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Must-read books for fiction lovers
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items Based on my opinion. Sincerely, a self-certified bookworm. As someone who greatly enjoys fiction and believes it's the superior genre (no hate to the non-fiction lovers), this list of must-read titles covers all the books I've read and highly recomme...
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Fiction
Crime fiction
Fantasy
Sci-fi
Manga
Fiction
Top fiction reads, including modern retellings and dark themes.
My love for Margaret Atwood's unique humour and cynical storytelling style was sparked by this book. This feminist retelling of The Odyssey reframes the epic through the eyes of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. It is darkly comedic and delivers a mode...
The Penelopiad
Another excellent contemporary retelling by Margaret Atwood with an enjoyable cast of characters. It reframes Shakespeare's play The Tempest in a modern setting, sprinkled with delightful humour. It follows a theatre director who plots revenge by sta...
Hag-Seed
A classic novel everyone should read. Harper Lee's 1960 novel is set in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression, following young protagonist Scout Finch as her lawyer father defends a falsely accused Black man. The tense court chapters fille...
To Kill A Mockingbird
Crime fiction
Top crime fiction reads, including themes of mystery and thriller.
A delightfully dark psychological thriller and crime fiction novel by Dot Hutchison, and twisted in all the right ways. It's about a psychopath who holds young women captive as his living “butterflies”.
The Butterfly Garden
It starts off a bit slow but stick with it because, when it starts to heat up, I guarantee you won't be able to put this book down. This dark mystery thriller novel by Holly Jackson is the third and final book in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder tri...
As Good as Dead
This psychological thriller is an iconic story that rocked the world. On his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy vanishes, spiralling into a series of unfortunate events that pin him as the prime suspect. The elaborate twist is truly mind-blow...
Gone Girl
Fantasy
Top fantasy reads, including high fantasy and dark fantasy.
My love for this series began with the movie and grew with the books. A high fantasy novel written by Christopher Paolini. It's about a young farm boy named Eragon who finds a blue ‘stone’ in the forest that hatches into a baby dragon and bonds with ...
Eragon
The second book in The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. If you've read the first book, the twist at the end of this one is incredible! (Affiliate link)
Eldest
The stakes are higher than ever, with more at risk and a greater need to vanquish the evil forces oppressing the land. The third book in Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle. (Affiliate link)
Brisingr
The epic final conclusion of The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. Personally, the ending was a bit disappointing considering how strong the series is, but still a must-read conclusion. (Affiliate link)
Inheritance
Seeing the word ‘Yale’ on the blurb initially turned me off this book, but since it was written by Leigh Bardugo (author of the Shadow and Bone series), I gave it a go. I was not disappointed. Classified as dark academia and dark Fantasy, this book f...
Ninth House
Another book that I picked up and tore through in one sitting. Written by Leigh Bardugo, this is a dark fantasy story about Alina Starkov, an orphan cartographer who discovers a rare power to save her war-torn world. It's the first book in the series...
Shadow and Bone
I'll admit I did read this after watching the show, but for me my love for this series (in all its forms) began with the video game. This is a fantasy short story by Andrzej Sapkowski and the official first book in The Witcher series. It follows Gera...
The Last Wish
I'm obsessed with Japanese folklore and this is one of my favourites exploring this theme. Inspired by Japanese mythology, author Emiko Jean's novel follows a deadly competition where young women must conquer magical seasonal rooms to marry the crown...
Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean
Raven is my favourite DC superhero and this comic is an excellent reimagining of her story with a unique art-style. Crafted by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo, this graphic novel blends fantasy, mystery, and young adult genres. It follows Raven (Rache...
Teen Titans: Raven
I've dreamed of someone writing this story for YEARS, and they finally came true. For those who watched Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings and wished for more background between Lord Milori and Queen Clarion - this book is for you. Written by Allison Sa...
Wings of Starlight
Sci-fi
Top sci-fi books that I recommend, including original icons and young-adult adventures.
There are few books that I read for school and actually enjoyed: this is one of them. This list wouldn't be complete without the book that's considered to be the first science fiction novel. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is about a young scientist name...
Frankenstein
While everyone else read The Hunger Games and Percy Jackson, I was reading this underrated series. This gripping young-adult, science fiction novel by Pittacus Lore follows John Smith, an alien refugee hiding on Earth who is being hunted down. This i...
I Am Number Four
Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. The Power of Six is the second book in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore.
The Power of Six
Another exciting addition to the series and just as enticing as the last. The shocking ending had me rushing to the bookstore to grab the next one in the series. This is the third book in the main Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore.
The Rise of Nine
The lore continues to unravel through various twists and turns during the fourth book in the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore. (Affiliate link)
The Fall of Five
Book five of the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore detailing a gripping arc for my favourite character.
The Revenge of Seven
More shocking revelations unfold in book six of the Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus Lore, as the story begins to reach its climax and the main characters have more to lose than ever.
The Fate of Ten
Everything comes to a head in the final book of the Lorien Legacies series. (Affiliate link)
United As One
Manga
The best manga collections that had me hooked the whole way through, featuring everything from demons and ghouls to dragons and vampires.
After finishing the anime and discovering that it had been discontinued, I knew I had to find out more. The slow burn romance and epic adventures are addictive. Follow Princess Yona, her loyal bodyguard Hak, and a group of dragon warriors on their ad...
Yona of the Dawn
My first introduction to the world of manga that had me sweeping volumes off the shelves by the armful. After a near-death experience, a shy college student is transformed into a half-ghoul and thrust into a brutal war between humans and flesh-eating...
Tokyo Ghoul
For those who enjoy Japanese folklore, this manga is a true hidden gem and severely underrated, in my opinion. Rikuo Nura, a boy who is part human and part yōkai (demon), navigates the world of demons as he steps into the role of leading his clan whi...
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
The superhero manga that took the world by storm. My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya, a powerless boy who inherits a superpower and enrols in an elite high school for heroes. (Affiliate link)
My Hero Academia Series
Forget the battle between humans and vampires, I'm just here for the forbidden love between the two protagonists. In a post-apocalyptic world where a human-made virus wiped out everyone over age 13, vampires emerged to enslave the surviving children ...
Seraph of the End