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Books I Would Do ANYTHING to Read For the First Time Again
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items These either changed me as a person or live rent free in my mind on the daily! I would literally sell my soul to experience them for the first time again. Actually, brb, I’m going to go read them again
Sections
6
Mythology/Folklore & Retellings
Fantasy/ Romantasy
Historical Fiction
General/ Literary Fiction
Romance
Thriller/Suspense
Mythology/Folklore & Retellings
I love a retelling of any kind so I’m not surprised there are so many on this list! I love the read stories from all kinds of cultures. I have been obsessed with almost everyone I have read
The audiobook for this one was soooo insanely good. A retelling that crushed my soul so beautifully. You have to read this one!!
The Song of Achilles| Audiobook
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Urban fantasy based on Korean folklore. super good! If you love some shape shifting, a good chase and a lot of fantasy, you will love this one
Nine Tailed|Paperback
1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim’s perspective and written fully in dialogue. You feel like one of the characters in this story. It is coming from such an important perspective and everyone needs to read it
James (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel
Arguably the most insane retelling of the 4 horsemen ever. Dark romance meets the end of the world in the most twisted way
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A mix of Dante’s Inferno and Orpheus and Eurydice told from a dark academia setting. I was blown away by this. I could not put it down
Katabasis (Standard Edition): A Novel
Fantasy/ Romantasy
I am a fantasy girlie through and through, these are some that have stuck with me! This category specifically are usually the heavy-hitters that I would give anything to read again
All time favorite romantasy. I wish the series would never end! Every book is a 5 star read
The Bridge Kingdom
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If you know anything about me, you know I am obsessed with Ice Planet Barbarians. What I would give to relive it again for the first time!
Ice Planet Barbarians|Paperback
1
A masterpiece if there ever was one! It is definitely an epic tale, I loved the entire series and also loved the audiobooks
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
1
Honestly, one of the books that changes my love for reading into an obsession as a teen
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1)|Paperback
1
Historical Fiction
Something about Historical Fiction always has a huge emotional impact on me, these books are no exception! Definitely worth the read
This is a story of how the Great Depression affected generations on women. Insanely moving and the audiobook is incredible
The Four Winds
1
Such a beautiful story about life after Vietnam in the Alaska Wilderness and how the children of veterans endure
The Great Alone|Paperback
1
General/ Literary Fiction
These tend to not have a complete or satisfying ending, which is why they stay on my mind. I usually finish them with a thousand questions and so many thoughts
This was insanely powerful. Women are locked in a cage for years and years and then one day everything changes
I Who Have Never Known Men - by Jacqueline Harpman (Paperback)
1
Heartbreaking and devastating. A banned book I feel everyone should read
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
1
V.E. Schwab is one of my favorite authors. This book is insanely thought provoking
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue|Paperback
2
When technology goes too far and now no one’s responsible for their own actions. This one was a doozy on the first read and I would do anything to experience it again
Culpability
Romance
Does this genre need an introduction? Arguably the best genre in my eyes. The emotional impact I felt reading these for the first time should be studied
I cried my way through this book, soooo touching
Love and Other Words|Paperback
1
You spend the entire book hating the MMC, but it’s not everything is always what it seems!
The No-Show|Paperback
1
Thriller/Suspense
Thrillers/ Suspenses that keep me up at night. I quite literally would die to read them again for the first time. So good!!
If you want to read something that feels like you are watching a movie, this is the one. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!
Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 (A Novel)|Paperback
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Absolutely devastating but amazing read! I would recommend being in a good headspace before reading this one, because it gets rough
Ask for Andrea - by Noelle West Ihli (Paperback)
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This one freaked me out! And I was sooo absolutely shocked by the end that I needed a break before my next book
Pre-Owned The House Across the Lake (Paperback)