As someone who has been reading since childhood, I know what it's like to let life get in the way. Here are some of the best books I've read over the year that have helped me through reading slumps and introduce people to the magical world of reading...
Sections
4
YA BOOKS
Dark Academia/Thriller
Romance/Romantasy
Lit Fic
YA BOOKS
the perfect YA romance (warning: get tissues!)
If He Had Been with Me & If Only I Had Told Her Set
if the bachelor was YA
The Selection
the perfect YA book that doesn't focus too heavily on romance, but more on fae politics
The cruel prince (the folk of the air)
Dark Academia/Thriller
if you're looking to get into dark academia
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife: A Novel
if you LOVE Shakespeare, you'll love this book!
If We Were Villains: A Novel
i know this series is also polarizing, but the first book was the best
The Atlas Six (Atlas Series Book 1)
Romance/Romantasy
for my contemporary romance girlies
The Complete Twisted Series Set
i think about this book at least once a week
From Blood and Ash
these books just keep getting better and better
Gild (The Plated Prisoner, 1)
Lit Fic
yes, the octopus does have a POV!
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
japanese lit fic with some magical realism
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
this book is polarizing (either you love it or you hate it) but I think it's beautifully written