If you’re on #tiktok, you’re probably obsessed with cottagecore and dark academia!
If not, here is a little explainer.
Aesthetics refer to the questioning of what makes something beautiful, interesting and stylistic. Aesthetic cores have exploded with popularity on the platform: viral videos on fashion, music, interior design and even books.
Check out some of our recommendations based on your favourite aesthetic.
Dark Academia
This book is perfect for you if you are looking for a wild mysterious quest.
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
When she meets Gansey’s spirit on the corpse road, Blue knows that either he is her true love – or she has killed him.
The boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and he is a student at Aglionby, a wealthy local private school. With three other mysterious and privileged boys, he is on a quest to find the grave of Glendower – a Welsh king buried somewhere on a Virginia ley line. Whoever finds him will be granted a supernatural favour. Never before has Blue felt such magic around her.
But is Gansey really her true love – the one she is destined to kill?
Clean Girl
This book is perfect for you if you like to read on a nice warm afternoon.
Beach Read by Emily Henry
They’re both broke. They’ve got crippling writer’s block. And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends.
The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first.
The risk? In telling each other’s stories, their worlds might be changed entirely…
Fairycore
This book is perfect for you if you are looking for an enchanting adventure in the woods.
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan Chase’s life, ever since her father disappeared when she was six. Ten years later, when her little brother also goes missing, Meghan learns the truth-she is the secret daughter of a mythical faery king and a pawn in a deadly war.
Now Meghan will learn just how far she’ll go to save someone she loves, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
Cottagecore
This book is perfect for you if you love daydreaming about a quiet life in the countryside.
Anne of Green Gables by LM. Montgomery
Anne Shirley is an 11-year-old orphan, who has bright red hair and a vivid imagination. She is adopted by Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, a brother and sister who need help on their farm. They were in fact looking to adopt a boy but, after Matthew’s kind encouragement, they allow Anne to stay with them and she has many ups and downs settling into Green Gables, her first real home.
Softgirl
This book is perfect for you if you are looking for something sweet to read on a rainy afternoon, all cosy and warm.
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world – the Fisher family’s beach house. It has everything a girl could want- a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach . . . and two boys.
But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time.
It’s going to be an amazing summer – and one she’ll never forget . . .
Indie Core
This book is perfect for you if you are into expressing your quirks in your clothing and like a dark and moody read.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Talia Hibbert
They were the new icons of rock and roll, fated to burn bright and not fade away.
But on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down.
It’s never just about the music…
Whichever aesthetic you prefer, we believe a love of good literature is universal! Grab a hot beverage, your favourite chair and enjoy a new adventure.
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