Hi! My girlfriend is looking to get into reading again but every time she tries she can’t seem to finish the book. A few months ago i gave her carrie by stephen king to read and she really enjoyed it (and finished it). in the past she has liked books like the hunger games, daisy jones and the six and she also liked penance by eliza clarke. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much!
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has she tried the prequels to hunger games?
Seven Eves by Neil Stephenson
Eliza Clark has a book of short stories (She’s Always Hungry). I find short stories can help me if I’m in a reading rut.
If she likes some darker stories, she might also enjoy Bunny by Mona Awad.
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. The series has Hunger Games vibes.
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan
Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
A.S. King has some great books
Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo
Forty Acres
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
High-Rise by J.G. Ballard
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
Avalon Tower by C.N. Crawford
Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe.
Tell her to read more books by Stephen King. If she liked Carrie she may like The Stand. It’s character driven, but long. I read it every few years because it’s like visiting friends you haven’t seen in awhile.
**Verity by Colleen Hoover** – Dark, twisty, and addictive. The suspense keeps readers hooked till the last page.
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid same author as daisy jones) is really good! I also recommend Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, it’s unputdownable.
Have her give Sarah Gailey, Leigh Bardugo and/or Tana French a try. Incredible collections by all three.
My Best Friends Exorcism!
I’m currently reading The Reckoning by John Grisham and is really good.
I suggest Cursed Bụnny if she likes thriller
If she liked Daisy Jones and the Six, I recommend Mayluna by Kelley McNeil.
Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli has a female main character living in Manhattan being haunted by the ghost of Mexican poet Gilberto Owen. Luiselli is an award winning author with multiple books.