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Books you NEED in your bookshelf!

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Need some amazing book recs to upgrade your bookshelf?? You’ve come to the right gal! Romance, mystery, dystopian, racial, I love them all! So here are some of my multi genre favorite books that I think everyone should own for life!
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Romance

 
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A little childish? Maybe, but I love the overall message of the book!
Bookish Boyfriends: A Date with Darcy
 
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Love how there was so much plot to unpack in one book including the plot twists!
Wildstone The Summer Deal, Book 5, (Paperback)
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Mystery/thriller

 
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Great book if you love a thriller/ mystery with a hint of romance 😉
Tell Me No Lies, (Hardcover)
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Dystopian

 
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This story had me on the edge of my seat; action and storytelling is top tier!
Hunger Games Books
 
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Love a good dystopian book where hope for a better future is bleak
1984 (paperback) - Walmart.com
 
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This was my first introduction into the dystopian genre of books!
The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Edition 25) (Paperback)
 
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This book perfectly explained how utopias always turn into dystopias, and how overthrowing government isn’t always a good thing.
Animal Farm

Racial

 
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Read this book in elementary school and immediately loved how it brought so much awareness to police brutality!
The Hate U Give (Paperback) by Angie Thomas
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The narrator is hilarious and I loved trying to decipher what his invisibleness symbolized at different stages of his life
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison | Paperback
 
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It talks about internalized racism and beauty standards making it a tough read but it’s something a lot of black people resonate with *trigger warning sexual abuse*
The Bluest Eye (Paperback)

Memoirs

 
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This is one my favorite books ever! I was shocked when I found it it was a true story cause her family is crazy!
Educated: A Memoir - Hardcover
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