Here’s a list of my go-to recommendations. If you’ve read one, let me know what you think!
Mystery/Thriller
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio; Was anyone really a villain?
Romance
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood; Swoony, blonde, nerdy MMC.
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston; I want an Iwan.
The Atlas of Us by Kristin Dwyer; 99% guaranteed to make you cry.
Romantasy
Flesh and Fire (series) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – 4 books; prequel series to From Blood and Ash series (6 books). Book 1 is A Shadow in the Ember.
The Shepherd King (duology) by Rachel Gilling; Book 1 is One Dark Window.
Fantasy
Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J. Maas – 8 books; starts YA, finishes NA. Emotional devastation.