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    So I (26f) grew up reading YA dystopian and sci-fi fantasy series that I would get totally sucked into. Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Percy Jackson, Divergent, the Mortal Instruments, all the series like that.

    But since becoming an adult and going through six years of college + full time jobs, I feel like books I read don't have that spark anymore. There are books I still enjoy, but there's not been anything that has gotten me sucked in. So I'm looking for suggestions for books that I can get fully absorbed by and have that hunger to read more again. Open to some YA and adult books.

    The closest I've found as an adult is Project Hail Mary. The last series I read was the Darker Shades of Magic series.

    Other books I've liked:

    • All of Us are Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
    • Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
    • Anxious People and A Man Called Ove by Frederik Bachman
    • Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
    • Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanna Collins
    • Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer
    • The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
    • The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
    • The Martian by Andy Weir
    • Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
    • Winter World by A.G. Riddle
    • The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
    • The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence
    • The Raven Boys/Dreamers books by Maggie Stiefvater

    I tried the ACOTAR series and Fourth Wing and they weren't for me. Will read thrillers occasionally. Not really into romance, but romance is okay if it's not the main plot.

    Can be a standalone or a series. Bonus if they evoke that same feeling as the YA dystopian wave of the early 2010s but are still good as an adult.

    Thanks all!

    by clcliff

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    1. Dungeon crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman has me absolutely obsessed and taken over my life in the best way

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