A curated list of 5 star books from a girl who reads every genre
Sections
9
fiction
nonfiction
horror
Thriller/Mystery
romance
historical fiction
fiction
There is a fiction book for everyone
My favorite book of all time
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
Heartwarming & hilarious! My favorite book of 2026
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Weird and wonderful
All Fours by Miranda July
Even if you're not a gamer, I believe you will fall in love with this story. Beautiful, character-driven novel!
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Weird girl lit short story collection! “Shit Cassandra Saw That She Didn't Tell the Trojans About Because At That Point Fuck Them Anyway” is my favorite short story of all time
Shit Cassandra Saw: Stories by Gwen E. Kirby
Made me fall in love with character-driven stories even more
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Speaks for itself!
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Character-driven wlw love story
Yerba Buena
Fredrik Backman knows how to make a girl cry (complimentary)
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A novel in stories about a town and its secrets
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
My favorite from Sally Rooney
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Important subject matter handled with humor and care
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Highly recommend the audiobook
Normal People by Sally Rooney
It's no use Jo… you need to read this book!
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Worth every page
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Read banned books! Especially if they're about banning books
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Could probably read this once a year and never get sick of it
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I still think about this book all the time
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
There's not a single good movie adaptation so you might as well read the book
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Still relevant as ever
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Still hits so hard even if you read it as an adult
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
nonfiction
Don't sleep on nonfiction! I love memoirs that read like a novel
Insanely fascinating, probably my favorite nonficiton of all time
The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson
One of the only books that got a 5 star flush from my book club. Bring tissues!
Crying in H Mart
Must read memoir
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
For fans of “I'm Glad My Mom Died” by Jennette McCurdy, with a more mature narrator
Tell Me Everything: A Memoir by Minka Kelly
My personal cure for any heartbreak
Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey by Florence Williams
Approachable look at important subject matter
So You Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Unforgettable memoir
Educated by Tara Westover
Read the book that inspired the show
Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Helped my writing more than anything else
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
Learned so much about the brain when I read this
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Clark
horror
My favorite genre
Worth the hype! Scariest book I've ever read
It: A Novel by Stephen King
This is a must-read: horrific historical fiction based on a true story (with ghosts too)
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Sapphic vampire story that predates Dracula by 25 years… need I say more?
