Welcome to Day 3 of the Five Fall Favorites Party, hosted by Read Another Page! Fall is the time
of year when you’re cuddled up somewhere comfy reading a book and
suddenly realize that a blanket would make it that much more
pleasant. Chances are you have a favorite, one that’s the perfect
size and softness. Maybe it’s wrapped you over years and years of
cool nights and kept you comfortable while you read your favorite
series of books.
Ah, series. Continuing stories. Simply by their number, they usually
make a bigger impression on us and endear their characters and
settings to us more than standalone books. I’ve read many series
over the years that I’ve enjoyed, but it wasn’t that difficult
for me to select my top five favorites:
Anne of Green
Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Montgomery wrote a series of eight books featuring a plucky,
imaginative redhead on beautiful Prince Edward Island in northeastern
Canada. I love the interesting, quirky characters, luscious
description, and heartwarming episodes. Find on Goodreads.
The Zion
Chronicles by Bodie and Brock Thoene
This thrilling, suspenseful series details Israel’s heroic struggle
to become an independent nation in 1948. Against overwhelming odds,
courageous characters step forward to fight for a Jewish homeland.
Find on Goodreads.
Little House on
the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Like
Anne of Green Gables,
this series is a staple of many girls’ childhoods. Also like Anne
of Green Gables, my mom
and I read these books aloud to each other when I was younger. Full
of fascinating detail and loving family moments, they established my
love of pioneer literature. Find on Goodreads.
The Chronicles
of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
How
do I sum up The
Chronicles of Narnia?
This charming fantasy series, about a world that certain children can
access from our world, captured my heart with the subtle way it
depicts spiritual truths, the creativity and richness Lewis put into
each book, and of course Lewis’s friendly writing style. Find on Goodreads.
The Lord of the
Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
So technically this isn’t a series, but one long novel in three
volumes, so long that it feels like a series. So I just had to
include it. It’s an epic high fantasy within a world that’s so
well developed it feels like a real place. The heroes go through many
hardships to save that world. Even though at many moments hope seems
lost, there is a constant, slender thread that the characters hang on
to, to help them persevere. This trilogy reminds us that good shall
prevail. Find on Goodreads.
What are some of your favorite series?
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