Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Top 5 Gateway Books

Top 5 Wednesdays are hosted by GingerReadsLainey here

Paranormal: Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1)
This is a gateway book for paranormal books as it is scary yet has excellent characters and a great storyline. Anna is a well-written and believable, if at times conscienceless, ghost.

Fantasy: Maygk by Angie Sage 
Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
This is a great gateway book for fantasy because it is just such a fun book that everyone can enjoy without being too complicated. There are a lot of amazing characters and there is at least one character you can relate to, I just really love this book.

Contemporary: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
The Unexpected Everything
 I think that this book is a brilliant gateway book for contemporary because it is one of the first I read and now I love to read contemporary books. The plot was different to some other contemporary books I have read and is well written.

Classics: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
 I love this book and started reading a lot more classics after reading it which is why I think that it is a brilliant gateway book because it isn't as hard to read and understand like some other classics so it is a great way to ease into it. Anne is a very relatable character and she has her imperfections but is still an amazing character.

Dystopian: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
 I love these books and after I read them I started to read as many dystopian books as I could and I think that they were my gateway books into the dystopian genre. The main character is strong and brilliant while still seeming human which is excellently portrayed by the writer.

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6 comments:

  1. I completely agree with you about Magyk, The Hunger Games, and The Unexpected Everything!! Great choices, Ann. I haven't read Ann of Green Gables, but I do own it. Maybe I'll read it sooner now. :) I did my T5W on Gateway books to Contemporaries with darker themes here!

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    1. I know I love all these books so much. You should definitely read Anne Of Green Gables it is amazing. Thanks for visiting!

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  2. I loved your take on the different genres for your #T5W. I chose dystopian myself, and of course included The Hunger Games. I haven't read your paranormal or fantasy books. Adding to my TBR!

    Amanda

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    1. Thanks I just thought it would be more fun as a range or genres not one. Thanks for visiting!

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  3. Gateway books is a great concept! I have Magyk on my classroom bookshelf, but not having read it haven't ever "sold" it to students. This will help!

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    1. You should definitely "sell" it to your students it is such an amazing book with a great plot and amazing characters! Thanks for visiting!

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