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My favorite book recs
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items I really enjoyed how this one kept me guessing. Christine wakes up every day without remembering her past, and as she tries to put the pieces of her life together, you start questioning who she can actually trust. I kept changing my mind about what I...
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Psychological Thriller
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Memoir
Fantasy
Mystery
Psychological Thriller
What I like most about Before I Go to Sleep is the way it plays with memory and trust—it’s psychologically tense in a very personal way. You’re inside the main character’s mind, waking up every day with no memory of her past, so you experience her co...
Before I Go to Sleep by S. J. Watson, Paperback
A psychological thriller with a simple question that keeps getting under your skin: Why did she stop talking? It's one of those books where you keep thinking you've figured it out.
The Silent Patient - Michaelides, Alex: Books
Messy people. A messed-up marriage. Manipulation. Lies. And absolutely nobody behaving normally. 😂 If you like books that make you question everybody, read this.
Gone Girl - Flynn, Gillian: Books
College students, obsession, intellectual arrogance, murder and a whole lot of terrible decisions. It's atmospheric, dark and the kind of story where you know things are going to go horribly wrong—but you keep reading anyway.
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
If you liked the darkness and psychological manipulation of Gone Girl, this one goes even darker. Small-town secrets, damaged people and a mystery that gets increasingly disturbing.
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (9780307341556)
Thriller
If you think science fiction isn't your thing, this is one I'd still tell you to try. It's ridiculously clever, surprisingly funny, and somehow manages to make complicated science feel exciting instead of like homework.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Another Andy Weir book, because apparently the man knows how to make survival, science and problem-solving ridiculously entertaining. It's basically one guy trying to outsmart Mars before Mars kills him.
The Martian: Weir, Andy: 9780553418026
If you like the whole “What if I had made a different choice?” idea, you're going to want this one. Fast-paced science fiction with a very human question at the center of it.
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Historical Fiction
This one grabs you with the glamorous Hollywood setup and then slowly turns into something much deeper. Secrets, ambition, love, identity, regret… and a character you won't forget.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Reid
Beautiful, heartbreaking and completely unforgettable. It's set during Nazi Germany, but it's told in a way that makes it feel very different from the usual historical fiction.
The Book Thief: Zusak, Markus: 9780375842207
This is one of those books that pulls you into the story and makes you feel like you're right there with the characters. Set in France during World War II, it follows two sisters who end up taking very different paths through the war. It's heartbreak...
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Memoir
A memoir about growing up in an isolated family and eventually teaching herself enough to completely change the direction of her life. Whether you agree with every part of it or not, it's hard to forget.
Educated by Tara Westover
A wild, complicated memoir about growing up with parents who were anything but conventional. It's frustrating, heartbreaking, fascinating and sometimes almost unbelievable.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Part science, part history, part family story. It takes something that sounds like it should be dry and turns it into a story about a real woman whose cells changed medicine forever.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
One of those memoirs where you're laughing one minute and realizing how serious the story actually is the next. Trevor Noah's childhood in apartheid-era South Africa is fascinating, funny and often heartbreaking.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime Stories
Fantasy
This is the kind of book that sneaks up on you. It feels whimsical and cozy at first, but underneath it is a story about belonging, acceptance and finding people who feel like home.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
A book about regret, choices and all the lives we imagine we could have lived. It's especially good if you've ever wondered, “What if I'd done things differently?”
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Imagine being cursed so that everyone forgets you the moment you're gone. Now imagine living like that for centuries. It's atmospheric, romantic, melancholy and built around one seriously interesting idea.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Mystery
A murder mystery with a seriously weird twist: the main character keeps waking up in different people's bodies and has to solve the same murder. It's confusing in the best possible way.
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Turton
This one is such a fun take on the murder-mystery genre. A group of friends living in a retirement community get together to investigate murders—and then suddenly find themselves much closer to a real case than they expected. It's clever, funny, and ...
Thursday Murder Club Series by Richard Osman
A wedding on a remote island sounds beautiful until someone ends up dead. 😂 Everyone there has secrets, and the more you learn about the guests, the more you start wondering who could actually be responsible. It's one of those mysteries that keeps m...
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Coming of Age
Short, easy to get through and still incredibly powerful. It's one of those books that proves you don't need 600 pages to tell a story that sticks with you.
The Outsiders: S. E. Hinton - Books
This one really captures what it's like to feel like you're watching everyone else live while you're still trying to figure yourself out. Friendship, first love, family, growing up, and some pretty heavy emotions all come together in a story that fee...
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Chbosky, Stephen
This is about friendship, first love, making mistakes, and realizing that growing up doesn't always happen the way you expect it to. It starts out feeling like a fun teenage adventure and then takes a much more emotional turn.
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Contemporary Fiction
This one has such a unique story because you get to see life through the eyes of a few very different characters—and somehow an octopus becomes one of the most memorable parts. 😂 It’s a story about loneliness, friendship, grief, and the unexpected p...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Ove is the kind of grumpy old man who seems like he wants absolutely nothing to do with anybody. 😂 But once you get to know him, there's a whole lot more underneath that grumpy exterior. It's funny, sad, heartwarming, and ultimately a story about ho...
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Someone leaves a notebook in a coffee shop with one simple idea: write the truth about yourself and leave it for someone else. What starts as a little experiment ends up connecting a group of strangers in ways none of them expected. It's an easy, fee...
The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley