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Midyear Favorites: The Books That Stuck With Me
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items From heart-thumping thrillers to stories that quietly cracked me open, these are the reads I haven’t stopped thinking about. This list is a mix of favorites, surprises, and the ones that changed how I see things. Whether you’re hunting for your next ...
I never thought a poetry book would hit me this hard, but here we are, note to self basically cracked my chest open in the softest way possible. I went in thinking I’d flip through a few pages, but then suddenly I’d read the whole thing in one sittin...
Note to Self
I swear, I went in thinking this would just be another fae romance with a dash of spice, but When the Moon Hatched absolutely gutted me in the best possible way. Raeve and Kaan’s dynamic? Ugh. Slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers deliciousness, with a side o...
When the Moon Hatched: A Novel
I genuinely didn’t expect The Paradise Problem to hit me like this, but wow, exes, fake marriage, billionaire inheritance clauses, all of it just worked. Anna and Liam’s messy, swoony dynamic had me hooked from page one. Their banter? Sharp as hell. ...
The Paradise Problem
What started as a fascinating science memoir turned into something way more emotional, a gut-punch about empathy, ethics, and how we treat other living beings. Washoe’s story and the relationship she built with Fouts is just…wow. Heartbreaking and ho...
Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees
I knew Wild Love would deliver, but I didn’t realize it would leave me so feral for Ford and Rosie. The whole grumpy-billionaire-with-a-surprise-kid meets best-friend’s-sister chaos? Perfection. Rosie is a hurricane in human form, and the way she dra...
Wild Love
idk if I’m just a sucker for forbidden slow burns but OH MY GOD this book did things to me. Lucy and Felix? Unhinged chemistry. Best friend’s little brother? Check. One night they swore to forget? Check. Showing up years later and the feelings are ST...
This Summer Will Be Different
I knew this would be cute, but holy hell I did not expect to fall this hard for a breakup pact turned found-family romance. Justin and Emma? They have this ridiculously swoony chemistry that had me giggling one second and clutching my chest the next....
Just for the Summer
These 5 stars? Fully for Miles, that chaotic, golden-retriever bestie who was too good for this world. Daphne? She had my sympathy but also I wanted to shake her half the time because girl, you deserve soft love, don’t sabotage it!!
This was peak me...
Funny Story
this book wrecked me in the best way. Thirteen years of buried guilt, grief, and that one impossible secret? Yeah, Helen and Grant had me absolutely hooked. Their dynamic is raw and beautifully messy, and the slow-burn redemption arc?? Chef’s freakin...
How to End a Love Story
Xavier straight-up short-circuited my brain. How is he this carefree, cocky billionaire one minute, then all vulnerable and soft for Sloane the next?!! And Sloane?? Queen of keeping him in line, no-nonsense, sharp as hell, but somehow falling for his...
King of Sloth
this book had me spiraling in the best way. A washed-up journalist clinging to a second chance, a hacker who takes zero crap from anyone, and a missing-person case that unravels decades of dark, twisted secrets??!! I was locked in from page one.
If ...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series #1)
Don Vito Corleone owns my entire soul. How is he this ruthless, terrifying Mafia boss one minute, then the softest, most loyal father the next??!! The way power, blood, and twisted family loyalty crash together in this book?? Literally unmatched.
The Godfather
I don’t give a single F who thinks this book is “too classic” or “too school-assigned” because To Kill a Mockingbird absolutely owns me every single reread. Atticus Finch could morally lecture me into next week and I’d still say thank you, sir.
Don’...
To Kill a Mockingbird
1984 is straight-up nightmare fuel. Winston, Big Brother, thought police, all of it clawing at your sense of freedom until you’re gasping for air. Christopher Hitchens throwing his hot takes in the intro?? Chef’s kiss. Brutal, honest, necessary.
If ...
1984
Don’t come here looking for a cozy farmyard fable, this is about how power rots people from the inside out, no matter how good they think they are. The ending?? Still leaves me raging and hopeless in the best way.
If you haven’t cracked this one ope...
Animal Farm
Was it one of my first portal fantasies? Yep. Did it ruin me in the best way? Absolutely. This is not just a kiddie fairy tale, it’s a story about bravery, loyalty, and the bittersweet magic of growing up.
It might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but ...
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia Series #2)
OKAY, listen — Gone with the Wind is so much more than a love triangle, it’s a full-on hurricane of war, survival, and one of the most unhinged heroines I have ever read. Scarlett O’Hara is messy, ruthless, heartbreakingly human, and honestly? I ate ...
Gone with the Wind
Jonas lives in a “perfect” world where emotions and choices are controlled, but when he becomes the Receiver of Memory, everything changes. This quietly powerful story unwraps deep questions about freedom, love, and what it means to be truly human.
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The Giver