What To Read Next, Based on Your Enneagram

With a self-controlled, pragmatic protagonist, what main character couldn’t be more relatable to a One other than Eleanor Oliphant herself?

Known for valuing principled, routine lifestyles, Ones can relate to Eleanor’s comfort in her uneventful, safe life. Eleanor is afraid to take risks and hesitant in introducing new people to her life. This shocks even Eleanor when she meets Raymond, an IT guy and helps Sammy, an elderly man, who fell on the street. They soon realize that their friendship could be the solution to their loneliness. Eleanor must confront her childhood and challenge the person who has held her back from her happiness all her life. This story is uplifting and combines humor with real truths. I can easily see a One falling in Love with Eleanor.

Whether you’re a fan of magical realism, are a sucker for a tale of true friendship, or just embody the caring, interpersonal type of personality of every Two, you need to pick upIn five years.

When prim and proper Dannie lands her dream job at her dream law firm, she knows she’s on the path to a life she has always planned. But when she has a particularly, well, steamy vision of her life with a man five years into the future and is then introduced to said man as the boyfriend of her best friend, Bella, IRL she can’t stop feeling as if the life she had planned might not be for her after all. But Dannie’s own efforts to carve out the perfect life are put on hold when a tragic misfortune comes in, and she directs all of her love and attention toward the one person who deserves her the most. Generous, empathetic, and yes, even a little possessive, I can see Twos relating to Dannie as she navigates the one life event she didn’t think of. Personally, I believe this book was mismarketed as a romance when it’s actually a story about friendship, maturity, and loss — it won’t be lighthearted, but it will be a book you’ll remember.

You live for success. Yes, we all want to succeed, but Threes are particularly driven to achieve the highest level of success in everything they do. Threes, let me introduce to you your favorite relatable character.

Grace is just finishing her PhD in astronomy and is looking for a prestigious position. She is also deeply regretting the impulsive Las Vegas marriage she made to a woman that she met on the same night. Determined to leave her memories—or lack thereof—in Vegas, Grace soon returns home to Portland only to realize that even years of rigorous research and a rigid set of expectations from her father haven’t really left her fulfilled. For the first time in her life, Grace doesn’t know what her purpose is and instead searches for the wife whose name she can’t even remember. In desperate need of a change of scenery she leaves Portland to be with her wife. She eventually moves in with her mother to escape adulthood’s impending doom. Threes will be able both to relate to Grace and to her ambition to succeed, with many messages that are typical for a coming-of age novel.

If you’ve ever felt a little shy—or identify as Enneagram Four—then I’m sure you’ll be able to fall in love with Contact us immediately.

Penny Lee had a very similar high school experience to mine—something you got through but didn’t necessarily enjoy. Penny is a different person than I was in high school. She has a boyfriend, and, theoretically, a perfect relationship. In reality, Penny feels disconnected from her relationship and longs for someone who will just get her. Enter Sam, a coffee shop employee whose main goal in life is to endure what he can before he achieves the fame and riches he knows he’s destined for. In an awkward chance meeting, Penny and Sam swap phone numbers and say they’ll stay in touch, as long as they don’t have to actually meet up in person. Despite the fact that it may give off quarantine dating vibes this book shows how sensitive and, dare I say, bitter characters deserve happiness. I can see Fours getting into the drama and expressiveness of these well-developed protagonists, and, who knows, maybe they’ll even inspire you to reply to all those Bumble DMs.

This is a perfect example of a book you shouldn’t judge from its first 50 pages. Like our Fives favorites, the story holds its secrets and depends on you, the reader to be perceptive at every turn.

I’ve seen this book described as a cross between Get Out, The Devil Wears Prrada, The Stepford WivesNaturally, I was curious. Nella was on the brink of quitting after suffering from countless microaggressions, exhaustion and being the only Black employee at Wagner Books. However, when she walks into the office to discover the scent of her favorite haircare product and—finally—a Black colleague—she finds a reason to stay and continue her job. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like her co-worker, Hazel, wants the kind of relationship Nella is after. When an unsettling note reading, “LEAVE. WAGNER. NOW” appears on Nella’s desk, she’s not sure if Hazel is a good enough reason to stay at a company that doesn’t seem to have space for her. Fives will love this thriller full of twists and unsettling truths.

For the Sixes in need of a good mystery, this combined coming-of-age-story and thriller is a novel you definitely won’t forget.

Trumanell Branson’s murder is still unsolved over a decade after her death. With very few leads and a missing teenager turned up in her town, Odette, the town’s youngest cop, is trying to put the pieces together. She’s going through a divorce, clearing out her dead father’s house, and is dodging the repercussions of a romance with Wyatt, the key suspect in Trumanell’s murder, when she makes a new discovery. The book was fast-paced, and told from multiple perspectives. It was everything I expected and more from a memorable thriller. With Odette’s fearless friends and a town that refuses to forget the past, I can see Sixes relating to the loyalty and suspicion every character carries with them.

Truly, if someone asked me to name a romance of the summer, I’d say People We Meet on Vacation. Never mind that I’m not even involved in this romance.

Sevens will fall in love with Poppy, a spontaneous and scatterbrained Seven. She searches for the best and most wanderlust destinations to write about on her blog. I think Poppy is a Seven. But I also see the Enneagram appreciating her fun-loving and busybody lifestyle. Despite her desire for a happy-golucky lifestyle, the story opens as Poppy tries to make amends against Alex, her shy and reserved best friend from high school. The two used to take vacations together every summer, but after one particularly damaging misunderstanding, they haven’t spoken to each other. They end up planning to attend a wedding and live in a sketchy Airbnb. I rooted for these two so much, and with Emily Henry’s hilarious writing and beautifully written prose, I’m sure I won’t be the only one reaching for this book on my own vacation.

Outer Banks fans listen up. This book features the seaside atmosphere, small-town gossip, as well as the beautiful girl falling in love with a villain.

Eights, I see you. You’re powerful and very self-confident and want others to follow in your footsteps. When Mac, the protagonist, and her eagerness to please nature attempt to appease everyone but herself, I can understand your desire to see her follow her dreams and achieve what she wants. Mac moves to Avalon Bay, a beach town, to attend Garnet College. She soon discovers that her impulses are more difficult to control. Soon, she makes friends with the brutally honest Cooper, and soon discovers that she is the main character in her college experience.

Now, it’s only fitting that Nines will be the first ones to relax and go with the flow with an easygoing beach read for the summer.

Nines can enjoy Intercepted as a light, easy read about a woman’s search for love after her boyfriend, a star football player, cheats on her. Marlee, the main character, vows not to fall for another unfaithful player. Of course, it’s easier said than done, and she soon meets Gavin Pope, a quarterback who’s set his sights on her and does not want to back down. Funny, introspective, and a book you’d be able to fly through in a day, I’d definitely recommend this one if you’re looking for something lighthearted yet meaninful—but won’t make you wish you brought tissues when you’re lounging on the sand.