Science fiction with supernatural elements? I suggest
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders.
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Patricia has magical powers, from an early age. When she tries to rescue a small bird with a broken wing, she discovers she can understand what the bird is saying—and she can talk to other creatures in the forest, as well. But becoming a fully-fledged witch is no easy process, and Patricia’s powers aren’t at all reliable. Once Patricia is a grown-up, she’s mastered her powers—but now she has to deal with the other witches, who worry that Patricia will break the one and only rule of magic.
Laurence is an engineering, math, and computer genius, who builds a time machine when he’s still a pretty young boy. As he grows up, Laurence builds a supercomputer in his bedroom closet. And when he’s a fully grown adult, Laurence joins a secret organization and devotes himself to the problem of Saving the World. But Laurence finds that Saving the World isn’t as easy as it sounds, and he may have to be more than an engineering genius to pull it off.
The relationship between Laurence and Patricia is at the heart of the book, and it’s all about being different. And about two very different ways of seeing the world. They meet up as kids, and they struggle to survive the horrors of middle school – everything from mean kids to a school guidance counselor with a deadly secret. And then 10 years later, they meet again, after Patricia has graduated from a magical school, and Laurence has become a genius engineer and “wunderkind.”
And then, Patricia and Laurence face the ultimate challenge: How to make sense of life, sex and the messiness of adulthood. (And it doesn’t help that they might be at the center of a conflict that could destroy the entire planet.) It’s a book about friendship, love, misunderstandings, and the power of whiskey and hot chocolate.
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It's easier to make recommendations if you say a bit more about what you're interested in (spaceships + magic? horror? something else?) or mention a few books you like.