necessarily think I wouldn’t like books if I hadn’t read these, but I don’t think I’d love them as much if I hadn’t. They taught me what it was like to love a series very young, and I still think I’d love them now. They shaped pretty much my entire reading taste- I still love books with friendship and romance and adventure and animals and magic and lots of humour, which this series has all of in abundance.
Adventure Island– definitely don’t think I’d still be reading if it wasn’t for this series ( and the Laura Marlin Mysteries). I’ve told this story before but I kind of fell out of love with trying new things with books at the end of primary school (I still reread a lot, eg Pony Ckub Secrets) but when I found these it made me realise I was REALLY missing out and I started seeking out new things much more. Also thankful because my review of this series was the first I ever wrote, and without that chances are this blog wouldn’t be here today.
The Wells and Wong series- you know how everyone has that book or series that shaped them as a human? This is mine. I’ve been reading these since the year they came out and I’m one of it’s most devoted fans, not only because they’re incredible books but because I’ve genuinely taken on character traits of almost everyone in them and try to live my life based on how they do, in some ways. It sounds really strange, maybe, but I don’t think I’d be the same person without these books.
Open Road Summer/When We Collided- I read some Emery Lord in summer 2017 and I loved it. By chance, when having a really bad day (of which there were many last year) in summer 2018 I picked up Open Road Summer and I don’t think I put it down till I finished. What a transporting, captivating book it is. So when it came to choosing the book for the day before my surgery (when I was convinced I’d die of some freak complication), the one book I hadn’t read by her was the natural choice and it had the same effect. I love Emery Lord with my whole heart and I wish she knew how much her books meant to me last year.
The Secret of Platform 13- as you might have guessed from that intro, I’m feeling a bit stressed at the moment. I’ve not read anything in a few days, but I bought this the other day and I’ve loved almost everything else I’ve read by Eva Ibbotson so I decided to pick it up and it was immensely soothing. I’m really looking forward to reading a bit more over the next few days, hopefully.
I could genuinely ramble on forever here, because I’m so thankful to so, so many books and I’m having so much fun talking about them but alas some Spanish grammar tests are waiting on me. Wish me luck!
What books are you thankful for just now? Do we have any in common? I’d love to hear in the comments!
Amy x
Golden Books Girl 
Lovely to read about how Pony Club Secrets has helped shaped your reading and been a comfort read throughout fir you. No surprise to see Hazel and Daisy here – but where’s the Queen??!! I know she’d have made the full ten!
Good luck with all your work.x
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Oh, I can’t believe I forgot Emma!! She’d def have made my top ten somewhere. Thank you! Hoping to get the rest of the mini grammar out the road tonight even though the actual thing is next Friday. Apparently the strike means the French one is cancelled on Monday so maybe one down there, but plenty of others to get through ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ x
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Well, one down is better than nothing! Plenty of treats and rest breaks to get you through!
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Ha, that’s the plan! Don’t rate my chances of getting anything done tonight, it’s kind of been the week from hell thus far and I don’t think I’ve ever been quite this embarrassed in my life! Long story 😂😂
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Yet again, I haven’t read any of these. I loved reading this one.
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Thank you, I had so much fun writing it! I felt really bad I only had time to do 5 🙈
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Wells and Wong I’m thankful for too- though I’ve got to get spoonful typed up have neglected my MMU typing up recently
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Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the last few!!
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