Kind, beefy, and bumbling, these male love interests are sweet and maybe a tad spicy.

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

Competitions for power, notoriety, love, or maybe even your life.

A collection of pilot books for monster romance series.

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Fictional books that feel like a warm hug, featuring magic and whimsy and perfectly happy endings. These are lower on stakes and higher on good vibes!

Books that made it on the big screen

Step into the Cosmere... Listed in the order that Brandon Sanderson recommends to new readers of his work in 2024.

The four books in Tolkien’s main Middle-earth saga + several other collections published posthumously.

Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

If you're a completionist, read in this order. Otherwise you can start with The Liveship Traders Trilogy or The Rain Wild Chronicles, but make sure you save Fitz and the Fool for last.