A -Z Book Recommendations
One of the best feelings as a reader/blogger is when someone takes your recommendation and actually loves it as much as you! It’s honestly kind of rough to give a rec, though, because, like all things, not everything works for every person. AND TO EACH THEIR OWN! Regardless, I dish them out because I enjoy sharing my love of books.
I thought I’d challenge myself to recommend at least one book (but maxed out with five) for every letter of the alphabet. THIS. WAS. HARD. And I definitely failed for some letters. But it was still fun!
I made sure to only recommend books I’ve actually read, and I also tried to share some from each of the genres I enjoy. Here’s what I came up with…
To learn more about a book on this list, click on the title!
A
- Act Like It by Lucy Parker (contemporary romance)
- The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand (YA paranormal)
- Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett (YA contemporary)
- Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (historical thriller)
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (YA contemporary)
B
- Beach Read by Emily Henry (women’s fiction/contemporary romance)
- Belladonna by Adalyn Grace (YA fantasy)
- The Birthday List by Devney Perry (contemporary romance)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (YA historical fiction)
- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (contemporary romance)
C
- Caraval by Stephanie Garber (YA fantasy)
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (YA paranormal)
- The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer (thriller)
- Confess by Colleen Hoover (contemporary romance)
- Constant by Rachel Higginson (romantic suspense)
D
- Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (women’s fiction)
- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (suspense/thriller)
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone (YA contemporary)
- The Deep End of the Sea by Heather Lyons (fantasy romance)
- A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (historical fantasy romance)
E
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (YA fantasy)
- Enemies Abroad by R.S. Grey (contemporary romance)
- Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay (thriller)
- Every Summer After by Carley Fortune (women’s fiction/contemporary romance)
- The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon (contemporary romance)
F
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (YA contemporary)
- Final Girls by Riley Sager (thriller)
- Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (mystery)
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary (contemporary romance)
- From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata (contemporary romance)
G
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston (YA contemporary)
- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (contemporary romance)
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA fantasy)
- The Guncle by Steven Rowley (literary fiction)
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley (thriller)
H
- Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward (contemporary romance)
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (contemporary romance)
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer (YA fantasy)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (fantasy)
- House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (fantasy)
I
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (YA science fiction)
- Intercepted by Alexa Martin (contemporary romance)
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (fantasy)
- ISAN by Mary Ting (YA dystopian)
- It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey (contemporary romance)
J
- Jackaby by William Ritter (YA paranormal mystery)
- Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (contemporary romance)
- Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone (contemporary romance)
K
- Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras (contemporary romance)
- The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson (YA fantasy)
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (contemporary romance)
- Kiss the Girl by Tara Sivec (contemporary romance)
- A Knights Bridge Christmas by Carla Neggers (women’s fiction/contemporary romance)
L
- The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (thriller)
- Lease on Love by Falon Ballard (contemporary romance)
- Legend by Marie Lu (YA dystopian)
- Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (YA contemporary)
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (contemporary romance)
M
- Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score (contemporary romance)
- My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan (women’s fiction/contemporary romance)
- Me Before You by JoJo Moyes (women’s fiction)
- My Lady Jane by Hand, Ashton, and Meadows (YA historical fantasy)
- My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (YA contemporary)
N
- The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin (YA fantasy)
- November 9 by Colleen Hoover (contemporary romance)
- Not So Nice Guy by R.S. Grey (contemporary romance)
- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (fantasy)
O
- One Last Time by Corinne Michaels (contemporary romance)
- One Way or Another by Kara McDowell (YA contemporary)
- One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (YA suspense)
- The Opposite of You by Rachel Higginson (contemporary romance)
- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (women’s fiction/historical romance)
P
- Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (women’s fiction/contemporary romance)
- Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez (contemporary romance)
- Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (women’s fiction/contemporary fantasy)
- Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins (YA contemporary)
- A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday (contemporary romance)
Q
- Quarter Miles by Devney Perry (contemporary romance)
R
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (science fiction/mystery and suspense)
- Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh (contemporary romance)
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (contemporary romance)
- Roar by Cora Carmack (YA fantasy)
- The Rush by Rachel Higginson (YA fantasy)
S
- The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker (contemporary romance)
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (YA fantasy)
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (contemporary romance)
- Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young (women’s fiction/suspense and thriller)
- Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett (YA contemporary)
T
- Teach Me by Olivia Dade (contemporary romance)
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (fantasy)
(*pub has marketed this series as YA, but I think it’s more mature than that) - Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout (romantic suspense)
- Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon (YA contemporary)
- Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (YA contemporary)
U
- Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover (NA contemporary romance)
- Undead Girl Gang by Lilly Anderson (YA mystery and suspense)
- The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (contemporary romance)
V
- Verity by Colleen Hoover (romantic thriller)
W
- The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata (contemporary romance)
- The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea (contemporary romance)
- When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann (contemporary romance)
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (YA contemporary fantasy)
- The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa (contemporary romance)
X
I’ve got nothing. Nada!
Y
- You Have a Match by Emma Lord (YA contemporary)
- The Young Elites by Marie Lu (YA fantasy)
Z
…nope.
What do you think? Did you see any books that caught your eye? What about suggestions from you? Drop your recs for a few letters of the alphabet below in the comments!
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