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items These are the books that claimed space in my mind and didn’t let go. Some were school assignments I didn’t expect to love. Others are fantasy series that felt like home. All of them left fingerprints on my heart—stories I still think about long after...
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Assigned and Adored: School Books That Stuck With Me
Magic, Misfits & Mayhem
Assigned and Adored: School Books That Stuck With Me
These are the rare gems that made required reading feel like a gift instead of a chore. Whether it was the first time a character truly understood me or a line I underlined so hard the page almost tore, these books stayed with me long after the final...
I expected to be bored. I ended up haunted. This dystopian classic feels eerily close to home—about censorship, control, and the dangerous beauty of books. It's short, sharp, and devastating.
✏️ 11th - dystopian futures, quiet rebellion, and stories...
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel|Hardcover
A story that taught me courage doesn't always look loud.
✏️ 10th grade — and it still lives in my head rent-free.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Pulitzer Prize Winner)|Hardcover
Magic, Misfits & Mayhem
The books in this list gave me magic with grit, worlds full of secrets, and the kind of characters who would absolutely steal your heart—and maybe your wallet. If you like clever heists, dark powers, and beautifully broken found families, this one’s ...
The First Book that got me into Reading! Creepy photos, time loops, and kids with powers—it felt like falling into a very haunted scrapbook.
🔮 If you like: eerie worldbuilding, found families, historical fantasy.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children|Hardcover
The peculiar kids go on the run, and everything gets weirder, darker, and more desperate. The tension is real.
🔍 If you like: eerie world-hopping, expanding lore, and vintage photos that give you goosebumps.
Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series #2)|Hardcover
The conclusion to the trilogy—full of sacrifice, hidden worlds, and a fight for everything peculiar.
👁️ If you like: emotional payoffs, bittersweet endings, and found family themes going full circle.
Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series #3)|Hardcover
The adventure moves from eerie island homes to the bustling, dangerous streets of America—Peculiars in a modern world.
🌍 If you like: urban fantasy, cultural clashes, and new mysterious powers.
A Map of Days (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series #4)|Hardcover
Secrets unravel, loyalties are tested, and the Peculiar world expands with new allies and enemies in a thrilling race against time.
🕊️ If you like: high stakes, unexpected twists, and expanding mythologies.
The Conference of the Birds (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series #5)|Hardcover
The peculiar children venture into the haunted and dangerous Devil’s Acre to uncover dark secrets and face terrifying new enemies. This installment is darker, more intense, and full of twists that keep you on edge.
🔥 If you like: eerie settings, cre...
The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series #6)|Hardcover
The ultimate heist with the most lovable group of criminals you’ll ever meet. Kaz Brekker owns my soul.
🖤 If you like: clever plans, morally gray characters, high stakes.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows Series #1)|Hardcover
Even better than the first. Higher stakes, deeper heartbreak, and Kaz pulling off the impossible with a cane and a stare.
🖤 If you like: revenge, loyalty that cuts deep, and a masterclass in character arcs.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows Series #2)|Hardcover
Parallel Londons, blood magic, and a coat that does everything. Lila Bard is my favorite chaos incarnate.
❤️ If you like: high fantasy with sharp edges, alternate realities, magical duos.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic Series #1)|Hardcover
A magical tournament, rising darkness, and character tension so thick it could kill a king. Pure build-up bliss.
🔥 If you like: slow burns, deadly competitions, and flirtation with knives involved.
A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic Series #2)|Hardcover
It all comes together in a breathtaking finale. Magic clashes, kingdoms rise and fall, and Lila and Kell remain chaotic perfection.
💔 If you like: cinematic finales, redemption arcs, and endings that linger.
A Conjuring of Light (Shades of Magic Series #3)|Hardcover
Seven years after the events of the original trilogy, magic still pulses through Red, Grey, and White London—now threatened by new turmoil. Tes, a young runaway with the rare ability to see and manipulate threads of magic, inadvertently becomes the k...
The Fragile Threads of Power|Hardcover