Escapism


A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareTiger Lily by Jodi Lynn AndersonThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Pisces Fiction
97 books — 38 voters

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Cottagecore Vibes
166 books — 46 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahamePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Cottage Library
210 books — 40 voters

Discovery by Louise McLaughlinLet It All Burn by Denise Grover SwankPirate's Paradox by Lisa KesslerMagic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. LockeWitch's Reign by Shannon Mayer
Best Urban Fantasy to Read to Escape
10 books — 3 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHowl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesFruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki TakayaStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Feel Good Fantasies
133 books — 23 voters

Grahame Shannon
He was not a tall man, but he was wide. His face was the color and texture of old leather boots, and he was completely bald except for a gray walrus mustache that would have made Hulk Hogan jealous. He was wearing jeans and a T-shirt, even though it was chilly and wet. His arms were densely tattooed in style I didn’t recognize.
Grahame Shannon, Tiger and the Robot

Sean  Gibson
Some people call reading an escape, but it's not - it's embracing the true reality of the best parts of who we are. It's not running away; it's running toward the thing we wish we could be, the thing we strive to be, the thing we never can be, but the thing which we always must try to become if we want to be something more than we are. ...more
Sean Gibson

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