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Books I’d Save in a Fire (And Force You to Read)
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items This is not your average book list. These are the stories that wrecked me, healed me, raised my standards (for men and writing), and still live rent-free in my head. Romance that feels too real. Mysteries that made me ignore texts. YA books that some...
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Romance That Ruined Me (and My Standards)
Mystery, Thrillers & “Wait... WHAT?!” Books
Fiction That Emotionally Devastated Me (In a Good Way)
Romance That Ruined Me (and My Standards)
These love stories made me swoon, sob, and seriously question my dating history. If the male lead doesn’t have emotional damage and a redemption arc, I don’t want it.
This series made me believe in soft love again. Nick and Charlie deserve the world. Also: the way it portrays anxiety and coming out? Chef’s kiss.
Heartstopper #1-4 Box Set
Two words: emotional rollercoaster. Short but hits like a truck. I was giggling and crying simultaneously.
Nick and Charlie
Peak teenage chaos. Nostalgic Wattpad vibes but in paperback. Cringe? Yes. Did I love it? Also yes.
Mi Amor de Wattpad / My Wattpad Love
Fell in love with the universe conspiring for two strangers. Insta-love haters can sit down; this book owns it.
The Sun Is Also a Star Movie Tie-in Edition
My allergies? No, just the tears streaming down my face. High-stakes romance in a literal bubble
Everything, Everything
Messy, raw, and the soundtrack of awkward teenage years. The ‘holding hands’ scene lives in my head rent-free.
Eleanor & Park: A Novel
Why did I read a Greek tragedy knowing it would destroy me? Because it’s THAT beautiful. Achilles + Patroclus forever.
The Song of Achilles: A Novel
Poetic, soft, and so full of yearning it hurts. Ari and Dante made me believe in first love.
Aristóteles Y Dante Descubren Los Secretos del Universo / Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Underrated dark romance. I loved the MMC. It's such a golden retriever.
Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel
Enemies to lovers but with political stakes and royal drama. Alex and Henry: OTP material.
Rojo, blanco y sangre azul / Red, White & Royal Blue
Mystery, Thrillers & “Wait... WHAT?!” Books
The kind of reads that made me ignore messages, cancel plans, and gasp out loud in public. Twists, tension, and the sweet satisfaction of yelling “I KNEW IT” (even if I didn’t).
This is Christie at her most savage. That twist? I threw the book. Iconic.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Sherlock being petty, brilliant, and a complete drama queen. Peak Holmes content.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Gothic horror that makes you question reality. Poe’s mind was a dark, glorious place.
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe: (The Fall of the House of Usher, the Tell-Tale Heart and Other Tales)
Little gray cells working overtime. A collection of Poirot’s best brain gymnastics.
Poirot Investigates: A Hercule Poirot Collection: The Official Authorized Edition
Golf is boring; murder on a golf course? Electrifying. Christie turning country clubs into crime scenes.
The Murder on the Links: A Hercules Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Poirot’s first case! Meeting the mustachioed legend for the first time felt like a sacred event
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: The First Hercule Poirot Mystery
Some of Doyle’s most iconic stories. Holmes at his witty best, Watson at his loyalist.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The holy grail for Holmes fans. Illustrations that made me swoon harder than I care to admit.
Sherlock Holmes: the Complete Illustrated Novels - Large Print, Large Format: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear
Proof Victorian lit was unhinged before it was cool. Duality, repression, and absolute chaos.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and MR Hyde
Dentist appointments are already terrifying; Christie makes them deadly. Classic whodunit energy.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
Fiction That Emotionally Devastated Me (In a Good Way)
These stories ripped my heart out, handed it back, and told me to deal with it. For when you want your feelings rearranged by people who don’t exist.
Nannerl Mozart deserves every spotlight. Fantasy + historical + feminist rage. YES.
The Kingdom of Back
Creepy photos + time loops + peculiar kids = addictive weirdness. Tim Burton vibes in book form.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Broke me, fixed me, and made me want to join a gang of morally gray criminals. Kaz Brekker supremacy.
Six of Crows
Even more chaotic, painful, and brilliant than Six of Crows. The crew owns my soul.
Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows
Shakespeare but make it understandable. Existential teenage drama at its finest.
Hamlet Translated Into Modern English: The most accurate line-by-line translation available, alongside original English, stage directions and historical notes
Dorian invented being hot and toxic. Wilde’s writing is deliciously dark.
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
Living forever but being forgotten? Torture. Addie is messy, reckless, and heartbreakingly human.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Old Hollywood glam, bisexual icon, and a life story juicier than any tabloid. Evelyn Hugo is THAT girl.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
A feminist retelling that made me want to hex every man alive. Lyrical and fierce.
Circe
A chess prodigy with addictions and attitude. Beth Harmon gave me whiplash and I loved every second.
The Queen's Gambit
Sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll told like an oral history. Felt like eavesdropping on the messiest band ever.
Daisy Jones & The Six: Reese's Book Club: A Novel