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Question: What are some really good pleasure reading books!?
I'm out of books to read! I'm in desperate need of suggestions!. I read fantasy books almost exclusively, but there's a pretty wide range of them!.

If it helps, here are my all-time favorite books:

1!. The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer
2!. Wicked by Gregory Maguire
3!. A Great and Terrible Beauty (and series) by Libba Bray
4!. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
5!. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
6!. The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
7!. Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (is there a sequel to this!?!?)
8!. Magyk and series by Angie Sage
9!. Inkheart and Inkspell by!.!.!.!.ummm!.!.!.idk lol
10!. ttyl and series by Lauren Myracle

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
okay so right now you're my favorite person EVER! lol i love all of those books, especially stephenie meyer, libba bray, JK rowling, angie sage, and cornelia funke

btw inkheart, inkspell, and inkdeath are by cornelia funke

okay so here's a list of stuff you can read:

if you like fantasy (wizards, dragons, elves, faeries, etc!.):
- The Ruby Key
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (Sea of Monsters, The Lightning Thief, The Battle of the Labyrinth)
-The Last Apprentice series
-The Faerie Wars series (Ruler of the Realm, Faerie Lord, Faerie Wars)
- The Fire Eternal (and the whole rest of the series by Chris D'Lacy)
- The Septimus Heap series (Queste, Magyk, etc!.)
- The Warrior Heir, The Wizard Heir, the Dragon Heir

if you like fantasy adventure (like warriors, kingdoms, battles, etc):
- The Cry of the Icemark, Blade of Fire, Last Battle of the Icemark (trilogy)
- The Door Within, The Rise of the Wyrm Lord, The Final Storm (trilogy)
- Crystal Doors, Crystal Doors: Ocean Realm, Crystal Doors: Sky Realm (trilogy)
-The Book of the Sword, The Coming of Dragons, the Circle of Stone (Darkest Age trilogy)

if you like happy/funny/romantic fantasy stories (still involving mythical creatures and humans and such):
- Dragon Slippers, Dragon Flight
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (one of my favorites ever)
- The Last Dragon

if you liked harry potter you'll love The Tapestry series
*first is The Hound of Rowan and the second comes out in september

if you like wonderful and romantic books in general like twilight then you'll love:
- A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, A Sweet Far Thing
- Goddess of Yesterday
- The entire Shamer series (Shamer's Daughter, Shamer's War, Serpent's gift, etc!.)
- Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow (also falls in this category)

and if you like gossip girl books then youll like:
- The It Girl series (featuring the continued Jenny Humphrey from Gossip Girl)
- Secrets of My Hollywood Life series

and last but not least:
The Looking Glass Wars, Seeing Redd ** some of the best books ever written

love you list so i hope you love these!
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Marley and me---it's a very heart warming story about a loyal dog, and making decisions!.!.!.!.

Dewey:I own the book, but haven't read it, seems like a great book though!.

Amazing Gracie:a really great story, and I'm reading it right now, and it's a really good book so far!. If you like animals, you'll love these books!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (series)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale (and its sequels)
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
The Harry Potter series by J!.K!. Rowling
Anything by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
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Hiya !

Try 'The Colours of Snow' by Kate Fenton!. Published by New English Library!. The ISBN in case you need it is!.!.!. 0-450-55140-7

I met the author a few years back - when she appealed on tv for some 3 inch disks for her Amstrad word processor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King by J!.R!.R!. Tolkien (you don't know what you're missing if you've only seen the films)

The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanWww@QuestionHome@Com

The 13th Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale is a gothic suspense novel that was published in 2006!. It's Diane Setterfield's debut novel!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Tamora Pierce would be a good author for you to check out!.

I loved Twenty-One Balloons by DuBois

Anything by Lois Lowry
The Phantom Tollbooth by Juster is a must read!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

the five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom is realllllllly good : ) Www@QuestionHome@Com

I have just read these ones this month

Mr Commitment by Mike Gayle – romance and funny
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs - classic
Aesop’s Fables - classic
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien – classic fantasy
Maximum Ride – Schools out forever by James Patterson – teenage fantasy
Maximum Ride – Saving the World and other extreme sports by James Patterson
Maximum Ride – The Final Warning by James Patterson
The Children of Hurin by J R R Tolkien - fantasy
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Watership Down by Richard Adams – children’s classic
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte – classic - romance
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons – Classic and Comedy
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M C Beaton – Comedy Miss Marple
At the Sign of the Sugar Plum by Mary Hooper – Story of two sisters during the plague

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