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by Mary E. Pearson

Strong female characters that you instantly connect with. Rich decadent world building that will put you right in Lia's world with the first page.

by Sarah J. Maas

Let the sassy badassery begin! Each book gets you deeper into the action, political intrigue, and mysterious relationships of the 18-year-old assassin, Celaena Sardothien!

by Libba Bray

Easily could be my favorite series of ALL time! I listened to this series on Audible and read along with the narration. I was transported to the nightlife and decadence of 1920's New York City with flappers, speakeasies, and murdering ghosts! Libba Bray never dissappoints! This is a must read! 

by J. Darlene Everly

If you are like me, you love a good fairytale retelling. The Grimm Star Saga has all the ingredients of a well-done retelling; just enough nods to the original tale to make the connection, but also its own strong story to keep things fresh and exciting. Did I mention its in space? 

by Mary E. Pearson

Mary E. Pearson has her own shelf in my room. I love her stories so much. This is another I read along with an Audible narrator. With deep themes and amazing characters, this is a young adult science fiction series that has you asking if the tech is there, what would you do to save your loved one?

by Diana Gabaldon

I can't say enough about this series. It checks the boxes for historical fiction, robust action, and believable romance. The time traveling element  seems so natural it is a master class on weaving a realistic story  around a fantastical  circumstance. 

by Kami Garcia & Margaretr Stohl

The Southern setting of this series is as much as the characters that tell the story.  I couldn't put these books down. I loved the play between good and evil and how both can and do exist in people we love and the stories of our families. 

by Marissa Meyer

This series made me fall in love with the fairytale retelling in science fiction space. Technologically sound enough to be believable, but not dry and text book. I loved seeing my favorite fairytale princesses forging a new world and rescuing themselves!

by Karen M. McManus

This series reads like a prime time show you have to binge watch because you can't stop watching. Each chapter you think you know who did it only to change your mind with the next! Also has the best first kiss I have ever read!

by Veronica Roth

Every part of you that felt different, apart, other is celebrated and challenged in these books. The action is on the level with political machinations with an amazing young woman leading the charge.

by Deborah Harkness

The All Souls Trilogy worldbuilding is extraordinary. The storyline is smart and sexy. The magic is awe inspiring while still holding true to its rule system! Deborah Harkness wrote her ass off with this series, so much respect for her craft.

by Cassandra Clare

This is my favorite of Cassandra Clare's Shadow Hunter World Series. Victorian realness keeps it elegant while having a gritty  underbelly that makes this creepy. I became so invested in these characters and their story that I didn't sleep for three days trying to finish it.

by Susan Carroll

This series is shelved in the romance section, but it is so much more than a romantic plot line. Susan Carroll breathes life into the whispered rumors of the court of Catherine De Medici. There is history, magic, and incredible, complex female characters you love getting to know.

by Kim Harrison

Rachel Morgan is the realist badass witch ever! I love everything about this series that takes you through this alternate universe where vampires, shapeshifters, witches and pixies shop at your local grocerie store.

by Laurell K. Hamilton

I binged the first ten novels of this series. It had everything I loved in supernatural fiction creatures, monsters, magic, and sexual tension. I have reread the beginning of this series many times.