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Best Pickup Books You Should Read

Here is a list of the best Pickup books, some I have read myself, some that I did research on, and all have great reviews!

The Pickup: A Novel (2013)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadWhen Julie Summers’s car breaks down on a street in Cape Town, a young Arab mechanic comes to her aid. Their attraction to each other is immediate. Julia, the daughter of a powerful businessman, is trying to escape a privileged background she despises. Abdu, an educated but poor illegal immigrant, is desperate to evade deportation.
Author(s): Nadine Gordimer

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 2 – light novel (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2015)

 Best Pickup Books You Should Read‘Hello, white-hair.’When someone calls out to Bell with these words, he discovers that the voice belongs to a girl who introduces herself as Lilly. Somewhat goaded into teaming up with her despite the many doubts running through his head, Bell has a successful turn in the dungeon with his new companion. Though their alliance is short-lived, the negative rumors swirling about the guild to which Lilly belongs, the Soma Familia, are anything but.
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 9 (light novel) (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2017)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadIn the new dungeon, The Great Forest Labyrinth, a dragon girl named Wiene has appeared and Bell meets her! Seeing that she is neither human nor monster but something entirely different, Bell promises to protect her butA band of violently immoral hunters slowly worm their evil influence into the Dungeon and begin to wreck havoc, irreversibly causing strife between people and monsters. Amidst all this, the Guild begins to move and the true master appears.
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 4 – light novel (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2015)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadMORE LEVELS, MORE PROBLEMS!Following his defeat of the Minotaur, Bell has reached Level Two–and is the new record holder for the fastest to do so. Suddenly everyone in Orario wants to form a party with him and go adventuring! But with sudden popularity comes many a complication. How will Bell and Hestia know whom to trust? The Familia myth–written by the goddess and lived by the boy–continues!
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 7 – light novel (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2016)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadHaving triumphed in the War Game, Lilly, Welf, and Mikoto have forged new bonds with each other and with Bell, and the new-and-improved Hestia Familia is feeling distinctly more familial. But when Bell has to venture into the pleasure quarter of Orario to come to Mikoto’s aid, he’s soon tangled up in more intrigue than he bargained for. Ishtar Familia owns the night here, and none of Bell’s experience can prepare him for their courtesan wiles!
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 8 – light novel (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2017)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadThe Rakian Kingdom is on the march, a thirty-thousand-strong army headed by Ares, God of War. The target of their sudden invasion is none other than the world’s greatest metropolis, Labyrinth City Orario. As the armed menace approaches in thunderous lockstep, the city’s inhabitants can do nothing butcontinue about their completely peaceful lives???
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick up Girls in a Dungeon? Vol. 05 (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2016)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadBell, along with his adventuring party of Welf the swordsmith and Lilly the supporter, has made it into the middle floors of the Dungeon, but the schemes of another party have stranded them there! Hestia’s going to need to send help, but will the rescuers arrive in time to save Bell and his friends from the monster that’s got them cornered? The familia myth of the boy and the goddess continues!
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 12 (light novel) (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2018)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadAnd so the boy begins to run again.Bell has grown through combat with his greatest rival.A rank up, a denatus, a new nicknameas he draws attention from the people and deities of Orario, the young adventurer receives a letter.”A missionan expedition?”Bell has reached a higher level, and he must therefore take on an even more challenging adventure.The order from the Guild leads him toward a new stage.And…
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 6 – light novel (Is It Wrong to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) (2016)

 Best Pickup Books You Should Read‘Hestia, I challenge you to a War Game!’ ‘What’s with you, Apollo?’ A War Game–an all-out proxy war between gods, and the winner takes all. But what is it that Apollo wants? Hestia’s beloved Bell Cranell, of course! With a week to go until the Game, things are bleak enough, but then Lilly is kidnapped by the Soma Familia. The outlook isn’t good , but Bell has made many friends through his adventures, and they won’t stand idly by. The familia myth continues!
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 1 – light novel (2014)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadIn Orario, fearless adventurers band together in search of fame and fortune within the monstrous underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. But while riches and renown are incentive enough for most, Bell Cranel, would-be hero extraordinaire, has bigger plans. He wants to pick up girls. Is it wrong to face the perils of Dungeon alone, in a single-member guild blessed by a failed goddess? Maybe.
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Vol. 3 – light novel (2015)

 Best Pickup Books You Should ReadI’ve got my eye on you With the help of his new supporter Lilliluka, novice adventurer Bell Cranell is making progress deeper into the Dungeon. With new equipment and new allies, he thinks things are finally starting to go his waybut he’s dead wrong! Bell’s in a panic, Lilliluka’s being cryptic, and Hestia’s drunk! The trouble never seems to end in this third volume of the hit comedy-fantasy series!
Author(s): Fujino Omori, Suzuhito Yasuda

Best Pickup Books You Should Read

We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some pickup books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.

The Little Book of Mindfulness: Tips, Techniques and Quotes for a More Centred, Balanced You

Author(s): Gilly Pickup
ID: 2394941, Publisher: Summersdale Publishers, Year: 9 July 2019, Size: 252 Kb, Format: epub

We Love Pickup Trucks

Author(s): Katherine Lewis
ID: 3568761, Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Year: 2021, Size: 5 Mb, Format: epub

Men Who Hate Women: From incels to pickup artists, the truth about extreme misogyny and how it affects us all

Author(s): Laura Bates
ID: 2645450, Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, Year: 2020, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub

Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are really chart-busters according to Washington Post, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.

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