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My Ultimate Book List
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items A book guide tailored for whatever genre you like!!
Sections
9
Classics
Books everyone should read once
Romance/romcoms
LGBTQ favs
Coming of age
Mysteries and thrillers
Classics
Classic reads that are worth their popularity
Just finished for the first time and definitely worth it
Animal Farm by George Orwell
An amazing read and very underrated in the my opinion!!!!
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
Amazing novel and worth the reread before the movie comes out!
Wuthering Heights (Wordsworth Classics)
One of my favorites!!!! Definitely makes me feel very seen through all the sisters!
Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott
I’m such a Mary Shelley fan and love this novel! I highly recommend reading the history about the making of the book and Shelley’s life beforehand if it’s in your copy!!
Frankenstein
I mean you’ve gotta read it, it literally is that book! I love that narration and feeling I get reading this book. (But I recommend reading before Babel which is similar but talks about areas this book doesn’t)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
It’s a classic to me so it’s going on the classic list. But seriously I feel like this book is just one you should read once in your life. It’s a really beautiful and sad story but it’s worth it!
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Books everyone should read once
Recs I give to everyone because of how amazing there story is! Genuinely these are all 5 star reads to me!
The depth and structure of this book is absolutely insane. I recommend both this physical and the audiobook for easier following but it’s absolutely incredible!
Babel by R.F. Kuang
If you like the arts at all then you have to read this book. I’ve never had anyone display an analogy for my love of art more so than Dillard does in this book! She gives so many metaphors for how we engage with art truly they’ll will be one you conn...
The Writing Life: Dillard, Annie - Books
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I also got the chance to listen John Green talk about this book at a recent panel and the amount of love and passion he has for this topic is incredible!
Everything Is Tuberculosis
Romance/romcoms
Everyone needs a good romance book sometime so here are some of my favs :)
My standard for any romcom book now
The Love Hypothesis - Hazelwood, Ali: Books
Amazing, amazing, amazing! I think this is tied for my favorite in the Bridgeton series. Love the slow burn and all the characters!
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) by Julia Quinn
Love them so much!!!! Tied for my favorite in series!!! My cuties who love to treasure hunt, and it’s definitely the cutest novel in the series!
It's In His Kiss - Julia Quinn | Author of Historical Romance Novels
Adorable!!! And a must read before the movie streams!
People We Meet on Vacation: Henry, Emily
Adorable!!! I think one of my fav Emily Henry books!
Funny Story: Henry, Emily - Books
ADORABLE UGH LOVED IT
The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
LGBTQ favs
Comforting, and precious books to me
UNDERRATED! I loved this book and the accurate depiction of what coming out to family can look like! And the story is absolutely adorable!!!
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
There wasn’t really a reason for me to cry when reading this book but I absolutely sobbed because of how much I saw myself in one of the characters (which is slightly concerning cause this book is marketed as a toxic lesbian vampire novel). But even ...
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
This is soooo cute (but also so sad so be prepared) !!!! I absolutely loved tho!
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
I mean it’s like a classic due to how good and widely regarded it is. And it definitely deserves that title cause I loved it!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
SUCH A CUTE BOOK! And I love the authors!!
She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott
Coming of age
Really great story that deals with mental illness and managing relationships with it. I really found myself connecting to it and I think it’s a great book for teens.
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Mysteries and thrillers
Twisted and very addicting to read. And i honestly really loved it overall, like I think about it and the end a lotttt.
Bunny #1 - Mona Awad
SO COOL! It’s structured like a Shakespearean play and it works sooo well for the story.
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Philosophy
I’m a nerd for philosophy and so here are the ones I adore
Gorgeous! Amazing! One of my favorite philosophy pieces and I think about it regularly!
A Room of One's Own - Woolf, Virginia Published
Essentially the book that got me into aesthetic philosophy!
Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? by LINDA NOCHLIN
Love this read! So interesting hearing about why we love art and how what art is to her!
Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy & Effrontery
Memoirs
I’m a sucker for a good memoir so here are the ones I lovw
Sad but very comforting due to the relatability in what a “happy ending” is and how we cope with receiving good things after tragedy/losses.
No Happy Endings: A Memoir: McInerny, Nora
A unique and heavy read. So interesting and worth reading/listening to.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
Very intense and at times heartbreaking but a very important story to hear.
Falling Leaves: Memoir of an Unwanted Daughter
Series recs
When every book in the series is a must
AMAZING!!! Collin’s never misses with these!! They’re all amazing and I need to reread them all! (Also make sure you read Sunrise on the Reaping if you really want everything to tie together even more)
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Quite literally felt like a kick in the gut due to how emotionally devastating this story is but worth it! Also the second book in this series and catching fire in the Hunger Games series are the only book series I consider to have the second book ju...
The Poppy War Series by R.F. Kuang
What are you doing if you haven’t read this? Like you have to read this duology it’s quite literally perfection but I’m also slightly biased cause I love a good heist :)
Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set
Kind of a daunting series to get into cause of how many book there are but definitely worth it!!! And the author is still writing some more in the same universe so you should read!
Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi
SOOOOO GOOD!
Jade City (The Green Bone Saga, #1) by Fonda Lee