RAVENCLAWS!!!!!!!!!! I am so prepared with my Ravenclaw book recs, because my best friend is a Ravenclaw. And I’m an expert at giving her books she loves.
I hardly ever fail
but when i do it takes 13337665 days for my pride to regenerate itself
in conclusion I’m definitely qualified for this Top Five Tuesday. I’m feeling *extremely* confident that all Ravenclaws will be pleased with this list and we’ll instantly be friends.
I also made a Gryffindor book recs post last week!!
(((UPDATE: though the Gryffindors got an aesthetic board, unfortunately the Ravenclaws don’t get to have one because I’m a mess. for example, I just took a drink of water and spilled it all over myself because I can’t even hydrate like a decent person)))
1. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
I’m buddy reading this with Julianna from Paper Blots (((who I love and adore sm))) and this book!!!!!!! IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL??????
It’s written with Quality Talent and the vibe itself is 100% Ravenclaw, the prose is so flowery and precise at the same time.
Celeste Ng quietly picks apart everyone’s life, with scientific attention to detail, and it’s elevated me to new heights. we’ve reached untold levels of ~wit~and ~creativity~
This story is also taking me awhile to read because the sentences FORCE me to calmly think about what the characters are doing/saying.
which is the kind of shit a Ravenclaw would do while chuckling intellectually.
2. Vicious by V.E Schwab
I will forever stand by the fact that Victor Vale and Eli Ever are Ravenclaws. They studied so hard at college????????
And they’re so into experiments!! and clever schemes!!
This just goes to show you that nerds are dangerous and should be feared. nerds have had it up to here and *will* start doing crazy things. JUST WAIT.
[says Eli everyday in the mirror]
3. If We Were Villains by M.L Rio
phhhhhhhhh i love this book so much.
IT’S JUST SO PRETENTIOUS and emotional and gay !! I read it back in December, and I’ve yet to read a single book that meets this Standard.
What Ravenclaw can physically resist Shakespeare geeks becoming so enmeshed with their studies that they get involved with actual murder??
4. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
The main character, Stella, is like the Ravenclaw archetype. She should truly be the leader. All she really wants to do is math and computer problems??? And solve important world things through the power of numbers?
She’s also logical, introspective, and independent, and only she can truly nurture the Ravenclaws the way they deserve.
5. You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman
Academic stress, bro. If you have ever felt 1) like openly crying over a bad grade, because the world should know that tragedy 2) the pressure to be The Best Student Ever 3) you both want to learn but you also hate this freaking class
then you will 2000% relate to this adorable m/m romance.
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
Bonus book! I had to include a non-fiction, even though I typically don’t get into this genre. BUT I think a true Ravenclaw would like this occasionally? when the mood appears
This is a platonic love story between two brothers, Vincent van Gogh and his brother, Theo.
It’s based on their letters to one another, in which they basically Vulcan mind meld and bond *intellectually* until they’re soulmates.
which is such a Ravenclaw thing to do.
Do you agree with these Ravenclaw book recs?
Who is your favorite character that belongs in Ravenclaw?
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Love this post! I’m a ravenclaw and vicious is perfect!!
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ahh thank youuuu!!!!! i am so happy u like that rec, i was not 10000% sure about it being Ravenclaw and was v nervous
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No worries- it’s perfect!!
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Wow there are so many great choices here that I don’t even.
Ravenclaw might be my second house after Gryffindor, haha. Oh I enjoyed reading a murder mystery called Death by Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold. There’s a gay romance there, but the mystery was so intriguing, that I enjoyed the mystery even more than the romance. XD And that’s saying a lot, because I’m such a romance buff. I think murder mysteries in general are quite intellectual, except for the ones that are way too obvious (i.e. any mystery where the murderer is the spouse or lover…so cliched!!)
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ahhh tysm!!! + oh gosh now i need to read “Death by Silver”, because i’m also a giant romance fan and whenever someone says,,,,,”the plot/setting are really cool” I just respond with “””””well what about the romance, IS THERE ROMANCE”””””””
but you understand my unending adoration for gay romance, so i trust that this mystery must be really amazing ❤
+if i read one more mystery where the lover did it, i may go on strike
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Amen to going on strike if we see another lover-murderer mystery. 😂
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I want to read Vicious SO badly–I’m a Slytherclaw so I think it’s the perfect rec since it’s also about villains *evil laughter*
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oh god Vicious is SUCH a Slytherclaw book!!! i think VE Schwab sat there before she started writing and said,,,”okay it’s time that i give the Slytherclaws what they deserve”
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i need to get a copy so i can read it immediately
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I am loving these posts, I can’t wait to see the Hufflepuff one when you come out with it!
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ahh thank youuuuu, i am so excited about Hufflepuff????? BECAUSE I LOVE FRIENDSHIP w my entire heart
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I haven’t read The Kiss Quotient yet but I’m hoping to pick it up before the end of this month! I have Vicious on my TBR list!
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sldkfj i hope u love Kiss Quotient!!!!! I love Michael and Stella so much, they are such a highly adorable couple ❤
also HOORAY FOR VICIOUS, Victor Vale is my heart
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i literally had a five minute debate w myself to decide if Vicious is a more Ravenclaw or a more Slytherin book and i’m still undecided, why are you forcing me to spend time like dis.
also, you asked for perfect absolutely sounds like a Ravenclaw book, i’m so excited for it (!!)
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i posted this, and immediately had regrets but then again no regrets, and i didn’t need this confusion WHAT HAVE I DONE [needs a warm hug]
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*gives a warm hug bc you deserve it*
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I’m half Ravenclaw, half Slytherin xD
Vicious is still on my list, and I need to add You asked for Perfect, because academic stress and pressure and M/M romance sounds epic!
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such an amazing combination, honestly one of the best imao sldkfjs ❤ ALSO YOU WOULD LOVE VICIOUS! i especially think you'll adore Victor Vale, he's a special bean c: c:
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wow malanie I’m so proud of you for spilling water on yourself 💜 also I LOVE YOU TOOOOOOO!!!!! this post is amazing. and OMG SAME WITH EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU sometimes I just got caught up on the metaphors and stuff and didn’t realize anything was happening lmaooo so I had to reread a bunch of times
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i cannot believe i am like this, i was supposed to learn how to be mature at this point in my lifffffffe sdlkfj klsdjf
also Everything I Never Told You was such a sophisticated book, i’m going to read nothing but trash for two months to balance things out
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SKDJSKJDS LMAOOOO honestly me too
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How have I not read any of these that must change immediately??? Really want to read Kiss Quotient thoooo ❤
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i love you and u shall love all of these books, I AM SHOCKED that these books are not in your life alreadyyyyyyyyy
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This is such a lovely list and all the ones I’ve read are 10/10 perfect picks for Ravenclaw ❤️ I’m so excited to read If We Were Villains, I really, really need to get to it soon!
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ahhh i’m so glad!!!! ❤ i think you'll love If We Were Villains, it's something I'd recommend to you especially, it just seems like something you'd adore
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WHAAAAT! Every single character in Vicious is such a Slytherin! I mean their ambition knows no bounds!
Otherwise, I totally agree with all the other choices on here. (That I’ve read, that is). Stella is totally The Ultimate Ravenclaw TM. And You Asked For Perfect even came to mind just from reading the title!
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I WAS SO CONFLICTED, bc i was thinking they focus so much on college, so we have no choice but Ravenclaw. BUT slytherins love learning too, they like the ///books and projects////!!!! and they love their *revenge* and *evil plots* more than anything in this world, just like victor and eli.
i think if they were wizards Hogwarts would build a Slytherclaw house just for themmmm. because they are ❤ special boys ❤
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I’m really love this theme of Harry Potter topics that’s been set, and I’m definitely looking forwards to seeing the rest of the houses too (especially Hufflepuff!) 😀 ❤️
I love Vicious, and yes it’s the perfect book for Ravenclaw readers because I can’t keep up with the ways Eli and Victor battle one another. They always seem to be ten steps ahead of everyone else (for me they’re both Slytherin characters too though). I have If We Were Villains on my TBR list (even though I’m not a Ravenclaw) and oh I loved You Asked for Perfect. Ariel is definitely 100% Ravenclaw in my mind! 😀
Great post, and great recommendations as well Malanie. 🙂 ❤️
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i’m so excited for Hufflepuff toooo!!!!!! it will be the fluffiest, friendliest, most wholesome post of my entire life and i cannot wait ❤
+ ldjdlfkj that is so true, the way Vicious is set up plot-wise is for sure perfect for Ravenclaws, it's so intricate and intellectual????? and we get to constantly guess what Victor Vale is thinking
also i am living for when you read If We Were Villains so we can discuss the characters + the story, i think you'll love this book so muchhhh.
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If there are any books you have on that post which I haven’t read/don’t have on my TBR list already I’ll have to add them for sure! 😀 ❤️
I could never guess what he was thinking. I just had to go along blind which still worked for me.
I’ll try and get around to it soon then. You haven’t led me wrong when it comes to books I need to read. 🙂 ❤️
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RAVENCLAW REPRESENT!!! this gives me more hope for what will (feel like) my millionth try at VE Schwab, whenever i finally pick up Vicious. rad post
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sklfdj emma u will love Vicious so much, i think your love for Victor Vale will know no bounds
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I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LIST! Ravenclaws unite! 🤗 I seriously need to read all of these, and already have half of them on my tbr! I seriously need to read Vicious and Your Asked for Perfect!
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AHHH YAYYYYYY ❤ omg kelly u will love Vicious so much, you need this book in your life bc u deserve it and ily
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There is so many books that I will definitely loveeeeee💞
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HOORAYYYY i hope u truly do end up loving them
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I’m loving these recommendation posts! 🙂 Ohh I never thought of Victor and Eli as Ravenclaws (I was thinking more 🐍), but now that you said it, I can totally see it!! They would definitely be the more extreme Ravenclaws 😱 I also have a great need for You Asked for Perfect 😍
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i know they are so much funnn!!!! i cannot wait to get to Slytherin week and Hufflepuff week ❤
+ i can't wait for you to read You Asked for Perfect!!!!! U SHALL LOVE IT SM
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Ohhh yes I’m so excited for those recommendations 😍
YEES, it sounds so so good 💕
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I love that you picked Vicious.
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ahh tysm Siobhan c: c: c: c: c:
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Awesome list though I haven’t read any of these yet. But know that I’m so excited for The Kiss Quotient and You Asked for Perfect! Oh, and Vincent and Theo sounds good!
My fave character (for the whole series, not just on Ravenclaw) is Luna Lovegood! I love her so much and I was so happy when I got myself a spectrespecs necklace!
Btw, here’s my Top Five Tuesday Post if you want to check it out: https://livingahundredlives.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/top-five-tuesdays-ravenclaw-reads/
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thank you Erica!!!! i love Luna as wellll!!!!!! but I sadly only know the Luna Lovegood from the movies, i don’t think she’s showed up in the books yet??? i’ve only made it to Goblet of Fire slkfdj
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Her first appearance would be in the next book! I loved how Evanna Lynch played Luna! She really captured the character and I think her role was meant to be 🙂
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I’ve three of these on my shelf! Guess I agree☺️
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lol this makes me so happpy c: c:
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My picks for this week are completely different, but every single book you chose seems sooo interestings! Lots of stuff for me to add to my goodreads list 😀
my post: https://thepunktheory.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/t5t-books-for-ravenclaws/
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hoorayy I’m so glad!!!!!!!!
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Oooh I still have to make my choices today but it seems you got it covered!
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thank youuuuuuu c: c: c: c: ❤ ❤ ❤
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I’m a Ravenclaw and now I need to go read all of these. k, bye!!!! x
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