Top Ten Books I Enjoyed Outside My Comfort Zone // Begrudgingly Liking Classics, Adult Fiction, And More

Hey loves! Top Ten Tuesday is a book blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s prompt is Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside My Comfort Zone. 

My comfort zone is basically YA contemporary and fantasy. Here are some books outside of that I still loved!

1. Red, White, and Royal Blue

This book is outside of my comfort zone because it’s New Adult, not Young Adult. I don’t typically read adult romance because I don’t like all the smut and sex scenes, and the number of those in this book made me a bit uncomfortable, but the romance was so swoony and it was such a great book overall that I loved it!

2. Becoming 

This is outside of my comfort zone because I never read nonfiction/biography! Michelle Obama is such an inspiration though that I knew I wanted to read this one, and I loved it!

3. The Great Gatsby

To say I loved this would be a stretch, but I definitely enjoyed it, and since I typically hate classics, that’s pretty crazy for me.

4. Wuthering Heights

Same story as above. In a huge twist of fate, Kay actually enjoys and recommends a classic!

5. This Mortal Coil

Despite enjoying both science and reading, I typically shy away from hard science fiction because I’m too dumb to understand it. But I really enjoyed this one, probably because I’m such a genetic/biology nerd!

6. The Hate U Give

I typically shy away from books that deal with hard depressing real world issues; I read the news and am aware of them and like to escape with books. But this book had such hype I had to read it, and depressing as it can be, it was so meaningful and I absolutely loved it.

7. Crazy Rich Asians

This one was also outside of my comfort zone because it’s adult and not YA, but after loving the movie, I knew I had to read it, and really enjoyed it!

8. Illuminae

With the weird way this was told, this was definitely way outside my comfort zone. I didn’t love it enough to want to continue with the series, but I did enjoy it a surprising amount.

9. Pride and Prejudice

Another classic way outside my comfort zone with the dense prose that made it hard to read… still enjoyed though!

10. The Fever King

The amount of hard science in this book was definitely a bit outside of my comfort zone but I ended up loving it!

Let’s Chat

What are some books you enjoyed outside your comfort zone? Which genres do you usually go for? Do you usually read classics? I’d love to chat in the comments below ❤