What are your favorite book recommendations for new readers?Answer

New readers often struggle to find books that they connect with. It often takes exploring different genres and writing styles from a many points of views to understand your own tastes. If you've managed to find that sweet spot, what books would have helped you get there faster? What books do you wish you knew about when you started reading?

The Hunger Games

#1 of 3 in The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games
BySuzanne Collins

2008 • 6,129 Readers • 384 pages 4.1

Half a Soul

#1 of 3 in Regency Faerie Tales

Half a Soul
ByOlivia Atwater,Nathalie Huet(Translator)

2020 • 603 Readers • 9h 48m 4.1

A Curious Beginning

#1 of 9 in Veronica Speedwell

A Curious Beginning
ByDeanna Raybourn

2015 • 414 Readers • 339 pages 3.9

Carry On

#1 of 3 in Simon Snow

Carry On
ByRainbow Rowell

2015 • 821 Readers • 531 pages 4.1

Fangirl

#1 of 1 in Fangirl

Fangirl
ByRainbow Rowell

2001 • 981 Readers • 406 pages 3.9

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

1990 • 3,097 Readers • 432 pages 4.2

Tress of the Emerald Sea

#1 of 5 in Secret Projects

Tress of the Emerald Sea
ByBrandon Sanderson

2023 • 2,459 Readers • 480 pages 4.4

Stardust

#1 of 1 in Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust

Stardust
ByNeil Gaiman

1997 • 1,651 Readers • 248 pages 4

Heartstopper: Volume One

#1 of 11 in Heartstopper

2018 • 1,302 Readers • 263 pages 4.4

Swordheart

The World of the White Rat

Swordheart
ByT. Kingfisher

2018 • 359 Readers • 426 pages 4

Anne of Green Gables

#1 of 13 in Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables
ByL.M. Montgomery

1908 • 1,229 Readers • 326 pages 4.3