FOUR BOOKS:

1. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is probably one of my favorite books that I had to read at Verot <3 I'm not even sure why I liked it so much, but if I had to speculate, it was because of how beautiful and mysterious Manderley was to me. It made me want to GO to Manderley just to bask in the eerie majesty of the manor. Mrs. Danvers always scared the crap out of me and even if I've read it multiple times, I still feel that sense of fear. It's also one of the very few book to movies that turned out well and I'd recommend watching the black & white version of the movie if you liked the book.

2. A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I always go back to this book for a quick and easy read <3 It's also just one of those books I read for fun, just because of how short it is. Then, once I start reading it, I get all sad and depressed, because it is seriously a bummer of a book. Plus, it always reminds me of having English and becoming good friends with Ashley and how we'd call each other the main characters =]

3. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley <3 I remember reading this over spring break junior year in high school for Dakin. I couldn't put it down for a second and I carried it everywhere with me when we weren't doing anything at Disney. I remember our waiter at one restaurant, who was unusually tall and fairly large as well, looked at my book and actually talked to me about it. He said that he had no idea why, but that he was always compared to the monster and it made me laugh :P It's one of the classics that I've read and it makes me want to read more of the "must reads".

4. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is a new favorite and I just read it this semester over spring break! I originally wanted to read it when I first heard an AP group at Verot do a presentation on it, but it got pushed back, then the opportunity came up when in Colloquium, we had to read a book pertaining to Florida. I couldn't have picked a more interesting book. It follows the life of a woman named Janie and how she eventually found herself in nature and found her own definition of love. She lived her life based on how others told her to love, but she stands up and goes after it herself. There are so many good quotes in the book to truly go through them all <3 I highly recommend it.