Since I returned to reading last year, I have tracked every book I have read and ranked them. This is that ranking.

They do not want your songs; they want your wood and your iron. These are the krakens of the fog, the massive serpents of the tide, and the whales with enough spite to sink a fleet. They see our ships as intruders and our sailors as snacks. They are the reason we fear the horizon. We call them... the Ship-Breakers.

i already have a tbr list of pretty much every book i want to get to sometime soon, but this is my official list as it stands at the moment (hopefully i’ll remember to update it rip)

Characters getting into absurd situations, chaotic adventures, and maybe few heartbreaks along the way. For the titles that have both a manga and light novel available I’ve included the one that was released first.

Fiction about looking to astronomical events, geological wonders, and other natural phenomena for instruction or emotional guidance. Characters experiencing nature-related visions and premonitions or other forms of meaning-making.

YA and Middle Grade books that remind me why I fell in love with reading to begin with.

Featuring physically violent and or cunningly intelligent women fighting patriarchal regimes. Both those who empower their fellow women and those in it for selfish purposes, these women change the cores of the societies they are beholden to.

Men who are absolutely so down-bad pathetic for their women and would whimper in your ear

All the lesbians books I can find

This list features book covers illustrated/designed by Pennsylvania-based artist Jim Tierney. Tierney's illustrations feature sweeping textures, dramatic lighting, and bold, nostalgic text design, as you will definitely note while scrolling through this list. Please note that in some cases, his work is one of multiple versions of cover art for the same book, so it may appear as a different version here than the one he illustrated. In some cases I have avoided adding specific versions to curb confusion.

A blend of traditional frontier tales with horror, fantasy, and/or science fiction elements

Curl up under a blanket with a hot drink as you read these snow-themed 'romantasy' stories!

Age gap relationships in litfic where you spend the whole book screaming RUN, GIRL

This is a list for those of you that love dark fantasy (dying gods, monsters in the woods, that kind of thing), but you also have a soft sides for softies. These books still have that grim atmosphere, but they also have characters who are green flags. Someone who asks permission, protects without smothering, or just does the right thing when no one else will.

Thanks to Artemis, the world is once again looking to the stars. Here are some fictional books set in space, and some non-fiction documenting the amazing reality

Copy, moon joy

Dark academia that isn't The Secret History

niche non-fiction that questions, explores, and dissects the hidden science of everyday life.

recs welcome as always!

fiction featuring saab automobiles

Fun fact, did you know that Kurt Vonnegut owned one of the first Saab dealerships in the US? Me neither! Guess the literary world owed the Swede automakers in more than one way.