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Recommendations by Genre

Looking for the perfect book in your favorite genre? Look no further, we've got you covered!

Below we listed popular genres and our members' recommendations for each category.

We've only included books that we have read together as a group, but if you are looking for more options in a particular genre, please email us!


Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

- Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey

- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

- The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

  - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

  - The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins

  - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

  - The Book of Night Women by Marlon James

  - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

  - City of Thieves by David Benioff

Fantasy

Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern  

- The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

- A Million Junes by Emily Henry

- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

  - The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova

  - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

  - Midnight Library by Matt Haig

  - The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic #0.2) by Alice Hoffman

  - Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

  - The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

  - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

  - Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

  - The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

Thriller / Horror

Historical Fiction

Thriller / Horror

  - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

  - Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

  - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

  - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

  - Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

  - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

  - The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates

  - The Witch Elm by Tana French

Fiction

Classic LIterature

Thriller / Horror

  

- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

  - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo by Marianne Cronin

  - Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber

  - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  - Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

  - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Mystery

Classic LIterature

Classic LIterature

  - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

  - I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh

  - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

  - The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy

  - The Witch Elm by Tana French

Classic LIterature

Classic LIterature

Classic LIterature

  - Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

  - The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy

Greek / Norse Mythology

Greek / Norse Mythology

Greek / Norse Mythology

  - The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

  - The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

  - Circe by Madeline Miller

Young Adult

Greek / Norse Mythology

Greek / Norse Mythology

  - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

  - Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry

  - The Rules of Magic (Practical Magic #0.2) by Alice Hoffman

Science Fiction

Greek / Norse Mythology

Science Fiction

  - Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

  - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Romance

Romance

Science Fiction

  - The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

- The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Memoirs

Romance

Memoirs

  - Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber