World Book Day

Since today is World Book Day, I thought I'd share with you some my favourite all time books..

(I'm not really going to write reviews on them, just get them from the library and check them out yourselves!)

A Song Of Ice And Fire - George R.R. Martin

The A Song of Ice and Fire books are the basis of HBO's the Game of Thrones tv series. They're fantasy books that really capture the imagination. I am currently the book A Feast for Crows. So far my favourite is A Storm of Swords.

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Yes this was inevitable.. but the Harry Potter books came out when I was roughly the same age as Harry in the first books and so it was fantasy life that ever Potter reader (including myself) wished they were part of. This is cliché but,  my generation grew up alongside Harry. My favourite book of these is The Order of the Phoenix. The excitement of Dumbledore's Army and the heartbreak when Sirius died always get me!

Kevin and Sadie, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard

This book is part of a series following the relationship of Kevin (a Catholic) and Sadie (a Protestant) in Belfast during the Troubles. Originally I read this for my Junior Cert. but afterwards I read all the Kevin and Sadie novels. Across the Barricades remained my favourite.

Pillow Talk - Freya North

I usually don't go for romantic novels but I picked this book up one day to give it a go. I was pleasantly surprised. You get to know Petra and her history with guys at first. You feel for her and then you're brought on her romantic escapades throughout the book. Worth picking up..

The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

I will admit, I only picked up this book after seeing the film. It is such an intriguing story and so well written (as you would expect from Oscar Wilde!)

Northern Lights - Philip Pullman 

I read this book when I was around 8. Once I read it, I put it down and day dreamed of what it would be like to be Lyra. Then I picked it up and read it again and again..

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

This was my favourite book in primary school!

Anyways, that's all for now! There's loads of others, but these are the ones that popped into my head! :)