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Historical Fiction
Psychological Thrillers
Trending Reads
International Hits
Fantastic Adventures
Dark Romance
Historical Fiction
Powerful woman of Iran during the span of their lives starting in the 1950s. After Ellie’s father dies, her mother refuses to marry his brother and were forced out to move downtown Tehran. Ellie meets a new friend Homa in school and the girls are ins...
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Magical story of 3 different charterers, one in a different time line. Opelin lives in the 1910’s and escapes London to go to Paris to escape a forced marriage but after her brother finds her she tries to disappear to Dublin. She gets the opportunity...
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
I have read a few books by this author and have to say that this one thus far is my favorite!!! What a beautiful story about forbidden love, finding yourself, astronauts, space and family relationships.
Joan has a mission. She wants to go to space. S...
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Hands down the best book I have ever read. It is about two sisters in France during WWII and they each suffered in their own ways. It’s about resilience, heartbreak, survival and making difficult decisions. This book broke my heart over and over agai...
The Nightingale: A Novel - Hannah, Kristin: Books
Another great book by this author in regard to historical fiction surrounding WWII. The story follows two different time lines of Collette’s life. Earlier life in France as a young teenager she loses her mother to Nazi party who catches her stealing ...
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: Novel
A solid 4.5 star read! Historical fiction based in the time of 1550s when a little girl loses both of her parents and Depend on her guardian to keep up with her riches, estates and find her a suitable match. Instead, he sells her estates, spends all ...
Isola by Allegra Goodman
Psychological Thrillers
Another great book by this author…. Can’t say my top favorite of hers but definitely recommend!
Her name is Anne and she is a correspondent when she is sent to report on a murder in a town she grew up. His name is Jack and he is a police officer who ...
His & Hers by Alice Feeney
I really wish Goodreads would let you give half stars, because this book deserves 3.5 stars for sure just not quite 4. I feel like there was a big build up and then it just kind of ended…. But the first 75% of the book was fairly engaging and kept yo...
The Last One at the Wedding: A Novel
Most of you know how much I adore Freida McFadden as an author and this book did not disappoint! It is presented from multiple character point of view. It’s about a medical school known as Dead Med because every year there is at least one student tha...
Dead Med by Freida McFadden
This has to be my new favorite authors with another super creepy, chilling psychological thriller. Multiple timelines, multiple characters and one man with multiple identities. Super addictive and captures you from the beginning about a man name Nick...
Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
I have read 95% of all Freida McFadden books and have to say this one is not the top most favorite but up there for sure!!! Loved the twists and surprises, some I kind of was able to guess and some I did not see coming!!!
Ella is a 12 year old and he...
The Intruder by Freida McFadden
Wow! Never saw the end coming!!!! Really enjoyed the book but got 4 stars because it was just dragged out a little. It could have been half long and been perfect.
Hannah starts college and her roommate is April. April is rich, smart, beautiful and th...
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Trending Reads
I’ve read a few of this authors books and I think this might be one of his favorite books?
It’s a story about a girl Louise who is a foster kid. She has a friend Fish but unfortunately Fish dies due to an overdose. Louise goes to a gallery to see a p...
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Finally!!!! Oprah bookclub recommendation I actually didn’t hate!!!!
Oh man….. this book. Lots of emotions. Lots of anger and frustration and love and kindness and all sorts of feels.
Corby had a great life. A wife he adored and two beautiful twins...
The River Is Waiting (Oprah's Book Club)
What an interesting book. I don’t know how I feel about the ending but would give it a 4.5 star review.
Julie and Chloe are twins that get separated after their parents tragically died. Chloe got adopted by uber rich white family and became a wealthy...
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
Urgh….. I really wanted to like this one. Usually I absolutely LOVE Reece Witherspoon recommendations but this one just didn’t do it for me. Probably deserves a 2.4 starts. It is a beautiful story about Monica, Chinese granddaughter, who connects wit...
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King
What a quirky book. Super quick read. Audio was hilarious. Perfect southern accent.
Lilly is poor. She gets a scholarship at a prestigious school and BFFs Madison. After Madison gets threatened to be expelled for drugs, her dad pays off Lilly’s mom ...
Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
Plane crashes and Edward is the only one who survives. He goes to live with his mother’s sister who has dealt with infertility and has been glad to have a child to care for of her own. Edward befriends Shay who helps him process and deal with survivo...
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Dan Brown does it again!!!
I can totally believe that it took him 8 years to write this book. Always creative, filled with action, mystery and interesting concepts- this book was worth the wait!
Robert is in Prague watching Katherine do a presentat...
The Secret of Secrets: A Novel (Robert Langdon)
International Hits
What an interesting read. A little bit of everything…. Not even sure what category I would place this in?
Laura and Elaina are two sister who work for a well known hotel in Dominican Republic. Elaina decides to run away after a child she was babysitt...
The Grand Paloma Resort by Cleyvis Natera
Fantastic Adventures
Book 3 in the series of Carl the Dungeon Crawler.
Donut and Carl continue their adventures of survival now on level 3. This level has an intricate underground railway system that’s filled with things that try to kill you around every corner. As they ...
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
Carl and Donut do it again! Book #2 in the series does not disappoint. They are on level 3 and continuing to survive and thrive in the world of this dungeon game. A few new characters, lots of new quests and more laughters and they navigate to surviv...
Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
Dark Romance
Warning- RATED R. I think my most favorite part of the book is that the author begins with a page of triggers- do not read if you get offended by…. And listed a few things 🫣
It’s basically a book where serial killers hunt and kill other serial kill...
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) by Brynne Weaver
Nonfiction
How much did smart phones influence Gen Z?!?! Apparently a whole lot. Now lots of information is coming out about the harm it causes from social aspect. Raises very interesting points about limiting screen times and social media to children under 16 ...
The Anxious Generation: The Great Rewiring of Childhood
Oh man. This was a hard read for me. Very interesting and education but oh man the first 250 pages about corn just about killed me. The rest was super entertaining. Proving that making meal from scraps is a lot harder than one thinks. Utter most resp...
The Omnivore's Dilemma: Natural History
Just take a breathe. You will never think about breathing the same. Very education and insightful book about our culture and some related illnesses based on breathing from times we are born.
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - Books