I call books that are nice, light and easy to follow easy reading books. They are the ones that you can pick up, put down and walk away from for days before returning and you’ll still be able to follow and remember everything that you’ve read. I tend to read these a lot as they are a nice break from studying and researching – you don’t have to think as much when you are reading them which just makes them that much more enjoyable and easy.

Standalone stories

• Smoke and Mirrorballs by Chris Abbey
• The Trials of Bryan Murphy by Cat Adams
• Jimmy Krinklepot and the White Rebels of Hayberry by Quincy J. Allen
• Hans Christian Andersen Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
• Grace of Small Magics by Ilona Andrews
• A Mere Formality by Ilona Andrews
• Of Swine and Roses by Ilona Andrews
• The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
• Shifter Made by Jennifer Ashley
• Monster Crush by Anna Banks & Emmy Laybourne
• Bayou Brawl by L.A. Banks
• The Reiver by Jackie Barbosa
• Mint in Box by Mike Baron
• Realer Than You by Christopher Barzak
• Up the Down Beanstalk by Peter S. Beagle
• Evolving by Natasha Beaulieu
• The Little Dog Ohori by Anatoly Belilovsky
• Little Gods by Holly Black
• The Romantic Poets by William Blake, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Gordon Byron, William Wordsworth & Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Prayers of Forges and Furnaces by Aliette de Bodard
• Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker
• A Tale for the Short Days by Richard Bowes
• After Midnight by Fiona Brand
• Kidnapping the Laird by Terri Brisbin
• The Laird’s French Bride by Connie Brockway
• 101 Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm
• 110 Grimmer Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm
• Stolen Goods by Shannon K. Butcher
• ‘Skin by Michael Cadnum
• Even a Rabbit Will Bite by Rachel Caine
• One Letter Different by Joanna Cannon
• The Stone Witch by Isobelle Carmody
• Coven of Mercy by Deborah Cooke
• The Last Demon by Don D’Amassa
• No Problem by Don D’Amassa
• The Glass Casket by Jack Dann
• Barrio Girls by Charles de Lint
• The Ballad of Rosamunde by Claire Delacroix
• Dating After the Apocalypse by Stephen Dorato
• Terminus by Louise Doughty
• Blue Serge by Martin Edwards
• The Great Zombie Invasion of 1979 by J.G. Faherty
• Castle Othello by Nancy Farmer
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman
• Witch Work by Neil Gaiman
• Compeer by Roberta Gellis
• Put on a Happy Face by Christopher Golden
• Mannequin by Heather Graham
• Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
• A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle by John Green
• Mother of Miscreants by Jennifer Greylyn
• Payment Due by Frances Hardinge
• Two for Transylvania by Brad C. Hodson
• Distressed Travelers by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• Quicksilver by Cindy Holby
• Ewan Pendle and the White Wraith by Shaun Hume
• Cease and Desist by Stephen David Hurley
• A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson
• Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson
• The Morning Gift by Eva Ibbotson
• The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson
• A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson
• Persimmon by Harvey Jacobs
• The Effluent Engine by N.K. Jemisin
• The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson
• Thicker Than Blood by Erin Kelly
• The Blue Pebble by Shirley Kennedy
• A Day in the Life by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• The Steamdancer (1896) by Caitlin R. Kiernan
• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
• The Education of a Witch by Ellen Klages
• Friday Night at St. Cecilia’s by Ellen Klages
• Beknighted by Deidre Knight
• The Sound of Blunder by J.A. Konrath & F. Paul Wilson
• Clockwork Chickadee by Robinette Kowal
• In Memory of a Summer’s Day by Matthew Kressel
• The Threefold World by Ellen Kushner
• The Longest Night by Mercedes Lackey
• Rolling Steel: A Pre-Apocalyptic Love Story by Jay Lake & Shannon Page=
• Crow and Caper, Caper and Crow by Margo Lanagan
• Mr. Bear by Joe R. Lansdale
• Felidis by Tanith Lee
• Still Life by Ken Lillie-Paetz
• The Cinderella Game by Kelly Link
• A Misadventure to Call Your Own by Adrien Ludens
• Acknowledgements by Will Ludwigsen
• The Princess in the Tower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
• Devil’s Contract by E.S. Magill
• Oracle by Margo Maguire
• Dynamite Junior by Jennifer Mathieu
• Anima by Grace McCleen
• By the Light of My Heart by Pat McDermott
• Sentence Like a Saturday by Seanan McGuire
• Five Sites, Five Stages by Lisa McInerney
• Which Witch by Patricia A. McKillip
• Nia and the Beast of Killarney Wood by Cindy Miles
• Old MacDonald Had an Animal Farm by Lisa Morton
• The Patron Saint of Pigs by Lauren Myracle
• The Mechanical Aviary of Emperor Jala-ud-din Muhammad Akbar by Shweta Narayan
• The Houndmaster by Sandra Newgent
• The Highest Justice by Garth Nix
• Holly and Iron by Garth Nix
• Strange Fishing in the Western Highlands by Garth Nix
• An Unwelcome Guest by Garth Nix
• The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix
• The Fish Ladder by Katharine Norbury
• Let That Be A Lesson To You by Mark Onspaugh
• To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
• Stray Magic by Diana Peterfreund
• Huntress by Tamora Pierce
• Mimic by Tamora Pierce
• Plain Magic by Tamora Pierce
• Testing by Tamora Pierce
• Time of Proving by Tamora Pierce
• Rejected Princesses by Jason Porath
• Tough Mothers by Jason Porath
• The Carved Forest by Tim Pratt
• The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bothered to Die by Norman Prentiss
• Short Term by Daniel Pyle
• Making the Cut by Mike Resnick & Lezli Robyn
• Beyond the Veil by Patricia Rice
• Burning Castles by M. Rickert
• Typecast by Jeff Ryan
• A Sound, Like Angels Singing by Leonard Rysdyk
• Rookwood and Mrs. King by Lilith Saintcrow
• For Sale by David Sakmyster
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• The Fiddler of Bayou Teche by Delia Sherman
• The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman
• Wizard’s Apprentice by Delia Sherman
• Run, Rabbit by Angela Slatter
• BRIANS!!! by D.L. Snell
• The Four Horsemen Reunion Tour: An Apocumentary by Lucien Soulban
• The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Markheim by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Weir of Hermiston by Robert Louis Stevenson
• The Springfield Swans by Caroline Stevermer & Ryan Edmonds
• Nine-Tenths of the Law by Eric James Stone
• Scrumptious Bone Bread by Jeff Strand
• Wild by Cheryl Strayed
• Paris After Dark by Jordan Summers
• Blood-Red Greens by Joel A. Sutherland
• The Steeple People by John Alfred Taylor
• Little Poucet by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Ten Things I Know About the Wizard by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Jodie’s Journey by Colin Thiele
• The Ballad of the Last Human by Lavie Tidhar
• The Flame After the Candle by Catherynne M. Valente
• A Comfort, One Way by Genevieve Valentine
• Fixing Hanover by Jeff VanderMeer
• The Beast of Blackmoor Bog by Milla Vane
• Eating the Alice Cake by Kaaron Warren
• The Seventh Sister by Sue-Ellen Welfonder
• The Queen of Hats by Ysabeau S. Wilce
• The Frog Prince by Gahan Wilson
• Andersen’s Witch by Jane Yolen
• Conjoined by Jane Yolen
• Soulfinger by Rio Youers

Series

• Secret Heart by Ann Aguirre (Razorland #1.1)
• Shutter series by Courtney Alameda
• The Cypress Project by Gennifer Albin (Crewel World #0.1)
• Riley Jenson Guardian series by Keri Arthur
• The Tales of the Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
• The Grishaverse Companions by Leigh Bardugo
• Great-Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. Beagle (The Innkeeper’s World #1.5)
• Sisterhood series by Ann Brashares
• The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
• Holly & Andrew series by Rachel Caine
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland #1)
• Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland #2)
• The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
• The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
• The Latter-Day Olympians series by Lucienne Diver
• Snow Job by Carole Nelson Douglas (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #5.1)
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Coyle (Sherlock Holmes #3)
• Deleted Scenes by Katie Finn (Broken Hearts & Revenge #1.1)
• The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan
• Kendra Chronicles by Alex Flinn
• Chain of Charms series by Kate Forsyth
• The Impossible Quest series by Kate Forsyth
• The Girl with No Name by Chris Marie Green (Vampire Babylon #6.4)
• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series by Jenny Han
• Switched by Amanda Hocking (Trylle #1)
• Blue Moon by Nikki Kelly (The Styclar Saga #0.5)
• The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus & Emma McLaughlin (Nanny #1)
• The Valdemar books by Mercedes Lackey
• Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy
• Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• Shades of Fury series by Kasey MacKenzie
• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (The Wicked Years #1)
• Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin (The Baby-Sitters Club #1)
• Necromancer series by Lish McBride
• CHERUB Series by Robert Muchamore
• Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill
• Akarnae by Lynette Noni (The Medoran Chronicles #1)
• Raelia by Lynette Noni (The Medoran Chronicles #2)
• Tortured by Caragh M. O’Brien (Brithmarked #1.5)
• North Child by Edith Pattou (East #1)
• Beka Cooper series by Tamora Pierce
• The Circle of Magic Quartet by Tamora Pierce
• The Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce
• The Numair Chronicles by Tamora Pierce
• Protector of the Small Quartet by Tamora Pierce
• Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
• Trickster series by Tamora Pierce
• Lost by Tamora Pierce (a story of Tortall)
• Tortall: A Spy’s Guide by Tamora Pierce (Tortall Companion)
• Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
• Camp Half-Blood Chronicles books by Rick Riordan
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan
• Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda
• Deltora Shadowlands series by Emily Rodda
• Dragons of Deltora series by Emily Rodda
• Rowan of Rin series by Emily Rodda
• Star of Deltora series by Emily Rodda
• Night Owls series by Lauren M. Roy
• Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski (The Winner’s Trilogy #0.5)
• Lucky Charms by Lisa Shearin (SPI Files #0.5)
• Unicorns of Balinor series by Mary Stanton
• Snakeskin by Rob Thurman (Trickster #0.5)
• The Spark by Sean Williams (The Change Companion)

Short story collections

• Blood Lite III: Aftertaste edited by Kevin J. Anderson
• Small Magics by Ilona Andrews
• The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
• Kisses & Curses edited by Lauren Burniac
• Dark and Stormy Knights edited by P.N. Elrod
• Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle
• Must Love Hellhounds by Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews & Meljean Brook
• Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection by Tamora Pierce
• Night Shift by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin & Milla Vane
• Under my Hat: Tales from the Cauldron edited by Jonathan Strahan
  

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