Last Updated: 26 September 2022
Some might say that I'm a little stingy with my reviews because I only ever give five stars to the best of the best. However, as a result, all my five-star rated books come highly recommended! I've compiled a list of all my five-star favourites, segmented by genre, so you can easily find your next read.
For a reminder of my review rating system, check out my book review policy.
I will be regularly revisiting this post to add the best of the most recent books I read, so make sure you keep checking back for my latest recommendations!
Note: While there are many series I love, I will only include the first book of any series I recommend. All books from a series will be marked with an asterisk (*)
Children's Fiction
- Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan *
- The Fire Within by Chris d'Lacey *
- Voices by Sue Mayfield *
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling *
- The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan *
- A Dark Inheritance by Chris d'Lacey *
Young Adult Fiction
- Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
- Introductions by C.L. Stone *
- The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot *
- Blood & Ink by Stephen Davies
- Tommy Sullivan is a Freak by Meg Cabot
- Summer Days and Summer Nights, edited by Stephanie Perkins
- How to Be Popular by Meg Cabot
- Tamar by Mal Peet
- Surrender by Sonya Hartnett
- Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
- Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas *
- There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
- Game Changer by Neal Shusterman
- The Boyband Murder Mystery by Ava Eldred
- Everything I Thought I Knew by Shannon Takaoka
Young Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer *
- Inkheart by Cornelia Funke *
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins *
- Love You to Death by Meg Cabot *
- Glass Houses by Rachel Caine *
- Abandon by Meg Cabot *
- Night World No. 1 by L.J. Smith *
- The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton *
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo *
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman *
- Eve of Man by Tom & Giovanna Fletcher *
- All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O'Donoghue *
- The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A. Harwood
- Green Rising by Lauren James
- Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
Fantasy
- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff *
- The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk
- Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff *
Sci-Fi
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams *
- Doctor Who: Only Human by Gareth Roberts *
- Solarversia by Toby Downton
Historical Fiction
- A Plague On Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory *
- The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
- The Stranger by Kate Riordan
- The Girl from the Island by Lorna Cook
- Widowland by C.J. Carey
- The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson
- The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson
Thrillers
- Holy Island by L.J. Ross *
- Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
- The Last Girl to Die by Helen Fields
- The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Romance
- The Nanny by Melissa Nathan
- An Endless Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley
- By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Non-Fiction
- 50 Years of Glastonbury by Malcolm Croft
- No One is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg
- The Tudors: The Crown, The Dynasty, The Golden Age by Siobhan Clarke & Linda Collins
- My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst
- London's No.1 Dog-Walking Agency by Kate MacDougall
- Tales of Old Northamptonshire by Marian Pipe
Classics
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot *
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Best of the Rest
- Holding by Graham Norton
You can find and shop all of my favourites on bookshop.org.
Have you read any of my favourites? What are your all-time favourite books? Let me know in the comments below!
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