it’s not the most exciting question lol but i’m trying to think of books to read and was wondering if anybody here had any ideas ☺️ i like mystery/thriller books the most but i’ll give anything a try ☺️
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i just wanted to thank everyone on this post for all the ideas and suggestions ❤️☺️
i wrote every single book down in my notebook that i carry around and talk to people with and i think i have enough reading material for the next year so far ☺️😂❤️😂
I have never really gelled with mystery and thriller books, however Agatha Christie are pretty much classics.
Something different and putting your toe into fantasy, Terry Pratchett, an amazing brilliant writer, he writes about this world called Disc World and it is fantasy with a huge chunk of humour lobbed into the mix.
Since you're 13, I'd recommend the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. It starts off fantasy, but moves into more realistic, almost historical-type fantasy by the third book. You can tell that Araluen is a fantasy version of England, Gallica is France, Hibernia is Ireland, Picta is Scotland, Celtica is Wales, etc. They also move into eastern countries in later books, which is awesome.
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Burning Bridge
The Icebound Land
The Battle for Skandia / Oakleaf Bearers
The Sorcerer of the North / The Sorcerer in the North
The Siege of Macindaw
Erak's Ransom
The Kings of Clonmel
Halt's Peril
The Lost Stories
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
It's neat because each book addresses common challenges that teens face, like bullying, drugs, crushes, etc. He wrote the books for his son, and then published them. I'd say it's a great series for teens and a fun read. I still like reading them as an adult because the characters and writing is so enjoyable. And the best part is that they are finally moving forward with films!
My favorite Fantasy/Mystery book is called Ladies of the Secret Circus. It’s about this woman whose fiancé goes missing and she finds out that this has happened to generations of women in her family.
While reading this book, we also get to learn about a demon who runs a circus version of Hell and his offspring.
The summary is this:
“In the 1920s, a woman named Cecile is part of a wondrous family circus with a magical secret. A love affair might set her free but could also cost her everything. In the 2000s, Lara, a descendant of that same family, prepares for her wedding day and is shaken to her core when her fiancé goes missing.”
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Try The Winter of our Discontent by John Steinbeck, or pretty much anything by him. Then there is Sidney Sheldon. With Sheldon I would start with Bloodline. He has about 15 or more.
Have you read anything from Benjamin Stevenson? He makes contemporary mystery novels and gets really subversive with the whodunit angle. I recommend the series "Everyone in my family has killed someone" and "Everyone on this train is a suspect".
It's definitely fiction made for writers though, so I'm sure readers don't get as much out of it as I do lol
i actually read the hunger games series! ☺️ i totally agree though! the books were WAY better than the movies because they went into more detail and actually made you feel for characters like Rue and Prim
i feel like Peeta and Katniss relationship was better in the books too and the movies didn’t really show that much
@FunkyMonkee My Monkee Man! How surprising of you to make such a recommendation lol Good to see you out and about…I am heading to the Mulberry Grove but, alas, I cannot tag you bc you have not returned my dear IT to me. Is the kid still napping?
@Caroline91 Well, it's one the best books I've read. I've got all of Chris's stories and love all of them! A few years ago, he sent me the first one he ever wrote for Screw magazine. Thank you! Sorry I haven't been here the past few days, I've just had too many other things to deal with. You're still worried about that damn IT? Can't you get along without IT? IT's NOT the end of the world, you know. The kid? Moi?
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