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Entertaining Books That Helped me Escape Reality!
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items Let's be honest, the world is confusing and stressful lately to say the least! Reading these provided me with entrainment and helped me dissociate from the stresses of real life! Read these for when you need a story that pulls you allll the way in! N...
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Magical / Fantasy Escapes
Emotional, Character-Driven Escapes
Fast, Addictive, Page-Turners
Funny, Light, Feel-Good Books
Magical / Fantasy Escapes
This book drops you into a magical world that feels so real you’ll smell the caramel popcorn and see the circus lights flicker. The writing is gorgeous, the atmosphere is hypnotic, and the entire story feels like a spell you don’t want to break. It’s...
The Night Circus: A Novel
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If you're on social media at all I am sure you've heard of this book. It lives up to the hype. I have never in my life re-read a book before until this one - and I've read it probably 5 times. I am OBSESSED with these characters. It's romantasy but i...
Fourth Wing
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Epic fantasy, fierce women, and dragons — a world worth disappearing into. If you want to disappear into an epic fantasy world with queens, dragons, magic, and political intrigue, this book is the full escape package. The characters feel like people ...
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos)
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Emotional, Character-Driven Escapes
TMZ goes live!! Old Hollywood glamour, scandal, forbidden love, secrets, and a twist that most people never see coming. Evelyn Hugo feels like a real celebrity telling her life story, and you’ll get so invested that you’ll forget the world around you...
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
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Going to make this note short and sweet: Incredibly silly. Amazingly heartwarming, Remarkably bright!! Great read for anyone
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
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This is one of those books that makes you forget everything else while you’re inside it. It’s about a woman who slips into a magical library where every book contains a different version of her life — every choice she could have made, every path she ...
The Midnight Library: A Novel
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Glamour, mystery, and delicious drama across two eras. This book is a mix of mystery, romance, humor, and drama. It jumps between two time periods so smoothly that it feels like watching two movies at once — and both are addictive. It’s clever, charm...
The Secret Life of Violet Grant (Schuyler Sisters)
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Fast, Addictive, Page-Turners
Even non–sci-fi readers get obsessed with this one! It’s funny, emotional, and packed with jaw-dropping moments that make you forget you’re reading — you’ll live inside it. The main character wakes up in space with no memory of how he got there, and everything unfolds in clever, surprising ways. It fe...
Project Hail Mary: A Novel
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You’ll finish it in a day — and question everyone. A psychological thriller you will fly through in one sitting. It follows three women whose lives tangle around a mysterious disappearance, and every chapter leaves you needing just one more. The unre...
The Girl on the Train
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Short chapters, big twists, zero chance you’ll stop reading. Every chapter pulls you deeper in, and the final twist makes most readers gasp out loud. If you want a thriller that’s quick, intense, and impossible to put down, this is the one.
The Silent Patient
Funny, Light, Feel-Good Books
A true funny page turner! This is a rom-com in book form — funny, sweet, and impossible not to smile. It’s quirky, charming, hilarious, and surprisingly heartwarming. Perfect for people who want something light, clever, and joyful.
The Rosie Project: A Novel
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Disappearances… but make it hilarious. A brilliant but eccentric mom vanishes, and her daughter uses emails, letters, and clues to find her. It’s sarcastic, smart, fast, and full of chaotic energy. You don’t just read it — you grin through it!
Where'd You Go, Bernadette: A Novel
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Wholesome, funny, and guaranteed to lift your mood. What starts as a weird living arrangement turns into something surprisingly adorable. It’s witty, warm, quirky, and full of “aww” moments without ever getting cheesy. If you want a book that makes y...
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