Five Books Everyone Should Read

Over the last few days, I've listed several books that have made my list of favorites for the plot and other books for the characters who've made my favorites list. I decided that it's probably a good idea to give a list of books I'd recommend that I haven't mentioned within the last few days.

• The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer Nielsen
• I mentioned this trilogy in my post about my favorite characters. I just started the third book in the series and I am loving it so far! I defiantly recommend this series to young men who probably don't enjoy reading very much. This trilogy deals with a 14 year-old boy, Sage, who is trying to figure out why he was chosen to become a replacement prince in one of the nearby kingdoms.
• Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
• There are many different adventure stories out there, but this one is a classic. This story is about a British gentleman who makes a wager with other British gentlemen about how long it will take him to circumnavigate the globe. The bet he made was that he could do it in 80 days. He employs his new French butler to join him and they go on an adventure of a lifetime! People who would best enjoy this book would be those who can keep up with writing that consists of many complex sentences with a large vocabulary. Regardless of whether or not you read the abridged or unabridged version of this book, you will enjoy the adventure.
• Sherwood by Parke Godwin
• How many people love the story of Robin Hood? I certainly fall into that category. This book retells how Robin became Robin Hood. His relationships with the people on his land, Marian, and his arch enemy are all told here in this book. I highly recommend this to people who are looking for more detail into the story. (Hint, it also has a sequal that I am looking forward to reading)
• Love Come Softly Series by Janette Oak
• This is a Christian series of a family who lives in the Wild West in the 1800's. It starts with a woman who's husband is killed when he fell off a horse and hit his head on a rock. She marries a widower to help him raise his daughter over the winter. In return, he'll pay for her way back east to her family. In the end of the first book, she ends up staying because she found out that love comes softly. The rest of the series follows this new couple and their children throughout the years.
• Echoes From The Edge Trilogy by Bryan Davis
• This is a trilogy that will satisfy anyone's sci-fi itch. These three books follow a young musical prodigy as he tries to figure why his parents, an investigator and a world renown violinist, are murdered. He thinks it has something to do with his fathers last case. He's left with a mirror and the notes his father had collected, from there he goes on an adventure of a lifetime to find out exactly what's going on.
• This trilogy held my attention until the end. I've never read books like this, which made my curiosity spike all the more as to how the story would end.