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My 5 star reads

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Books I would sell my organs to read for the first time again!
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Romance

 
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Main female character is a Dr going through a divorce while also trying to find her brother a kidney donor. When her and another Dr have an odd interaction, he writes her a letter to apologize. After writing letters back and forth, they meet and he o...
Yours Truly (Part of Your World, 2)
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Bennet accidentally ran into a man she just stood up on a date after realizing she isn't ready to date yet. After a brief discussion, Bennet realizes she doesn't have a passion, and Henry volunteers to help her find one. Each weekend, they try someth...
Passion Project: A Novel
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After crossing paths with the man who broke her heart many years ago, Augusta has the face the actions of her past and accept her participation in the breaking of their relationship
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern
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Follows two individuals who accidentally find one another again after 60 years. They grew up together and were separated by WWII. Details past and present events
Homeseeking: A GMA Book Club Pick
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Follows the story of a woman, Georgia, who moves into her great-grandmother's home after a divorce. Her grandmother was an author who never got to finish her last book. Georgia meets Noah, who the publisher believes will be the best fit to finish the...
The Things We Leave Unfinished
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Follows two teenagers who fall in love surrounded by segregation and injustice. Details the case that went against the Supreme Court and legalized marriage between races. Beautiful story!
Loving vs. Virginia: Documentary Novel
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The Song of Achilles is a story of adventure and love. It reimagines Homer's "The Iliad" in a way that keeps you captivated and wanting more
The Song of Achilles: A Novel
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Mystery/thriller

 
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While at a summer camp that her family runs, Barbara goes missing. Just like her brother did 14 years before her. The family begins to unravel as they search for her
The God of the Woods: A Novel
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6 bakers are invited onto a baking show with a famous host. What starts as small sabotage turns into a body being found and everyone has their own suspicions
The Golden Spoon: A Novel
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After losing one from their friend group, they decide almost ten years later to reunite. They end up snowed in and discover that her death wasn't what it seemed. Everyone was holding onto their own secrets and they start unraveling
There Should Have Been Eight
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I can't even describe this, just read it
The Only One Left: A Novel
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When a woman goes missing and her marriage already appeared to be over, is her husband responsible for her disappearance?
Gone Girl
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Starts with a private investigator who is tasked with finding a missing orphan. The missing girl appears to be deeper than anyone thought
The Orphanage by the Lake
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Investigates a murder that was never solved and gives the reader evidence too. Transcripts and interviews are included is you can try to solve the case too
Murder in the Family: A Novel
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After a tragic accident where school buses filled with teenagers crashed into the ravine, they face another tragedy when one of the nine survivors commits suicide. Years later when another one of them dies, they begin to uncover mysteries that surrou...
The Only Survivors: A Novel
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Other

 
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Follows a large family in the Appalachians who face extreme challenges
Betty: A novel
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Tells the story of two teens that didn't know each other whose lives were forever changed by a hate crime on the bus they take everyday
The 57 Bus: True Story of Two Teens
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Follows a young girl who witnesses the unimaginable and then goes undercover for the FBI and uncovers something she didn't expect
Firekeeper's Daughter
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Set in the 1960s, sheds light on politics at the time and reproductive rights. Shows women's struggles, successes, and relationships
In the Family Way: A Novel
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Focuses on three sisters as they navigate the grief of losing their fourth sister. The three sisters live completely different lives but are constantly connected through their grief
Blue Sisters: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
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After failing to get pregnant and getting divorced, Angie moves back to her hometown. She becomes the manager of her family's restaurant. After hiring a young girl to be a waitress at the restaurant, Angie quickly becomes a maternal figure and friend...
The Things We Do for Love: A Novel
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Follows a woman who goes against traditional roles and joins the Army Nurse Corps in 1965
The Women
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Starts in 1921 after the Great War. After the families farm land dies, Elsa has to decide whether to stay or go west and find better for her children. Follows Elsa as she navigates the Great Depression and tries to keep her children alive
The Four Winds
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Three adult siblings who haven't spoken in years, receive a text from their fourth sibling summoning them to a small town in the middle of nowhere. All the siblings are at different points in their lives and reconnecting with each other might be what...
Fun for the Whole Family: A Novel
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Beth finds herself reunited with a man who broke her heart years ago and his son, who reminds her of the son she lost in an accident. Beth allows her ex and his child into her life without knowing the consequences it would bring
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
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Set in Alaska in the 1970s, a father is struggling after returning from the Vietnam war. His wife will do anything for him, and their daughter is stuck in the middle. As his PTSD and alcoholism gets worse, the mother and her daughter are left on thei...
The Great Alone: A Novel
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This photo studio is more than it appears, it actually acts as a door to the afterlife. We meet three different individuals in the afterlife and they recount their most monumental memories. They are offered a chance to return to a time in their past ...
The Lantern of Lost Memories
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