Recs if you like Daughter of Smoke & Bone...

i can’t stop noticing bowl of mac & cheese titles. everywhere

I'm sure some of these are already on your TBR, so might as well add some more! Let me know if I am missing any of your favorites!

Allow me to set the scene:

It’s 2 AM on a school night but you only have 100 pages left. You will power through. Forget the math test you have first period. This is your priority. And you must know how the book ends.

I don’t know what sort of millennial catnip these 2000s YA authors put in these books, but let me tell you, my “baby millennial” self was addicted.

Pagebound Millennials: what YA were you reading?

If we are going to do Qwordy's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do 3.0 - we should probably get some Pagebound badges along the way! I'm specifically going to be adding books from Quests and readalongs that go past the July start date and match at least one of these title prompts: Periodic Table, Familial Terms, Rainbow of Words (also Joseph's coat), Numerical Titles, Titular Counting 5+, Pun in the Title, and First & Last Name in the Title. Recommendations welcome!

we love a man who yearns in this house

Books where there is a strong female friendship in a Fantasy book.

Credit to @leong.john.silvers for the name

Did you watch Supernatural and have a crush on (both versions of) Ruby? Maybe you had a crush on Crowley? Maybe even a crush on Castiel? Then you are in luck because this list is for you!!! Angels and demons abound in these books, some more biblically accurate than others.

Disclaimer: This list is not related to The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

open to suggestions!!

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

fiction books with a main character or prominent side character that fits the D&D Warlock class! here for the making pacts with eldrich beings, the selling your soul for power, the "how do i get out of this?"! recs and input welcome!

books with doors (of any kind) that open to unexpected places

Portal fantasy (middle grade through adult lit with maybe some sci-fi too).

Because sometimes you just want to read about characters literally escaping their world or temporarily exploring other ones since you’re stuck here.

(Please note: series will only contain the earliest applicable volume even if more/all are the same to avoid clutter. Also, open to recs!)

If you're like me, you might have been missing out on some stellar books because they have been published as YA, despite them having more complex themes. I took to the PB Club and asked for your recommendations for books that fit that criteria; this list is a compilation of (mostly fantasy) books from suggestions from all of you! Please feel free to drop some more recommendations, all genres accepted just as long as they are published as YA 🥰

Romance that lasts across time, or lifetimes 🐦‍🔥

Fantasy romance books from before the coining of Romantasy.

when one thing isn't enough

The first book in a series.

Books with The Last Dinner Party vibe. Specifically their song The scythe. Don't cry,were bound together. Each life runs it's course. I'll see you in the next one. Next time I know you'll call.

A list for people who don't want to be left waiting for the next book release.

• Includes: First books in completed series, standalones, interconnected standalones*

• Subgenres: Fantasy-first books with a romance subplot - some of these romances are very slow burn or don't appear till later in the series

Gothic fantasies wherein the MC is protected by a monster (may or may not contain romance).