Yesterday was my 30th birthday, which has thrust me into a reflective mood. Therefore, I thought it might be fun to share my top 30 books of the past 30 years, with no explanation as to why I’ve chosen each book (because we’d be here all day). There are MANY different reasons for selecting these books – some I think are incredibly well written, others have sentimental value, and all have shaped my life in some way or another.
In no particular order…
The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Bridget Jones’s Diary (the full series) by Helen Fielding
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
The Shining by Stephen King
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Harry Potter (the whole core series) by JK Rowling*
Star Girl by Jerry Spinelli
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Ritual by Adam Nevill
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
If We Were Villains by ML Rio
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
Crazy Rich Asians (the trilogy) by Kevin Kwan
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Sleeping Giants (The Themis Files trilogy) by Sylvain Neuvel
The Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) series by Charlaine Harris
The Illuminae Files (trilogy) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles series) by Marissa Meyer
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Dead Silence by SA Barnes
Beta by Sammy Scott
Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
*I am in no way endorsing JK Rowling or her beliefs. Like many who grew up on Harry Potter, I am extremely disappointed by her actions.
Sarah Jules Writing 
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