Recommend me some good books, because I’m so out of ideas
I’m 15F and I’d like to read a bit above my level. I’ll take fantasy, romance (no smut), horror, Fiction, SF, Mystery, historical fiction, but I would prefer having nothing to do with humour or Young Adult.
I think I was around your age when I got into Stephen King. Be warned – he will creep you out. But the stories are amazing. I still laugh about the time I was about halfway through Pet Semetary I had to put the book down and just stand beside my mom while she made dinner.
larsattacks94 on
The black tongue theif by Christopher buehlman
Idk_Simi on
Hi! I’m 15F as well. I like fantacy, mystery, and most af all, Romance. For a Fantacy, mystery & romance novel I suggest The Remarried Empress. It is available as a book but probably in no libraries, but it is available for free on an app or on Webtoon if you like comics.
Idk_Simi on
Hi! I’m 15F as well. I like fantacy, mystery, and most af all, Romance. For a Fantacy, mystery & romance novel I suggest The Remarried Empress. It is available as a book but probably in no libraries, but it is available for free on an app or on Webtoon if you like comics.
If you like historical fiction I can wholeheartedly recommend you [The Butchering Art](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33931044-the-butchering-art) by Lindsey Fitzharris which is non-fiction but written in the style of a novel which makes it extremely engaging.
– 1984
– the puppet boy of Warsaw
– fahrenheit 451
– the point of light
*Fantasy:*
– his dark materials trilogy
– storm light archives series
– the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
*Science and religion:*
– the blind watchmaker
– the demon-haunted world
– unweaving the rainbow
– the selfish Gene
*Philosophy and psychology:*
– man’s search for meaning
– remembering Satan
– sapiens: a brief history
– can’t hurt me – David goggins
*Post apocalyptic:*
– wool series
– I am legend
– a canticle for Leibowitz
– silo
– alas, Babylon
Edit: little correction
chapkachapka on
Dorothy Sayers, The Nine Tailors.
SorryContribution681 on
Tad Williams Otherland series.
The books are long, but so worth it.
Virtual reality sci-fi with mystery and action and urgh it’s so good.
r-clarajunereads on
If you’re on social media you can get great recommendations by following some bookish accounts e.g. on booktok or bookstagram, or goodreads. Once you have a clearer idea of what you like you can easily find similar recommendations!
Left_Relationship945 on
Grapes of Wraith hit me like a truck when I was 15.
Check out some of Neil Gaiman’s books. I would recommend Stardust, Neverwhere, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and maybe Norse Mythology. Coraline and The Graveyard Book are geared towards younger audiences, but I read them in my late twenties and still thoroughly enjoyed them.
ommaandnugs on
A little bit of everything:
Stephen Hunter Bob Lee Swagger series,
The Vorkosigan Saga Lois McMaster Bujold,
James R. Benn Billy Boyle series,
Margaret Mizushima Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series,
The Wandering Inn Pirate Aba
Michelle Sagara West Chronicles of Elantra,
Chris Evans Iron Elves,
Elizabeth Moon Paksenarrion Series,
Anne Bishop Tir Alainn series, & Others series,
Jane Lindskold Firekeeper series,
Barb Hendee Noble Dead series,
C.S. Friedman The Coldfire Trilogy,
PC Hodgell Kencyrath series,
Lynn Flewelling Tamir Triad,
The Sharing Knife Lois McMaster Bujold
Jim Butcher Codex Alera series,
James Rollins,
Jack DuBrul,
Matthew Reilly,
CJ Box Joe Pickett series,
Lee Child Jack Reacher series,
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child,
Madeleine Brent,
John Sandford,
William Kent Kruger,
Kay Hooper,
Todd Borg,
James Byron Huggins,
Dean Koontz,
Wilbur Smith,
F. Paul Wilson,
Robert R. McCammon
DrJuliusOrange on
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
Wool by Hugh Howey
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Drownedon42St on
For historical fiction try James Michner, Ken Follet, James Clavell,or Leon Uris. I read Michner and Uris in high school long time ago.
dariusvoldar on
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
And Then There Where None by Agatha Christie
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas
Anything from Edgar Allan Poe
harrisloeser on
Bones from a dry sea
Lonely_Strategos on
Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
MatchedTenge on
Building better bonds by Taylor Strongbond
adesius on
Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
sunrisesonrisa on
Let The Right One In
ModernNancyDrew on
Here are some mysteries I enjoyed:
Saturday Night Ghost Club
Daisy Darker
The Dry
The Chalk Man
In the Woods
The Lake House
We Were Liars
Shoot the Moon
Paper Ghosts
Significant-Tea8004 on
Malazan 100x
angelkarma on
I’m trying to revive The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende. Some magical realism and a decent read. Eva Luna is another one of hers that stands out in my memory.
Matt3d on
MaddAddam trilogy (Oryx and Crake book 1)
LaRoseDuRoi on
Beth Cato – Blood of Earth trilogy. Excellent fantasy with a touch of romance.
Becky Chambers – Wayfarers series. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, but they’re all set in the same universe.
Sarah Beth Durst – Race the Sands. Fantasy. Starts a little slow, but once you get into it, it’s a fascinating world.
Jonathan Stroud – Lockwood & Co. series. Magic, horror, and a bit of mystery. It is YA, but there’s no cheesy romance or love triangles forced into it. I’m a grown-ass woman, and I didn’t want to put the lights out after I finished the 3rd book!
okiebill1972 on
” The Elevenrh Age” by Luthien T. Kennedy
saturday_sun4 on
I would recommend:
* Murderbot books by Martha Wells
* Life of Pi by Yann Martel
* The Harp in the South trilogy by Ruth Park
* Leech by Hiron Ennes
* What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
* The Secret History by Donna Tartt
* The Perveen Mistry books by Sujata Massey
* The Shardlake books by CJ Sansom
KookyShower1721 on
Classics
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Maurice
Jamaica inn
Far from the Madding Crowd
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Inferno by Dan Brown
The Murderbot Series
The Monk and Robot Duology
The Thursday Murder Club
Anything by Grady Hendrix
Anything by Isaac Asimov
I think I was around your age when I got into Stephen King. Be warned – he will creep you out. But the stories are amazing. I still laugh about the time I was about halfway through Pet Semetary I had to put the book down and just stand beside my mom while she made dinner.
The black tongue theif by Christopher buehlman
Hi! I’m 15F as well. I like fantacy, mystery, and most af all, Romance. For a Fantacy, mystery & romance novel I suggest The Remarried Empress. It is available as a book but probably in no libraries, but it is available for free on an app or on Webtoon if you like comics.
Hi! I’m 15F as well. I like fantacy, mystery, and most af all, Romance. For a Fantacy, mystery & romance novel I suggest The Remarried Empress. It is available as a book but probably in no libraries, but it is available for free on an app or on Webtoon if you like comics.
I highly recommend the [Spin trilogy](https://www.goodreads.com/series/52279-spin) by Robert Charles Wilson as a good introduction to sci-fi.
For a horror/post apocalypse ride give a shot to the [Metro trilogy](https://www.goodreads.com/series/101081-metro) by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
For something that’s a bit more bizarre there’s [Perdido Street Station](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10362658-perdido-street-station) by China Mieville which is a dark science fantasy book.
If you like historical fiction I can wholeheartedly recommend you [The Butchering Art](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33931044-the-butchering-art) by Lindsey Fitzharris which is non-fiction but written in the style of a novel which makes it extremely engaging.
If you’re interested in classic sci-fi/body-horror, [The Island of Dr Moreau](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29981.The_Island_of_Dr_Moreau) by H.G. Wells might be something you should definitely check out.
There’s also some great classic sci-fi / noir in Isaac Asimov’s Robot series, I particularly recommend [The Caves of Steel](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41811.The_Caves_of_Steel) and [The Naked Sun](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30016.The_Naked_Sun).
*Historical fiction:*
– 1984
– the puppet boy of Warsaw
– fahrenheit 451
– the point of light
*Fantasy:*
– his dark materials trilogy
– storm light archives series
– the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
*Science and religion:*
– the blind watchmaker
– the demon-haunted world
– unweaving the rainbow
– the selfish Gene
*Philosophy and psychology:*
– man’s search for meaning
– remembering Satan
– sapiens: a brief history
– can’t hurt me – David goggins
*Post apocalyptic:*
– wool series
– I am legend
– a canticle for Leibowitz
– silo
– alas, Babylon
Edit: little correction
Dorothy Sayers, The Nine Tailors.
Tad Williams Otherland series.
The books are long, but so worth it.
Virtual reality sci-fi with mystery and action and urgh it’s so good.
If you’re on social media you can get great recommendations by following some bookish accounts e.g. on booktok or bookstagram, or goodreads. Once you have a clearer idea of what you like you can easily find similar recommendations!
Grapes of Wraith hit me like a truck when I was 15.
I recommend [The Wandering Inn](https://wanderinginn.com/)
Check out some of Neil Gaiman’s books. I would recommend Stardust, Neverwhere, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Coraline, The Graveyard Book, and maybe Norse Mythology. Coraline and The Graveyard Book are geared towards younger audiences, but I read them in my late twenties and still thoroughly enjoyed them.
A little bit of everything:
Stephen Hunter Bob Lee Swagger series,
The Vorkosigan Saga Lois McMaster Bujold,
James R. Benn Billy Boyle series,
Margaret Mizushima Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series,
The Wandering Inn Pirate Aba
Michelle Sagara West Chronicles of Elantra,
Chris Evans Iron Elves,
Elizabeth Moon Paksenarrion Series,
Anne Bishop Tir Alainn series, & Others series,
Jane Lindskold Firekeeper series,
Barb Hendee Noble Dead series,
C.S. Friedman The Coldfire Trilogy,
PC Hodgell Kencyrath series,
Lynn Flewelling Tamir Triad,
The Sharing Knife Lois McMaster Bujold
Jim Butcher Codex Alera series,
James Rollins,
Jack DuBrul,
Matthew Reilly,
CJ Box Joe Pickett series,
Lee Child Jack Reacher series,
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child,
Madeleine Brent,
John Sandford,
William Kent Kruger,
Kay Hooper,
Todd Borg,
James Byron Huggins,
Dean Koontz,
Wilbur Smith,
F. Paul Wilson,
Robert R. McCammon
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
Wool by Hugh Howey
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
For historical fiction try James Michner, Ken Follet, James Clavell,or Leon Uris. I read Michner and Uris in high school long time ago.
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
And Then There Where None by Agatha Christie
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumas
Anything from Edgar Allan Poe
Bones from a dry sea
Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman
Building better bonds by Taylor Strongbond
Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
Let The Right One In
Here are some mysteries I enjoyed:
Saturday Night Ghost Club
Daisy Darker
The Dry
The Chalk Man
In the Woods
The Lake House
We Were Liars
Shoot the Moon
Paper Ghosts
Malazan 100x
I’m trying to revive The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende. Some magical realism and a decent read. Eva Luna is another one of hers that stands out in my memory.
MaddAddam trilogy (Oryx and Crake book 1)
Beth Cato – Blood of Earth trilogy. Excellent fantasy with a touch of romance.
Becky Chambers – Wayfarers series. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, but they’re all set in the same universe.
Sarah Beth Durst – Race the Sands. Fantasy. Starts a little slow, but once you get into it, it’s a fascinating world.
Jonathan Stroud – Lockwood & Co. series. Magic, horror, and a bit of mystery. It is YA, but there’s no cheesy romance or love triangles forced into it. I’m a grown-ass woman, and I didn’t want to put the lights out after I finished the 3rd book!
” The Elevenrh Age” by Luthien T. Kennedy
I would recommend:
* Murderbot books by Martha Wells
* Life of Pi by Yann Martel
* The Harp in the South trilogy by Ruth Park
* Leech by Hiron Ennes
* What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
* The Secret History by Donna Tartt
* The Perveen Mistry books by Sujata Massey
* The Shardlake books by CJ Sansom
Classics
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Maurice
Jamaica inn
Far from the Madding Crowd