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My Recommended Books
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items Here's a list of books that I absolutely love! I think other teenagers would love them! Some of them curse, just a heads up, but these books are the best!
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Mystery
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Romance
Romantic books that me and my daughter recommended!
Better Than the Movies actually made me laugh out loud, a full-on laugh. It’s messy, cute, and ridiculous in the best way, and reading it for a few minutes made me forget the chaos for a second. It curses some, just a heads up.
Better Than the Movies: Lynn Painter
Love & Gelato… oh my gosh. It’s sweet, light, and just what I needed. Reading it felt like a tiny vacation in Italy, gelato, romance, secrets, all of it, without leaving my living room. Totally the kind of book that makes me forget life for a lit...
Love & Gelato #1 :Jenna Evans Welch
It’s like the first book but with even more heart, sunshine, and confusing family stuff, plus gelato and olives in Greece. Reading it felt like a tiny trip away from chaos. It’s sweet, funny, romantic, and totally the kind of escape this tired mom br...
Love & Olives (Love & Gelato, #3): Jenna Evans Welch
It’s sweet, messy, funny, and romantic in all the right ways, and reading it felt like a tiny vacation for my brain. Totally the kind of book that reminds me I exist.
Love & Luck (Love and Gelato #3) by Welch
This book is literally summer in novel form. Beach house, childhood best friends, messy love triangle… it’s giving main character energy the entire time. Belly is dramatic (but in a relatable way), and the whole Conrad vs. Jeremiah situation?? I’m so...
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Jenny Han
Mystery
Mystery books that are entertaining and casual.
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies dragged me in fast. It’s about this woman, Kirby, who thought her life was already chaotic (messy, apartment, terrible roommates, boring job), until her dead‑flatmate suddenly sends a creepy group chat message saying everyone will die. And yes… her ex‑roommate has been dead for a year. It’s creepy, funny, twisty, and weirdly relatable if y...
Everyone in the Group Chat Dies: L.M. Chilton
This book is actually addictive. Like “I’ll read one more chapter” and suddenly it’s 2am. Pip is such a good main character, she’s smart, determined, and lowkey chaotic in the best way. The whole murder case feels real, and the way the story is told ...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Holly Jackson
Okay first of all… Pip said she was done solving murders. She lied. 😭 This one is darker and way more stressful than the first book. The mystery feels more dangerous, more personal, and the stakes are way higher. Pip is still smart and determined, b...
Good Girl, Bad Blood: The sequel
This one?? Unhinged. It’s way darker than the first two. Like actually scary at some points. Pip is not the same girl from book one, she’s stressed, paranoid, and spiraling a little, and honestly… it makes sense. The suspense is insane and there were...
As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) by Holly Jackson
Action
Katniss is fierce, the world is brutal, and I totally forgot about my laundry for a solid hour. It’s one of those books that makes me feel alive again, even if just for a little while, while my kids are arguing over who gets the last snack.
The Hunger Games: Book One
Katniss is back, everything’s more intense, and honestly, I got sucked in so deep I forgot to yell at my kids for like… ten minutes. It’s the kind of book that makes me feel like a human again, even if my house is still a disaster.
Hunger Games Book 2: Catching Fire
I got so sucked in, I forgot my kids were fighting over snacks for a solid half hour. It’s intense, emotional, and messy, kind of like my life, but reading it made me feel alive again for a little while.
Hunger Games Book 3: Mockingjay
Reading about the world before it all went sideways gave me a weird little moment of peace in the chaos… like I got to think about something that wasn’t snack schedules or laundry for once. It’s quiet, it’s emotional, and honestly, it made me feel li...
Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
It actually grabbed me. Watching the early days of Panem and seeing how everything went sideways sucked me in so fast I forgot my chaos for a little while. Intense, messy, and kind of dark, but reading it made me feel alive for five minutes, so I’ll ...
Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes