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Alright, if you're partial to fantasy then do I have some suggestions for you!
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I know vampires are all the rage these years, in their sexy, sparkly glory. This book doesn't have that kind of vampire. This book is one of the most well-written modern fantasy novels I've ever read. It features a young woman, daughter of a famed historian, who goes through her father's belongings after he passes away and finds letters that weave through her father's life, detailing what happened to the girl's mother, and exploring the quest to truly understand Vlad the Impaler. Her journey takes her throughout Europe from the 1930s through recent years. This is personally one of my favorite types of fantasy novels because the author seamlessly weaves together the real world with only snippets of fiction. You're in suspense for the entire novel and the ending will absolutely blow your mind.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Someone already mentioned the classic Oryx and Crake, but in my mind, this book is Atwood's true masterpiece. You enter an America sometime in the not-too distant future, a dystopian land where fundamentalist religious principles are now absolute law and every member of society plays a distinct role in a hierarchical system. The book focuses on a Handmaid, a young women who is given to couples who are infertile to conceive and carry a child for them. The book is examined through this young woman's mind as she frequently experiences flashbacks to an earlier age of an America like it is today. Atwood's writing is extremely poetic and vivid, and I actually read this whole book in a single sitting.
Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray. If you like historical fiction, specifically ancient Egyptian fiction, then you'll definitely enjoy this book. Dray presents the story of the children of Cleopatra and Anthony after the death of Cleopatra. The children are spirited back to Rome to be presented as prizes to the public and are later taken into the home of the Roman emperor Agustus Caesar. This part, to the best of our historical knowledge, is true. Dray begins to blend the true history of these children with the myth of traditional Egyptian religion and magic. The daughter Selene, while under the watch and guard of the Romans, works to embody Egyptian magic and the sprit of the god Isis to show her people that the royal family of Egypt isn't broken and the spirit of Egypt and Cleopatra will prevail. Really great book, again, it blends reality and fantasy in very believable doses (nothing stupid like something fantasy books fall into). Plus, it has a sequel.
The Silver Wolf book one of Alice Borchardt's Legends of the Wolves series. This one is honestly smuttier than the others suggested. The books suggested above are very literature-y while this one falls more into the realm of easy/fun read, but it's still not nearly as bad as most smutty werewolf novels typically are. This whole series is set in Rome during the Dark Ages. The main character is a shapeshifter (read: werewolf) that's locked up by distant family members who consider her a demon. She's betrothed to a northern barbarian (I think from Gaul, modern day France) who doesn't know what she is, and rather than face an unhappy marriage, she escapes and runs into the wild. The story probably isn't the most innovative, but I really loved this author's way of writing. She painted a very vivid picture of life in 8th century Rome and in my experience I don't find a lot of books written for that time period that I enjoy.
That's just off the top of my head. I actually worked at a library for about five years so if you need any other suggestions, I have book lists out the wazoo!
As for my wish list, I do have a SPONGE on there (well, those rolly blending sponges), I'm feeling some Stila eyeliner in black, a cute Matte palette, or a Revlon Lipstain in Just Bitten
Happy reading!