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📚 Books I Can’t Shut Up About
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Whether you're in your reading era, your healing era, or just trying to scroll less and vibe more, this list is full of books that stay with you long after the last page. Fiction, memoirs, self-help—you’ll find a little of everything here. Perfect fo...
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Current Fav Series
 
💔 Books That Wrecked Me (In the Best Way)
 
🧠 Books for the Healing Girlies
 
☕️ Cozy Fiction to Escape Into
 
💫 BookTok Faves That Actually Slap
 
🕵️‍♀️ Can’t-Put-It-Down Thrillers

Current Fav Series

 
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if you like mystery + romance, you will LOVE this series!! Book ONE.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, Paperback
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if you like mystery + romance, you will LOVE this series!! Book TWO.
The Housemaid's Secret (B&N Exclusive Edition)
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if you like mystery + romance, you will LOVE this series!! Book THREE.
The Housemaid Is Watching (B&N Exclusive Edition)
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if you like mystery + romance, you will LOVE this series!! ALL THREE BOOKS.
The Housemaid Series (ALL THREE)
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💔 Books That Wrecked Me (In the Best Way)

 
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This one hits you right in the what-am-I-doing-with-my-life feels—in a good way. A beautifully written novel about regrets, parallel lives, and finding hope in unexpected places. Light sci-fi meets soul-searching.
The Midnight Library (GMA Book Club Pick) by Matt Haig ...
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Darkly funny, brutally honest, and impossible to put down.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, Hardcover
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Beautiful. Haunting. Will emotionally body-slam you.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Paperback
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owerful and poetic. A must-read memoir of survival and voice.
Know My Name by Chanel Miller, Paperback
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🧠 Books for the Healing Girlies

 
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Shadow work, self-sabotage, and all the breakthroughs.
The Mountain is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
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Trauma-informed and compassion-forward. Oprah + neuroscience = magic.
What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
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Unleash your inner cheetah, cry a little, reclaim your life.
Untamed (Reese's Book Club) by Glennon Doyle, Hardcover
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☕️ Cozy Fiction to Escape Into

 
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Wholesome fantasy that reads like a hug. Magic, kindness, and quirky kids.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune, Paperback
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Awkward, funny, and surprisingly moving. A character you’ll root for hard.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Reese's Book Club)
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A grieving woman, a charming octopus, and more heart than you'd expect.
Remarkably Bright Creatures (B&N Exclusive Edition)
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💫 BookTok Faves That Actually Slap

 
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Dragons, spice, and betrayal. It's like Hunger Games grew up and got hotter.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, Paperback
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It’s messy and emotional—don’t judge, just feel.
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover, Paperback
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Unhinged, twisty, and lowkey horrifying. You won’t blink.
Verity by Colleen Hoover, Paperback
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🕵️‍♀️ Can’t-Put-It-Down Thrillers

 
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Revenge, manipulation, rich people behaving badly. Deliciously twisted.
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine, Paperback
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She shoots her husband and never speaks again... until therapy. Yes please.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Paperback
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Perfect couple, perfect life… or so it seems. This one will stress you out (in the best way).
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, Paperback
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✍️ Memoirs That Read Like Novels

 
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Grief, identity, and Korean food. Gorgeous and devastating.
Crying in H Mart (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Michelle Zauner, Paperback
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From survivalist mountain girl to Cambridge PhD—this one feels like fiction, but it’s all real.
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, Paperback
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Coming of age, complicated family ties, and raw vulnerability. She holds nothing back.
Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford, Paperback
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🌍 Books That Shift Your Perspective

 
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Science, indigenous wisdom, and plant love in one poetic package.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the ...
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Time-traveling enemies who fall in love via letters. It’s weird, lyrical, and so beautiful.
This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Mini essays reviewing the human experience. You’ll laugh, cry, and rethink Diet Dr. Pepper.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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🌙 For the Soft Girl Sleepless Nights

 
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A love letter to creativity that feels like a permission slip to be weird and wonderful.
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert, Paperback
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Short reflections for long nights. Like a warm cup of tea in book form.
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig, Hardcover
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Advice column turned soul medicine. Messy, honest, and deeply moving.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
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🤓 For the Girlies Who Annotate

 
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Gaming, friendship, art, and heartbreak. A modern epic.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (B&N Exclusive Edition)
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Twins, identity, race, and reinvention. Richly layered and beautifully told.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Paperback
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A poetic, powerful letter from a son to his mother. Haunting and unforgettable.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, Paperback
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