Sword Art Online, Vol. 01: Aincrad

Being a fan of the anime, I started reading the first light novel to grab extra bits of detail I expected were left out when it was converted. Seeing inside Kirito's mind was enlightening. He comes off as a cool, collected character in the anime, but we never really see what crosses his mind unless you read the book. I also found that the light novel was astonishingly accurate to the anime and I hope that continues as I make further progress in the series. The anime did a great job showing Kirito's memories as actual events instead of the summaries he gives us in the novel, so in a way the anime shows us extra insight as well. Between the two we receive the whole picture. And reading the way Kirito sees Asuna made my heart melt. I love the relationship between them and I will never tire hearing about it. Can't wait to continue!