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Fiction Book Recommendations 📖
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items As someone who grew up finding comfort in libraries and bookstores alike, reading has been a third place for me and my curiosity. My favorite genres include cozy reads, mysteries, magical realism, and I am always open to reading something new! Hope y...
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Cozy Japanese Fiction 🌸
Fiction Novels 🔮
Mysteries 🔍
Cozy Japanese Fiction 🌸
also known as healing fiction, these reads interweave the lives of its characters and show us there can be magic in the everyday.
what you are looking for is indeed in the library - go sign up for a library card if you don't already have one.
What You Are Looking for Is in the Library
reunions in a swanky hotel under the beauty of the full moon? the gift of the go-between and the paths crossed encompass this great first of the series.
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
set 7 years after Lost Souls Meet Under a Full moon, we continue the story of the go-between Ayumi and his extraordinary gift, loved it as much as the first one!!
How to Hold Someone In Your Heart
as an astrology and café fan, loved the way this story unfolded as you learned more about the characters and their connections to one another.
The Full Moon Coffee Shop: A Novel
unique story about a mysterious clinic that prescribes cats to its patients and the healing power of human-companion connections 🐱
We'll Prescribe You a Cat
Fiction Novels 🔮
featuring time-bending storylines for when you need a break from the linear narratives 🕰️
left me in tears by the end 🫠
The Collected Regrets of Clover: A Novel
stumbled upon this book on New Years' Eve 2025 and it felt like divine timing considering the storyline! Highly recommend for fans of time travel, pop culture references, and stories set in NYC.
Oona Out of Order: A Novel
after reading Oona Out of Order, I was recommended this romance by a local librarian and was hooked within the first few chapters!
Twice in a Lifetime
Mysteries 🔍
a fun mystery read from the POV of a San Francisco ‘murder tour’ guide who happens to be the granddaughter of a serial killer (who she believes is innocent) and now a prime suspect when a copycat killer is repeating history 😶 Love how the author wea...
The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco: A Mystery
historical mystery thriller set against the backdrop of the picturesque Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, CA. Multi-layered storytelling about race, class, power and justice interweaved with dimensional characters = page-turner!
The Golden Gate: A Novel
the discovery of historic dollhouses serves as a catalyst for a San Francisco librarian and leads to the story of an overlooked artist brought to light - literally finished it in a week!
The Library of Lost Dollhouses: A Novel
murder mystery about a university detective-fiction club, each nicknamed for a favorite crime writer (fun, right?), that spend a week on a remote island that is home to a unique 10-sided house and its secrets. I personally read it twice in a row beca...
The Decagon House Murders
imagine Ready Player One, except it is a city-wide treasure hunt around Boston themed around Edgar Allen Poe 🐦⬛
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