Recs if you like Hello Beautiful...
Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.
Emotional Annihilation Toolkit
Are you currently not crying to the point of vomiting, but you want to be? Need to conduct a science experiment to find out if you are in fact the ugliest crier in all of Pagebound? Well, do I have the list for you! Brought to you by the fine, very sad, folks of Pagebound! These books have been frequently suggested or upvoted in PB club posts about sad books! Suggestions in any genre, and extra tissues, are welcome!
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Sister Sister
Fiction featuring sisters, because sisters are the best. (Note that not all sister relationships are easy, they are complex and layered and sometimes difficult.)
Please leave your additions in the comments!
every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way
lit fic featuring dysfunctional families
Popular Fiction of the Decade
Goodreads 80 of the Past Decade’s Very Popular Fiction from 2016 - 2025
2025 Broken Country - Isola 2024 The Women - Real Americans 2023 Tom Lake - Weyward 2022 Demon Copperhead - Diamond Eye 2021 Reading List - Cloud Cuckoo Land 2020 My Dark Vanessa - Vanishing Half 2019 Giver of Stars - Girl, Woman, Other 2018 Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Where the Crawdads Sing 2017 Stay with Me - 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2016 Lilac Girls - Behold the Dreamers
The real horror are the people around you
Books that show how your enviroment can be a real horror movie. Not all books I include are by definition horror books. Putting books on the list that fit the theme well. Work in progress only add books I have read
family matters
from multi-generational tales to sibling sagas!
Books written by women about women
In honor of International Women’s Day here are books written by women, for women, about women. From rebellion to resilience, sisterhood to survival and family to friendships.
The list is a mix of books I’ve read and books that are on my TBR. I’ll be adding to the list as and when I read or find a book I think fits.
The Theme Is Art
A gallery of books selected on covers that belong in a museum. Most of these are from actual paintings. Different types of art selected. The books listed below are just my opinion. Recommendations are welcome
younger sibling rep
eldest daughters aside, this one is about the younger sibling(s) ... also about the feeling of being left behind (in life)
recs are more than welcome!
mentioned in “This Book Made Me Think of You”
The ultimate bookish read!
Honey! I'm in a slump! 😱
Although I'm a firm believer in re-reading books when you're in a slump, I know some of you prefer to read a fresh book to get out of it. So here are books that I think you should give a chance, if you haven't done so yet, to get out of a slump! (Please note that I'm not adding all the books of a series, just the first book.)
compelling characters
whether you love 'em or you hate 'em, here are some great character-driven novels if you like a book with well-developed characters
Top Rated Books of the 21st Century
Goodreads Published List of Consistently > 4 ⭐️(by year published)
2000: Plain Truth - House of Leaves ‘01: Other Boleyn Girl - Secret Life of Bees ‘02: Fingersmith - Lamb ‘03: Shutter Island - Time Traveler’s Wife ‘04: Shadow of the Wind - Cloud Atlas ‘05: No Country for Old Men - Book Thief ‘06: Sharp Objects - Road ‘07: Terror - Thousand Splendid Suns ‘08: City of Thieves - Hunger Games ‘09: Maze Runner - Cutting for Stone
Ran out of room.. See Comments for full list!
Women written by women
Thus... Written right
jo march literary queen
2026 is the year of Little Women adaptations & I will not apologize
Complex female character
Female-centric fiction & non-fiction about friendship, sisterhood, love and surviving
It's Raksha Bandhan!
Books with the best sibling dynamics for Raksha Bandhan
Beautiful books that made me ache
Novels that give a slice of life, a look into love, or just generally give you a raw feeling in your heart when reading.
