RECOMMENDATIONS
Here is where I write book recommendations for you to read based on the genre or plot of the book and your own individual interests. Some of these book I have not read, but were referred to me by fellow book worms.
FANTASY ROMANCE
A Court of Thorns and Roses
This series follows the life of Feyre Archeron as she make a decision that would change her life forever. As she is soon dragged into the land of Prythian and is surrounded by humans' age old enemies, the faeries. Will she ever escape her new life and make it back to her family? Or will she find that there is actually someone worth staying for?
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass
This series follows the life of a famous assassin named Celaena Sardothien. She was once the King of Assassin's star pupil, but after a loss that split her heart in two she was no longer in his favor. The handsome crown prince of a magicless kingdom has asked her to join a competition to be the king's champion in exchange for her freedom from the salt mines. Now, she must hide her identity and win the competition or her life will be forfeit.
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Strange the Dreamer
Lazlo Strange has grown up with stories of a mystical land called Weep. He has been obsessed with it for as long as he could remember. When he finally gets the change of a lifetime he finds a lot more waiting for him then he could've ever expected.
Author: Laini Taylor
Demon King
Han Alister is a common street thief who steals a very powerful amulet from a powerful wizard family. Raisa is the future queen who grew up with the clans instead of at court. Han is being threatened by the wizards he stole from and Raisa is being forced into a less than decent marriage. The Seven Realms will never be the same after the lives of Han and Raisa collide.
Author: Cinda Williams Chima
SCIENCE FICTION ROMANCE
Cinder
Cinder is a mechanic as well as a cyborg with a mysterious past. When her life is suddenly connected to the handsome Prince Kai's nothing will never be the same.
Author: Marissa Meyer
Red Queen
In a world where there are 2 types of blood, silver and red, Silvers have powers and treat Reds like dirt. But, what will happen when the tables start to turn? When Mare Barrow is thrown in front of the Silver Court she is thrown into lies, deceit and feelings she's never felt before.
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Sky Without Stars
Chatine is a skilled thief. Marcellus is training to one day lead the military, but is starting to doubt his beliefs in his government. Alouette is a guardian of the last surviving library on the planet. When a sudden murder occurs it brings Alouette to the surface and plunge Laterre into chaos.
Author: Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
Trial by Fire
Lily has life-threatening allergies that keep her from enjoying normal high school experiences. Suddenly, Lily is in another universe ruled by Lily in this universe. She realizes that what makes her weak in her world makes her strong (and puts her life at risk) in this one. She soon finds things she wasn't expecting, like falling in love.
Author: Josephine Angelini
FANTASY CRIME/MYSTERY
House of Earth and Blood
Bryce is half-fae and half-human. Hunt is a slave, an angel and a rebel. When Bryce's best friend is murdered and the accused is behind bars but two years later the murders start again, it's up to Hunt and Bryce to find the culprit, and try to not get too attached to each other.
Author: Sarah J. Maas
The Beautiful
Celine Rousseau had just recently moved to New Orleans when a string of murders start happening. She then has to fight her growing attraction to the leader of a local gang who's lair the bodies have been found in. Celine decides to take the investigation into her own hands and ends up getting caught in something much bigger than her.
Author: Renee Ahdieh
Clockwork Angel
Tessa Gray is looking for her missing brother. She soon realizes that the only allies she has are demon-slaying shadowhunters. Tessa and her new allies are up against something much larger than they could've ever anticipated.
Author: Cassandra Clare
Evermore
After a tragic accident kills her family, Ever Bloom can see people's auras, hear their thoughts and see ghosts. Then Damen comes to school and he can silence all of the noise in her head. As Ever is drawn more and more into Damen's world she realizes she has no idea who or what Damen really is.
Author: Alyson Noel
DYSTOPIAN ROMANCE
Divergent
Beatrice Prior's society is divided into five factions—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice must choose between staying with her family in Abnegation or changing her faction. Her choice will surprise everyone, including herself.
Author: Veronica Roth
Shatter Me
These books are about a girl named Juliette. She lives in a time when the world is dead and the land and the ocean were divided into sections. Juliette is in an asylum and her skin is poisonous to the touch. What happens when she meets someone who she can touch without them immediately dying?
Author: Tahereh Mafi
The Pairings
Centuries ago there was a virus that killed billions of people. As a solution a company called AmeriGlobe paired immune survivors and immunity boosting biomeds. When Lora Flannigan is about to be paired with a high-caste boy named Jarid. But, she never could've expected the instant connection she has with her pair's brother.
Includes Violence.
Author: Ramona Finn
The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen lives in a world where The Capitol takes kids from their homes to compete for the entertainment of the rich, people of The Capitol in a competition called the Hunger Games. When Katniss is selected she will test her limits. She will have to be smart and put survival before her humanity. But what is she willing to put before love?
Author: Suzanne Collins
DARK FANTASY
The Bone Witch
When Tea accidently raises her brother from the dead she realizes she is a bone witch which makes her feared in her community. An older bone witch takes Tea under her wing and Tea puts all of her energy into becoming an asha (a witch who wields elemental magic).
Author: Rin Chupeco
Prince of Thorns
It’s time for Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath to return to the castle he turned his back on. Since the day he watched Count Renar’s men slaughter his mother and young brother, Jorg has been driven to vent his rage. Life and death are no more than a game to him. But treachery awaits him in his father’s castle. Can one young man conquer enemies with power beyond his imagining?
Author: Mark Lawrence
The Warded Man
For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly killing off the humans that shelter behind magical wards—terrifyingly fragile symbols of power. Humans used to fight the demons on equal terms, but those days are gone. Three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will step beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything to regain the secrets of the past.
Author: Peter V. Brett
The Vagrant
The Vagrant is his name. He has no other. Years have passed since humanity’s destruction emerged from the Breach. What little hope remains is slowly being killed by the ongoing demon onslaught. Abandoned by its leader, The Seven, and its heroes, The Seraph Knights, the last defences of a once great civilisation are crumbling into dust.
Author: Peter Newman
VAMPIRES
Vampire Academy
Rose Hathaway is a dhampir (half-vampire) tasked with protecting her best friend and future queen Lissa who is moroi (vampire). They have been sent to St. Vladimir's Academy to learn magic and to train in the art of combat. They are soon ensnared in forbidden romance, the academy's ruthless social scene and unspeakable nighttime rituals.
Author: Richelle Mead
Bloodlines
This series in a world will dhampirs (half-vampires), moroi (vampires) and alchemists who despise vampires, but are responsible for making sure that humanity never finds out that they exist. But, when a moroi falls in love with an alchemist will their love survive their endless obstacles?
Author: Richelle Mead
The Immortal Rules
This series is about a girl named Allison who lives on the fringes of society while vampires reign supreme and humans are registered as food for those vampires. The Fringe houses the humans who refuse to give up their blood. Allie despises vampires until she becomes one of them. She soon joins a group of humans to find the cure for what she is. But, along the way she starts to learn that some people are worth fighting for.
Author: Julie Kagawa
Dark Secret
Ava Lopez is a spirit witch who took it upon herself to protect humans and her fellow witches by hunting vampires. But, when a bad accident forces Ava to make a reckless decision, she is forced to take refuge with the very beings she hunted. As she gets more comfortable in her new home and a little too comfortable with her sire, she starts to realize the witches haven't been completely honest with her.
Author: Danielle Rose