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What’s on my bookshelf?
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items My curated list of book recommendations! These are for the people who love books that you just can’t put down. You’ll find a variety of historical fiction, light romance, and motivational and inspiring reads.
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romance
historical fiction
self help/motivation
thriller
Harry Potter
romance
A dark, gritty romance involving obsession, abuse, and survival.
⚠️ Not for the faint of heart—this one’s intense.
Too Late - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
Heart Bones is what you get when a guarded girl with nothing to lose meets a mysterious beach boy who’s hiding just as much as she is. Set on the Texas coast, it’s a summer romance full of secrets, slow-burn tension, and emotional gut punches. Think:...
Heart Bones - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
Reminders of Him is the story of a woman fresh out of prison trying to win back the trust of the town—and the daughter she’s never met. Cue a brooding bar owner, major forgiveness issues, and enough emotional damage to require tissues and therapy. It...
Reminders of Him - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
🌾 Secrets buried in the fields. A love that never died.
When Gabriel returns to the village he once fled, Beth’s carefully built life begins to crack. One shot, one lie, and everything changes.
Broken Country is a haunting rural love story where the...
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
historical fiction
Probably the best book I’ve ever read but I love historical fiction.
Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, The Nightingale follows two very different sisters, Vianne and Isabelle, as they navigate love, loss, and resistance in the face of...
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, Paperback
It’s the Vietnam War like you’ve never seen it — through the eyes of a young nurse who realizes the hardest part isn’t just surviving the war, it’s coming home to a country that pretends she was never there. Heartbreaking, powerful, and beautifully w...
The Women by Kristin Hannah
When a troubled Vietnam vet moves his family to the remote wilds of Alaska, his teenage daughter Leni finds herself caught between the beauty of the untamed land and the darkness within her own home. As the long Alaskan winter closes in, survival bec...
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Based on a true story, this novel follows a Ukrainian family fleeing Stalin’s Soviet regime during the final days of World War II. As they journey west across war-torn Europe in search of freedom, they face impossible choices, brutal hardships, and r...
The Last Green Valley: A Novel
Sisters. Secrets. A mother with a past darker than a Russian winter.
What starts as a chilly family drama turns into a powerful WWII story that wrecks you in the best way.
Bring tissues. And maybe call your mom. 🥲📖
#WinterGarden #KristinHannah #Hi...
Winter Garden: A Novel|Paperback
self help/motivation
Blunt, funny, and actually very deep.
Key takeaway: Care less about what doesn’t matter, so you can focus on what does.
Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%! : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - (Hardcover) - by Mark Manson
The Let Them Theory centers around two simple words – “Let Them.” It’s about freeing yourself from the influence of other people’s opinions, judgments, and expectations, and putting your energy back into what truly matters: you, your goals, your peac...
Let Them Theory - by Mel Robbins (Hardcover)
thriller
Verity is what happens when a struggling writer gets hired to finish a famous author’s series… and instead finds a creepy manuscript that may—or may not—be a murder confession. Toss in a hot husband, a comatose wife who might be faking it, and a whol...
Verity - by Colleen Hoover (Hardcover)
Harry Potter
My favorite book series of all time
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling tells the story of Harry Potter, an orphan who lives with his cruel aunt and uncle. On his 11th birthday, Harry discovers he is actually a wizard and has been...
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling follows Harry during his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Strange and frightening events begin to happen at the school—students are mysteriously petrified, and a mess...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling follows Harry in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
A dangerous prisoner named Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban prison, and everyone believes he is coming after Ha...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling follows Harry during his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Hogwarts hosts the dangerous Triwizard Tournament, a magical competition between three wizarding schools. Althou...
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling follows Harry in his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
After Lord Voldemort returns, the Ministry of Magic refuses to believe Harry’s warning and sends a strict new t...
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling follows Harry in his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the wizarding world grows darker under Lord Voldemort’s rising power.
With the help of Dumbledore, Harry learns ...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling follows Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they leave Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to finish the mission Dumbledore began.
With Lord Voldemort now controlling much of the wizarding world, ...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Book 7