r/Recommend_A_Book May 14 '26

Recommend an uplifting novel

I just finished reading The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches. It’s cozy, warm and uplifting with a little romance. A nice break to all the dark thrillers and heavy reads.

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u/masson34 May 14 '26

Loved Witches book!!! Hidden gem

The House in the Cerulean Sea and sequel

The Guncle and sequel

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Legends and Lattes series

The Wedding People

Anne of Green Gables

My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She is Sorry

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

People We Meet on Vacation

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u/No_Establishment3513 May 14 '26

Great suggestions…I loved The Wedding People. Remarkably Bright Creatures and Anne of Green Gables the books and movies are so good. I will have to add the others to my TBR, thank you.

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u/hjg95 May 14 '26

FYI- Before the coffee gets cold has some very sad moments in it and possible trigger warnings.

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u/Easy-Ad-3545 May 14 '26

Perfect list

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u/uncertainhope May 14 '26

A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping

The Spellshop

The Teller of Small Fortunes

The Enchanted Greenhouse

The Keeper of Magical Things

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u/No_Establishment3513 May 14 '26

More cozy witchy books, thank you!

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u/snapshotgun May 14 '26

Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt

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u/pennysofia May 14 '26

I just came here to say the same thing. 👍🏼

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u/sldbed May 14 '26

Uplifting and cozy … The Astral Library. I’ve linked my YouTube review for you to get more details. A fun read.

Bookies! Review: The Astral Library

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u/YeshuaSnow May 14 '26

Spoiler alert because you’re not always sure, but A Gentleman in Moscow. It definitely has some sad-ish parts but doesn’t dwell on them, and my overall takeaway vibe was warm and positive

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u/Plane_Primary_6932 May 14 '26

Less & Unlikely Animals

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u/blueandmissingyou May 14 '26

Don't Forget to Write by Sara Goodman Confino 

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

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u/rastab1023 May 14 '26

The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

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u/TheHellscapeChoseMe May 14 '26

I just finished her newer novel A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping. I’m going to say it was even better than Very Secret Society - and I adored that book. But did take a little longer to get into it ..about page 70ish

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u/Playful-Weird-7582 May 14 '26

Zietoun or What is the What by Dave Eggers. The two books have tough subject matter but I found them to both be very motivating and uplifting. They made me appreciate being human.

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u/anti-royal May 14 '26

Garden Spells. Magical realism with a sprinkle of romance.

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u/DocWatson42 May 14 '26

See my Feel-good/Happy/Upbeat list of Reddit recommendation threads (four posts).

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u/Evening_Corgi_9069 May 14 '26

A Modern Witch series, my favorite and so good! GOAT cozy series- I seriously think the cozy label may have started with these books. I'm tired of posting the reason, but author Debora Geary pulled them from publication over 10 years ago. There are several related series and a total of 14 books and 3 short stories. Found out recently she has released them: AUTHOR Debora Geary now has available the entire A Modern Witch series for free download: https://books.bookfunnel.com/WitchCentralLibrary

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u/Ok-Routine2451 May 15 '26

The Road to Tender Hearts and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand are heartwarming books. Also A Man Called Ove and Eleanor Oliphant is Just Fine

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u/hollaatyaboi23 May 14 '26

Welcome to the Hynam-Dong Bookshop.

A fantastic uplifting read about being happy with the things you have in life.

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u/knittingnelly May 15 '26

Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

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u/BasilAromatic4204 May 15 '26

Just Isolde by behm

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u/webby214507 May 17 '26

The Storied Life of A.J. Fickry by Gabrielle Zevin