Hello lovelies! How are you? I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend! Today I’m going to be starting a new series on the blog: Astrology Book Recommendations! I’ve read exactly one book and about a million tweets on this topic, so I’m definitley qualified to do this. The plan is to do one post every month recommending books for all the different sun signs, starting with Aquarius. I hope you guys will enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it, and maybe find some new books to add your TBRs.
The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed
Aquarians are true humanitarians who love helping others and value a strong sense of community, so they would love reading about The Nowhere Girls. Three high school girls who become the founders of an underground movement against rape culture in their high school.
A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland
Aquarians are the most original people in the zodiac and they love embracing their eccentricity. So this weird little gem about a girl who’s family is cursed by death (a guy her grandpa met in Vietnam) and plagued by odd phobias, will be right up their street. The protagonist who dresses exclusively in costumes and has a fear of lobsters, might be an Aquarius herself.
A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing by Eimear McBride
Another trait that define Aquarians is that they’re so progressive. They love things that are innovative and interesting, like Eimar McBride’s avant garde writing! The stream of consciousness narrative in this coming of age story from Ireland is intuitive and challenging, a perfect fit for readers born in the same sign as Virginia Woolf and James Joyce.
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
As the zodiac’s humanitarians Aquarians love fighting for a worthy cause and that’s exactly what The Hate U Give is about. After Starr sees her friend get shot by a police officer she becomes involved with the Black Lives Matter movement. I think Aquarians will root for her with their whole hearts.
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
This Cinderella retelling set in New Beijing will be a perfect for forward-thinking, progressive Aquarians. They’ll love seeing an old tale retold in a futuristic setting and root for Cinder, the fiercely independent and smart heroine.
Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter
Another book that will appeal to Aquarians eccentric side is Vassa in the Night, a Russian fairytale retelling set in a fantastical version of Brooklyn. Vassa, the heroine, and the living doll who lives in her pocket must survive a trip to a chicken-legged convenience store where shoplifters are beheaded.
Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe is the daughter of the sun god Helios, but wishes for a mortal life among humans. The Greek gods are known for their casual cruelty against humans and humanitarian Aquarians will appreciate Circe’s rejection of that. They’ll also admire her independence and intelligence, thriving in solitude on her island in exile for so many years.
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Aquarius is the sign of the future, so sci-fi is totally their genre. This brilliant series about one boy’s struggle against an corrupt government will not just appeal to their futuristic ideas, but also their humanitarian side as Darrow fights for a better future for his people.
An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine
The main character, the titular Unnecessary Woman, of this book has big Aquarius energy. She’s independent, intellectual and a little bit on the eccentric side. She’s a single woman, living in Beirut, who’s run a bookstore and translated several books into Arabic in secret. I thoroughly enjoyed her company.
Very cool concept, I can’t wait to read all of your posts! I think astrology is fun but I can’t say I set too much store in it, mainly because I’m an Aries and I’m the least competitive person ever. My friend who’s super into astrology thinks everyone she knows fits their signs perfectly except for me, so I am a constant source of confusion for her, lol. Still, looking forward to your Aries post!
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Thank you so much, I’m so glad you think so! I think astrology’s fun too and since I’m a Pisces and it totally fits – I’m fascinated by how accurate it is in my case. I hope I’ll find some Aries book recs you’ll approve of 😊
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Ooh cool concept, I’m an Aquarius ^^ I put The Nowhere Girls on my GR tbr 😀 it sounds so cool and I’d never heard of it!
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Thank you so much! I’m glad The Nowhere Girls has the Aquarius seal of approval 😊 I hope you’ll love it!
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Ohh I love this post, Aurora, this is such a wonderful idea! ❤ I'm not an Aquarius, but I adore Circe, and Vassa in the Night sounds really intriguing. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Lily ❤️ I’m so happy you enjoyed it! I adored Circe too, it’s so beautifully written!
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This is such an amazing idea! I can’t wait to see what other books you’ll suggest for the other signs 😇
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Thank you so much! That makes me so happy ❤️
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I love this kind of recommendations!! I’ll be waiting for mine, I’m pisces so I have to wait a bit yet 😄💕
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I’m so glad 💕 I’m a Pisces too! I’ve got lots of lovely, dreamy, artsy books planned for February 😊
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YAY!💕. That sounds SO great!! I can’t wait 😍
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I hope you’ll like my picks 💕
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Ooh, I love this post idea! I can’t wait to see the rest of them (especially when you get to Aries 😉 ).
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Thank you so much! I hope you’ll like my picks for Aries 💕
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Oh I LOVE this idea! 😍 Can’t wait to see what you pick for a Taurus. I’m a bull, to-a-T. Neat post, chick!
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Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 💕 I hope you’ll like my picks for Taurus!
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I love this post! I’m a big fan of astrology. Can’t wait to see more from this series 🙂
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Thank you so much! So am I 😊 I hope you’ll enjoy them!
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There sure are a lot of unique books on this list! I’d say you’re definitely an expert on astrology, especially since you did all that extensive research ;-D I can’t wait for this series, it would be so fun to see what books you recommend for each sign! (I’m a Pisces and it’s after Aquarius supposedly so I’m really excited!)
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Yes, many hours of extensive Twitter scrolling went into this post. I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I’m a Pisces too! So I have already have a lot of books planned for next month 😊 I hope you’ll like my picks!
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I’ll be looking forward to it!
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Such a great idea for a post series! I look forward to your Pisces picks 😉
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Thank you so much! Yay, a fellow Pisces 💕 It’s coming soon-ish!
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I love this idea, your posts are always so innovative! Also, I will wait around a whole year for Scorpio/Sag recommendations (cusp baby lol) 😉😘
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Thank you so much! i’m so glad you think so ❤️ Haha, sorrrrry I hope you’ll enjoy them when we get to them!
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I’m an Aquarius!!!!! These book summaries seem pretty cool to me in general so I’d say you’re on the right track 🙂
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Yay! I’m so happy to have an Aquarius stamp of approval! Thank you so much 😊
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This is such a cool idea!! My sign is Aquarius and this list makes me really excited to explore some of these new titles! 🙂
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Thank you so much! That’s lovely, I hope you’ll find something interesting! 😊
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Oooh I like this!!! I can’t wait for Pisces!
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Thank you, dear! Honestly, same – I have so many lovely books planned ❤️ I hope you’ll like my picks!
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This is the COOLEST!! I love astrology and I love reading- and I’m an Aquarius! I actually have a bunch of these on my tbr so this is actually crazy accurate for the type of book I’m likely to look out for. Such a great post and I’ve added a few more books to my tbr.
If you like recommending books, would you be interested in The Book Rec Lottery? It’s a feature on my blog where people recommend books based on a monthly theme and we randomly pick five to do a feature on!
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Thank you so much! That’s so lovely to hear, I’m so happy you enjoyed reading it and that my picks made sense to you 😊
I absolutely love recommending books, so that sounds super fun! I’ll go check it out on your blog ❤️
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Brilliant list! I love red rising and circe 🙂
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Thank you so much! So do I ❤️
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Wow wow wow! I loved reading this! When you do this again you should definitely do Leo😉
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Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed reading it! I’ll definitley be doing Leo too, but not until July 😊
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Great idea – love to see your future recommendations!
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Thank you so much! I hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the posts too 😊
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As an Aquarian original who embraces eccentricity, I love your unusual list of recommendations Aurora!
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Thank you so much! I’m so glad my list has the Aquarius seal of approval! 😊
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oooh i’m super excited to read some of these, esp as an aquarian. the nowhere girls sounds so good!
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I’m so happy you like my recommendations! 😊
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I am an Aquarius and I love so many of the books on this list! Great post 🙂
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much 😊
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