29 Book Recommendations on my 29th Birthday

some of my favorites include a good girl's guide to murder by holly jackson absolutely fantastic first in what is currently a two book series

i recommend a history of scotland by neil oliver because it goes all the way back and then through the centuries plus i always think that the oliver is a really good writer and presenter

my most recent favorite if you didn't catch it was a madness of sunshine by nalini singh

i love the comedic nature as well as the fantastical elements of a midsummer night's dream

i would suggest either starting with a night to surrender or the duchess deal i think those are probably the two strongest places to start and if you started somewhere else and i'm convinced about her books then try those ones because they're amazing

binti is phenomenal this again is probably one of the books that really convinced me i could be a hardcore sci-fi reader

i would probably suggest chavs by owen jones because i think it's a really well researched insightful book about classism and the discrimination of working class people in the uk which everyone should read

so daphnis and chloe is one of the three books i wrote my undergraduate dissertation on and i did that because i loved the book

hands down juliet merlier daughter of the forest reads like a historical fiction novel set in medieval ireland with the beautiful landscape that tolkien also writes about

christopher pelini's aragon is your classic dragon rider tale where a young boy finds a dragon egg bonds with the dragon and then they go off on adventure to save the world of allegations

i read that book when i think i was 23 24 something along those lines and it did change my life then

if you like greek myth retellings you have to read this book it is incredible it's a retelling of the story of medusa

so the sci-fi element in this book is that there is time travel but aside from the time travel again it feels like a historical fiction novel

i really loved studying macbeth in school it's a really fun literary memory for me i loved unpacking that play

i think it's one that so many adults would enjoy and even if you're not sure about reading middle grade as an adult then this would be the one i would suggest giving a shot

the one that i do immediately think of is nama's kiss by jacqueline carrie it is also a sort of high intricate fantasy novel

and one of us is lying by karen a mcmanus who actually has quite a large selection of y e thrillers to pick from

my probable favorite and one that you might enjoy if you're particularly looking for non-y a is oranges are not the only fruit by jeanette winterson

i adored everything mike rosen did as a kid and continued to as an adult but his children's poetry was full of charm and humor and imagination and rhythm and skill

it captures the sense of imagination and wonder and escapism that books can offer both children and adults and it's just so relatable and beautiful

i would suggest either starting with a night to surrender or the duchess deal i think those are probably the two strongest places to start and if you started somewhere else and i'm convinced about her books then try those ones because they're amazing

it is a recount of the lives of the women who were murdered by jack the ripper it is not a true crime book it's not about jack ripper it's not about their murders is about the women and their lives

when i think of beautiful homophobia-free female romance stories then it's this one it make it brings me so much joy

the we free men which is the one that really got me in to the discworld and my dad gave to me to read whilst we were on holiday

it's theresa can by emil zola it is a french classic from the early 1900s i believe it's so dark so fascinating

tooth and claw is really interesting because it's not like any other dragon book i've read as all of the characters effectively are dragons