book gifting guide

the holidays are coming up, which means there is an opportunity to give or receive books (among other things, but let’s be real here: we have reading lists to complete). here are some of my suggestions or recommendations for various genres. keep in mind to check for age ratings (depending on who you’re getting this for) or trigger warnings (and that some categories will have more/less books due to the generals i personally enjoy reading!).

romance:

• binding 13

• red white and royal blue

• book lovers

• better than the movies

• brooklyn

• i hope this doesn’t find you

• today tonight tomorrow

• one last stop

• you deserve each other

fantasy:

• the darkest part of the forest

• ninth house

• the clockwork angel

• a tempest of tea

• a study in drowning

• daughter of the moon goddess

• a darker shade of magic

• the prison healer

• all of us villains

• once upon a broken heart

• the drowned woods

• dance of thieves

• the ones we burn

dystopian/science fiction:

• the hunger games

• scythe

• legend

• cinder

• the maze runner

• the 100m

mystery/historical fiction/retellings:

• truly devious

• the book thief

• ariadne

• murder on the orient express

• stalking jack the ripper

• two can keep a secret

• a good girl’s guide to murder

• the naturals

• the song of achilles

• heartless

• the daughter of sparta

• little women

• anatomy

• romanov

other:

• we were liars

• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo

• the midnight library

• lord of the flies

• into the wild

• educated

i hope this was helpful for those who need it. thank you for reading and see you next week!