books that draw you so deep into their worlds that returning to the present is jarring.

• the cruel prince by holly black
• etiquette & espionage by gail carriger
• grounded: the adventures of rapunzel by megan morrison
• an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson
• a castle in the clouds by kerstin gier
• the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid
• the hunger games by suzanne collins
• the darkest part of the forest by holly black
• the wee free men by terry pratchett
• sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
• the case of the missing marquess by nancy springer
• the bad beginning by lemony snicket
• how to train your dragon by cressida cowell
• and then there were none by agatha christie
• a tale dark and grimm by adam gidwitz
• who could that be at this hour? by lemony snicket
• the doldrums by nicholas gannon
• greenglass house by kate milford
• the glass town game by catherynne m. valente
• the girl who drank the moon by kelly barnhill
• the fearless traveler's guide to wicked places by pete begler
• the gilded wolves by roshani chokshi
• lalani of the distant sea by erin entrada kelly
• mooncakes by suzanne walker
• malamander by thomas taylor
• the inheritance games by jennifer lynn barnes