I first stumbled upon these books probably when I was 10 and I just never picked them up, they never popped out at me. Until one particularly long reading slump when I was maybe 16 and just decided to read it. Best decision I've made. These were the first books to really make me cry, and to this day Hopkins is a go-to author for me. I've reread these books countless times too,and each time it's just as impactful as the last.vbb