This list contains all of my 5-star reads! With a mix of popular and “underground” books, it has a bit of everything. Fantasy, romance, mystery, Middle Grade, YA, adult…you name it!
Sections
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Fantasy
Dystopian
Literary
Graphic Novel
Mystery
Contemporary
Fantasy
Here are my favorite fantasy books of all time!
A wonderful story with a Found Family to die for!
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
This book had me hooked (see what I did there?) It was phenomenal. Twisty. Dark. Everything I want in a book!
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
Perfect book. I won't take criticism on this.
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
I don't love this anywhere as close to how much I love The Raven Cycle….still, it's a 5-star book! Wonderful, fun, interesting! And I love getting more of the Lynch brothers!
Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater
The best book in my favourite series of all time…What more can I say?
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
What do you mean this is the LAST one????!!!
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
Helped me realize there's nothing wrong with having ADHD when I first read it. I wish I'd read it as a kid and realised that sooner and maybe I would've gotten diagnosed when I was still in school…Love that this book had that effect. It's also really...
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Literally perfect.
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
Percy Jackson is everything to me.
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
My favourite book of all time.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Pynch <3
Opal by Maggie Stiefvater
R.F Kuang….what gave you the right?
Babel by R.F. Kuang
I really enjoyed reading from Percy's P.O.V again, okay?
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
Dystopian
I will never ever feel the same after reading this book.
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Left me shaken to the core. I LOVED it.
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
The older I get, the more this book terrifies me.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The last sentence shook 11-year-old me to the core.
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The audiobook for this is everything to me.
All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
Literary
Made me want to become a theatre kid. I don't think that was the goal of the book, but it still did.
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Graphic Novel
BEAUTIFUL ART AND STORY.
Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Mystery
Ravi Singh…the man you are.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Somehow better than the first book? Hello? The reveal? Still crying.
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
I will read anything Holly Jackson writes and love it.
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
Holly Jackson has done it again.
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson
Contemporary
I don't often gravitate towards contemporary books, but the ones I love, I REALLY love!
Absolutely heartbreaking and wonderful!
More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer
Loved everything about this book! The characters were wonderful, the friendships the best and it was such a fast read!
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
THIS BOOK! My favorite contemporary book right now! It made me cry :(
We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley
This book made me cry….I LOVED IT.
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
I'm done pretending I don't think every one of the AFTG books isn't a 5-star book in my heart.
The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic
Non-fiction
I loved this look into John Green's mind, but I would never want to be a permanent resident there.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
Classics
I didn't understand half of what Wilde was trying to say here…But the writing was just too mesmerizing for me to be able to put it down. It was wonderful and captivating and I loved to hate the characters.
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
I don't know if this is the best translation of Journey to the West, but it is one of my favorite stories ever! It is so much fun to read!
Monkey King: Journey to the West by Wu Ch'eng-En
The Swedish version is the best version, but this translation still captivates the magic and wonder of this story! I have loved it since I was a child and will do so until I'm old.
