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My Top Book Recommendations for Every Book Lover 📚
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items A curated collection for every reader - dive into my top recommendations for any type of reader! Whether you're chasing thrillers, mind-bending mysteries, self-help or classics. These are stories that have stuck with me and I would love to share!
Karin Slaughter is such a sophisticated author. Some people say her books are slow, I would say its because she puts detail into part of her story, and I love it. It so clearly paints a picture. This is a murder mystery style book, but fair warning, ...
Pretty Girls Deluxe Collector's Edition: A Novel|Paperback
As my favorite author, Nightingale has become my top read. This book takes place during WW2, and it is so so good. Kristen writes in a way that isn't overly graphic, it's relatively clean, yet still paints the picture of how horrific WW2 was. I found...
The Nightingale|Paperback
The Women is about the Vietnam War, and from the perspective of the ladies involved. This was such an in-depth story, the growth of the characters was so strong. I felt the ending fell flat, but it still made my top read of 2025! Excellent story.
The Women: A Novel|Hardcover
All the Colors of the Wind is about this boy growing up in a small town, that doesn't have the same privileges as others. This was a complex story, a bit more of a drama. I adore the way the story was written! It was slower at times, and really picke...
All the Colors of the Dark (Read with Jenna Pick)|Paperback
A story about a boy avenging the theft of his dog. Such a relatable story, you feel all the emotions and the love this boy has for his pets. It's set in a post-apocolyptic world, where there's hardly any people left, and very few resources.
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World: A Novel|Paperback
Hands down one of the best series ever. It's about life in America post war, post EMP which knocks out the electric grid. Its noted as being one of the most realistic stories of how things would progress if that were to happen. A story about survival...
The John Matherson Series: (One Second After, One Year After, The Final Day)|eBook
What. A. Good. Book.
My fastest read of the year, finished in 3 days. This book is full of drama, romance, and mystery, and kept me turning pages until the very end!
It's a more complex story line that really makes you think about what's happening,...
The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Novel|Paperback
Kristen Hannah is one of the best authors in my opinion, and Home Front is no exception to that. She writes about the challenges of home life before/during/and after getting deployed in a war. This book takes place during the Iraq War and keeps you w...
Home Front: A Novel|Paperback
I never would have expected a book about an octopus named Marcellus to be on my recommendations list, yet here we are. It's a different book, that's for sure, but it's a great read! The writing really allows for you to grow attached to the characters...
Shelby Van Pelt: Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel (Hardcover)
The Last Thing She Ever Did by Greg Olson - a physiological thriller that questions your morals, and how you would respond in a situation. He has a great way of writing, makes the story compelling, and keeps the pages turning!
The Last Thing She Ever Did (Paperback)
If You Tell by Greg Olson - I won't lie to you, this is a hard hard story to read. Not because its bad, but because its based on a true story. This is a book on crime, child abuse, and so much more. Its heartbreaking to read, and even more so knowing...
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood|Paperback
What an amazing story. This story is about mystery, time-travel, love, family drama. It's sad, it's exciting, it keeps you wondering and guessing. I experienced every emotion during this read. This is a more complex story line, it is extremely well w...
The Unmaking of June Farrow: A Novel
Kristen Hannah is by far one of the best authors. She has such a complex, beautiful way of story telling. This book takes place in Alaska, showing the troubles of living off grid in the cold wilderness, with family troubles.
The Great Alone: A Novel
Shelterwood is a great book about mystery/crime, but isn't a scary murder mystery book. It takes place in Oklahoma, and follows a bit of a more historic past. It's a well written story, with a great ending.
Shelterwood: A Novel
This was a super quick read for me! It's spicy, it's romantic, it's spooky, it's everything. I couldn't put the book down! It takes place a long time ago, in London I believe. This girl takes a job helping ghost hunters, they travel to a town to help...
The Haunting of Maddy Clare
One of my favorite books I read this year. This book is soul-crushing. It's a story about a boy who joins the resistance during WWII, and ends up in Aushwitz. You follow along as he learns the horrors that happen in the park, and his journey to tryin...
The Auschwitz Escape
I love Alex Michaelides writing. The Maidens follows a therapist who gets tangled in murders that are taking place on campus, one of which is her niece. This is a beautiful who-dunnit story.
The Maidens: A Novel
Where the Crawdads Sing is a wonderful story. Takes place in the olden days, and follows the story of a young girl living with an abusive dad. She lives “outside” of society and learns to take care of herself. A murder happens and she gets tangled up...
Where the Crawdads Sing: Reese's Book Club
Riley Sagar is a fantastic author. This book is a murder mystery about girls who attended a camp went missing. One of their friends returns to camp years later as an adult and tries to figure out what happened.
The Last Time I Lied: A Novel
Alex's books are two that I think of often. I mention these to everyone I meet. His writing is beautiful, complex, and makes for a great story. This story if full of mystery and wonder, crime, and excitment.
The Silent Patient
The Final Six series is so good! It's a tad younger of a story, but captured me in. It's an end of the world type story, where they send a group of “skilled” youth to space to see if they can create civilization elsewhere. Corruption and greed, feeli...
Final Six