Book Recs

I’ve been asked for book recommendations quite a few times and each time find myself poring over my GoodReads account to refresh my memory.  Instead of doing that over and over, I’m compiling everything here, sorted by genre.

Chick-Lit

Icing on the Cake, Lucy Castoro

The Stephanie Plum series, Janet Evanovich ~ These are often considered mysteries, but they’re so light and fluffy that I feel like they belong in chick-lit more than mystery.

Dune Road, Jane Green

Jemima J, Jane Green

The Other Woman, Jane Green

Promises to Keep, Jane Green

Swapping Lives, Jane Green

Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah

Summer Island, Kristin Hannah

Winter Garden, Kristin Hannah

The Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs

Can You Keep a Secret?, Sophie Kinsella

The Shopaholic series, Sophie Kinsella

Twenties Girl, Sophie Kinsella

Undomestic Goddess, Sophie Kinsella

The Brides Quartet, Nora Roberts

The Chesapeake Bay saga, Nora Roberts

The Gallaghers of Ardmore/Irish trilogy, Nora Roberts

Midnight Bayou, Nora Roberts

The Three Sisters trilogy, Nora Roberts

The Villa, Nora Roberts

Little Earthquakes, Jennifer Weiner

Non-Fiction

A Trip to the Beach, Melinda & Robert Blanchard

Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain

Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver

Roasting in Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay

Garlic and Sapphires, Ruth Reichl

Young Adult

The Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling

The Jessica Darling series, Megan McCafferty

Along for the Ride, Sarah Dessen

The Truth About Forever, Sarah Dessen

Just Listen, Sarah Dessen

Lock and Key, Sarah Dessen

This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen

The Luxe series, Anna Godbersen

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, Ann Brashares

The Gemma Doyle trilogy, Libba Bray

The Book Thief, Marcus Zusak

The Vampire Academy series, Richelle Mead (fantasy)

The House of Night series, P.C. Cast (fantasy)

Fantasy

The Black Dagger series, J.R. Ward

The Southern Vampire series, Charlaine Harris

The Merry Gentry series, Laurell K. Hamilton

Historical Fiction

Honolulu, Alan Brennert

The Red Tent, Anita Diamant

The Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon

The Tudor series, Philippa Gregory – I suggest reading them in chronological order per the storylines rather than based upon when they were published.

The White Queen, Philippa Gregory – The first book in her new Plantagenet series; I recommend reading this after the Tudor series above for chronological consistency.

Loving Frank, Nancy Horan

The Borgia Bride, Jeanne Kalogridis

The Help, Kathryn Stockett

Mystery

Angels & Demons, Dan Brown

The DaVinci Code, Dan Brown

The Millennium trilogy, Stieg Larsson – In the interest of full disclosure I’m going to warn you that the first book starts off dry and slow for many who have read it.  It’s so worth it to stick with it, though.

The In Death… series, J.D. Robb