ooh, hello!! since we’re talking about books, and you’ve got the same taste as me apparently, would you mind recommending a few? i’ve been struggling to find new ones to read. thanks if you do!!
hello!! ooo tbh i haven't been reading as much lately but i read roshani chokshi's newest novel "the last tale of the flower bride" recently and ADORED it. it's def not a book i thought i'd love but it's so gorgeously written and the atmosphere (very dark, gothic, fairy-tale vibes idk how to describe it) is exquisite.
also i'll rec my three favs from last year:
a man called ove by fredrik backman – made me sob like a baby, new all-time fav. (also inspired certain aspects of my all too well au which is kind of random but i have a vision!) DO check triggers tho bc there's a very prevalent one that for some reason most people recommending this book never mention???
tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow by gabrielle zevin – literally EVERYTHING i adore in a book: a focus on something i don't care about that quickly becomes something i care about (video games), a timeline that encompasses many years to the point that you feel like you grow up with the characters and are that much attached to them for it, and complex characters that you both love and hate, and complex relationships, especially platonic ones!!!! also made me sob like a baby after one specific scene i will never recover from (read a tw list!)
carrie soto is back by taylor jenkins reid – my first instinct is to assume you've read this already if you've read evelyn hugo & daisy jones but apparently a lot of tjr girlies have either skipped or not gotten to miss carrie soto yet and i think that's a travesty personally!!! this is my favorite tjr book to DATE and i love it so much. it has the making me care about something i didn't care about thing (tennis!) and the complex characters (carrie means everything to me) and complex dynamics (carrie and her dad! carrie and bowie! carrie and nicki!)
rapid round to include some other genres:
project hail mary by andy weir: if you like sci-fi or want to get in to sci-fi
i kissed shara wheeler by casey mcquiston: for coming-of-age vibes and slightly unhinged sapphics
bunny by mona awad: you want something fucked up
persuasion by jane austen: you want a classic and the ~yearning~ <3
anything emily henry but especially "book lovers": you like romance but not *too much* romance (aka me) (i like my romance to teeter more into women's fiction)
hopefully this is a nice selection! let me know if you want recs for a specific genre/~vibe~/etc. i love recommending stuff <3