Day 2: A Book That You’ve Read More Than Three Times

So many here. I’m a big re-reader. Not as much lately but I do have a few that I’ve needed to purchase multiple copies of. I think I’ll give this one to The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce. I mean, I’ve re-read all her Circle of Magic/Circle Opens books more than three times (and all the Tortall books about Alanna, Daine, and Kel), but this one I’ve re-read about once a year since it came out. I love it so much because it came out when I was just a bit older than the characters in the book, who I had grown up with. The book does a wonderful job encapsulating the growing pains of going from child to adult, and I love the exploration of these characters’ relationships to one another, especially as it related to trauma and healing. It was also wonderful to see the kids I grew up with come into their own.

Shout outs:

Sarah Dessen was my favorite author for a long time. I still have a lot of nostalgia for her books, especially these two, This Lullaby and The Truth About Forever. I remember the day that the librarian introduced me to her books, and I remember how when This Lullaby came out, she let me read it before it even went on the shelves. These books brought me a lot of comfort and I look forward to reading them again soon.

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    Wow, I’m also a total TP fan but in front of you, perhaps I can only call myself a tiny fan, hahah.
    I’ve been following the Tortall series since High School and reread it from the first book straight only once. I’ve been wanting to read the Circle Open books but haven’t gotten to it yet.

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      I remember when the librarian gave me the Alanna books in sixth grade – I think I re-read them about two dozen times by the time I graduated. I haven’t re-read them in a while, though sometimes I’ll pull one off the shelf and peruse it for old time’s sake. I haven’t read any of her more recent ones either but I plan to make time to one day soon.

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        The last time I read them I started with Alanna and read all the way to Becca series. There’s just something special about reading childhood classics 🙂

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          I read the first Beka book when I was in my first year of uni, though I never got to the rest of them because I was reading so much for my classes that pleasure reading really stopped for a while (ahh, the double edged sword of being an English lit major). I’ve been wanting to do a Tortall re-read though and hope to get to it either this year or next year.

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            Yes! My pleasure reading had really been affected ever since there’s been so much going on in real life but Tortall universe is still somewhere in the back of my mind hahaha. Beka books were pretty good as well. All of the different Tortall series hold a special place in my heart haha. Hope you enjoy your ride when you find time 🙂

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