I love books, so there will be most certainly more of these posts. This is your fair warning.
I was thinking about where I got some of the ideas I have came from. I was thinking about the books I read when I was a child.
So one of my earliest memories of reading was, I think in second grade, reading the entire collection, they had, of Encyclopedia Brown. I have always read a ton and my parents read a lot to me. But some other books I remember reading were the Tamora Pierce books. I loved, and still do love, them. I read the Alanna books as well as the Daine ones, those are the ones I loved the most. The Circle of Magic and Trickster’s ones came out after that phase of mine. I loved the Alanna and Daine. They were strong females who made their own decisions. I realize they also had a heterosexual relationship as well, which took up plot time. But for a younger me, they inspired me that things were possible if you wanted them enough.
I also loved the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix for similar reasons. It had less to do with romance, and more so with dealing with the situations you have in your life, even if you think you aren’t prepared, with strength.
I was recently thinking about these books and have vowed to reread them. I want to take a stroll down memory lane.