Favourite Reads: Top 5 Sci-fi
Sci-fi is a genre that I was never really interested in. I always imagined it would be like Star Trek or something like that and while there is nothing wrong with that, it’s not something I’ve ever enjoyed and wanted to read. However, a few years ago, I got one of the books on this list in an Illumicrate box and decided to give it a go. I loved it and it really made me more open minded about starting some sci-fi books. Here are my favourite sci-fi reads.
~ K-Books Top 5 Sci-fi Reads ~
1. Aurora Rising, Book 1 in the Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
There are actually no words to express my love for this series. I was really reluctant to read it as I’d read one of Amie Kaufman’s other books that she had wrote with Meagan Spooner and I wasn’t a fan. I’m so glad I picked this one up though as it is now one of my all-time favourite series. It’s just brilliant. I love how it is a band of misfits in space. I love each and every one of the squad and it was just so fast-paced, I couldn’t put it down. If you’re unsure whether sci-fi is for you I recommend giving this one a go. You may surprise yourself.
Read my review of Aurora Rising here.
2. Nyxia, Book 1 in the Nyxia Triad by Scott Reignten
Nyxia is the book that really got me into sci-fi. An ARC of this book was included in an Illumicrate box that I got and I thought I would give it a try. This book was so freaking good. I couldn’t put it down. It’s about a team of kids with troubled pasts, who are recruited by a government corporation who are sending them to another planet to collect the most valuable substance in the galaxy. However things aren’t quite as they seem. Honestly, if you’re not a sci-fi lover I know you’re probably thinking it doesn’t sound like something you’d enjoy. I thought the same, but I loved this so much and now I’m such a big lover of sci-fi and it’s completely because of my love of Nyxia.
3. The Next Together, Book 1 in the Next Together Series by Lauren James
The Next Together is one where I wasn’t sure which list to include this on. I’ve gone for sci-fi because it involves a kind of time travel. This is the perfect book for people who don’t usually read sci-fi. It’s a beautiful epic romance that involves soulmates being reincarnated over and over again and having to find each other again. It spans so many different time frames and I loved it so very much. It reads more like a contemporary romance but when you get onto the second book in this duology is all just makes so much sense in terms of the sci-fi element. Honestly it blew my mind how well planned out this series is. It’s so clever how Lauren connects everything. It’s firmly on my re-read shelf.
Read my review of The Next Together here.
4. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
Ahhh The Host!!! I have no words that could explain my utter love of The Host. Back in the Twilight days when everyone was in love with Twilight (and don’t get me wrong I loved it too) I was completely head over heels in love with this book. I do love Twilight as well but to me The Host was far, far superior and this was probably the very first sci-fi book I ever read. I just loved the mixture of a dystopia world with the alien invaders. This is one that I wish Stephanie Meyer would go back to and make into a series because I adore this book and its characters so much! If you haven’t picked this one up, I highly recommend you do. I was always way more obsessed with The Host than I was with Twilight. I’ve read the Twilight series only once… I’ve read The Host 5 times.
Now, as I read The Host long before K-Books ever existed and before I was a reviewer, I don’t actually have a review to show you on this one. However, I am planning another re-read of it very soon so watch this space.
5. Gravity, Book 1 in The Taking Series by Melissa West
After reading Obsidian by Jennifer L Armentrout I was obsessed with any book that had aliens in them. Not long after I read Obsidian I came across Gravity by Melissa West and it still to this day is one of my favourite sci-fi books. It’s just absolutely fantastic. It involves Earth being involved in The Taking… a ritual where aliens come down to ‘feed’ on humans. The aliens’ home planet is dying and so they have an agreement with Earth to help their race survive. But not everything is quite as it seems. I loved this book. Right from the very start I was completely obsessed with this book and I couldn’t put it down. I was racing through pages at top speed as I couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen. This series is a definite must read.
Read my review of Gravity here.
What are your favourite sci-fi books? Is there any that you’d have included on this list?
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I’m Kayleigh, a teacher and blogger who is obsessed with all things bookish. I love reading YA books of all genres and I am happiest when sharing my love and passion for books.