Staff Picks: Sequoia Ahren’s Favorites
Hi! I’m Sequoia, the publicity assistant at DK. I love genres ranging from epic fantasy (obviously romantasy), romance, thriller, literary fiction, and pretty much anything else that falls under the fiction genre. My friend Joan and I decided to join the bookish community to share our favorite books, recommendations, and some fun book-inspired recipes. You can find us on Instagram @talesandtinis.
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Add to BookshelfThe God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
I read this book in February 2025, and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. It was one of those books that stayed with me long after finishing, and I am still looking for a book to fill the void that this one left. You’ll quickly learn that the lives of even the most perfect families are not what they seem. Told from predominantly female perspectives that jump from the past to present and back again as the mystery slowly unravels, The God of the Woods will keep you guessing until the very end.
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The Roughest Draft
by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
This book made me want to write my own rom-com. Katrina and Nathan were up-and-coming literary stars before everything changed. Now, faced with a deadline for the next book in the series, the two estranged friends are forced to live together and write. This book will either tear their already rocky relationship apart or help them discover what’s been missing both on the page and in their real lives.
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Blood Over Bright Haven
by M. L. Wang
More than a dark academia, this social, political, and religious commentary asks the question: What would you do if your beliefs were questioned and proven wrong or inhumane? This stand-alone fantasy did not disappoint, from its world-building to character development, each page is filled with tragedy and mystery. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned.
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