That always makes me nervous because I don’t trust my own taste but… hopefully you’ll be able to pick some out of these-
fantasy (mostly YA):
uprooted by naomi novik
a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab
the knife of never letting go by patrick ness
six of crows by leigh bardugo
deathless by catherynne m. valente
an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson
bitten by kelley armstrong
cruel beauty by rosamund hodge
the hazel wood by melissa albert
the bear and the nightingale by katherine arden
wintersong by s. jae-jones
to kill a kingdom by alexandra christo
the last werewolf by glen duncan
a court of thorns and roses by sarah j. maas
vampire academy by richelle mead (i go hard for these kids) & bloodlinesnon-fantasy:
if we were villains by m. l. rio
never let me go by kazuo ishiguro
a brief history of montmaray by michelle cooper
tell the wolves i’m home by carol rifka brunt
code name verity by elizabeth wein
the secret history by donna tarttmythology related:
circe by madeline miller
the closed doors by pauline albanese (*short play)
gameboard of the gods by richelle mead
the song of achilles by madeline miller
nefertiti by michelle moran
daughter of smoke and bone by laini taylor
american gods by neil gaiman
the heretic queen by michelle moranmind-f*ckery:
i’m thinking of ending things by iain reid
dark matter by blake crouchmurder mysteries/thrillers:
the broken girls by simone st. james
into the woods by tana french
the girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson
sharp objects by gillian flynn
the likeness by tana french
gone girl by gillian flynnbooks that are on my immediate tbr shelf based on good reviews:
the poppy war by r. f. kuang
spinning silver by naomi novik
the hating game by sally thorne
children of blood and bone by tomi adeyemi
the wicked deep by shea ernshaw
the shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafon
i’ll be gone in the dark by michelle mcnamara
the woman in the window by a.j. finn
a little life by hanya yanagiharagood luck, wishing you slump-free weeks to come!