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What’s one book/series you didn’t have high hopes for but ended up loving?

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Heather

Legend by Marie Lu. I wasn’t into the Dystopian novels, but I realized it was amazing!

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Bonnie

The man ove

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Susan

Mitford Series

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Courtney

Night Circus!

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Rebecca

stalking jack the ripper

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Kayla

@Rebecca I think I’m gonna read this one next!!!

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Michael

It drew me in and could not put it down??☺️

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Ellen

Rich Man Poor Man

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Mallory

I’m hoping Lord of the Rings

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Michelle

The Lunar Chronicles

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Lisa

Ender’s Game. I read it because everyone said I should, and it’s easily in my top 5 books of all time! I was so surprised!

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Andrea

A Court of Thorns and Roses.

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Tiffany-Ann

Great series!!

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Kayla

Andrea Bailey same here!! I wasn’t interested but finally tried it and I was amazed!

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Janné

Whos the author?

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Tiffany-Ann

Author is Sarah J Maas

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Janné

Thank you. Hoping to read it soon.

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Heather

Definitely Irish End Games

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Jaron

Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.

I downloaded it because I was bored and couldn’t find anything else at the moment. I’m in the process of listening to it for the 6th time now. By far my favorite series.
(Read it 2 times, then listened to it 5 complete times. So, technically, this is my 8th time through.)

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Simone

It was the first new series I read after brain surgery and I ended up listening to the last book. Almost broke me. I’m gonna have to try rereading it when I feel like I’m 100% better. Still have major issues with reading new books ?

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Kayla

A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Mark

A bio of the actor Jackie Gleason. I started reading it because it was the only book at a hotel where I was staying while on holidays. I was surprised how much I got into it..the man had an interesting life, to say the least.

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Ruairi

Inkheart. First book was a chore but the second and third were amazing.

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Frannie

The Nanostealth series by Vikki Kestell. It was a genre that I had never had any interest in, but I was already in love with her other works, so I was willing to give it a try. I so loved the first one, I just read my way through the series and am now hoping she will add more books to the series in the future. They have all been wonderfully interesting, thought provoking, and so inspiring.

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Beulah

Dr. Sues.

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David

I don’t know if I would say I had low expectations of this one, but as a male reader I perhaps didn’t expect it to be as good as it was: the Anne of Green Gables series…started it this year, and have read the first 5. Thoroughly enjoyable, every one.

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Carlyn

Tell me your dreams by Sidney Sheldon

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Apple

One of my favorites ❤️

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Catherine

Game of Thrones

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Jessica

Enders game, sabriel, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, ready player one

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AJ

I’m 2 books into the Red Rising Saga and it’s been a joy to read also The Night Circus was kind of forced on me and I ended up loving it

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Cathy

Loved Red Rising…I didn’t expect to…I usually read thrillers, guess this is thrilling though! ?

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Goalie

Caraval. Didn’t think I’d like it but it was really good.

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Yar

Bastard Of Istanbul

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Michael

Skook !???

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Rae

The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy by Robert J Sawyer

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Trisha

Schooled in Revenge

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Melissa

ACOTAR, I had stayed away from YA for a long time because I hate the typical “teenage love story” but man was I in for a ride with J Maas

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Namrata

Harry Potter ?
I just never wanted to read it but one day I read Prisoner of Azkaban and well let’s just say I am obsessed with it now ?

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MemenAimon

Butterfly garden

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Jocelyn

Outlander. Which wasn’t fair in my part. Because I saw it classified as romance I misjudged. I’m glad I gave it a try!

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Ally

Harry Potter. I am still reading this series but it took me so long to get into it.

Lord of the rings….i blame boyfriend and getting me into D&D

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ピナカト

dear john by nicholas sparks and a diary of a young girl by anne frank ???

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Kris

Foe by Ian Reid. Out of my genre but really enjoyed it!

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Jill

Where’d You Go Bernadette? Just finished it last night. Crazy ride. Not my usual read. Loved it.

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Vimarli

A Court of Thorns and Roses and The Lunar Chronicles.

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Jola

House of night.

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Katharine

Strange angels

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Karen

Harry Potter. I groaned when my granddaughter asked me to read it with her. I ended up loving it!

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Holly

Ms. Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children.

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Finn

David Gemmell’s Legend series. Thought they’d be a bit boring, but I loved them

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Michele

L. Ann Marie’s MC series.

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Catherine

Wheel of time series. I read it so my son had someone to discuss the books with and ended up loving the series and began read fantasy. I was surprised that I liked it so well.

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Džejn

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Anne of Green Gables
Wizard of Oz
The Magnificent Twelve by Michael Grant
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Hunger Games

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Džejn

Ender’s Game

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Marc

Game of Thrones (Song of Ice and Fire series)…after reading GOT I was hooked, and I serially read ALL the books!

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Gecko

The Selection series by Kiera Cass, also Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

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Kristin

My friend gave me Outlander and I was a skeptic. I ended up devouring the series and went to a book signing for #7 and met Diana, introduced it to my mother.

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Michael

@Kristin I am really into Vikeings the TV mini Series??☺️

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Kristin

I need to try that one. I have been watching The Last Kingdom.

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Sumaya

Harry Potter. The reason is actually really lame so I wont mention it.

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Lynn

The Green Mile

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Shannon

Pendergast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

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Priscilla

Elm Creek Quilts and Miss Read’s Thrush Green. I devoured both, . . . and they aren’t my thing. ?

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Rose

Twilight

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Sandy

Outlander. I could not have been more wrong

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