In My Reputation Era

Published on January 09, 2024

By Hannah V. 

If you’re like me and currently hunting for Easter eggs and waiting for Taylor Swift to announce reputation (Taylor’s Version), you get it. It’s Taylor’s world and we’re just living in it. In anticipation of reputation (Taylor’s Version), I’ve complied a list of books to read while you wait. Of course, don’t forget to stream reputation on Hoopla while you’re reading, or if you’re feeling spicy, check out the karaoke version.

Whether you call it your reputation era, your villain era, or you’re just unapologetically putting yourself first, here is a list of things to read while you wait, in no particular order. As Taylor said, “Are you ready for it?”

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

A deliciously unsettling novel about the Blackwood family as they struggle to keep their fortune away from their cousin Charles (a virtual stranger) by any means.  

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

This is the story of how Eileen Dunlop disappeared. Enchanted by a new coworker, Eileen gets pulled into a crime that surpasses anything she could have dreamed up.

Bunny by Mona Awad

Hi Barbie! Oh wait, no that’s not right . . . hi, Bunny! When longtime outsider Samantha finally finds herself on the inside, the edges of reality start to blur and her friendships start to collide.

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Celaena Sardothien is many things, but above all she is a survivor. Released from prison with her life and her freedom on the line, she must fight to become the King’s Champion.

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Banished for their sixteenth year, girls in Garner Country are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds and drive women mad with jealousy. This book examines the way women are pressured to make themselves smaller for men and how society pits women against each other.

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian 

A freshman honors student and overall hot girl next door, Chloe Sevre has some dark secrets. She’s in college on scholarship, a scholarship that depends on her participation in a clinical study for psychopaths. She’s one of seven students in the study and soon after the semester starts a dangerous game begins.

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

To everyone’s shock, Rin aced the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to go learn at the Academies. When she finally arrives at school, she’s targeted for everything: her race, gender, and social class. She eventually learns she may be the only one able to save her people . . . but at what cost?

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

When Ralph and Abby move in with Ralph’s mother Laura, Abby hopes it’s finally time for her and Laura to connect . . . but unfortunately that doesn’t happen. When Laura takes her own life, her ghost stays behind to haunt them, and Abby comes up with a chilling plan to fix everything.

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Cleaning up after your siblings is a normal thing, until cleaning up means helping get rid of (another) body. Korede’s little sister has a terrible habit of killing her boyfriends, but like they say, family comes first. Until her sister’s next target seems to be the doctor that Koerde’s been in love with forever.

Because You Love to Hate Me, an anthology

Classic fairy tales reimagined from the villain's perspective by several Young Adult authors, including: Soman Chainani, Marissa Meyer, and Victoria Schwab.

For more recommendations stop into any library and chat with a staff member or check out Book Butler!

Happy reading!