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The Books That Earned My Rare 5 Star Rating ⭐ 📖
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items As a very stingy 5 star rater, a book has to do something extraordinary to receive a perfect score from me. It has to be the kind of story you want to read slowly to savour, yet can’t put down because you’re completely hooked.
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Five Star Favourites
Five Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Five Star Favourites
These are my rare, unforgettable reads, that are the top tier of my few 5 star rated books! My all time favourites, with the stories and experiences I carry with me forever and recommend to everyone! 🫶
A powerful historical novel about the overlooked women who served in the Vietnam War. It’s emotional, immersive, and impossible to forget.
The Women by Kristin Hannah - 9781035005697
One of the most compelling memoirs I’ve ever read. It’s about education, identity, and the painful process of questioning the world you were raised in.
Educated : A Memoir by Tara Westover
A surprisingly funny, tender story about loneliness, chance connections, and finding meaning in unexpected places.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
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These are my curated five star reads, the few outstanding reads that took me on a journey! They were all immersive, memorable, and impossible to forget, I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
A cosy, magical story for anyone who believes books can change lives. It blends historical mystery with modern storytelling beautifully.
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
A deeply reflective historical fiction novel about family, race, and identity in the American South. Thoughtful and quietly powerful.
Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher; Dion Graham
Written by a Holocaust survivor and psychologist, this book is an extraordinary exploration of resilience, trauma, and healing.
The Choice : Embrace the Possible by Edith Eva Eger
A sweeping World War II story about two sisters navigating resistance, survival, and impossible choices in occupied France.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
A charming mix of romance and magical realism that explores timing, grief, and the idea that life rarely follows a straight line.
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
A timeless classic about healing, nature, and transformation. It’s comforting, nostalgic, and beautifully hopeful.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Sandra M. Gilbert
An experience, this book made me feel like I was there! I felt deeply reading this and it took me on such a journey, highly recommend! I suggest reading the audiobook
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
A wonderfully engaging story, beautifully written and so captivating
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel