Top Ten Favorite Books I Read Before I Was a Blogger
94April 8, 2013 by Alice in Readerland
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(Titles link to Goodreads.)
~*~ Favorite Books During My Spy Book Phase ~*~
(Because you can never read too many spy stories.)
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter
This main character is a great pavement artist and takes Covert Operations in school! You can see my review here.
and
The Squad: Perfect Cover by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Cheerleader spies. Enough said.
Honorable Mention:
Though it’s not fiction, I absolutely love The Spy Wore Red: My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II by Aline, Countess of Romanones. I can’t recommend it enough.
~*~ Favorite Books During My Dragon Book Phase ~*~
(Because, yes, I always wanted a pet dragon.)
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George
I loved Dragon Slippers (the first in the Dragon Slippers trilogy). Dragons, wittiness, and adventure, oh my! Just look at that tagline on the cover: She wanted dragon gold. She got a pair of shoes.
and
Pern: Harper Hall Trilogy by Ann McCaffrey
My grandmother introduced these books to my mom, who introduced them to me! If you haven’t read a by book from Ann McCaffrey yet, you definitly should (though the Harper Hall Trilogy is my favorite)!
~*~ Favorite Books During My Mystery Book Phase ~*~
(Because there are few things that make me pick up a book more than the promise of a good mystery.)
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keen
Nancy Drew! A great deal of my childhood was spent reading the Nancy Drew series!
Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Bad Kitty is filled with unique, quirky characters, laugh-out-loud lines, and a fun mystery!
~*~ Favorite Books During My Travel Book Phase ~*~
(Because books take you places.)
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
This was such a fun book! I loved the different locations the main character visited, and I was always excited to see what was in the next envelope!
and
How to Be Bad by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle
Who doesn’t love a fun road trip?
~*~ Favorite Books During My Read-Meg-Cabot-Books Phase ~*~
(I never grew out of this phase. Okay, so I never grew out of any of the book phases I mentioned.)
Airhead trilogy by Meg Cabot
This was such a fun trilogy by Meg! My favorite line out of all the books? “You know your Lamborghini is on fire, right?”
The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
My favorite book out of the series was Princess Mia (#9). Which was yours?
What were your favorite books you read before blogging?
Alice in Readerland 
OOOoo I forgot Nancy Drew! I loved reading those books too. And I have Airhead and want to reread it soon. I remember really liking it back in the day. Same with the Princess Diaries. I always wanted to read Ally Carter’s books, but haven’t gotten around to it. Thanks for stopping by today. p.s. I scheduled your interview to go live Wed 10th for Harley’s Hall of Fame =)
Meg Cabot is the queen of fiction, her series are always so good! :) Hooray! I’m excited to see it, thanks so much for the interview!
Good call with the Nancy Drew- I definitely read my share back in elementary and middle school.
I loved those books, I was always excited to hear what mystery Nancy, George, and Bess discovered next! :) Thanks for stopping by & commenting!
Perfect Cover sounds awesome! I also loved I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have To Kill You. Great picks :)
Perfect Cover was a really fun book, and I love how Ally Carter and Jennifer Lynn Barnes are great friends! :) Thanks for stopping by & commenting!
Meg Cabot! <3 I read so many of her books before I was a blogger and loved them all. She's brilliant. I also love that you have Nancy Drew on your list! I was a huge fan!
I love Nancy Drew, I could never resist a good detective story! :) Thanks for stopping by & commenting!
Wow I love this blog….
I actually haven’t read any of those books. :/
Aww, thanks! :)
I really mean to read 13 Little Blue Envelopes. Then I forget to do anything about it. Have you read the sequel? Thanks for visiting my blog.
I did read the sequel, I think it gave a lot of closure to the story! :) Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
I love the cover of Bad Kitty… going to check to see if the library has it right now! Here is my list: Top Ten Tuesday.
Angie
I hope the library has it! :) Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Ooh, I love Nancy Drew!!
Me too, her books are wonderful! :)
YAY for Nance Drew books! I read those as a kid :)
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I’ve read so many Nancy Drew books, they’re just wonderful! :)
I just got the Ghallager Girls book from the library! Very excited to finally start that series :) Bad Kitty also looks good (and How to be Bad was cute).
I hope you love the series! :)
Ahhhh Nancy Drew! I used to love Nancy Drew! Awesome list!
Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives
I just had to include Nancy in this list, I’ve read so many of her books! :)
Of all your picks, I’ve only read the Nancy Drew mystery, but it was my favorite!
Nancy’s the best! :)
I haven’t read any of them yet. :(
Good thing TTT came up with the list this week right?
I haven’t read a lot of the books I’ve seen on other TTT lists this week, either!
i loved the Airhead series (or anything by Meg Cabot, really) but this one doesn’t get a lot of attention. love that you added it. :)
I loved the series too! You’re right, I don’t think it gets that much attention, but it definitly deserves it! :)
Oh my gosh, I was obsessed with Nancy Drew when I was in grade school! Those yellow hardcovers were my constant companions. <3
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I know what you mean, I was always carrying a Nancy Drew around with me (and checking out several from the library)! :)
Great List! I haven’t read any of these but they all sound really good. I will have to add a few to my TBR :-) Thanks for stopping by my TTT.
Chelsea @ Starbucks & Books Obsession
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It is so great to see other people with Meg Cabot on their list! I swear I don’t remember a time before I read her books ;)
Meg Cabot’s the queen of fiction! :)
13 Little Blue Envelopes is the only one I read among these books. Wasn’t totally smitten by it, though. Bad Kitty sounds interesting! I’d check it out.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! :)
Julie @ Books and Insomnia
Bad Kitty was definitly unique, and I loved it! :)
I recently read Dragon Slippers, and it was absolutely adorable! I love JDG, but my favorite is Sun and Mon, Ice and Snow!
Thanks for sharing :)
I still haven’t read that one yet, but I’m always excited to see what book Jessica writes next! :)
I actually have not read any of these! Actually, I MAY have read that Nancy Drew, because I went through a phase where I read a ton of them, but I’m not sure I could pick the ones I read out of the masses. I do want to read Ally Carter’s series (LOVE Heist Society) and JLB’s spy/cheerleader books sound fun too.
If you love Heist Society, you’ll probably love the Gallagher Girls! :)
Oh, The Princess Diaries, Nancy Drew, and 13 Little Blue Envelopes! All excellent choices :)
Thanks, I just adore those books! :)
Great List! I had a spy book phase in high school – but those awesome books weren’t available yet!
I loved reading all the spy/mystery/detective books I could get my hands on! :)
I’ve only read Princess Mia of all of these. It was long time ago. Still I enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by :)
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I haven’t read most of these, but I did recently start the Gallagher Girls series and it’s loads of fun. I also used to love Nancy Drew, although I haven’t read those books in a long, long, long time!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
The 3rd book in the GG series is my favorite! :)
Great list! I need to read 13 Little Blue Envelopes yet still. There are just so many great books out there to be read. :-) Thanks for stopping by my list. Happy Reading!
I hope you love it when you read it! :)
Ohhh, I love that you broke this down into different phases of reading you went through! So many interesting books. Dragon Slippers looks adorable and I want to read it right now!
Thanks, I had fun making this list! :) I hope you get to read Dragon Slippers soon!
The Gallagher Girl books are a guilty pleasure of mine. I also LOVE Dragon Slippers. I may own all of Jessica Day George’s books.
I just adore the Dragon Slippers trilogy!!! :)
I have to say I haven’t read single book on your list.
Thanks for stopping by! :)
I love Nancy Drew!
No matter what other books I checked out at the library, I always remember having to get at *least* one Nancy Drew! :)
I love the Gallagher Girls series! They’re such fun books to read. I can’t wait to read 13 Little Blue Envelopes, I love books that mention travel, and this one sounds like it’s a great book!
Thanks for stopping by my post! :)
I hope you love it when you read it! :)
Great picks – I also read Ally Carter’s GG books before I started blogging, and they are the best. I’ve only just heard about The Squad books and I’m SUPER excited to read them.
Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my TTT!
I love how Ally Carter and Jennifer Lynn Barnes are great friends! :)
The only book I’ve read it 13 Little Blue Envelopes. I like it, but I actually liked the second book way better. I haven’t read the first one for a while, though, so I don’t know.
I own I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You but I STILL haven’t read it. I need to do that soon.
I hope you love it when you read it! :) The 1st book is great to get background on the characters, but the plot arc of the series doesn’t really start until the 2nd/3rd book.
Love how you broke them out into your phases! i definitely read like that sometimes, where I can’t get enough of one type of book! Also, Dragonsong… can I just say how much I loved these books when I was younger?! Great list!
I was so obsessed with the Pern world, I wanted my own fire lizard for the longest time! ;)
Great list! I need to read 13 Little Blue Envelopes yet. Great List. :) Thanks for coming by my Top Ten. :) Happy Reading!
I hope you love it when you read it! :)
Ah! I haven’t read any of these! I’m thinking a trip over to GoodReads is in order after this comment.
Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!
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I love the Airhead trilogy! It’s probably my most favorite series by Meg Cabot ever.
And the GG series by Ally Carter! I love them all! (:
Thanks for stopping by my TTT! (:
I adore the Airhead trilogy, but my favorite trilogy by Meg is her ‘Boy’ series told through emails! :)
Thanks for commenting on my blog. I enjoyed your list. I liked the phases and we have similiar taste in many books since I also read and enjoyed them!
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I’ve heard lots of good things about Ally Carter and her books – hope I get around to them soon. Nice list :)
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I believe the last Gallagher Girl book comes out this year so I’m totally going to binge read then. I already love the Heist Society series.
I love binge reading series; it’s been awful waiting so many years for the GG series!
Yay Gallagher Girls! I found them after blogging, not before, but I still adore them.
I’m so excited for GG #6 to come out! :)
I actually have not read a single one of these! I adore Maureen Johnson’s twitter account and she is an author I reallllllllly need to be checking out.
Thanks for taking a gander at my list ;D
I found out about her books through her Twitter account too, she’s a riot! :)
I was never a Nancy Drew fan, but I LOVED the Hardy boys and some other similar series about 3 boys who solved mysteries. I loved the mystery, I was so addicted to the story.
I haven’t read the Hardy Boys, but I did read The Bobsy Twins mysteries! :)
I have a massive amount of love for Nancy Drew. My friends and I read practically every single one of her books when we were in elementary/middle school. Such good memories!
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I was always carrying a Nancy Drew book around with me, I just adored those stories! :)
Okay, I have the same problem as you. I don’t know what to comment on because there’s just so much! I love all the phases you put, so creative and I adore that! I now added lots on my TBR because hello, cheerleader spy? I’m intrigued. Ally Carter and Meg Cabot, check and check. The others? I’ll be checking out ASAP.
Thanks for stopping by my TTT :)
Sunny @ Blue Sky Bookshelf
Thanks, I had fun putting the list together and deciding which phases to use! I love how Ally & Jennifer both write spy books, are great friends & talk to each other a lot on Twitter! :)
I love how you formatted your list! There are some awesome looking books on there. I’ve only read 13 Little Blue Envelopes and the first three Princess Diaries books. Looks like there are more books to add, now! Thanks for stopping by my blog, too! :)
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I haven’t read any of these, but going to have to check out The Spy Wore Red as it sounds really interesting!
I hope you love it when you read it! :)
Oh great choices! Loved How to Be Bad and 13 Little Blue Envelopes!!
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Eva @ All Books Considered
Glad you loved those books too! :)