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items I may not read 3 books a week, but I have read my fair share. So, these are all my recommendations. I will not recommend any books that I didn't truly love and I will update everytime I've found a new favorite!
BEST book I've ever read. The world building, characterization, and SYMBOLISM are amazing. Everyone learned about WWII in school, and even though this book is fiction, it gives you some insight into what it was like for other countries during the war...
All the Light We Cannot See (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Omg yet another amazing historical fiction book. Also set in WWII, it follows two sisters and their POVS in the war. One, a mother and wife to a husband who has left for war, and the other is a fighter and joins resistance groups. Both are trying to ...
The Nightingale: A Novel - Hannah, Kristin: Books
If you haven't read the book OR watched the movie, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!! This book is so raw and emotional and is such an accurate representation of grief, depression, and other mental health disorders like bipolar disorder. It follows two teens, both...
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
This book is filled with the perfect amount of suspense and mystery that leaves you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. I lost count of how many times I wanted to skip the page just to figure out what happens next. This was one of the onl...
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
If you're queer, BUY IT!! No need to even go any further just take my word for it. I read this book before coming out myself, and I believe it was such a beautiful representation of not only queer love, but the queer experience, especially during the...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Cliche and old english? Who doesn't love it? Such a good (and pretty quick) read filled with amazing symbolism and great characterization. I loved the relationships the characters built with one another. It's one of those books everyone needs to read...
The Great Gatsby
With the current state of the U.S and the world, this feels like a must read. A dystopian that is starting to feel a little to close to home. This book is a bit sad and almost a little disturbing with the realism of it all, but a good written book no...
The Handmaid's Tale: Atwood, Margaret:
Now listen… if you didn't have a Percy Jackson phase in middle school it's NOT too late to start! This book series is what sparked my interest in Greek Mythology, and though it't not 100% accurate, it's a good starting point to get familiar with a lo...
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
AMAZING!! Such a gut wrenching book and truly captures the loneliness that can sometimes swallow us whole in our teen years. A truly heart warming story about friendship and finding yourself.
Perks of Being a Wallflower
I read this years ago for a summer reading assignment in high school, and I still remember how much I enjoyed this book. It's touching, emotional. You cry from sadness and happiness. It is so beautifully written and captures the characters struggles ...
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
I read this for my greek civ class in college and it was surprisingly enlightening. It discusses themes like sexism, racism, queerness and more and how most of modern society’s views on these kinds of topics are rooted in ancient greek mythology. The...
Antigone Rising: Power of Ancient Myths