books your pretentious friend has heard of






Lovable Liars
Requirements:
The Mc(s) is a tricksters or unreliable narrator who spends most of the book lying to, bluffing or otherwise misleading others or themselves.
They would continue lying even if they didn’t have to either they can’t help it or enjoy the game too much.
This causes situations that get unpredictable, chaotic or even completely ridiculous as the characters dodge or face consequences for their actions.






Cozy Fantasy
Mostly LGBT+






Lightly Enchanted Everything
cozy fantasy reads






whimsical magical fantasy books
Books full of magic and whimsy and fantastical adventures, but still cozy and make you feel warm and fuzzy! Please comment if you have suggestions!






Who will be my role model
Found family but specifically parent and child relationships (not sure why I love this so much but it’s underrated)






You had ONE job
MC has a job; can they get it done?






Recommended for everyone and their moms
This is a list of books that at least one person thinks you should read. A book that, no matter who you are, is worth giving a try. Out there in the world, this is someone's favourite book. They wish absolutely everyone they know would sit down and read it. Will you give any of these a chance? The books chosen for this list are members of the community, as well as my coworkers at the bookstore I work at.






August 2025 releases
Exciting books releasing in August of 2025!





