Summerlost – Ally Condie (2016)
A tender tale of grief, friendship, and healing unfolds through a summer of secrets, theater, and quiet courage beneath the whispering pines of a small desert town.
Mystery
Young Adult
Restart Reading
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Songmaster – Orson Scott Card (1980)
In a galaxy shaped by empire and song, Ansset, Emperor Mikal, and Songmaster Esste weave a tale of love, power, and sacrifice that echoes across the stars.
Classics
Satire
The Bostonians – Henry James (1886)
The Bostonians by Henry James explores the clash between traditional values and the feminist movement through the complex relationships of Basil, Olive, and Verena.
Adventure
Fantasy
Supernatural
The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún – JRR Tolkien (2009)
Tolkien reimagines the Norse myths of Sigurd the dragon-slayer and Gudrún’s tragic fate, presenting them in poetic form with scholarly depth.
Classics
Knulp – Hermann Hesse (1915)
A drifting soul touches lives with charm and quiet sorrow, revealing the bittersweet beauty of freedom, fleeting love, and the gentle ache of impermanence.
Classics
Psychological
Romance
Netochka Nezvanova – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1849)
A young girl's soul endures madness, loss, and aching love as she rises from the shadows of cruelty toward a fragile light of compassion and self-discovery.
Romance
Science Fiction
Supernatural
Rappaccini’s Daughter – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1844)
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne follows Giovanni Guasconti as he falls for Beatrice, a woman surrounded by poisonous plants due to her father’s experiments.
Historical
Romance
Stern Men – Elizabeth Gilbert (2000)
A witty coming-of-age novel about Ruth Thomas, a headstrong woman caught in family feuds and the male-dominated world of Maine lobster fishing.
Classics
Psychological
Gertrude – Hermann Hesse (1910)
A gifted composer’s longing, crippled body, and unfulfilled love echo through a life shaped by music, revealing beauty born from suffering and silence.
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Dying of the Light – George RR Martin (1977)
On the fading world of Worlorn, Dirk t’Larien is drawn into love, betrayal, and the final days of a lost civilization.