As an editor, I’m constantly reading. I also read roughly 150 books for pleasure each year. This is only a tiny sample of what comes to mind when I think of my most recent favorite books! 📚
Sections
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Fiction - 5 Stars
Fiction - 4 Stars
Fiction - Everything Else
Nonfiction Books
Fiction - 5 Stars
These are my top rated fiction reads. I would recommend these in a heartbeat again and again. It doesn't matter who you are or what you like, I would tell you to drop everything and read these novels.
Historical Fiction
The Women: A Novel
Literary Fiction
Tom Lake
Literary Fiction
The Dutch House
Women's Fiction
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Literary Fiction
Where the Crawdads Sing
Thriller
The Good Daughter
Psychological Thriller
Rock Paper Scissors: A Novel
Thriller
The Murder Rule: A Novel
Romance
The Last Love Note: A Novel
Domestic Thriller
The Last Flight: A Novel
Psychological Thriller
The Damage: A Novel
Historical Mystery
The London Séance Society
Literary Fiction
Lessons in Chemistry
Thriller
If Something Happens to Me: A Novel
Domestic Thriller
Apples Never Fall
Domestic Thriller
Here One Moment
Psychological Thriller
One Perfect Couple
Psychological Thriller
The Patient's Secret: A Novel
Psychological Thriller / Gothic Thriller
Daisy Darker: A Novel
Domestic/Psychological Thriller
The Lies I Tell
Literary Thriller
Good Dirt: A Novel
Police Procedural
The Night Shift
Fiction - 4 Stars
These books are also really good, but I recognize that they aren't for everyone. I don't recommend them as recklessly.
Psychological Thriller
The Other Woman
Thriller
Listen for the Lie: A Novel
Domestic Thriller
Local Woman Missing
Crime Thriller
The Woods
Domestic Thriller
The Husband's Secret
Domestic Thriller
Big Little Lies
Police Procedural
My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite Series #1)
Legal Thriller
The Holdout
Contemporary Fiction
The Guncle
Contemporary Fiction
Remarkably Bright Creatures:
Literary Fiction
Marrying the Ketchups: A novel
Romance
The Rom-Commers: A Novel
Women's Fiction
The Wedding People: A Novel
Historical Fiction
The Frozen River
Fiction - Everything Else
These are the ones I enjoyed, but might not recommend unless I know you have taste like mine.
Psychological Thriller
Good Bad Girl: A Novel
Psychological Thriller
It's One of Us: A Novel
Thriller
Two Girls Down (Alice Vega, #1)
Historical Fiction
The Christie Affair: A Novel
Mystery
Northwoods: A Novel
Psychological Thriller
The Woman on the Ledge
Dark Academia Thriller with magical realism
The Cartographers
Nonfiction Books
For my nonfiction lovers, I got you!
The realities of being a woman.
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
An eye opening account of Lauren's struggles as a female professional athlete.
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
Short stories on everything from Ann's marriage to her writing career.
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
A really a amazing story of a woman persevering.
Educated: A Memoir
A simple book on a not so simple topic.
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally
A difficult topic, but something we probably all need to spend some time thinking about.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The story of a woman married to one of the most elite soldiers in the military.
The Wives: A Memoir
Reflects on the question, “is my drinking normal?”
Drinking Games: A Memoir
I did not expect to laugh or cry as much as I did reading this book.
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Amazing
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science
