From crime to romance to sci-fi to fantasy, find out what you should spend your time reading this spring break and learn about some book recommendations your college peers have for you.

Since the creation of BookTok, books made popular by the famous social platform, TikTok, there are some novels that have been highly rated more than others. Here are some recommendations from Barnes & Noble to put on your to be read (tbr) list: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab, The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.

Jalyn Allen, a senior public relations and strategic communications major, speaks highly of the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder triology.

“They are easy reads. Each book is suspenseful down to the very end which I really enjoyed as I tend to guess who did it pretty early, but these all caught me by surprise,” she said.

According to the New York Times Best Sellers list, as of Feb. 20, the top five fiction books in the world are The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, The Maid by Nita Prose, The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles and The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont. The nonfiction list includes Red-Handed by Peter Schweizer, The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink, Dilla Time by Dan Charnas and How to be Perfect by Michael Schur.

A classic story Lexi Cortes, senior mathematics and actuarial science major, enjoys is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

“To me, this novel is timeless and it’s something that I truly believe every girl or woman should read. It talks about so many different problems that every girl faces today from love and friendships to working. There is so much to this book that every time you read it, you can learn something new from it,” she said.

Zach Kistler, a senior in public relations and strategic communication, has a niche for horror and tends to find himself always reaching for IT by Stephen King.

“Even though the books are better than the movies, he created a character that became a staple in the horror genre,” he said.

If you are looking for bookstores to explore and to find your spring break reads, check out The Book Loft in Columbus, Holly’s Book Rack in Mansfield, Books in Stock Used & Rare Books in Wooster or a Half Price Books near you.