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!

Memoirs, autobiographies and biographies of celebrities in their field (authors, actors, sports, architects, etc.).

Tears are meant to be shed if it is but to give your heart an outlet to feel the emotions you're not meant to just keep. These are the books I share to you that means a lot to me, from one reader to another. ❤️

I have shed my tears for these characters and the people they represent. I lost myself for a brief moment as I read them and received great relief - that to cry for someone, something, else makes me feel human. ❤️

A collection of stories, books, or anthologies featuring the works that inspired Tolkien and those he taught in his lectures.

…have we met before?

Novels in which one main character might know more about the other than they’re letting on. Includes hidden identity, memory loss, past lives, and more!

*I have not read all of these yet, please let me know if there are any mistakes! Suggestions are welcome <3

!!POTENTIAL SPOILERS!!

Classical music in books, fiction and nonfiction.

HRCYED prompt

How many cafés are too many cafés? This list is still counting.

HRCYED prompt

Sci-fi romance books

books (fiction & nonfiction) where the natural world is its own character

WFPB cookbooks that feature recipes made with whole, plant foods, no oil or sugar. Minimal flour. Includes cookbooks with recipes that can be easily modified to WFPB.

Ongoing collection. Any recommendations most welcome!

My choices for a challenge, picking one book published each year from 2013-2025. For ease of organizing it, I'm doing it based on edition year, not original publishing year.