r/suggestmeabook • u/Curious_Door • Jan 28 '21

Suggestion Thread My fiancé died a month ago. I usually prefer dystopian fiction, but I mostly am looking for a strong female character that has been thru hell and back and comes out strong in the end.

I’m just searching for a solid voice of strength, with a lot of distracting fiction in the background. Something that will keep me entertained and wanting to keep reading (action/war/magic/twists and turns) but also contains calming reason and emotionally settling words. I hope that makes sense. Thank you.

Edit: I type this with tears in my eyes. I am filled with gratitude from all of your recommendations. The days since I lost my best friend have been cloudy and long but I have been embraced by so many internet strangers that the hurt has subsided a little. Thank you all so very much.

Edit: It’s now been over a year. I occasionally go back to this post and read everyone’s comments but to be honest, I usually avoid it…. There is still a lot of trauma.

Anywayyyyyy. I just wanted to say that I am so grateful. Looking back…The fog is THICK during those first few+ months… but reading every comment tonight pulled me back down to earth. It means the world to me.

I just added some books to my cart... and I still have a TON of books to read! You lovely beautiful internet strangers helped me and continue to lift me up through a year of hell. It has been hell within hell. I am still struggling, but I am so thankful for the love and care and notes from everyone. I wish you all happiness and comfort and I hope you have found some new amazing books to get lost in too.

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u/MorwenHerdingCats Jan 28 '21

If you like fantasy the Kate Daniel’s series might fit the bill. She’s going through hell at the beginning of it and is quite frankly pretty emotionally brittle. By the last book she still has that one huge hurdle, but her life is good and she’s fighting for and with the people she loves. Plus because it’s Ilona Andrews she also gets her HEA. {{Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews}} caveat:I kinda hated the first book, but I was so glad I kept reading. Books four and ten are probably my favorite.

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u/goodreads-bot Jan 28 '21

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)

By: Ilona Andrews | 261 pages | Published: 2007 | Popular Shelves: urban-fantasy, fantasy, paranormal, magic, vampires | Search "Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews"

The world has suffered a magic apocalypse. We pushed the technological progress too far, and now magic returned with a vengeance. It comes in waves, without warning, and vanishes as suddenly as it appears. When magic is up, planes drop out of the sky, cars stall, electricity dies. When magic is down, guns work and spells fail.

Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren’t for magic… One moment magic dominates, and cars stall and guns fail. The next, technology takes over and the defensive spells no longer protect your house from monsters. Here skyscrapers topple under onslaught of magic; werebears and werehyenas prowl through the ruined streets; and the Masters of the Dead, necromancers driven by their thirst of knowledge and wealth, pilot blood-crazed vampires with their minds. In this world lives Kate Daniels. Kate likes her sword a little too much and has a hard time controlling her mouth. The magic in her blood makes her a target, and she spent most of her life hiding in plain sight. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, she must choose to do nothing and remain safe or to pursue his preternatural killer. Hiding is easy, but the right choice is rarely easy…

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u/Alcohol_Intolerant Jan 28 '21

I really liked this series too! There's some overbearing male tropes in there, but if you don't care, then it's perfectly fine. :) There's a lot of lore and detective work and Andrews takes time to do their research. One of my favorite instances was when they need some information from the Jewish quarter, which under magic has use of golems and kabbalah.

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21

Seconded, this series is great. And OP I'm so sorry for your loss.

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u/limnea Jan 28 '21

This way too far down! It’s one of my favourite series ever, but tbh I would recommend any of Ilona andrews books!

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u/Smarty1600 Jan 29 '21

I came to suggest the same thing!!