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my screen time dropped. blame these books(barnes and nobels ver.)
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items a list of books that I'll never stop think about or stop recommending to others. If you like books that are beautifully written, have amazing character development, and give you food for thought, you've found the perfect recommendations list!!
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fantasy
a lush retelling of one of china's 4 beauties, a story that'll haunt you for a long time.
A Song to Drown Rivers (Deluxe Edition) by Ann Liang, Hardcover
Dive into the world of secret Shanghai where you'll find sci-fi, fantasy, retelling, second chances and so much more
These Violent Delights
magical pawnshop, mysterious stranger, stolen items, jumping in puddles to travel time and space!!!
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
A dark-skinned orphan discovers shamanic powers, attends an elite military academy, and must master her abilities to prevent a devastating war.
The Poppy War (Poppy War Series #1) by R. F. Kuang, Paperback
A teenager who remembers all her past lives must defeat the enemy who repeatedly murders her before she turns eighteen, while trying not to fall in love with them again and again.
Our Infinite Fates (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Laura Steven, Hardcover
Two rival graduate students journey to Hell to save their professor's soul, uncovering secrets and facing challenges that test their limits.
Katabasis (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Novel by R. F. Kuang, Hardcover
A fugitive queen with forbidden magic must compete in a deadly tournament as her enemy's Champion to win immunity, while hiding her true identity and grappling with kingdom-altering choices.
The Jasad Heir by Sara Hashem(Paperback)
what will happen when a priestess sent to reanimate a dead person and bring him back, accidentally ends up bringing him back to life??
Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai(Hardcover)
a new goddess who's powers no one is aware about not even the other gods and a human boy who always saw her in his dream even before her existence was announced to the mortal world
Wild Reverence: A Novel: Ross, Rebecca - Books
a thrilling fantasy series about Jude Duarte, seventeen and mortal, who finds herself caught tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for ten years.
The Folk of the Air Complete Paperback Boxed Set
A fallen trickster god and a shapeshifting fox must work together to catch a demon of darkness, while fighting their growing attraction to each other.
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve his brother’s murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship
The God and the Gwisin by Sophie Kim
contemporary fiction
join Alice Sun as she navigates with her new powers alongside her academic rival Henry Li
If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang
what if your hate email drafts were accidentally sent to everyone in your school?? What if 42 of them were addressed to your academic rival??
I Hope This Doesn't Find You by Ann Liang
2 diaspora kids going on secret midnight drives together while fighting generational traumas of their own
Midnights With You by Clare Osongco, Hardcover
about a women who's ready to do whatever it takes to secure her dream house before her baby arrives in the world, even if it some sinister
Best Offer Wins: A Novel by Marisa Kashino, Hardcover
what will you do when you start seeing visions of the new mysterious guy in your class burning down your house on prom night? find out in this If You Could See The Sun spinoff novel
I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang, Hardcover
a wonderful story about life and love, filled with great characters that leap off the page. The book serves as an emotional roller coaster, capturing both moments of joy and deep sorrow, while brilliantly exploring the human experience. The writing i...
My Friends: A Novel by Fredrik Backman, Hardcover
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Everyone in Fairview knows the story of the pretty high school senior who was tragically murdered by her boyfriend before he killed himself. Five years later, a girl named Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town a... Good Girl, Bad Blood After the last investigation, Pip has released a true-crime podcast, thinking her detective days are behind her. But when someone she knows goes missing and the police won't do anything about it, Pip has no choice but to find hi... As Good as Dead Pip is used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but the threats escalate when she realizes that someone is following her in real life. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in he...
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Complete Series Paperback Boxed Set
Irene Park loves romance novels—so much so she’s made a career of them as an online book reviewer with a massive following. But Irene’s real life dating story? Non-existent.
Enter Aiden Jeon, Irene’s online book review rival and biggest nemesis. When...
The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee
A mafia boss seeks a husband while protecting a teacher who accidentally got involved in her criminal world. Romance blooms as they live together. Spice level: sensual.
A Love Most Fatal: A Mafia Rom-Com by Kath Richards, Paperback
a woman who stabbed her first husband with a calliper and married a rich old dude before opening here childhood dream cafè
The Satisfaction Café: A Novel by Kathy Wang
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell(Paperback)
Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authoritie...
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman(Paperback)
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook co...
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy(Hardcover)
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself....
The Midnight Library (GMA Book Club Pick) by Matt Haig[Paperback]
translated lit
A novel about the impact of violence and the power of solidarity, exploring the struggles of two bullied adolescents seeking solace in their friendship amidst torment.
Heaven: A Novel by Mieko Kawakami, Paperback
A woman who has never fit in finds peace and purpose working at a convenience store for 18 years, but faces pressure from family and coworkers to find a husband and start a career, leading her to take desperate action.
Convenience Store Woman: A Novel by Sayaka Murata, Paperback
Two women meet on a train. Each is running from a deadly secret. When one disappears, the other decides to take her place—for better, or for worse.
A Twist of Fate: A Novel by Se-Ah Jang, Hardcover
story of an old woman who runs a small convince store and a beggar she helped get back on his own feet
The Second Chance Convenience Store: A Novel
historical fiction
an national assassin on a mission, weird murders happening all around her as she's told to fake a marriage for her next assignment
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong, Paperback
A Chinese orphan trained in translation magic at Oxford must choose between upholding Britain's colonial power or joining the anti-imperialist resistance.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford ...
about a blind French girl and a German radio expert whose paths intersect in occupied France during WWII, as they navigate survival and human connection.
All the Light We Cannot See (Pulitzer Prize Winner) by Anthony Doerr ...