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Picks that Will Pull You Out of a Reading Slump📚🥱

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Are you looking to get into reading or are you currently in a reading slump? Here are some picks that will be absolute page-turners!
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Books that Feel Like Movies 🍿

Here are some books I’ve read that I genuinely forgot I was reading because it was as easy to follow & captivating as watching a movie!
 
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The MC takes their life and shows up at a library filled with potential “what if” lives within the books. This books will leave you thinking about life in a new lens.
The Midnight Library 📕
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A captivating dystopian/utopian series that kept me on the edge of my seat! So easy to read yet interesting.
Wayward Pines Series 🌲
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A uniquely written thriller that surprised me to my core. I haven’t read a book quite like it!
None of this is True 🤐
 
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A depressed hotel guest ruins a bride’s perfectly planned wedding week, and somehow I ended up loving them both so much by the end😭
The Wedding People 🍷
 
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Imagine being a single mom that gets mistaken for a hitman… 🤦🏻‍♀️😅
Finley Donovan is Killing it 🔪
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Books that feel like a Cozy Escape from Life

These picks are perfect for a reader that needs a little book vacation. They are immersive and a perfect, cozy read to make a reader out of you!

 
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This story is a quiet and moving journey of people who collect lost things and the blessing of second chances when it brings them together
The Keeper of Lost Things 🌺
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The MC leaves her unhappy life behind and finds herself at “the end of the world”. The town people are so lovable!
The Little French Bistro ☕️
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A blissful read of likeable characters that frequent a cozy bookshop
How to Find Love in a Bookshop 📖
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An accidental marriage and hotel that's falling apart? It’s kinda giving Mama Mia but not, either way I love it
The Second Chance Hotel: A Greek Island Rom-Com
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Swoon-worthy Romance (Minus the Spicy Scenes)

Unique picks that make you feel all the feels without the open-door scenes.
 
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Finding joy in the midst of hardship. There are some quirky characters that you’ll love 💕
What You Wish For 💙
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Two independent women switch jobs and locations for the summer in order to get out of the mundane pattern of their regular lives
Just for the Summer 🧳
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A hilarious rom-com about a woman who buys a lighthouse on a whim
Meet Me at the Lighthouse 🌊
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Long distance romance told through letters, emails, and texts
Authentically, Izzy 💌
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Books that feel like Magic to Read ✨

These books will draw you in and leave you speechless!

 
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A mysterious gift allows the MC to retry the “What if?” moments of her life
The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie 🥧
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The MMC is solving a murder and and he's falling for his main suspect…
The Bridge to Belle Island 🕵️
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A story of class division in 1960s India
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur 🤫
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A haunted house novel filled with love, magic, and danger
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms👀👻
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Books that Make You FEEL Again ♥️

These heartfelt reads with make you remember why books are just so powerful!

 
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A coming-of-age read that reminds us that even tragedy can lead to blessings
The People We Keep ☀️
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Would you choose to know the length of your life?
The Measure 📏
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A story about a boy born with red eyes layered with lessons on faith, friends, and resilience
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell ♥️
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A story that will leave you laughing, crying, and a newfound sympathy for the grumpy folks in your own life
A Man Called Ove 🤍 🌧️
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Nonfiction that Reads like Fiction 🫶

Sometimes nonfiction can feel a little to heady, but these don't give that vibe!

 
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Essays that make you realize that completing your life to-do lists aren't everything
I Miss You When I Blink 👁️
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A perfect short burst type read for insight and hope
The Comfort Book
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A book that cures toxic positivity by admitting that facing heartbreak is part of truly living
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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Life doesn't always go as expected, but God has a plan. This was a great and insightful read!
It's Not Supposed to Be This Way 💔
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