Calling all bookworms!

I love to read, it is one of my favorite pass-times. I can't remember when exactly I began reading, but I know I was fairly young. I love losing myself in someone else's story, letting myself get wrapped up in a life that isn't my own. Books are extremely detailed, authors have to work that much harder to not only create a character for their stories, but an entire personality. Because of this, I have always admired those who can write books, who have that much of a creative mind to be able to come up with detailed plots and characters. 

I have an ereader with well over a hundred books on it- most of which I have read. While I love my nook because of how convenient it is, I still enjoy going to the library and taking out books. Sometimes, I just miss turning an actual page, versus swiping or pressing a button on my nook. Plus, all the books in the library have this smell, this old book smell that no ereader or iPad could ever give you the experience of while reading.  

Because I have read so many amazing books I decided to list some of my favorites/ recently read books below, in the hope that (if anyone is actually reading my blog), you can post your favorite books and I can find some new reads! 
I am sure I have forgotten some as well, but I will continue to update and add to the list as I discover new reads!

Dirty Girls - The Naked Truths about our Guilty Secrets - Gillian Telling. This is my all-time favorite book. If you want to know anything about women - especially in our twenties and thirties, this is as real as it gets!

Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller

Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas - James Patterson

Harvesting the Heart - Jodi Picoult (Pretty much anything by Picoult is a great read, but this is my favorite by her)

The Memory of Running - Ron Mclarty (this was a book assigned to my senior english class by our professor. I have never loved a book so much that I was assigned to read!)

Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah 

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (there is a movie of this book coming out this year! Read it before it does!)

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn

It's Not Love, It's Just Paris - Patricia Engel 

The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath 

Say You're Sorry - Michael Robotham (If you like suspense/mystery novels, this author is amazing!)

Bared To You, Reflected in you, Entwined with You - Sylvia Day (This series is like Fifty Shades of Grey -which was also very good. However, I think Day's series are written better than the Fifty Shades series.) 

The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd (Even though I saw this movie before I read the book, it was still a powerful read that I enjoyed even more than I enjoyed the movie!)

A Whole New Mind - Daniel H. Pink 

Unbearable Lightness - Portia de Rossi

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky (this is also a movie, in case you are like me who likes to read a book and then watch the movie!)

My Horizontal Life - Chelsea Handler (I think this woman is hilarious, and this isn't the only book she has written!)

One Day - David Nicholls

Staying Strong - Demi Lovato (This is a page-a-day kind of a book, but you can read it however you would like! Just some great inspiration from a girl who knows what its like to struggle)

Labor Day - Joyce Maynard

Unbeautifully - Madeline Sheehan 

If I Stay - Gayle Forman