If what you really want is a seriously heavy dose or found family? This is your book.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune As it is much easier to get around alone as a mustache-wearing man, so Newt dons the mustache with gusto. In regency times, Newt must track down a missing emerald.

Watch? The movie version of Howl’s, Spirited Away, Bend it Like Beckham. And one of the few where the movie is as good as the book, it’s very different but still excellent. Possibly the tightest best stand alone novel ever written. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Watch? The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc Secor anything from this list: 13 Quirky Lesser Known Movies Gail Carriger Loves If you love the Finishing School series: (I’m rather honored that I rank a list all my own, thank you Goodreads!) Goodreads has a list of other people’s suggestions of “Book like the Parasol Protectorate series” which you can add too, if you like. If you are a fan of my books and haven’t read this wonderful gaslight double shot regency romance, honestly I have no idea what you’re doing with your life. Hilarious cross-dressing regency romance. Books That Make Me Feel Better If you love the Parasol Protectorate series: I also added a few things to watch in there, in case you really just need to veg TF out. So you can scan through for your favorite of mine and pick accordingly.

I sorted them using my own books as ciphers. These are books I go to for comfort and they always leave me feeling happy. By special request, Gentle Reader, here’s a curated list of my favorite feel-good books!

Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan