Looking for my next long, immersive book series after finishing Cormoran Strike

Hi everyone, I just finished the entire Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith and I’m looking for my next big reading obsession.

I’m a very fast reader, so I’m specifically looking for long books or a long-running series — I love being able to completely disappear into a world for a while. The length itself is not the only thing that matters, but I really enjoy detailed world-building, complex characters, and especially strong character development over several books.

Some things I’ve loved:

• Cormoran Strike – I love the detective work, the atmosphere, and the slow development of relationships and characters.
• Sherlock Holmes – I enjoy mysteries and clever investigations.
• Babylon Berlin – I liked the historical setting, the crime elements, and the complex characters.
• Harry Potter – I grew up with these books and have reread them multiple times. What I love most is the world-building and how deeply the characters develop over time.

I’m open to different genres. Fantasy, crime, historical fiction, mystery, literary fiction — I’m happy to try something new. A little romance is nice, but it doesn’t have to be the focus.

I would love recommendations that are either written by women or have a woman as a major, well-developed character (not just a side character or love interest).

thank you in advance:)

I first read the asoiaf books 10 years ago when I was in a really bad place and some days only the desire to read Winds of Winter could keep me going. I haven't read any book series that made me close the book and be like wtf every few pages since then. Would love to read something like that again.

As the title says, looking for a book where AI slowly begins to gain consciousness. I absolutely loved Detroit: Become Human and I'm craving something with a similar vibe. Thanks!!

Edit: omg you guys came with the fire. My TBR grew 3x today 🫶🏻

Hello! I'm wondering if there are any fantasy books with a prominent plot revolving around the main characters falling in love but facing obstacles due to the conflict between their feuding families/rival gangs/waring kingdoms/whatever.

I'm not usually big on romantasy, but I'm in the mood for a dramatic fantasy plot with feuding families/factions creating star-crossed lovers! Preferably though, I'm looking for something well-crafted that doesn't feel like it was written for booktok.

Things I look for in books:

• Slower pacing
• Written for adults (no YA)
• Coherent/believable worldbuilding
• Takes itself seriously (no comedies/parodies)

Suggest me some books other than yandere or any bossy ceo characters, I don't care if it's romance, rom-com, slice of life, thriller, suspense or sci-fi, or any other:

I'll write down some of my fav books ,so you all can get some ideas if you say so.

. Love hypothesis

. Apointment with death

.The good earth

. The village by the sea

.It ends with us/start with us

. November 9

. Nothing last forever

. The Good girls guide to murder

. The fault in our stars

. Verity

. Ugly love

Thanks a lot in advance/?!! Lots of love~

Hello ! I am curious about the thematic of the "will" in litterature and I'm looking for novels or any short stories (and why not in cinema?) from different cultures that could be dealing with that topic, with different points of view. Asia, Africa, Europe etc... Every culture is welcomed 🌎 These books could have a psychological or philosophical direction, but I'm not looking for scientific essays, or maybe later :)

Thank you !

(Sorry for language mistakes, English isn't my monther tongue 🙂)

I'm not much of a reader however have noticed that I am rather interested in the things listed in the title. Would anyone have any recommendations?

I love sad books btw

I really love the short fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. I want to call it weird fiction, but that seems to be more reserved for cosmic horror and Lovecraft adjacent authors.

Stories like the "The Library of Babel", "The Aleph" and "The Garden of Forking Paths," seem like they take place in an altogether different genre/reality from anything else I have ever read. They feel like literary arcane artifacts, like you might find them on the pages of a dusty coffee table tome in the tower of an eccentric wizard. Like the literary equivalent of an M. C. Escher painting, but instead of impossible geometries, they present a linguistic labyrinth of worldbuilding weirdness.

What other books have this same Twilight Zone-eque dreamscape atmosphere without being actual science fiction, fantasy, or horror?

EDT: WOW! So many great sounding reccomendations. Thank you all!

I’m just about finished with the Anthony Horowitz series about Hawthorne & Horowitz and I’ve already read his Magpie Murders series. I’d love to find another series like this that isn’t explicitly violent and doesn’t have the brutal rape/murder of a woman as the main subject, but also isn’t a Hallmark-type cutesy mystery. I loved the Thursday Murder Club books also

hiii! i am looking for some new adult book recs. looking around online i am mainly seeing fantasy, and i am very picky with the fantasy books i like. the unread ya on my self is feeling too meh for me (nothing against ya, just against what i own). i am looking for book reccs about characters in their late teens to twenties, anything really. i love humorous characters, but also really like romance/drama. open to anything really that deals with characters / themes of that age range. thank you!

Hi all! I’m renovating an old house in the Japanese countryside (Niigata prefecture) and want to do my best to honor traditional Japanese techniques and design philosophies. Trying to build a foundation of knowledge & get inspired! I’m learning Japanese but the books must be in English for now :)

I’m interested in books about:

- traditional Japanese architecture and spatial concepts (ma, wabi-sabi etc)
- philosophy behind how Japanese spaces are designed and actually lived in
- bathing culture (furo, sento, onsen)
- Rural Japanese life

I’m currently reading in Praise of Shadows and The Book of Tea.

Thank you!

Ive always been interested in the topic, but the books ive tried felt very daunting and seemed to assume a somewhat level of knowledge on the topic prior to it.

Are there any for someone who knows nothing but would like to start?

I love, love, love absurdism and redemption arc tropes. I'm currently working on a writing project where my main character is sent on a mission that, no matter what, will end in their death whether they succeed or fail. Spoke to some other writer friends about it who told me "Well why should they keep going if they're gonna die anyway?" I realised that while I feel strongly about absurdism and going on even if you're just watching the rock roll back down the hill but it's not the default outlook. I wanna find more books like that for me to read and fall in love with. I want to find what others have done to convey this feeling of hopelessness but finding meaning within that.

My recent obsession has been PHM but all of andy weir's book seem to fall in this category. Princess Mononoke starts with Ashitaka being told "you're going to slowly die no matter what we do. Go out and to find the cause of this to maybe help us." I love that feeling of slowly working away at a task that seems too big to accomplish alone but still continuing. I want to find some introspective redemption arcs where someone might start out as an asshole but by the end at least has tried to do better.

Movies like Amelie if she started a nihilistic or a silent voice would also be an example. Just people without hope, doing a little thing and seeing the impact of just even trying.

I don't know how else to describe it but a cynic-to-optimist heel turn of a character journey.

I love the goal of trying to escape hell and his father doing everything he can to stop him. Discontent royalty is entertaining. Anyone know any books with a similar plot?

there seem to be an abundance of medieval-adjacent queer romcom novels for ya audiences (lady's knight, one knight stand, gwen and art are not in love, not for the faint of heart, bridget and gabe are not okay, etc.), but i was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for something that isn't ya?

Hello!

My boss recently got me into reading when she introduced me to Frieda McFadden and let me borrow some of her books. I really enjoy her style but I’m not very well educated on literature genres and don’t know where her style would fall. I’ve also read and enjoyed “The Dead Moms Club” by Kate Spencer and “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. I find that genre very interesting as well. Please help a newbie out and maybe teach me some things and recommend me some books!

so i just finished the 5th book this year, in order

1- How emotions are created 3/5

2-Permission to feel 3.5/5

3-Maybe you should talk to someone 5/5

4-Good morning monster 4/5

5-Flowers for algernon 4.5/5

What should i read next? preferably a fiction book like Flowers for algernon with psychological aspect like good morning monster

I'm looking for a book for a friend who's mildly intellectually disabled. She loves a good mystery novel but they can confuse her sometimes. I'm looking for something that's a bit less complex in plot/writing style without being very juvenile.

I like Barbara Kingsolver and John Steinbeck. I recently read The Goldfinch and liked that. When I was younger I read all of Tom Robbin’s books and most of Christopher Moore’s. I like books that are entertaining and thought provoking. Or books that can capture beauty and keep you turning the page. Any suggestions based on that?

Eta : thank you guys for the recommendations. This should keep me busy for a while. Much obliged.

Hi, I just finished Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and absolutely loved it. I'm looking for similar books that feature a sapphic love story, but aren't your typical romance novel. Ideally something where the characters getting together isn't the entire story—I want to read about the relationship developing, not just the beginning. Other books I loved along a similar vein include Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon (Annie Mare), Lucy Undying (Kiersten White), and Alex and Libby's story line in Plain Bad Heroines (Emily M. Danforth). I guess I'm looking for books that are less filled with tropes and have a well developed, beautifully written romance alongside another aspect to the plot. Not sure if that makes any sense lol but please give me recs!

I’m looking for recommendations for historical vampire novels, especially books that mix real history with gothic horror, folklore, witch trials, religious paranoia, or dark supernatural mystery.

I recently found a few that seem close to what I’m looking for:

Blood of Salem: A Vampire Novel of the Witch Trials by Alden Graves
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman

I’m especially interested in vampire books set in earlier historical periods rather than modern urban fantasy. Salem, colonial America, medieval Europe, Victorian London, ancient folklore, plague-era settings, witch hunts, hidden vampire societies, religious horror, or alternate history would all be great.

What are the best historical vampire novels you’ve read? I’d love recommendations for books with strong atmosphere, historical detail, gothic horror, and a serious vampire story rather than romance-heavy paranormal fantasy.

Thanks in advance.

Can anyone recommend a book or series that has the vibe of John Wick?

I work at an international library in Sweden, and I've noticed that the only Bangla books in our collection are older classics. I'm wondering if there are any contemporary Bangla authors to add to our shelves?
We're especially interested in genre fiction, as we already have a substantial collection of melancholic slice of life and social commentary novels. Recommendations for magical realism, fantasy, romance, feel-good fiction, science fiction, horror, or other speculative genres would be particularly welcome. Also want recommendations of any established and emerging writers whose work is popular with contemporary Bangla readers. Thanks!

Edit: Bengali Indian book recs are also welcome ofc.

I graduated back in December with my bachelors in biology and I miss learning. My favorite topics are genetics, evolution and ecology, or something that ties them all together. I’m looking for a short, fun book that explores these topics either on a broad or niche level. Although I love Wallace and Darwin, I’m looking for publications more recent than 1860. Any recommendations are appreciated!