Hi, everyone—it’s Ely back here for my monthly guest post. As you might know, Angel and I have been best friends for a really long time now. She’s basically the only reason I’m still a functioning human being. So today I thought it might be fun to share a couple of my favourite bookish friendship in celebration of our friendship!

Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt by Rhiannon Williams: This book is filled with friendships. What I especially like is how inclusive the friendships are—there are friendships between girls and boys, different ages, different backgrounds and so on. This is one of my favourite middle-grade books in general. And I think the fact the friendships are so strong plays a big role in that.

Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young: This is kind of a strange one because this is a novel about a sort of dystopian-ish world where young women are basically held in this facility for reasons. It isn’t all girl-power, female-friendships-for-the-win from the beginning but it was definitely starting to go that way. The second book was just released recently, and I’m about to pick it up!

Wallflowers Series by Lisa Kleypas: I couldn’t make a list without including at least one romance book. While these are obviously about falling in love. It’s also really about the four women and their friendship with one another. Throughout the books, they are each other’s staunch supporters but are also there when a little bit of tough love is needed.

The Year The Maps Changed by Danielle Binks: Middle-grade books really do have some of the best representations of friendship right? Just like in Ottilie Colter, I love the fact that the friendships are between boys and girls. We need more books that normalise that! Plus, I love a good sibling relationship—sometimes your brother/sister can be your greatest friend.

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman: Of course, the friendship between Nick and Charlie is adorable as it starts to blossom into more. But Charlie also has some really great friends in Tao, Elle, Tara and Darcy. We’ve really started to see those friendships come out more in volume three. So I can’t wait to see them develop further!

Do you have a favourite bookish friendship? Or maybe just a really great bookish friend like Angel and I? We want to hear about them below!