Book recommendations for all 9 Enneagram types
I teamed up with my dear friend and writer, Dana Sayles, to bring you a current book recommendation for your Enneagram type! (BTW, I am including non-Amazon links because Amazon is killing indie bookstores, and that hurts my heart. Links to some of my favorite indie bookshops are included!)
Enneagram type 1: Beach Read by Emily Henry
- From rivals to lovers (Heck yes!!)
- A love letter 💌 to those who are creatively stuck
- Will make you laugh (Connect with your inner child, Ones!)
Enneagram type 2: Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
- This one challenges Enneagram Twos to take a chance
- The actual sweetest story
- For the most relationally-centric type on the Enneagram, explore relationships of all kinds
Enneagram Type 3: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
- As a Type Three, this is my favorite read of 2023 so far
- Think Hogwarts… but the school is trying to kill you
- A cutthroat magical world
Enneagram Type 4: Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
- Alice in Wonderland vibes
- If Fours could live in a magical world, this would be it!
- For those who never give up on love ❤️
Enneagram Type 5… We couldn’t pick just one for you so here are a smattering of recommendations we think you would like:
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (a love letter to Fives who love video games)
- London Seance Society (recommended by Fives for Fives)
- Genius Foods (Also recommended by Fives for Fives)
- Lessons in Chemistry (Yep. Recommended by Fives for Fives)
- The Dawn of Everything (This one too 😂 )
- The Anthropocene Reviewed (You guessed it… by Fives for Fives)
Enneagram Type 6: Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
- For Sixes who know the true meaning of loyalty
- Robin Hood vibes
- Action-packed with a little love story! Hurray!
Enneagram Type 7: Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
- A rom-com about rom-coms
- For the daydreaming Seven
- ALL THE TROPES! Love triangle! Fake dating! Big makeover!
Enneagram Type 8: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
- For Eights who find their dreams uprooted by life’s cruelties
- Three POVs
- Will make your heart ache (in a good way, I promise!!)
Enneagram Type 9: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
- For the ultimate diplomat and merger of people
- Shows how we are all connected to each other
- Lush fantasy novel
Happy reading!!
**If you are looking for books specifically about the Enneagram, I wrote a blog post listing my top picks.
