All Time Favorites

Below are some of my favorite books.  These are the books I recommend regularly, buy extra copies of so I'm not upset if they're not returned, and joyfully will read again.

• The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers (CF)--She is hands down one of my favorite authors.  This was the first book I read by her and I've read it several times.  I think it's a beautiful picture of the need for redemption.  It always reminds me that for many people coming to know Jesus is not as easily accepted by their loved ones as it was for me.
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (YA)--This was the first dystopian fiction that I read as an adult (I did not have a great appreciation for this genre in high school).
• Divergent by Veronica Roth (YA)--Since The Hunger Games I've read several dystopian series, but this one had such a unique concept to me.  I appreciated the idea of a society where character is the main focus, but people really only master one positive character trait.  The way this plays out throughout the book/series makes for a thoroughly entertaining read.
• The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (CF)--The premise of the story is an older demon is instruction a younger demon on how to keep his charge away from Jesus.  Every time I read this book I experience a fresh frustration with Satan's deceitfulness and my own willingness to fall for it time and again.
• The Friday Knight Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs (GF)--The fact that I like to knit may have aided in my appreciation of this book, but it truly is a great story.  It's one of those nice books where the characters come together to help each other through life and crisis.  I've read the others in the series, and I definitely say it's a great book when I'm in tears at the end because I don't want to be finished with these characters.