a few underrated book recs

fannist:

i don’t see enough of these books so i decided to make a post about them so more people will read them:

–the darkest part of the forest by holly black (ya; fantasy; stand alone; listen y’all the boy gets the prince in this one its glorious)

–the coldest girl in coldtown by holly black (ya; fantasy; stand alone; not as gay but still very enjoyable i even did a project on it)

–tithe by holly black (ya; fantasy; series; the first book is tithe and this series is actually connected to tsc im pretty sure like its about the unseelie and seelie courts yall)

–all for the game by nora sakavic (i think its ya?; sports gays; first book is the foxhole court; i know that it’s all over my blog but why isnt this book fucking #1 on every list im pissed about this its the best thing ive ever read but major tws)

–daughter of smoke and bone by laini taylor (ya; fantasy; series; this one is so wild and creative and i love it so much)

–lockwood & co by jonathan stroud (this is more like pjo series level not ya; paranormal; series; the first book is called the screaming staircase and its so cute and enjoyable its about a ghost hunting company basically)

–the lunar chronicles by marissa meyer (ya; scifi; series; the first book is cinder and its all retellings of fairy tales but scifi and badass)

–fangirl by rainbow rowell (ya; realistic; stand alone HOWEVER if you have heard of carry on that is literally the fanfiction the protagonist was writing in fangirl so they are connected)

–carry on by rainbow rowell (ya; fantasy; stand alone however as mentioned above its connected to fangirl)

–legend by marie lu (ya; dystopian; series; first book is legend)

–the secret history by donna tartt (this one is adult for sure; realistic; stand alone; this is easily the best standalone book i have ever read and really tied as the best book ive ever read)

–red queen by victoria aveyard (ya; fantasy i guess idk what genre this would actually be? dystopian? scifi? idek; series; first book is red queen)

–slasher girls & monster boys (this is a ya i guess horror/thriller compilation from several authors including marie lu, leigh bardugo, and others)

please go read these books and i hope y’all enjoy them as i have!!!