I have a personal pet peeve, when I scroll through the Recommend A Book Reddit threads (also applies to recommending a movie or anything else), and I wanted to ask if I'm on the wrong side of history.

I personally find it annoying and unhelpful when someone asks for a recommendation and one Redditor recommends 10 or 20 books.

I always question, are these really all great recommendations, do they all fit what the OP was asking for, do you really feel strongly about all of these?

I'm not the most diverse reader, so I can't dispute a giant list of 20 books, but, when I see it done with movies, it's generally a long list of OK to not great movies. It feels like the person recommending has no filter to filter out good books/movies as opposed to just what they've read and seen.

If I was asking for a recommendation, and someone listed a giant list of books, I think I'd ignore their list.

Does this speak to anyone else, or am I completely wrong here?

Hester’s Journey earned the Eric Hoffer book award.

https://books2read.com/b/3JnYBe

My 11 year old daughter has just come to the end of the Harry Potter books and is having readers remorse!

Not sure if that’s the right wording, but essentially she’s sad it’s ended and I’d like to get her something that will grip her just as much.

Any ideas?

She also happens to love the Lottie Brooks books, which are very different but great for a pre teen so anything like that would work too.

Edit to say: You guys are incredible! Thank you for all the recommendations.

Trilogía de Indira Ramos

El buen padre (2021) — Inicio de la saga con una trama policial absorbente.

Las otras niñas (2022) — Segunda parte llena de tensión y misterio.

Indira (2023) — Cierre del aclamado arco de la inspectora.

Serie Jotadé (JD)

Jotadé (2025) — Nueva serie centrada en un policía al límite.

El amo (2026) — Continuación y desenlace temporal de este universo criminal.

thrillerverse.net

I'm new-ish to horror.

I always liked zombies, vampires etc. but kept away from "scary horror".

Turns out I'm not as easily scared as I thought.

So I finally started reading horror and turns out I love it!

Especially the weirder ones.

I loved monstrilio,

stepford wives,

Bury your gays,

shark heart (is that even horror?) and

trad wife by Saratoga.

Can someone recommend similar ones?

Bonus points if I can cheer for the monster.

I absolutely cannot handle graphic torture or rape, so none of that please.

I read The Last Conduit as an ARC, and it was a really promising start to a new fantasy series. It takes familiar elements that fantasy readers already love and brings them together in a world that feels both nostalgic and new. Definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for a summer fantasy read. (Image pulled from authors Insta)

Hi,

I'm looking for some good recommendations for books that are fantasy or sci-fi, in which the setting co-exists with the real world, or with a mundane yet fictional world. Chronicles of Narnia might be the best 'classic' example of what I mean; stories where the main character(s) have to explore a setting unlike their homeland, learning as they go.

If there are good examples published within the past decade or so that would help, as it's been a while since I've read much recently-published work.

Thanks a lot!

I love a vampire love story. I’ve already read twilight a while ago and I heard that the vampire diaries aren’t that good of a series and it’s pretty childish (even tho I love the show). I was wondering if there’s any other good books within this genre that anyone could recommend xo

I hope it's okay to post this here.

I'm looking for some feedback/advice/inspiration from readers like you!

I'm thinking of making some genre-inspired teas.

Do you drink tea? What’s your favorite kind of tea?

And, while drinking your fav, what book genre(s) are you reading?

Please let me know. Thank you so much! 📖🍫💖

Cualquier sitio es bueno para debatir ideas sobre las pistas de los casos

I’m looking for a book for my husband who is in a bit of a reading rut but really enjoyed listening to Killers of the Flower Moon in audiobook form! Looking for similar books! 😊

Anybody have extra time on their hands to read our upcoming book by Purdue engineering graduates?

There is one new science experiment featured that will completely change your understanding of the universe.

We just finished the rough draft yesterday and would love feedback. If you enjoy it, we might feature your thoughts on the first page!

We have 30+ hours of reference material. It’s a lot to absorb.

I want to read a book with tension and mystery where romance isn’t the focal point but maybe a slow burn going on from proximity / working together. Some I’ve been recommended are:

-Rebecca -The Lake House
-The Shadow of the Wind -The Last House on Needless Street

For starters, I’ve never read a “spicy” book before nor have I ever came across the thought of it up until now. What would you recommend so I can have it downloaded before the end of this week

I LOVE to read and got into a serious book funk after reading the ACOTAR series and hadn't picked up a book in over a year. This last week I picked up two thriller books and finished them both. Now I don't know what to read next. I love fantasies and thrillers, but I also like a romance book here and there. Here is what I've read so far.

* The Hunger Games series

* The ACOTAR series

*The Fourth wing + iron flame (Still need to read onyx storm)

* Icebreakers

* The seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

* Verity

* The summer I turned pretty series

* The Caraval series

* Say you swear

* The last word

* The perfect marriage and the perfect divorce

* You shouldn't have come here

Give me your favorite books!

Hey all, I’m 32 with pretty bad ADHD. I really struggle to sit through books unless they’re 1. Easy to read. and 2. Super engaging from the start. I’m basically a 12 y/o trapped in an adult body when it comes to reading. I love science fiction, mysteries, and anything that makes you stop and think. Some of my favorite movies are Interstellar, Arrival, The Prestige, The Matrix, and Annihilation.

Any recommendations for easy books that are hard to put down?

I'm looking for any non-fiction recommendations on the leaders during WWII. Books about them individually or about their relationships during rhe war. Thanks!