Top 5 Wednesday: Books to Give ___ as Gifts

Hello readers!

Today's Top 5 topic is Books to Give ___ as Gifts.

This is meant to be a list I create for a specific type of person, like "Books to Give Parents" or "Books to give to teachers", etc.
Now I really struggled with this one, because I don't know anyone that really fits a specific label like that,however Sam from Thoughts on Tomes posted on Twitter asking for suggestions and let me tell you, it was a game changer and totally helped me with this topic. So, my top five for today is books to give Sagittarius as gifts, that specifically fitting me because lets be honest, making lists for gifts is best when made for yourself. Super fitting since my birthday was last week as well.
This list is going to be a little bit different mostly because it's not all specific books for the book, but maybe more of what the book executes well.

1. Nevernight by Jay Kristoff: I placed this book specifically and at the top of the list because of the presentation of the story. Nevernight is clean. The magic, the history, the world building is executed amazingly well. I personally value this in books because I know I have a very vivid imagination and tying in something familiar, like the domino masks and the little nod to italian culture but amplifying it by adding in fantasy feeds that part of my mind. When a book misses something or the systems are executed or described very well, I catch it and it immediately is forefront in my mind as I continue the story.

2. Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin: What I appreciate a lot about the Game of Thrones series, either in television or via book, is that its high fantasy but it's super developed. As intimidating as I find those little mass-market books, I know I can get super lost and deep into them as well. Authors who specifically write high fantasy, like Martin of Rothfuss do an amazing job of completely transporting you to another world, which feeds into a Sagittarius's need to explore. We may be at home, on the bus, somewhere familiar and mundane, but having a book that can immerse us into a new world is gold.

3. Reference guides for writing by probably literally anyone: This may be very specific to me, as someone who has always loved creating this, but if I'm craving a specific story and I can't find it, I'd totally be ready to write it. Another trait of a Sagittarius is that we are impatient, so although writing a novel takes time, it takes less time then reading through a thousand books to still not be satiated. Reference guides are amazing at helping new or amateur writers. Writing for me allows me to make me own perfect story in a time frame I have time for, but even the most driven people out there get stuck so having help from a fellow author is appreciated.

4. Mythology, i.e. Greek Mythology or Indian mythology: Whats always fun about traveling to a new place is learning about the history behind it. If I had more patience, I would more than likely be a professor of history with knowledge out my ears about all the amazing things that have already taken place on this planet. I particularly love mythology, mostly because it relates back to having an active imagination but also because sitting on the beach of Greece thinking about charybdis taking down a ship or sirens waiting for the next boat to cross there path sounds like heaven.

5. Journals: This last book may be the most important. Journaling your journeys across the world is an awesome way to keep those memories in that moment forever. A nice leather bound journal and a decent pen can keep those moments better than pictures can sometimes.

Let me know what you guys think of my list below! Any fellow Sagittarians, if you agree or disagree with my list let me know some books you would suggest.