Welcome to my carefully curated collection of reads! These are the books that made me laugh, cry, and thinkāand the ones I just couldnāt put down. From thrilling page-turners to heartfelt stories, each pick is here because it left a mark on me. Wheth...
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š Mystery, Thriller & Crime
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š Fantasy & Mythical Worlds
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šæ Personal Growth & Wellbeing
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ā¤ļø Romance & Relationships
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š Mystery, Thriller & Crime
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I loved was how sharp and clever Pip is. The mixed media style with interviews, notes, and transcripts made it feel fresh and interactive, almost like true crime but in novel form. It scratched the same itch as a good podcast binge. Even though the ...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1)
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I couldnāt put The Housemaid down. Iāve read my fair share of thrillers, but this one had that addictive, page-turning quality that kept me up late. What really grabbed me was the way McFadden played with trust and perspectiveāI found myself second-g...
The Housemaid #1 - Freida McFadden
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Darling Girls struck me in a way that few thrillers do ā not just as a page-turning mystery, but as an emotional exploration of sisterhood, trauma, and survival. Sally Hepworth has always had a gift for blending suspense with heart, but this one hit ...
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
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This book hit me in a deeply personal way ā itās sharp, emotional, and brutally honest about ambition, love, and the price of success. Set in the cutthroat world of competitive ice dancing, it follows Kat and Heath, childhood sweethearts turned Olymp...
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
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I didnāt expect to love The Inheritance Games as much as I did ā but honestly, it captivated me till the end. Itās about a girl named Avery who suddenly inherits a billionaireās fortune out of nowhere and has to move into this huge, puzzle-filled man...
The Inheritance Games Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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This author has this way of keeping you hooked ā short chapters, lots of suspense, and that feeling that you have to read just one more page. Itās the kind of book youāll finish in a day because you just need to know how it ends.
If you liked The Ho...
The Housemaid's Secret book by Freida McFadden
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This book hooked me from page one ā and I swear my jaw actually dropped at the twist. It starts with a college student whose entire family dies under mysterious circumstances, and from there it spirals into this dark, emotional mystery that keeps you...
Every Last Fear book by Alex Finlay
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If youāre up for a page-turner where the husband is awful, the wife may have done it (or maybe not), and youāre kept guessing till nearly the end, check out this book. Itās not groundbreaking, but if you like thrillers with lots of motive and frenemy...
The Final Wife: An unputdownable psychological thriller with breathtaking twists|Paperback
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I loved Onyx Storm because it hits that sweet spot between fantasy and romance. I relate so much to Violetās fight to balance who she wants to be with the expectations placed on her ā it feels a lot like navigating careers, relationships, and self-gr...
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros
šæ Personal Growth & Wellbeing
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This read is is one of those life-changing books that actually lives up to the hype. Itās all about how tiny daily actions - your āatomic habitsā - can create massive results over time. Instead of focusing on huge goals or overnight success, Clear sh...
Atomic Habits
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This book is like a pep talk for your personal growth journey. Itās simple, encouraging, and full of little life lessons that make you stop and think. John Maxwell has a way of making self-improvement feel natural ā not forced or overwhelming.
It re...
Successful People Book Series
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What I love most about this book is how real the author is. No judgment ā just practical advice you can actually use, whether youāre trying to budget your first full-time paycheck or start investing without freaking out. Itās funny, relatable, and ma...
Broke Millennial Book Series
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As a woman who has felt the pressure of othersā expectations ā in friendship, career, family ā this book helped me draw a clearer line. I found myself reflecting: āAm I reacting because I care what they think, or because I truly want to act?ā The fre...
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop ...
ā¤ļø Romance & Relationships
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What I loved most about this book is how Hoover doesnāt sugarcoat love. Itās not all fairytalesāitās complicated and sometimes painful, but itās also where growth happens. This book reminds you that love can be beautiful and ugly, and that healing ta...
Ugly Love book by Colleen Hoover
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This book is like watching a rom-com where both leads are way too stubborn to admit theyāre still in love ā and itās so satisfying. Naomi and Nicholas go from picture-perfect to petty revenge real quick, and honestly, itās hilarious. Beneath all the ...
You Deserve Each Other book by Sarah Hogle
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This is a dreamy, slow-burn fantasy packed with dragons, magic, and a ton of emotion. The world is super detailed and easy to get lost in, and the romance really builds. Itās a long read and takes a bit to get going, but once it does, it totally draw...
When the Moon Hatched: A Novel|Paperback
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I couldnāt put The Housemaid down. Iāve read my fair share of thrillers, but this one had that addictive, page-turning quality that kept me up late. What really grabbed me was the way McFadden played with trust and perspectiveāI found myself second-g...
The Housemaid #1 - Freida McFadden
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Darling Girls struck me in a way that few thrillers do ā not just as a page-turning mystery, but as an emotional exploration of sisterhood, trauma, and survival. Sally Hepworth has always had a gift for blending suspense with heart, but this one hit ...
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
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This book hit me in a deeply personal way ā itās sharp, emotional, and brutally honest about ambition, love, and the price of success. Set in the cutthroat world of competitive ice dancing, it follows Kat and Heath, childhood sweethearts turned Olymp...
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
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This book hooked me from page one ā and I swear my jaw actually dropped at the twist. It starts with a college student whose entire family dies under mysterious circumstances, and from there it spirals into this dark, emotional mystery that keeps you...
Every Last Fear book by Alex Finlay
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This book is like a pep talk for your personal growth journey. Itās simple, encouraging, and full of little life lessons that make you stop and think. John Maxwell has a way of making self-improvement feel natural ā not forced or overwhelming.
It re...
Successful People Book Series
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What I love most about this book is how real the author is. No judgment ā just practical advice you can actually use, whether youāre trying to budget your first full-time paycheck or start investing without freaking out. Itās funny, relatable, and ma...
Broke Millennial Book Series
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What I loved most about this book is how Hoover doesnāt sugarcoat love. Itās not all fairytalesāitās complicated and sometimes painful, but itās also where growth happens. This book reminds you that love can be beautiful and ugly, and that healing ta...
Ugly Love book by Colleen Hoover
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This book is like watching a rom-com where both leads are way too stubborn to admit theyāre still in love ā and itās so satisfying. Naomi and Nicholas go from picture-perfect to petty revenge real quick, and honestly, itās hilarious. Beneath all the ...