Hey r/booksuggestions! I'm participating in my local library adults' summer reading program! There's a handful of categories that I'm at a bit of a loss of what to seek out, and thought you good folks would be willing to help. I've been reading mostly fantasy and fiction lately; some of these subjects are going to be genres I haven't delved into or know very little about, so I'm hoping for some recs that I can go through and add to my reading list. Also, please feel free to contribute a recommendation that's outside of these requests, I want to have a fatty 'Books to read' list. To help my brain keep things organized, can you say what category your rec is for? I'd love to know why you liked/ are recommending it: great story or characters, informative, conjures good mental images, etc.
I, in particular, do not to well with sad content, for whatever that's worth mentioning. I do like anything culinary or food/ baking science.
Categories I need recs for:
-Water
-Time Travel- my brain does not do, what I call 'Time math' very well, so super jumpy timelines are confusing for me. I was able to enjoy most of Dr Who
-Soothing
-Happily ever After / Happy for Now
-Queer/trans voices, my partner is Two-Spirit, special consideration for book about and/or by Two-Spirit + Indigenous author 🦄
-Hard to love protagonist
-Diaspora
-FIFA world cup country- I've been wanting to learn about Algeria, but I'm open to any country
-Animal; I love crows, owls, deer, hummingbirds.
-Myth & Legend; some cryptid stuff would be cool! Extra points for Pacific Northwest related
-Historical: I'd love some old school women bad-assery!
-Women's sports
-Outer space
-Honorable Mention* * Longlisted or shortlisted for a literary prize
-Eye-opening
-Unplug* *step away from devices and read distraction free
-Pacific Northwest Black, indigenous or POC author
-Suggested by a library worker;
-Suggested by an Independent book seller;
The last two, I will likely go on a little daytime adventure to obtain these, side quest style. I'm still happy to get recs from these ppl if you are on reddit, though!
There's a category of Own Choice as well, I might reread a favorite; but rereading a known book feels lazy somehow if I'm pushing myself to complete the list for the purpose of consuming new knowledge and stories.
Thank you all so much in advance!!
by LogicalCalendar9366