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Fantasy
Spiritual self help
Self help/ personal growth
A gentle, healing kind of read. Nice for unwinding or if you need something uplifting and reflective.
The Comfort Book - Matt Haig
I picked up How to Win Friends and Influence People expecting a dated “self-help classic” that people recommend just because it’s old and famous. Instead, I ended up with a book I know I’ll come back to over and over again.
What surprised me most is...
List of Books by Dale Carnegie
Stop Letting Everything Affect You” helped me stop living on emotional high alert. I finally learned how to pause before reacting, protect my peace, and stop taking everything so personally. I feel lighter, clearer, and so much more in control of wha...
Stop Letting Everything Affect You: How to break free from overthinking, ...
The Ethics of Ambiguity is a surprisingly engaging read for a philosophy book. It’s clear, bold, and pushes you to think about freedom, responsibility, and what it actually means to live with purpose. Beauvoir’s ideas are challenging in a good way an...
The Ethics of Ambiguity - Simone de Beauvoir
All About Love: New Visions is one of those books that quietly rearranges how you see your life. bell hooks doesn’t talk about love in a cheesy, romantic-only way. She breaks it down as a daily practice—honesty, care, accountability, growth—and shows...
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom ended up being much more personally eye-opening than I expected.
The biggest thing it helped me realize is that critical thinking isn’t just an academic skill—it’s a moral and relational one. The book rea...
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom by bell hooks, Paperback
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. is one of those leadership books that sticks with you long after you finish it.
What stood out to me most is how clearly Brené Brown connects vulnerability and courage to real-life leaders...
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
No More Mr. Nice Guy is a tough but really helpful read if you’ve spent most of your life people-pleasing and putting yourself last.
What I appreciated most is how clearly the book shows that being a “nice guy” isn’t actually kind or healthy—it’s us...
No More Mr. Nice Guy!: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex ...
Fantasy
This one helped me immediately. card balances psychology, strategy and emotion in a way that makes every chapter feel sharp and meaningful. Even rereading it multiple times, the battle school scenes it just as hard.
Ender's Game|Paperback - Orson Scott Card
Fun escape. Great for fans of YA or fantasy-tinged romance; light enough to breeze through but still entertaining.
Powerless by Lauren Roberts, Hardcover
The Housemaid — Wow, this was gripping. It sucked me in fast and kept me turning pages late into the night. Even when the twists got wild, it delivered on that dark, creepy-thriller vibe I love.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Paperback
My best friend is the one who first pushed me to read Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series, and I’m glad they did. The magic system, the character development, and the world itself are all so well done that it’s easy to lose track of time while rea...
Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth Series #1) by Terry Goodkind, Paperback
Just finished Project Hail Mary (paperback) and I loved it.
It’s super readable sci-fi, even if you’re not a “science person.” The main character waking up alone in space with no memory pulls you in right away, and the way the story slowly reveals w...
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Paperback
Spiritual self help
Winning the War in Your Mind helped me see how often my thoughts were running my life on autopilot. Groeschel doesn’t just preach at you—he gives super practical ways to replace toxic thoughts with truth, and I’ve actually caught myself thinking diff...
Winning the War in Your Mind - by Craig Groeschel (Hardcover)