Polls for Our Souls discussion

Guys, I thought it would be good to have a recommendation wall. If you want to ask for recommendations just write ''ASK" before your message. Feel free to ask for similar books to what you've read or to genres etc. I hope this will help you find what you are looking for.

I just wanted to say that this is a really good idea! :) I'll have to remember that this is here when I am looking for some fantasy books.

ASK: can anyone recommend me a good book about losing a friend? (I already read Looking for Alaska)
or can anyone tell me a good book that the protagonist writes songs/sings etc? If the book states some of the lyrics, it would be amazing.
Thanks

Hi Andreas! Las year I read I Was Here by Gayle Forman. It was about a girl who lost her best friend. The character doesn't write songs but she does mention songs that her friend liked and remind her of their friendship.
I hope this helped =)

Claudia thanks for the rec, I know the book :) it sounds good but I've read if I stay and I really hated it because it felt emotionless to me, so I'm a little sceptical about reading another of Gayle's books.

ASK: I recently read Simon vs the homosapiens and after that I read More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Does anybody know another cute or deep friendship/love story like that?

Mieke wrote: "ASK: I recently read Simon vs the homosapiens and after that I read More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Does anybody know another cute or deep friendship/love story like that?"

haven't read those books yet, but Eleanor & Park, Sway and All the bright places contain cute love stories

Andreas wrote: "Mieke wrote: "ASK: I recently read Simon vs the homosapiens and after that I read More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Does anybody know another cute or deep friendship/love story like that?"

have..."
Thank you! I'll check those out :)

ASK: I just finished City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson. It is a murder mystery story and I was wondering if anyone has read and could recommend some more amazing murder mystery stories? (I have also read Stalking Jack the Ripper and the first two books in the Charlotte Holmes trilogy.)

Marissa wrote: "ASK: I just finished City of Saints and Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson. It is a murder mystery story and I was wondering if anyone has read and could recommend some more amazing murder mystery stor..."

I really enjoy the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith (a.k.a J.K Rowling).

I'd also recommend The Diviners by Libba Bray. It's not strictly a mystery, but rather a combination of mystery, historical fiction and paranormal all in one and it's honestly phenomenal in my opinion :)

Does anyone know a good history fiction fantasy book? Like set in medieval times or victorian england?

Andreas wrote: "Does anyone know a good history fiction fantasy book? Like set in medieval times or victorian england?"

I love Phillipa Gregory books like: The Lady of the Rivers They are interesting and easy to read. If you are looking for a more fantasy read, I woud recommend the triology by Libbra Bray, because there it is set in medieval England and has a magic element added to it! A Great and Terrible Beauty

Cordelianne wrote: "Andreas wrote: "Does anyone know a good history fiction fantasy book? Like set in medieval times or victorian england?"

I love Phillipa Gregory books like: The Lady of the Rivers Th..."

thank you so much :)

ASK: can anyone recommend me a book that is similar to A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole or P.S. I Like You by Kasie West?

Andreas wrote: "Does anyone know a good history fiction fantasy book? Like set in medieval times or victorian england?"
My Lady Jane's setting is under Henry VIII's reign, it's very cute

Andreas wrote: "Does anyone know a good history fiction fantasy book? Like set in medieval times or victorian england?"

Check out the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness, It's historical fiction/Urban Fantasy and really enjoyable all the way through.

ASK: Can anyone recommend some good History/(accurate) historical fiction based in Ireland?

ASK: Can anyone recommend me a book like Wonder by R.J. Palacio that has minimal language and sexual themes?

Hi Andreas. I've never read If I Stay but I Was Here by Gayle Foreman was really good. I was skeptical because I didn't like the movie If I Stay but I think this book was pretty heartfelt even though the main character is a bit hardened.

Amanda wrote:Wonder isn't like that thou

I know, but I want a book like it that doesn't have a lot of language and sexual themes

Jacob wrote: "ASK: Can anyone recommend me a book like Wonder by R.J. Palacio that has minimal language and sexual themes?"

The book thief focuses more on family relationships.

Can someone recommend me a really good book that will make me cry my heart out? I already read looking for alaska, all the bright places and perks of being a wallflower. If it is about loss or falling apart with someone, it would be a plus.
thanks

Andreas wrote: "Can someone recommend me a really good book that will make me cry my heart out? I already read looking for alaska, all the bright places and perks of being a wallflower. If it is about loss or fall..."

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

ASK: A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or coming-out stories). Can be funny or sad or suspenseful, can be sci fi/fantasy or historical fiction or YA or contemporary or thriller (please let it be a thriller/crime/mystery), anything.

I've read Richard Morgan's A Land fit for Heroes series, and I'd like to say I'm completely on board with violence, bad language and sexual themes.

Andreas wrote: "Can someone recommend me a really good book that will make me cry my heart out? I already read looking for alaska, all the bright places and perks of being a wallflower. If it is about loss or fall..."

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult made me cry ugly tears. The movie is also really good and sad.

You should read All The Bright Places, Eleaanor & Park or any books by Sarah J Maas :)) Also The Last Time We Say Goodbye is really good if you want to read a heart-warming book

Superbambi wrote: "ASK: A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or coming-out stories). ..."
The darkest part of the forest by Holly Black has a LGBT protagonist and it's a fantasy with a kickass heroin (the sister of the protagonist).
Also Juliet takes a breath is about self-discovery, family, feminism and racism, with a cute portorican girl.

ASK: anyone knows a good hipster-ish ya book???

Andreas wrote: "ASK: anyone knows a good hipster-ish ya book???"
i am princess x by cherie priest, fangirl by rainbow rowell, the disreputable history of frankie landeau banks by e lockhart...?? not totally sure what you mean by hipster but those are what come to mind! :)

Superbambi wrote: "ASK: A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or coming-out stories). ..."

Carry On by rainbow rowell has 2 lgbt main characters !! it does have some romance in it, but the romance is not the main focal point (also, it is meant to seem like a harry potter rip-off, fyi. if you wanna know why, read Fangirl, which is also amazing). carry on is soooo good, the characters are amazingly developed and i loved the plot & all the plot twists!!! it's one of my favs.
also, one/two of the protagonists in Six of Crows are lgbt and that book, in general, is also amaaaazzzzzinnnnggg.

Steph wrote: "ASK: can anyone recommend me a book that is similar to A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole or P.S. I Like You by Kasie West?"

Steph wrote: "ASK: can anyone recommend me a book that is similar to A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole or P.S. I Like You by Kasie West?"

Steph wrote: "ASK: can anyone recommend me a book that is similar to A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole or P.S. I Like You by Kasie West?"

On the Fence by Kasie West its pretty sweet. My life next door is one of my favorites. Adorkable by CookieO'Gorman is like super nice. All three the kind that leave you with this warm fuzzy feeling, and smiling like an idiot. Oh , just read this one too, When it happens by Sussane Colasanti, sweet too !

Martina wrote: "Superbambi wrote: "ASK: A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or co..."

Those sound really really awesome, the both of them. Thanks!

Now to find gay detective fiction...

meg wrote: "Superbambi wrote: "ASK: A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or co..."

I really didn't enjoy Fangirl, so I'm unsure about Carry on. I kind of felt ripped off buying Fangirl, so the best I can do about Carry on is maybe borrow it. As for Six of Crows, I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

Steph wrote: "ASK: can anyone recommend me a book that is similar to A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole or P.S. I Like You by Kasie West?"

Waiting for you by Susane Colsanti, totally similar , yet a bit different, but the same vibe, definetly this one :) read it just last night and thought, yes , this is the one I should recommend !

ASK: this is probably like the longest shot ever but does anyone know of anything that is similar to lucifer [the graphic novel, although your rec could also be a book]? and by that i mean something that presents lucifer as an actual complex character and not just a caricature of ~pure evil~ or goes to the opposite extreme and decides he's some tragic ~sensitive snowflake~ or something. basically i've been looking for something even half as good as lucifer for years and i have yet to find literally anything :(

Devann wrote: "ASK: this is probably like the longest shot ever but does anyone know of anything that is similar to lucifer [the graphic novel, although your rec could also be a book]? and by that i mean somethin..."

Do you read French? You might enjoy Marc Lévy's Sept jours pour une éternité --> Sept Jours Pour Une Eternité - Première partie

Devann wrote: "ASK: this is probably like the longest shot ever but does anyone know of anything that is similar to lucifer [the graphic novel, although your rec could also be a book]? and by that i mean somethin..."

This sounds like something I would also like! I loved the show Lucifer!

to Superbambi - no unfortunately i don't read french :( but i will bookmark that in case they ever translate it or if i someday decide to learn lol (edit: actually apparently it's a book as well as a graphic novel and the book has been translated into english - Seven Days for an Eternity - so i can actually read it!)

to lacy - it's very different from the show, but i would definitely recommend it. or i should say it's very different from the like 4 episodes of the show that i watched, because coming from the book to the show i just couldn't do it, but i think starting with the show and going to the book is always easier [since like 9 times out of 10 the book is better lol]

Devann wrote: "to Superbambi - no unfortunately i don't read french :( but i will bookmark that in case they ever translate it or if i someday decide to learn lol (edit: actually apparently it's a book as well as..."

Oh yay, good for you! :) Translated books are a thing I have some issue with, personally. Like, if I want to read a book that I've seen in English, but I want to read it in French, either it's not been translated, or the translation is shoddy as fuck (it's like they translate it only for people fluent in French-from-France slang. There's other parts of the world speaking French, too...). And if I'm trying to recommend a French book to an English-language French, I can forget it, because they get translated in like Polish, Portuguese and Turkish, but not English for some reason. It's kind of offputting. Books translated into French are often so much more expensive than the original versions, too, and I'm poor, so I end up reading in English most of the time. Anyway.

ASK: Okay so I remember asking about a book with LGBT characters, and I got a couple of responses, but now I'd like to exclude YA from my search (seems like I've got a truckload on my plate).

A book with an LGBT protagonist that is fictional and absolutely kickass but not in the romance genre (there can be some romance, but I'm not looking for gay Harlequin or coming-out stories). Can be funny or sad or suspenseful, can be sci fi/fantasy or historical fiction or contemporary or thriller (please let it be a thriller/crime/mystery), anything.

I've read Richard Morgan's A Land fit for Heroes series, and I'd like to say I'm completely on board with violence, bad language and sexual themes.

ASK: any recommendation book that would blowing my mind? preferably fantasy, science fiction, or contemporary. and YA is also fine~ but really, anything is fine as long as that's really good.

Andreas wrote: "ASK: can anyone recommend me a good book about losing a friend? (I already read Looking for Alaska)
or can anyone tell me a good book that the protagonist writes songs/sings etc? If the book states..."

Hey Andreas, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto involves a musician protagonist, and had a lot of oldies songs or singers mentioned. The Catastrophic History of You and Me however, have song titles for each chapter, depends on the mood or happening.

ASK: I love books about fallen angels!! I've read the Hush, Hush saga, Sweet Evil trilogy and the Unearthly trilogy and loved them all!! Does anyone know of any good books about Fallen Angels?! Thank you in advance!

Carissa wrote: "ASK: I love books about fallen angels!! I've read the Hush, Hush saga, Sweet Evil trilogy and the Unearthly trilogy and loved them all!! Does anyone know of any good books about Fallen Angels?! Tha..."

I enjoyed the Angelfall trilogy a lot. It is about angels that are invading the earth because they believe this is a better place to live, but luckily not all angels think that, so it has part of a dystopian twist as well!

Just wanted to say that this is such a cool idea! 😄

Carissa wrote: "ASK: I love books about fallen angels!! I've read the Hush, Hush saga, Sweet Evil trilogy and the Unearthly trilogy and loved them all!! Does anyone know of any good books about Fallen Angels?! Tha..."


Omygosh, me too!! I've read Fallen from "Fallen" series (there are four books and a novella) and it opened my reading to paranormal romance and thus, it began. I was/ am still obsessed with any book that deals with angels. Then, I read Daughter of Smoke & Bone about a year later (trilogy), and my love for the fallen decreased as my perspective became wider, and I sorta hated the protagonist while I idolize the one from Daughter of Smoke & Bone, and basically worship Laini Taylor

Audita wrote: "ASK: any recommendation book that would blowing my mind? preferably fantasy, science fiction, or contemporary. and YA is also fine~ but really, anything is fine as long as that's really good."Anna
For fantasy, try any books by Terry Pratchett and Walter Moers. They're fun but also pretty insightful.
Marina by Zafon is really misterious and enchanting, with mistery and a bit of science. Train To Budapest by Maraini is a wonderful novel about young love, loss and frienship during the years after WWII. It's really sad and wonderful. Two Boys Kissing is perfect. The prose flows smoothly and i was in love with every little story.

Killing me softly by nicci french
seras tu la? by Guillaume MUSSO ..

Carissa wrote: "ASK: I love books about fallen angels!! I've read the Hush, Hush saga, Sweet Evil trilogy and the Unearthly trilogy and loved them all!! Does anyone know of any good books about Fallen Angels?! Tha..."

The Crossroads saga is pretty good! I've only read book one but it starts very promising. It's available for free on Kindle Unlimited.

Audita wrote: "ASK: any recommendation book that would blowing my mind? preferably fantasy, science fiction, or contemporary. and YA is also fine~ but really, anything is fine as long as that's really good." contemporary: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson. the story line, character development, the characters in general and the writing style are just so amazing. it's my favourite book of all time ((: