2010s book tumblr
your 2016 book blog called it misses you






A to Z Challenge Helper (X, Y, & Z Titles)
For a book to make this list, it needs to start with X, Y, or Z (ignoring "The," "A," "An"), be a standalone or series opener, and have at least a 3.7 star average rating on Pagebound. Pulling from a variety of genres!






booktube throwback
the staples of the book community on youtube in the early to mid 2010s.






Killer Queens (No, Literally)
Give me more badass FMCs who donโt wait for someone else to save the day!! Quick with a blade, quicker with a comeback, these bad b*tches take on monsters, villains, and terrible life choices with equal ferocity. If youโre looking for women who break rules, break hearts, and occasionally break a few bones, this is the ultimate list for you.






Raise your Flaws to the Ceiling!! ๐
We loved flawed characters here, because perfect people are boring.
In progress - suggestions welcome in comments






No damsels here ๐ค๐ข
Competent FMCs who start off badass instead of helpless, no training montage needed. (Disclaimer: maybe some need a little bit of training ๐ค but the mentality is already there.)
Recs welcome.






Swashbuckling Romance โ๏ธ๐
Badass ladies, dashing book boyfriends, enviable fighting abilities, lore that makes your brain happy because it's so perfect, and hopefully a final battle that isn't a snorefest.
Only first book in series listed.
In progress - suggestions welcome in comments






backlist romantasy
books that were romance + fantasy before the term was even invented (circa 2022)






Evil Dad
Books in which at least one of the characters is someoneโs evil father.






Books that you won't be able to put down
Could not put any of these down. Read almost all of them in a day.






Books Before Booktok
Some of the books that I loved as a teenager, before Tiktok even existed.






Angsty dystopian YA
Feeling like you're in the mood for some solid 2010's dystopian fiction? Look no further. We've got sci-fi, romance, and fantasy, all dystopian, all badass young protagonists fighting oppression.





