[Top 10] The best Persona 5 Royal books to read (2023)

One of the most crucial parts of Persona 5 Royal gameplay is the Joker's social stats. Increased social stats allow for more opportunities to interact with trustees and the ability to perform various abilities and buffs. There are many ways to increase your social stats, but the easiest way is to read. Here are 10 books you should read if you're between Confidant hangouts and palace infiltrations.

10. Walker Yoncha 04

Yoncha Walker is the first book you can obtain and read in Persona 5 Royal, and it opens up areas within Yongen-Jaya. Yongen-Jaya is the area where Le Blanc is located and where you will spend most of your time wandering until the early hours of the game. Reading Yoncha Walker opens up areas like the laundry room wherever you want it to be.

Why Yoncha Walker 04 is awesome:

The first book you receive at the start of the game and one of the first books you read.
Provides access to locations in Yongen-Jaya, such as the laundry room and bathroom.
One of those books you don't have to buy.

Yoncha Walker 04 Details:

A magazine with information about Yongen-Jaya.
Unlocks the Yongen-Jaya shortcuts.
It can be obtained by cleaning your room in Le Blanc.
It has two chapters.

9. Sloppy Casanova

Charm is one of the comprehensive social stats you need to unlock certain trusted jobs and interactions. The charm allows you to work in the Crossroads Bar later in the game, giving access to an interesting quest for Mementos, as well as the highest paying job in the game. By reading Reckless Casanova, you can start sorting out your charm stats.

Why Reckless Cassanova is great:

It gives you more Charm Points than a single activity.
Charm is required to unlock more interactions with certain Confidants, Jobs, and Memories.
Easy way to get charm as you have a lot of opportunities to read.

Cassanova's reckless details:

A book about the romantic life of a womanizer. Learn from your charm.
Gives all 4 musical notes for charm stats (displayed as 3 notes).
Available at the Nagiuri Bookstore for 8,000 yen.
It has three chapters.

8. The art of automata

Skill is required to craft more infiltration tools at once and to avoid the chalk thrown by Mr. Ushimaru on his class. Skill is also required to further interact with certain Confidants and to open other Mementos quests. As with other social stats, perks and perks stack on you and help you gain different stats as you rank up.

Why The Art of Automata is great:

Gives you more skill points for a single activity.
Skill is required to unlock more interactions with certain trustees, jobs, and memories.
Easy way to gain skill since you have many opportunities to read.

Vending Machine Craft Details:

The passion that comes with being an automation technician. can increase knowledge
Gives 4 musical notes for skill stats (displayed as 3 notes).
Available at the Nagiuri Bookstore for 8,000 yen.
It has three chapters.

7. Master Swordsman

Certain activities, like the Big Bang Burger Challenge, require guts. It also takes guts to interact more with certain Confidants like Iwai and open up other Mementos quests. As with other social stats, perks and perks stack on you and help you gain different stats as you rank up.

Why Master Swordsman Is Awesome:

Gives you more courage points than a single activity.
It takes guts to unlock more interactions with certain Confidants, Jobs, and Memories.
Easy way to get courage because you have many opportunities to read.

Master Swordsman Details:

A book that narrates the life of a great swordsman. He finds the courage to face death.
Gives 4 musical notes of courage stats (displayed as 3 notes).
Available at the Nagiuri Bookstore for 8,000 yen.
It has three chapters.

6. Secrets of the Game

Apart from reading books, gambling is another mini-game activity that can improve your social stats. Certain games are more difficult than others and reading the game secrets allows you to use cheats during games, making them easier to win. Game secrets allow you to win the game in one or two tries and allow you to raise social stats through games without wasting days on it.

Why Game Secrets Are Great:

This allows you to access cheats during games to make them easier.
Games make it easy to quickly sort through your social stats when you beat them.
When you win a game, you will receive a card that can be exchanged for accessories in the in-game store.

Game Secrets Details:

A compilation of cheats for all video games. It makes every game easier.
Unlock cheat codes as you play.
Available at the Hinokuniya Bookstore for 2,800 yen.
It has a chapter.

5. Learn to play darts professionally

Darts is one of the new Persona 5 Royal minigames that you can enjoy at Penguin Sniper in Kichijoji. By playing darts with your teammates, you can take your Baton Pass to the next level with each member. With the new combat system, the Baton Pass is one of the most useful ways to quickly take out an enemy by chaining together passes.

Why Learn Pro Darts is great:

Increased chance to successfully complete the darts minigame.
Allows you to review your Baton Pass with up to three party members during one visit.
Rank increases the damage dealt, HP, and SP gained by each party member during Baton Pass.

Learn the ins and outs of Pro Darts:

Techniques written by a professional darts player.
Unlock the Third Eye by throwing darts.
Available at the Hinokuniya Bookstore for 2,800 yen.
It has a chapter.

4. Specialized billiards

Why expert billiards is great:

This allows you to perform special tricks, such as the massé.
Tech rank increases damage and chance to knock down enemies as you level up.
Easy read with only one chapter.

Billiards expert details:

Techniques written by a professional pool player.
Unlock special tricks for billiards.
Obtained from the Underground Mall sports store.
It has a chapter.

3. Billiard Wizard

Billiards is the other new Persona 5 Royal minigame that you can enjoy in Penguin Sniper in Kichijoji. Playing billiards allows you to improve your technical rating, which is one of the best ways to deal with enemies due to the new combat system. After reading Billiards Magician you can make even more special shots. Performing tricks successfully will increase your relationship with your party members and your arbitrary social status.

Why Billiard Magician is great:

It allows you to perform the most advanced special tricks such as massé, executing successful shots, increasing social stats and relationships with party members.
Tech rank increases damage and chance to knock down enemies as you level up.
One of those books you don't have to buy.

Billiards Wizard Details:

Wonderful techniques from a pool master. Learn about the dough.
Unlock special tricks for billiards.
Obtained from the Underground Mall sports store.
It has a chapter.

2. ABC's of crafts

For a thief, tools are everything. This is no different when it comes to the Phantom Thieves and their infiltration of the palace. He can create various tools, such as the all-important pickpick to detonate bombs on his table. Reading the ABC's of Crafting will help you make more tools at once, maximizing your efficiency.

Why the ABC's of Crafting is Great:

It allows you to create more infiltration tools in a single session.
Infiltration tools like lockpicks are crucial to getting all the treasure into the palaces, which means you'll want to take as much as you can.
Easy read with only one chapter.

ABC of production details:

Basics for the aspiring crafter. Improves infiltration tool crafting skills.
Doubles the maximum time that Infiltration Tools can be crafted.
Available at the Hinokuniya Bookstore for 2,800 yen.
It has a chapter.

1. Speed reader

Reading is one of the most essential activities within Persona 5 Royal, yet it takes up what little time you have in a day. Depending on the chapters in the book, it may take 2-3 times to finish a book. Reading Speed Reader halves the time it takes to finish a book, leaving you more time for other activities.

Why Speed Reader is great:

It allows you to increase your reading speed and finish books in less time.
Reading can help you learn special skills and improve your social stats.
One of those books you don't have to buy.

Speed Reader Data:

Quick to learn speed reading techniques. Increase your reading speed.
Read twice as fast.
Available at the Shujin Academy Library after opening on 7/1.
It has a chapter.