The world of Blandings is enchanting and always conjure up for me long, hot, lazy summer days. For me, the perfect summer day is to be drinking something cold and refreshing while reading any of the Blandings tales. Sheer bliss. Also love Jeeves and Wooster. When I need picking up because life has got me down, these tales act as a tonic (and you can't beat the short stories for an instant pick-me-up moment or several).
Terry Pratchett
Love the Discworld series. My favourite character is Vimes and I love seeing how he has developed over the course of several novels. A character with honour, a true knight (albeit with a very crusty exterior), in any kind of trouble you would want the likes of Vimes in your corner.
J.K. Rowling
For the Harry Potter series. My favourite is The Prisoner of Askaban as I've always had a soft spot for the prisoner of Zenda like stories. ThinkGoblets of Fire was a bit overlong but possibly that is me not having enough time, indeed any time for the teenage angst that the book pro