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Five Star ⭐️ must reads
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items Here is a list of Five Star Reads that have truly changed the way I think, view and experience the world. I am an avid reader of all genres so this list includes recommendations from fiction to nonfiction 📚 I have read these books in the past year a...
Absolutely breathtakingly relevant to the world now. So much love, pain, struggles and growth throughout the story.
The Women: A Novel by Kristin Hannah
“Rosemary’s Baby” being published in the 1960s is the birth of modern horror. Before this book, horror always took place somewhere else. This book is surprisingly chilling and sinister, Levin builds the tension and nails it at the end. A must read o...
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
The first of the series “the Legacy of Orisha” the book feels strong and powerful. Awesome character development, I loved the protagonist, Zelie. Great YA fantasy that talks about deeper topics such as oppression.
Children of Blood and Bone
“Ella Minnow Pea” is a contemporary satire, the story is one about the disappearance of letters through actual written letters between people. It feels like I’m snooping through someone’s mail and makes it all the more interesting. It’s a short and f...
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters - Mark Dunn
What a marvelous, deeply engrossing novel about four generations of a Korean family in Japan. There was a lot of story here and a lot of history. One of the most brilliant books I have read. I feel so humbled and impressed by how Lee intertwines the ...
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
“Bunny” is pure madness, I had so many WTF and HUH? moments. It is the most confusingly fascinating labyrinth of a story. I had no idea what was real and what was not. I would describe it as a Mean Girls mixed with Fight Club.
Bunny: A Novel by Mona Awad
Honestly, I don’t know how to review this book. I wish we didn’t live in a world where we need this book, it broke my heart but made me feel like I wasn’t alone in my anger. It sheds light on heavy topics including the silencing of women and the gap ...
Women Talking by Miriam Toews
It is so refreshing to read from a non-native English author. I love how all of the tales in this book connect. Such a gentle and quiet approach to topics like loss, fear and grief.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“The dirt” could never be boring, it brings the reader through a chaotic rollercoaster of sex, drugs and rock and roll. Such a fun biography, I loved reading from each individual band member’s point of view. 🎸
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
“Malibu Rising” lived up to the hype. Taylor Jenkins Reid truly knows how to create a world within each of her own books. This book is about family and shows the reader both the heartaches and warmth that a family can bring to each other. A reading e...
Malibu Rising
I loved each and every character in this cozy story. If you are looking for a book that is comforting and enchanting, this one is it!
Under the Whispering Door
I understand why this book is considered a classic… George Orwell is a genius. Such a terrifying dystopia that feels so alarmingly close to today's world. I particularly enjoyed finding the hidden symbolism and metaphors throughout this novel.
1984 George Orwell