Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
My favorite book recs
12
items Are you tired of looking for book recommendations? Well look no further, these are some of the best books to read! There’s something for everyone
It dives into themes like trauma, silence, obsession, and identity. The main character, Alicia, refusing to speak after shooting her husband adds a psychological puzzle that hooks readers. It’ll have you asking questions like why did she do it, and w...
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Paperback
Edwidge Danticat’s memoir is a powerful story of family, migration, and resilience. It follows her father’s journey to the U.S. and her uncle’s struggles in Haiti, weaving together love, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of immigration. It’s moving,...
Brother, I'm Dying
This book broke me and moved me all at once. It follows three teens leaving everything behind in Guatemala to chase a chance at survival. The writing pulls you into their fear, their courage, and their hope
We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
This novel takes you straight into the heart of 1950s Mississippi through the eyes of a young Black boy, Rose Lee Carter. It’s tender and raw at the same time, about family, racism, and finding strength when the world feels stacked against you
A Sky Full of Stars by Linda Williams
This story is told in verse, but it feels like Serafina herself is whispering her dreams to you. She’s a young girl in Haiti who wants nothing more than to become a doctor, even while facing poverty, loss, and natural disasters. It’s inspiring, heart...
Serafina's Promise by Ann E. Burg
This book doesn’t sugarcoat anything. It drops you into Charlotte’s world as she battles self-harm, grief, and the struggle of building herself back up. It’s raw, heavy, and sometimes hard to breathe through, but it’s also full of fragile, stubborn h...
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
This book cuts deep. It follows Emory, a girl trying to hold her family together while her brother struggles with addiction. It is raw, heartbreaking, and honest about how addiction ripples through everyone it touches. At the same time, it carries so...
You'd Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
This book pulls you in from the first page. Pip is a student who takes on a closed murder case for her school project, but the deeper she digs the more dangerous it becomes. It is smart, addictive, and full of twists that keep you guessing until the ...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
This mystery is clever, funny, and surprisingly warm. A group of retirees in a quiet village meet once a week to dig into unsolved crimes, but when a real murder happens close to home they find themselves in the middle of it
The Thursday Murder Club
Mara has been avoiding home for years but one phone call pulls her back to the place she ran from and the person she can’t stop thinking about. Coming back to her small lake town in Maine means facing old mistakes, grief, and the friend next door, Am...
The Two of Us by Taylor Torres
Jo is a doctor and influencer who tells everyone to know their worth, but she’s struggling to believe it herself. She’s been in love with her best friend Ezra for years, and then Malcolm, an author she’s admired comes into her life and makes everythi...
Between Friends & Lovers by Shirlene Obuobi
This book pulls you into a world that is dark and brutal but also strangely hopeful. Kiva has spent years trapped in a deadly prison, doing whatever it takes to survive while secretly caring for other inmates as the prison healer. When the Rebel Quee...
The Prison Healer #1 - Lynette Noni