Take Me to Your Best Friend's House by Setta Jay
This book is best read at your best friends house, while laying on your stomach, with a pillow near by.
Calypso's Guest: A Short Story by Andrew Sean Greer
This book is best read on a boat that you made by hand, while traveling towards an island full of mangoes. Leave your AI robots at home for this one, you're going to want to journey on your own.
System Collapse by Martha Wells
This book is best read in a sprawling underground colony bunker, in the dark, but before ScoutDrone1 alerts you to movement down a corridor. Your risk assessment will say there's a 68% chance of it being a SecUnit hunting you. Wait. Make that two SecUnits. So read fast.
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
This book is best read while camping under the stars.
Emergent Properties by Aimee Ogden
This book is best enjoyed after telling your Roomba and digital coffee maker how much you appreciate them.
Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt
This book is best read outdoors, alone in the forest where no one can see you dry heaving into the bushes.
Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton
This book is best read in a natural rock shelter, after you've been taken prisoner and are being used as bait to find the rest of your crew. Just remember to keep an eye on the sky, you never know what Mal might drop on the bad guys.
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
This book is best read while spray painting 'Aladdin will Rise' on an crumbling wall, but watch out as a kaiju is battling a giant mecha the next street over and cam-drones are everywhere.
Medusa: A Novel by Jessie Burton
This book is best read on a boat in the middle of the sea while your siblings fish. If you see something dark and scary in the water, don't worry, because you are Medusa and you have power.
Inanna by Emily H. Wilson
This book is best read under a tree, by the beach with your pet tigers on either side of you, while you eat figs, honey cakes and cheese. Remember to keep your sword or slingshot close by, because these parts are dangerous, even for a goddess like you.
The Edge of Sleep by Jake Emanuel
Tip for all readers/listeners. Listen to the end. And by the end I mean follow the epilogue to the VERY END. I was **gasping**, mouth open. texting my brother immediately.
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
This book is best listened to while drafting an outline of your newest horror book, "I was only trying to help". If it feels like someone is looking over your shoulder, you're probably right, so keep your sword close.
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks
This book is best read on a flight to Ireland. Make sure to rent a motor scooter as soon as you arrive, and head straight to the local pub, you never know who you'll meet there ;)
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
This book is best read in your rose garden, while watching the handyman caulk your window frames to keep out the swarms of bugs that keep finding their way into your home.
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
This book is best read outside at night, by a warm fire with good company (keep a knife close at hand).
Prophet by Sin Blaché & Helen Macdonald
This book is best read while hugging your favourite childhood stuffed animal, but not too tight, because you don't want it to bleed all over you.
The Me You Love in the Dark: Books 1-5 by Skottie Young
An insular, creepy read that hits all the right notes.
Priest by Sierra Simone
This is best read after putting the kids to bed, and not at their swim practice, which I definitely didn't do, not realizing how much spice the book starts with.
The Ritual by Shantel Tessier
This book is best read in an abandoned cathedral at night, while men in masks sit motionless in the pews behind you.