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My Current Top 5 Books

 My Current Top 5 Books

Hi all, it’s Neassa here. Today I’m going to count down my current top five books. This is qute  varied list, but I love all of these books so, so much and would definitely recommend them all to anyone around the age of 12. So, without further ado, here’s my list!

  1. Skulduggery Pleasant: the dying of the light.

The ninth book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, this book is my second favourite book of all time. It follows the journey of Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton detective, and his assistant, Valkyrie Cain, as they work together to try to save the world, but, more importantly, try to save each other from their unwanted destinies.


I love this book because it is the most explosive of the Skulduggery Pleasant books. It is also the book where all of the things that have been hinted at in previous books happen, which cleared up a lot of the questions that I had coming into the book.


  1. Hunger games: Catching fire

The 2nd book in the Hunger Games trilogy, and by far the best, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is my favourite book. It is about a girl called Katniss Everdeen, who is chosen from a group of children to go into a fierce competition. Fighting for her survival and that of her friends, Katniss finds herself.


I love this book because it is full of adventure and friendship. The author writes it in a way that you feel like you are there, like it's all happening to you. It is such a wonderful book. I would recommend it, as well as all of the other Hunger Games books, to anyone between the ages of 11 and 16


  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The 7th and last book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows, is my third favourite book of all time. It follows Harry Potter and his friends, Ron and Hermione, as they work together to save the world, once and for all.


I love this book because it is what the six other books are building up to. It grabs all of the loose ends, some of which I had completely forgotten about, and ties them together in a way I didn’t see coming at all. A brilliant book that was turned into a decent movie.


  1. Divergent

Divergent is the first book in the Divergent trilogy. It follows Tris as she tries to find her way in a world that is divided into groups, Dauntless, Amity, Erudite, Abnegation and Candor, by personality.


I love this book because it is so imaginative and, yet I still feel as though it could happen, and, as I was reading the book, I felt as though it was happening to me. This book is a little more mature, o I would recommend it for 12+.  Such a great book.


  1. The Maze runner

And coming in in fifth is…. The Maze runner. Although this book is last on the list, it’s still in my top five books, and I still love it. The rest of the series, not so much. Anyway, this book is about a boy named Thomas who wakes up in an elevator, not knowing who he is or where he came from. When the elevator stops, he finds himself in a maze with about fifty other boys, and no way of escaping.


I love this book because it is the kind of book that no matter where I am, or how I feel, I can still sit down with this book and really, really enjoy it. A great book, with a disappointing sequel.


So, there it is my list of top books. As I said before, I would recommend them to anyone around my age (12) and really believe that many people would enjoy them, just as I do


Happy Reading

The Book Corner

Neassa

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