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Dreams on Paper - Adult & YA Book Recs from Mother & Daughter
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items My daughter and I are HUGE readers. We love sci-fi, romance, romantasy, murder mystery, thrillers, and horror. I'm going to split this list into two sections: Adult and YA with all YA recommendations from my high school freshman daughter.
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Adult
This series has quickly become my Roman Empire. While I had read the Court of Thorns and Roses years ago, I had never gotten into Throne of Glass until this year. ** The tandem read of Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn is worth all the work, jus...
Throne of Glass Series
The OG Sarah J Mass series that we all know opened the door for so much more!! It's a good place to start off your new to book spice, work your way up through the books, they get spicier as you go.
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas
Now you've really fallen down the rabbit hole ... these were honestly hard for me to get into, and I did end up listening and reading depending on what I was doing at the time. BUT, once I fell, I fell hard, and with the upcoming book 6 of ACOTAR, Cr...
Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City Series
This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE books!! When you're in need of disappearing into another world, pick this one.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Paperback
This one took my breath away. Poppy & Cas ❤️ Be warned ... if you're listening to this one in the pick-up line, you might want to turn it down 😉🤣
Blood and Ash Series
This trilogy (and the Sci-Fi network show) will live rent-free in my head for all time ❤️ It should be pointed out that the book & TV Series have some major differences but that I love them both in there own right.
The Magicians Trilogy Boxed Set
The great thing about Phantasma & it's "sister" novel, Enchantra, is that while they are connected, you don't have to read one to read the other. BUT if you do, start here with Phantasma
Phantasma by Kaylie Smith, Paperback
This was the first Riley Sager book I read, I LOVE the way he writes! I've read every books he's written at this point and they NEVER disappoint!
Survive the Night by Riley Sager, Paperback
I actually read the first (and maybe second).You book before the show started ... and listen, I know I'm not supposed to love Joe, but here I am, just a book girl who lives a crazy man 🤷♀️
You (You Series #1) by Caroline Kepnes, Paperback
Grady Hendrix writes some WEIRD books, and I'm here for it! If you LOVE campy 80s horror moves, Grady is for you.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix, Paperback
This one was MAGICAL! It reminded me ALOT of The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern without so many complications.
The Midnight Library (GMA Book Club Pick) by Matt Haig ...
This book was CREEPY in the best way!
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy, Paperback
YA
Avery Grambs didn't expect to become a billionaire. Or to live with the four Hawthorne brothers. This series is full of twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I love this series so much and wish I had read it sooner.
The Inheritance Games Series
The Lunar Chronicles are a set of fairytale retelling all intertwined in each other. As Cinder battles with being a cyborg, she meets friends along the way to help with her mission. This series is fun-loving and action-packed; full of characters you ...
The Lunar Chronicles Boxed Set: Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Fairest, Stars Above ...
These books stated it all for me. I first read Sabriel, Lirael, & Abhorsen over 25 years ago, and I fell in love not only with the series but the entire fantasy genre.
Fast forward to my daughter reading the books at age 12, and she's the one w...
Sabriel (Old Kingdom/Abhorsen Series #1) (25th Anniversary Classic Edition)
Five years ago, Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who after committed suicide. But is that really what happened? Pippa Fitz Amobi doesn't think so. What starts as a school project soon turns into something much bigger. This murder ...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series