Books to Read Based on Your Favorite Aesthetic By Andie Divelbiss Books to Read Based on Your Favorite AestheticAesthetic is about more than clothes and vision boards—it is a lifestyle choice. What energy are bringing with you when you order your coffee, choose your phone background, or, most importantly, pick your next read? Worry not, I’m here to help you translate your ideal aesthetic into the perfect book.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/andrew-shvarts/it-ends-in-fire/9780316381444/">It Ends in Fire</a> by Andrew ShvartsThis tale of revenge and magic at a legendary academy is best enjoyed with dramatic classical music and a strong cup of tea in a wood-paneled library. ALKA CHELRAZI IS ON A MISSION:1. Infiltrate Blackwater Academy2. Win the Great Game3. Burn Wizard society to the groundAs a child, Alka witnessed her parents’ brutal murder at the hands of Wizards before she was taken in by an underground rebel group.Now, Alka is deep undercover at the most prestigious school of magic in the Republic: Blackwater Academy, a place where status is everything, where decadent galas end in blood-splattered duels, where every student has their own agenda. To survive, Alka will have to lie, cheat, kill, and use every trick in her spy’s toolkit. And for the first time in her life, the fiercely independent Alka will have to make friends in order to recruit the misfits and the outcasts into her motley rebellion.But even as she draws closer to victory — to vengeance — she sinks deeper into danger as suspicious professors and murderous rivals seek the traitor in their midst, and dark revelations unravel her resolve. Can Alka destroy the twisted game…without becoming a part of it?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/erica-george/the-edge-of-summer/9780316496766/">The Edge of Summer</a> by Erica GeorgeThis book is what cottagecore would look like if the cottage in question was a beautiful little beach cottage in New England where you could spot whales from your kitchen window.Saving the whales has been Coriander Cabot and her best friend Ella’s dream since elementary school. But when tragedy strikes, Cor is left to complete the list of things they wanted to accomplish before college alone, including a marine biology internship on Cape Cod.Cor’s summer of healing and new beginnings turns complicated when she meets Mannix, a local lifeguard who completely takes her breath away. But she knows whatever she has with Mannix might not last, and that her focus should be on rescuing the humpback whales from entanglement. As the tide changes, Cor finds herself distracted and struggling with her priorities.Can she follow her heart and keep her promise to the whales and her best friend?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/m-k-lobb/seven-faceless-saints/9780316386883/">Seven Faceless Saints</a> by Seven Faceless SaintsGrunge is all about rebellion, so grab your ripped jeans and prepare for a bloody thrill ride as Roz tries to bring down an unethical regime and solve a series of murders at the same time.In the city of Ombrazia, saints and their disciples rule with terrifying and unjust power, playing favorites while the unfavored struggle to survive.After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazian military, Rossana Lacertosa is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system—tapping into her powers as a disciple of Patience, joining the rebellion, and facing the boy who broke her heart. As the youngest captain in the history of Palazzo security, Damian Venturi is expected to be ruthless and strong, and to serve the saints with unquestioning devotion. But three years spent fighting in a never-ending war have left him with deeper scars than he wants to admit…and a fear of confronting the girl he left behind.Now a murderer stalks Ombrazia’s citizens. As the body count climbs, the Palazzo is all too happy to look the other way—that is, until a disciple becomes the newest victim. With every lead turning into a dead end, Damian and Roz must team up to find the killer, even if it means digging up buried emotions. As they dive into the underbelly of Ombrazia, the pair will discover something more sinister—and far less holy. With darkness closing in and time running out, will they be able to save the city from an evil so powerful that it threatens to destroy everything in its path?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/jonathan-stroud/the-screaming-staircase/9781423186922/">Lockwood & Co.</a> by Jonathan StroudThis aesthetic takes inspiration from the past while putting its own unique spin on things, just like the contemporary but technologically deficient and altered world of Lockwood & Co.A sinister Problem has occurred in London: all nature of ghosts, haunts, spirits, and specters are appearing throughout the city, and they aren’t exactly friendly. Only young people have the psychic abilities required to see-and eradicate-these supernatural foes. Many different Psychic Detection Agencies have cropped up to handle the dangerous work, and they are in fierce competition for business.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/laini-taylor/daughter-of-smoke-bone/9780316459181/">Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a> by Laini TaylorWould I describe this book as soft or pastel? No. But hear me out—this book has angelic symbolism and dreamy sequences in spades.Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious “errands”; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/cory-mccarthy/once-future/9780316449267/">Once and Future </a>by Cory McCarthy, A. R. CapettaVaporwave screams science fiction, and this book, with its blend of ultramodern technology and Arthurian mythology, is the perfect read for you.When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the newest reincarnation of King Arthur. Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back. Their quest? Defeat the cruel, oppressive government and bring peace and equality to all humankind. No pressure.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/holly-black/the-stolen-heir/9780316592703/">The Stolen Heir</a> by Holly BlackSuren is a baddie, there’s no two ways about it. And let’s be honest, so is Oak. You’ll have to read to find out what happens when the power and confidence of two baddies collide.Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There, she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world. There, she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the merciless torments she endured in the Court of Teeth, she bides her time by releasing mortals from foolish bargains. She believes herself forgotten until the storm hag, Bogdana chases her through the night streets. Suren is saved by none other than Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, to whom she was once promised in marriage and who she has resented for years.Now seventeen, Oak is charming, beautiful, and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. But if she agrees, it will mean guarding her heart against the boy she once knew and a prince she cannot trust, as well as confronting all the horrors she thought she left behind.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/deya-muniz/the-princess-and-the-grilled-cheese-sandwich-a-graphic-novel/9780316538725/">The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich</a> by Deya MunizHygge is warm socks and hot cocoa in front of the fire—or maybe, the perfect grilled cheese? This book is like getting a warm hug, and you cozy comfort seekers will adore it.Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage to start over as Count Camembert. But it’s hard to keep a low profile when the beautiful Princess Brie, with her fierce activism and great sense of fashion, catches her attention. Camembert can’t resist getting to know the princess, but as the two grow closer, will she able to keep her secret? A romantic comedy about mistaken identity, true love, and lots of grilled cheese.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/london-shah/the-light-at-the-bottom-of-the-world/9780759555136/">The Light at the Bottom of the World</a> by London ShahStrap on your leather goggles and vest and enter this version of London filled with futuristic technology, industrial machinery, and underwater racing.In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between fear and hope-fear of what lurks in the depths around them, and hope that they might one day find a way back to the surface.When sixteen-year-old submersible racer Leyla McQueen is chosen to participate in the city’s prestigious annual marathon, she sees an opportunity to save her father, who has been arrested on false charges. The Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. But the race takes an unexpected turn, forcing Leyla to make an impossible choice.Now she must brave unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a guarded, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If Leyla fails to discover the truths at the heart of her world, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture-or worse. And her father will be lost to her forever.<a href="https://www.thenovl.com/titles/lev-grossman/the-map-of-tiny-perfect-things/9780316281225/">The Map of Tiny Perfect Things</a> by Lev GrossmanWhat better book for a minimalist than a novella? Better yet, a novella that explores just one infinite day. Rejoice, fans of the less-is-more approach! This story may be short, but it packs a big punch.Mark is 17 years old and trapped in a time loop, and that’s just fine with him. It’s summertime and he’s spending this one infinitely repeating day reading his way through the town library. Then he discovers someone else in the loop with him: the brilliant, haunted Margaret. Together Mark and Margaret set out to find every wonderful, amazing, perfect thing that happens in that one day—a journey that will take them to the dark secret that waits at the very heart of their endless day.What’s your go-to aesthetic?
