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This week's featured blogger is Liz over at The World of the Spork Master!

She's all kinds of hilarious, and anyone who likes sporks is good by me so go on over and check her out.




Q. Do you have a favorite series that you read over and over again? Tell us a bit about it and why you keep on revisiting it?

I'm one of those people who rereads books all the time so I could probably list off 30 or so different series that I've gone back to over and over throughout the years.  But I'm going to try not to.  So let's just take Harry Potter as a given since...yes.


1. Tortall by Tamora Pierce.  I first read the Alanna quartet when I was in elementary school (and when the covers were SO terrible), and I loved the story of the girl who dressed up as a boy to become a knight.  I loved her magic and the chivalry and the King of Thieves with his knives and the Prince who chose her as his Squire even though he knew she was a girl. 

I forgot about the books for years though, as one does, and came back to them when I found Trickster's Choice at the bookstore and discovered that Pierce was still writing about her world!  Ever since, I've kept rereading the different quartets and duos that make up the Tortall world because they're all filled with great stories about knights and spies, thieves and cops, dragons and rebellions, and lots of awesomely strong girls and boys.

2. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.  This is a newer series obviously, but I've reread the poor books - especially the first four so many times.  I love the world Richelle created and how it's so very different from what you'd typically consider in a vampire novel.  I love the strength of Rose and her utter loyalty to the people she loves.  And I love the love story.  Of course.

3. The Drina Books by Jean Estoril.  Another childhood series, this one about a would be British ballet dancer in mid-twentieth century London.  Drina can be such a Mary Sue, but I love her and her struggles and they're some of those books that I love to curl up with when I want to shut the world out.

4. The Shoes Books by Noel Streatfeild.  Yup, childhood favourite again, and again, books about children on stage.  Between these books and the Drina books is it any surprise that I knew British slang almost better than US slang when I was little?  I wanted to go to Madame Fidolia's Children's Academy of Dancing and Stage Training so, so, so badly. 

This Friday's Question:

Reading Challenges: Did you sign up for any this year?
How has your progression been?

I've never signed up for a single reading challenge!  I've paid attention to them on Goodreads or blogs for a few years, but I've never actually signed up.  Maybe I should for next year?  What ones do you guys recommend?