Authors I'm Thankful For

I've had a love of reading since I was young. Many authors have influenced that love and have changed my life. I'm so Thankful for them! I wouldn't be the same.

1. LM Montgomery- I read Anne of Green Gables when I was 12 yrs old and I fell in love with reading for real. 
2. JK Rowling- She ignited my long lost love of reading with Harry Potter. I'll still never forget the first time I ever heard about HP. The world will never be the same. 
3. Nancy Turner- When I read These is My Words I cried so hard at the end that I had to call my sister for comfort. I couldn't even speak. She just said,"You finished it didn't you." I've never felt emotions like that in a book ever in my life. 
4. Cassandra Clare- I read the first 3 books in The Mortal Instruments in 24 hrs. I was so crazy obsessed with the story. She is like the Pied Piper and I'd follow her anywhere.
5. Stephenie Meyers- To say I was obsessed with Twilight when I read it is an understatement. The story literally had me hooked so hard. I'm crazy over love stories and this one was just unique. I'd not read anything like it. Stephenie ignited a flame inside me for romance reads and I've not been able to stop since. Romance is my favorite part of any story.
6. Sophie Kinsella- I have never laughed so much while reading as I did with Confessions of a Shopaholic. People would start to look at me because I couldn't keep it in. I don't read much chic lit anymore but if Sophie writes something I'll always read it. I don't need to even know what it's about. She can pull me out of any funk. 
7. Shannon Hale- There are almost no words to describe how much I love Shannon Hale. She is a master writer and her fairytale re-tellings are the best around. The Goose Girl will always be one of my favorite books. 
8. Jolene Perry- I'm thankful for Jolene because she introduced me to self published books. Without her I wouldn't know about so many great books! Books and characters that I can't stop thinking about. She stopped my prejudice with the self pubs. 
9. Suzanne Collins- Never has any book left me so speechless as The Hunger Games. It scared the bejesus out of me. I'd never read any science fiction {dystopian} before and I couldn't wait to read more. I've read The Hunger Games more times than I can count. She also taught me it is OK to re-read a book as many times as I want. 
10. Anita Stansfield- I never knew that LDS books existed until I read her books 10 years ago. I couldn't get enough. She writes books that I wish I could live in. I'll forever wish I lived the life in The Gable Faces East. Australia is calling me.

*I'm participating in Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and the Bookish