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Books that I would deeply encourage everyone to read!!!

In the Dream House by Carmen Machado is a dark and emotional memoir that follows a relationship turned abusive. Machado created an intriguing and beautiful novel about the complexity of queer relationships, abuse, and other different angles of seriou...

In the Dream House

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is an AMAZING magical realistic novel that features a coffee shop that allows its customers to go back in time. It is thoughtful, emotional, and you will absolutely fall in love with it. Return before the coffee gets cold.

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a classic coming of age story that follows freshman Charlie, who is dealing with the loss of a friend, depression, and loneliness. He then meets a senior group of friends and finally feels infinite. An absolute must...

The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Chbosky, Stephen

A Good Girls Guide to Murder is a young adult mystery / thriller that follows highschooler Pip, as she tries to literally solve the small town disappearance of Andie Bell. A really easy read that is exciting and a touch of romance!

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

I’m Glad My Mom Died is a POWERFUL memoir written by the child actresses Jeanette McCurdy. You gain so much insight in regards to the traumatic environment many young women in the industry are thrown into and you learn a lot about Jeanette’s specific...

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Oh Bunny, how I love you so. This novel is WEIRD, it is ODD, it is AWESOME. This book follows a college student named Samantha as she meets and begins to join a small campus group who refer to each other as “bunny” and only as “bunny.”

Bunny #1 - Mona Awad

EMILY HENRY IS THE GOAT!!! If you are someone who sometimes struggles with the cringe romance genre, this book is for you. This novel follows big city girl Nora Stephen’s and big city guy Charlie Lastra. When they happen to wind up in the same small ...

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

This is a short and sweet collection of poems by Emily Dickinson that were gathered on envelopes. I am a big fan of Dickinson, and this is such an easy way to get into her work.

Envelope Poems: Dickinson, Bervin, Werner

This coming of age, young adult novel follows friendless, lonely, freshman girl Melinda. This novel battles intense issues such as sexual assault, bullying, and childhood loneliness. It is a timeless book that brings awareness to the importance of co...

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

This is maybe one of my absolute favorite books. This contemporary novel follows Gilda, a twenty-something year old lesbian who accidentally gets a job at a Catholic church.

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily R. Austin

SALLY ROONEY!!! Another GOAT!!! This absolute horror story of a “romance” follows highschool students Connell and Marianne, who can’t ever seem to completely get rid of each other throughout their entire lives.

'Normal People' Book Review : r/books

An absolute masterpiece of a novel that follows the career of a fictional music artist Daisy Jones and her fictional band DAISY JONES AND THE SIX!!! If you are into fleetwood mac, the 70s, ROCK MUSIC, or anything of the sort. This book is for you. It...

Daisy Jones & The Six: Reese's Book Club Novel

This absolutely gut-wrenching novel follows Evelyn Hugo. It shares the story of her life including her seven husbands. (All while the woman she really wanted was left in the shadows).

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel

This is a classic novel that follows the simple life of William Stoner. Not much to say other than it’s pretty good and I enjoyed it a lot.

Stoner by John Williams

To put it simply: this woman wants to sleep for an entire year, and she does so.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

SO INTERESTING!!! There There tells the unique story of twelve fictional Urban Indians living in Oakland, California who come together on one day.

There There: A novel - Orange, Tommy: Books

Almond follows a boy who was born with a brain condition that makes it nearly impossible for him to feel emotions like fear or anger. On his sixteenth birthday, something terrible happens and his life is left changed.

Almond by Sohn Won-Pyung

AN ABSOLUTE GEM OF A NOVEL THAT IS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MAN WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD AND AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO TEACHES HIM HOW TO MAKE BEAN PASTE!!!

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa