A list of my some of my favourite reads in printed, and ebook formats! Typically I read horror/thriller, literary ficture (lit fic), scifi, fantasy, and sapphic romance …. unfortunately its just always a bit of everything! You will hear me talk about a lot of these books on my tiktok account (LINK to tiktok) and my bookstagram (LINK to booksta). And while we are at it … I also review on goodreads (LINK to GR)
Sections
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Reading Essentials
Books To Make You Ask Questions
Books to Keep You Up at Night
LitFic
Fantasy + Dystopian + SciFi
Sapphic Romance
Reading Essentials
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Books To Make You Ask Questions
Some good eyeball reading material
Everyone should probably own this
The Handmaid's Tale|Paperback
A short read that feels not so far away lately
1984 by George Orwell, Paperback
Although I feel like most have read it already .... I am also a believer we all need a hard copy
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1)|Paperback
39 women escape after being locked in a cage and their journey through a different wold... you will either love this forever or simply not get it
I Who Have Never Known Men | Paperback
Books to Keep You Up at Night
Thriller, horror, mystery … the books you can't put down but also freak you out a bit
one of my fave thrillers (the movie is not as good). This may be controversial but I don't care
No Exit: A Novel | Paperback
This book is INTENSE so check trigger warnings but it was so hard to put down
Pretty Girls Deluxe Collector's Edition: A Novel by Karin Slaughter
A good "entry point" thriller to start with - fast paced and a great plot
The Silent Patient|Paperback
ALL TIME FAVE - I am not sure I will read another book that I loved as much as this one
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell, Paperback
this is a thriller that will absolutely stick with me ... for a long time... such an interesting story and interesting way of story telling for the reader. LOVED it
We Used to Live Here: A Novel | Paperback
like ... obviously .... come on... this is THE thriller. even if you watched the movie I promise it's worth it
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Paperback
If you havent watched the show this is infinitely better ....
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough, Paperback
LitFic
Character driven plots that make me very emotional
A queer coming of age novel and I think about it regularly (a year later). HIGHLY recommend
A Sharp Endless Need: A Novel by Mac Crane
a litfic that made me LOVE libraries and also just fantastic overall (queer, grief, love, and SO MUCH MORE)
Is This a Cry for Help?: A Novel by Emily Austin
Fantasy + Dystopian + SciFi
My catch all list of books with worlds that are unlike my own
My top book series
Dungeon Crawler Carl Series
I DEVOURED this trilogy - absolutely phenomenal historical fantasy
The Poppy War (Poppy War Series #1)|Paperback
I read this as an ARC and I CANNOT stop thinking about it. Sapphic fantasy spanning centuries in a game of cat and mouse.
As Many Souls as Stars: A Novel by Natasha Siegel ...
absolutely MINDBENDING scifi thriller
Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch, Paperback
epic fantasy with dragons and sapphic love in a THICK book
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
dark academia is always elite ... this is specifically elite
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Paperback
the power of language with some very fantastic themes. I loved this book and was my first by RF Kuang
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History ...
Sapphic Romance
I always know the ending … but I really love the journey
One of my fave sapphic romances honestly! Loved it (go printed over audio IMO)
Outdrawn by Deanna Grey, Paperback
One of the first sapphic romance books that got me into the genre
Delilah Green Doesn't Care - Ashley Herring Blake
a great little sapphic second chance Christmas romance. I enjoyed this one as a December read!
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake, Paperback
A sapphic soccer sports romance - a quick fun read with some spice!
