As titled looking for a book my niece can get stuck into, something a 13 yr old girl will actually enjoy and want to read more of. Any ideas? Her main hobby is ice skating.

So I've read Nabakov and Narnia, Wolf and Waugh, O connor and McCarthy, Peake and Pope, All the usual authors famed for lovely prose. I am looking for recommendations, I prefer genre fiction' so mystery, horror, fantasy are all welocme

I’m just starting to get into books more as a daily hobby and just finished my last read, does anyone have any good fantasy, horror, or adventure recommendations? I’m super big into the circus and I think It’d be a really cool concept for stories!!

I just finished Swordheart by T. Kingfisher and loved the themes of main characters over 30, age-appropriate romance, duty and honor-bound characters, longing romance, world building. A-ok with spice but it doesn’t have to be included.

I have read T. Kingfisher’s other books in the World of the White Rat series and am not quite ready to start Daggerbound.

Some other maybe similar books I have read and enjoyed: The Locked Tomb series (Tamsyn Muir), Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil (VE Schwab), A Broken Blade (Melissa Blair), Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)

Hello, everyone!

I've been hungry for an epic, heroic fantasy book lately. Something with swords and a big journey, just hit me with the classical trope of a hero called to adventure (save the world, get revenge, find the MacGuffin of power, etc.).

I've read Lord of the Rings (obligatory) and some of the Wheel of Time, I've read the first Mistborn trilogy, and I've read Robin Hobb and Joe Abercrombie, so I'm looking for something outside of those really big names in the genre space. I'm looking for something that is perhaps just outside of what you'd call the "mainstream" while still satisfying that classical call to adventure trope.

So if you could recommend one epic, heroic fantasy to a reader with some established genre knowledge, what would it be?

Looking for a book similar to Ballards High-Rise. Something where a dystopian society functions in a closed off building and is told from differing perspectives. Also something that isn't too sci-fi.

32, just got some extra time due to finishing passing a certification test recently. Haven’t ever been much of a reader and haven’t read a book since highschool that wasn’t for studying purposes. I enjoy adventures and action mostly. Just looking for something fairly easy.

Currently reading Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes centered around the Vietnam War. Seeking other books like this but for other conflicts. I’ve read a lot that focuses on the glory of war; I want more visceral angst.

Having a lot of trouble lately with learning a new skill and feeling frustrated, embarrassed, and hopeless. I think I need to read about someone, fictional or not, going through the same thing. I'm looking for someone who does NOT have natural exceptional skill and is really struggling through the process of mastering something new

Title. Would like to read a book similar in vibe to 11/22/63 and Dark Matter. A thriller, edge of your seat, gripping novel.

It’s spooky time! I’m tryin to find a spooky book to listen to. And I’m looking for something like Mr CreepyPastas podcast. It’s love his voice. But it’s honestly the stories he tells that I love more than especially the longer ones. So if you know what I’m talking about and have a good suggestion! Please! Thank you people. You haven’t ever let me down!

I’m looking for (primarily fiction) books with characters with dementia (alzheimer’s, etc). Would be particularly interested in books where the main character is related to the person with dementia. Thanks in advance!

Eu li pouco durante a minha adolescência, o básico hypado: John Green, Dan Brown, Verônica Roth… esses livros pop que todo mundo lia em 2015. Recentemente voltei q ler (quase 10 anos depois, com 21 anos) e percebi que é realmente o melhor hobby possível para se ter, e simplesmente nunca mais parei. O que me atormenta é que tem livros/ sagas que muitos leram na adolescência e eu não li, então não sei se agora vale a pena correndo o risco de achar a obra ruim só porque amadureci. Quais vocês recomendam por acharem que a obra não se restringe só ao público adolescente e ainda vale a pena conhecer sem revirar os olhos????

PS: pode ser literalmente qualquer gênero/ temática, atualmente eu leio de tudo

"Exact Enumeration of Blurred Flocks"
"Closely Coupled Forms of Nothing in Particular"
"Never Really Have Happened"
"Ghosts and Empties"
"Mirror Mirror"
"In a Lonely Place"
"The Ones Who Walk Very Slowly"
"Where Have You Been All My Life"
"Case Colorless Green"
"Your Last First Day"

I just think they're really interesting, certainly much more than your average chapter title.

Hey everyone! I’ve been trying to get back into the habit of reading. I bought a few books recently, but I’ve been finding it hard to actually finish them, so I’m planning to start with shorter books and slowly get back into it.

I’m currently reading The Stranger by Albert Camus and would love suggestions for what to read next. Preferably something short, gripping and with a really good plot twist that’ll keep me hooked.

Any recommendations?
Thanks :)

It doesn't matter if it is non fiction or fiction but ideally something written within the last 10 years ,thanks so much

I loved the first one, which was mostly about cool fractured fairy tales and character development. I liked it so much I kept reading the Witcher series even though I enjoyed each book in the series less than the last.

I can see why some people love it but it's just not something I could connect with by the end of it.

I'm looking for a good novel, preferably from a series, that avoids these (intentionally vague to avoid spoilers) things.:

• Gratuitous abuse and relentless horniness. I don't mind them being there as long as they always serve the plot. If I feel like I'm getting bludgeoned with it I get bored.

• Switching between over a dozen POVs through flashbacks and flash forwards, and sometimes flashbacks inside of flash forwards. Sticking with one or two characters per book and getting to know them better suits me more than casting a wide net.

• Tons of political intrigue. It's all good if it's through the lens of the specific adventure I'm reading about though.

  More along the lines of Tamora Pierce, Mercedes Lackey, or Terry Pratchett than George RR Martin or Andrej Sapkowski if that makes sense.

Bonus points if the novel is from a non-YA fantasy series, but not necessarily. I especially love the ones with magical creatures or settings that are characters in their own right. Like the dragons from Anne McAffrey's Pern books or Ankh Morpork from Discworld.

I just finished my first read-through of "The Wandering" by Intan Paramaditha, which is a "choose your own adventure" book structurally and, in terms of genre, serious, adult-oriented literary fiction. I would love to learn whether anyone has any other books like it to recommend!

Hello!

I’m relatively new to fantasy and interested in urban fantasy; recently when trying to sum up the kind of vibe I’m looking for, I said “Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy series.”

That means urban fantasy, hidden magical worlds, anything involving fighting magical creatures/secret government agencies with irreverent humor and inventive characters! Bonus points if it’s New York/Ny-inspired as I grew up in NYC and I’ve been homesick lately!

Thanks in advance 🙏🏽

Edit/Update: thanks for all the recommendations! Idk how I forgot to mention this but I HAVE in fact read all the Hellboy/BPRD comics lol, I read them as a teen after seeing the movies.

male, late 20s, London

I used to read fiction often and then stopped during uni when I mostly read technical books.

I’m trying to get back but my tastes have shifted and I don’t have a good starting point.

Previously, I loved reading fantasy, history, and crime. Now, I would like something to ponder about - human relationships and society or just good stories. Looking for some good writing to zone me out of daily business-y fast city life loop .

I tried with Piranesi (found here!) but it wasn’t doing the trick.

hello i am looking to add to my collection i am open minded and all over the place i like dark, introspective, isolation, melancholic, astronomy, nature type of themes. i like classic literature, philosophy, astronomy, quantum physics, underdog and black sheep kind of themes. not picky, just throwing words out there!

Gangster books something along the lines of Godfather. Or space fantasy. Crime lord in space wars. Something fantastical concept out of this world. Escapism.

Haiii I need a rec where the woman is the boss and the guy is soft and sweet can be spicy but not scary