All my favorite books that I always recommend. I’m a huge fantasy and romance lover (bonus if it’s both!) but I have recommendations for most other genres as well. I gave all of these 4 or 5 stars and I'm pretty stingy with my 4/5 star ratings. 😏⭐️
Sections
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romance
fantasy
thriller
contemporary/literary fiction
memoir
dystopian
romance
LOOOOVED THIS BOOK. Definitely check content warnings before reading if there are subjects you’re sensitive to 🧡
Pictures of You
Heartbreaking story about finding love after loss.
The Last Love Note
This series is so cute. It’s 3 interconnected stand alones that technically can be read in any order but I HIGHLY suggest reading it in publishing order.
Part of Your World (Part of Your World, 1)
AMAZING anxiety representation
Yours Truly (Part of Your World, 2)
Abby Jimenez always has great mental illness representation in her books.
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, 3)
my favorite emily henry book
Beach Read
a cute summer read. movie adaptation coming 2026!
People We Meet on Vacation
In my opinion, a very REAL romance novel.
Happy Place
Another great story about finding love after loss
Promise Me Sunshine
the perfect fall read
The Seven Year Slip
I feel the need to say I loved everything about this book EXCEPT the ending. It contains a trope that I will never be on board with. I still gave it 4 stars though despite that so.. on the list it goes
Every Summer After
one of my favorite books I read in 2025
One Golden Summer
toxiccccc figure skaters!
The Favorites
The most perfect Christmas novella! Short, sweet, and clean.
Acting Merry
fantasy
the series that got me back into reading!
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series
my roman empire series
Throne of Glass
A shadow daddy and dragons…. Need I say more?
The Empyrean Series
A little predictable for a fantasy/fae book but still SO good!
Quicksilver
A very solid book 2 imo
Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy book 2)
the plot twist in this book will have your jaw on the floor
Metal Slinger
Book 2 comes out early 2026 and I am so excited! Especially after that ending 👀
Shield of Sparrows
obsessedddd with the nightmare 🤭
One Dark Window
Loved this book even more than the first!
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King Book 2)
I've only read up until book 3. Liked the first one, loved the second, the third was okay. SPICY VAMPIRES
From Blood and Ash
An AMAZING book 2. Loved it more than the first book!
A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, 2)
spicy vampires meets the hunger games
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia, 1)
An INCREDIBLE urban fantasy.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City 1)
Absolutely obsessed with this series
House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City 2)
This series is EVERYTHING to me. I rated all 3 5 stars!
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City 3)
The gargoyle will be one of your favorite side characters ever
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom 1)
thriller
this one had me hooked from the very beginning
The One
LOVED this thriller. The tv series on Apple TV is really good too!
Dark Matter
I did predict everything that happened (I watch/listen to too much true crime haha) BUT it was super addicting and I didn't want to put it down
The Housemaid
highly suggest listening to the audiobook for this one!
None of This Is True
I've only read book 1 so far but such an interesting story line
Edge of Collapse
contemporary/literary fiction
women in STEM, feminism, LOVE.
Lessons in Chemistry
This book made me think "what would I do in this situation?" To which I still do not have an answer.
All the Things We Never Knew
A little slow in the beginning but loved the ending
Where the Crawdads Sing
Make sure you have tissues
The Art of Racing in the Rain
memoir
The eldest daughter of the “8 Passengers” YouTube family tells her side of the story.
The House of My Mother: Daughter's Quest
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook co...
I'm Glad My Mom Died
So tragic to listen to/read after his passing.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
dystopian
A classic. Both the books and movies will forever be favorites of mine.
The Hunger Games
A Hunger Games prequel featuring Haymitch's TRAGIC backstory
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games)
I read this for the first time as an adult and LOVED it
The Divergent Series
historical fiction
This book is devastating from start to finish. Set in the dust bowl/Great Depression era!
The Four Winds
Based on true events that I had NEVER heard of
Before We Were Yours
Another amazing Kristin Hannah book. This book filled me with rage and sorrow.
