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
Sections
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Mythology/Folklore Retelling
Fantasy/ Romantasy
Historical Fiction
General/ Literary Fiction
Romance
Thriller/Suspense
Mythology/Folklore Retelling
I love a retelling of any kind so I’m not surprised there are so many on this list!
The audiobook for this one was soooo insanely good. A retelling that crushed my soul so beautifully
The Song of Achilles| Audiobook
1
Urban fantasy based on Korean folklore, super good!
Nine Tailed|Paperback
1
Fantasy/ Romantasy
I am a fantasy girlie through and through, these are some that have stuck with me!
All time favorite romantasy
The Bridge Kingdom
1
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!
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!
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
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
1
Romance
Does this genre need an introduction? Arguably the best genre in my eyes
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
If you want to read something that feels like you are watching a movie, this is the one
Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 (A Novel)|Paperback
