These are books that you will have a hard time putting down when it’s time to get back to real life
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Dark thrillers and mysteries
Summer pool reads
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Dark thrillers and mysteries
Dark minds and twisted truths
Pretentious classics students get tangled in murder, obsession, and beauty. One of my favorite fall reads!
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Paperback
Rear Window meets Gone Girl with paranoia, wine, and a whole lot of twists 🌪️
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn, Paperback
Childhood trauma, buried secrets, and a murder in the Dublin suburbs
In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad Series #1) by Tana French ...
This novel explores loss, identity, and how art shapes life
The Goldfinch (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Donna Tartt, Paperback
A psychological thriller about two women whose lives become dangerously intertwined after a chance encounter, leading to secrets, betrayal, and a tense fight for survival.
The Last Twelve Miles by Erika Robuck
Twisty, haunting, and full of Shakespearean drama. Read if you like morally gray characters and art school gossip with a body count.
If We Were Villains: A Novel|Paperback - M. L. Rio
Another great thriller that I just couldn’t put down
First Lie Wins (Reese's Book Club Pick)|Paperback
Summer pool reads
Quick reads that had my attention
Sibling rivalry, grief, and unexpected love shows a fragile, intensely human interlude that asks how much one life can hold without breaking
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Dystopian dawn, prophecy of rebellion, and the boy who dared to defy the Capitol. A haunting origin story that redefines Haymitch and deepens the darkness of Panem.
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) ...
Love, art, and the blurred lines between connection and control, an intimate tangle of relationships
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Hollywood ennui, fractured memories, and the quiet devastation of drifting through life
Play It As It Lays by Joan Didion
Ancient Egypt, parallel lives, and the question of what happens when the road not taken calls you back.
The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult
Toxic love, obsession, and the fine line between passion and destruction
Books - Tell Me Lies: A Novel: Lovering, Carola
One of the most impactful books I have ever read, I reread it every year!
Looking for Alaska
Completely gut wrenching, but so worth the heartache
One Day
nonfiction
One of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read
Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams
Such an interesting perspective on the socioeconomic impact on disease
Everything Is Tuberculosis
Whether or not you’re an aviation buff like me, this book is so interesting!
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon|Hardcover
