Whether you’re looking for something with a twist, something classic, or something a bit darker, I might have a suggestion. After all, while I enjoy quite a lot of circus-fiction, my bookshelf ranges from mermaids to the holocaust.
Featured on my shelf (from left to right):
- The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
- My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
- The Gift of Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
- The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen
- Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
- The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
- Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee
- To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan
- The Martian, Andy Weir
- The Fifth Wave, Rick Yancey
New additions to the shelf and other books I’ve loved:
- Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
- The Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Book of Speculation, Erika Swyler
- Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
- The Giver, Lois Lowry
- Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen
- Room, Emma Donoghue
- Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro
- My Husband’s Wife, Jane Corry
- Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling (all of them, but specifically the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Goblet of Fire)
- The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern
What might have appeared on my shelf when I was younger:
- Shiver (trilogy), Maggie Stiefvater
- Wings (saga), Aprilynne Pike
Sincerely, a bookworm. 