Top Ten Tuesday-Not my typical books

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books I Enjoyed that Were Outside My Comfort Zone (or books you’d like to read that are outside your comfort zone!) I feel like I have done this topic before, or something similar, but since I couldn't find it, I will just apologize if this is a repeat, LOL! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.   

Top Ten Tuesday-Books I've read and enjoyed that were outside my comfort zone 

The Phantom of the Tollbooth by Norton Juster-I am not a middle grade reader, or a fantasy reader. I don't like talking animals. However, I have listened to this several times on trips when my kiddos were young, and it is so well done. I think it was the literal aspect of it that I enjoyed most.

Holes by Louis Sachar-I read this one recently for book club. Again, I am not a middle grade reader, but this one is realistic fiction, and it kept my interest.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer-again, not a fantasy reader, not into vampires (or ghosts) or anything of the like. However, one of my friends bought me this book when I was overseas. We were getting ready to be back in the states and I thought she would ask if I had read it, and I wanted to be able to say yes. I was impressed with how well-written it was and how clean.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell-I am not a huge classics fan either. I think because they are SO heavy on description, and I prefer more dialogue driven stories. However, I liked this one alright. I don't think I will read it again, but I am glad I got through it the first time.

Divergent by Veronica Roth-If you know me at all you know I am not a Sci-fi reader, or dystopian. I am not sure what compelled me to read this one, but I did and I really enjoyed it.

Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund-again, I am not a fantasy reader, nor I am into time travel, yet again, I really enjoyed this one. It was such a compelling read and I was engaged with the story, so much so that I read the second book. However, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first, and while the series continued after that, I was not interested enough to pick up the other books. 

The Hearts Charge by Karen Witemeyer-I rarely read western's or books about cowboys, I have my reasons, but because I like Karen's writing, I picked up this book. And, I loved it. It was so well-written, and the characters were amazing. This one is my favorite of the series.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee-this was another book club read and not one I would pick up. If the story had been told from any other perspective other than Scout's I would not have enjoyed it. However, her sass and personality made the story.

Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster-I tried this one because I was trying to read more classics. I had seen it recommended and decided to give it a shot. I am so glad I did, I absolutely loved this story. It made me laugh and giggle, Jerusha's letters were just so funny.

The Serendipity by Emma St. Clair-you all know I love Emma St. Clair, but I do not read magic stories, not even magical realism ones. They are not my cup of tea. But, because I do love Emma's books, I gave this one a try. I really enjoyed it. I felt like the magic in this one was as "realistic" as it could be.

Clicking on the picture will take you to my review, if I have written one, a few of these were before I started blogging. 

So, there you have it. Ten books I have read that were outside of my comfort zone, but I enjoyed them anyway. Have you read any of these? 

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