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Alana’s an avid reader, reading over 50 books a year. This is what she deems the best of the best in books and yes this is her opinion≠ (although we would say her opinion is usually right)
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Fiction

Novels and stories that captured us!
 
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TJR does it again, for me to rate a fiction book 5 stars, it has to truly be something
Atmosphere: A Love Story
 
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wow. Just wow.
The Women
 
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LOVED this fiction book so much I recommend it to everyone
The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach, Hardcover
 
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Trust us with this one.
Blue Sisters (A Read with Jenna Pick) by Coco Mellors, Paperback
 
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Reads like non fiction
On the Ravine by Vincent Lam
 
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LOVE a good family saga
Fleishman Is in Trouble: A Novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Paperback
 
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Wasn’t a tennis fan until I read this book, I wish I was kidding
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
 
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Hits you right in the feels
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Paperback
 
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The book that really hooked me onto TJR
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Paperback
 
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Wonderful. Just wonderful
Writers & Lovers: A Novel by Lily King, Paperback
 
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wonderful book that portrays Scarborough quite accurately
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
 
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Speechless after finishing this book
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff, Hardcover

Non fiction

Real. Raw. Rave Reviews
 
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Truly such a good capture in time of dating in the 2010s
Darcy Dates
 
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perfect for all the Survivor (and Traitors) stans out there
Nice Girls Don't Win: How I Claimed Power
 
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read it. promise me you'll read it
The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family|Hardcover
 
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Chelsea's writing is so raw, real, and funny
I'll Have What She's Having|Hardcover
 
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Honestly, i feel for anyone who has had to be subjected to videos and content without consent
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke, ...
 
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A great telling of relationships, and grief
From Here to the Great Unknown (Oprah's Book Club)|Hardcover
 
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Make sure to get a massage after because you’ll be nodding your head non stop
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop ...
 
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Wonderful and accurate depiction of going through mental health crises
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
 
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Wow.
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing ...
 
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If you’re close to drinking the Kool-Aid, read this lol
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality|Hardcover
 
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We love raw, honest depictions of grief
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, Hardcover
 
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She’s my favourite type of poet … makes poems out of emails, it’s truly wonderful
I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems by Kate Baer, Paperback
 
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Wonderful. We love Molly Shannon
Hello, Molly!: A Memoir by Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey, Paperback
 
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Rent and grief- two of Alana’s niche interests
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp ...
 
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If phoebe wrote it, we love it.
Everything's Trash, But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson, Paperback
 
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Ours so of course it’s a 5 star
RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Volume 2
 
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also our top grief book <3
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief
 
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honestly fantastic, i wish she was still around
The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
 
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LOL I love this so much
Darcy Dates|Paperback - for americans
 
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Jaw dropping memoir
Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir by Alyson Stoner ...