5 Book Recs from Friends

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16 participants (70 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

My friends keep loaning and recommending books that I just haven’t read yet, so I’m going to try to read 5 recommendations this year. Feel free to join if you need motivation to read some book recs too

Challenge Books

All books added
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

259 pages • paperback • 1932

fiction classics dystopian science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

All Good People Here

Ashley Flowers

312 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Emily Wilde #1

Heather Fawcett

317 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings

The Women Could Fly

Megan Giddings

283 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction dystopian fantasy lgbtqia+ dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes by Brad Ricca

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Brad Ricca

432 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Tomes and Tea #1

Rebecca Thorne

443 pages • paperback • 2022

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V.E. Schwab

448 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

Birding with Benefits

Sarah T. Dubb

336 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

What If It's Us

What If It's Us #1

Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

480 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing

The Empyrean #1

Rebecca Yarros

517 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced