Hi everyone!
I’m trying to get into reading fiction but I’m basically a beginner. I’m looking for books that are easy to read, not too complicated, and engaging from the start.
Open to any genre (fantasy, romance, thriller, girly, good reads, contemporary, Female lead characters, light dystopian, etc.) just nothing too heavy or difficult to follow.
What would you recommend for someone just starting out?
by Pale_Badger571
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I’ll never not recommend Thr Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe
The Xanth series by Piers Anthony.
Start with Young Adult fiction. There are some great ones out there. Hunger Games, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Harry Potter.
Try short novels. News of the World
All have female characters; Hunger Games has a female lead.
ACOTAR or Fourth Wing are great to start out with if you want fantasy romance!
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel
* The Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett
* Hunger Games
* Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck.
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill.
I got into reading early in school and my favorite middle grade fiction was *Redwall* by Brian Jacques. The characters are woodland creatures, but the world is vivid and fun. It can be sad, exciting, cute, etc. There is nothing better written for younger readers and I still enjoy it 20 yrs later. The peaceful abbey creatures have to rise to the occassion to defend themselves from a horde of vermin.
For something more serious, *The Emperor’s Soul* by Sanderson. Trust me, if you read this one it will keep your attention, make sense, and finishing it will be rewarding in a way that will be tough to repeat.
I enjoyed *The Bodyguard* by Katherine Center. The main character is a female bodyguard who is tasked to defend a movie star from a stalker. It avoids most of the corny romance tropes. Read for a library challenge. Not my normal cup of tea, but all the better for it.
*The Giver* by Lois Lowry. YA dystopian.