If you’ve had enough of the usual BookTok recs, this list is for you. Think of it as a cozy corner where you can find books that are fun, swoony, or thought-provoking but not simply smut. I’ve pulled together at least 12 books for each section, so yo...
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Light-Hearted Lit List
Approachable Picks to Understand the Human Mind
Closed Door & Lower Spice Romance Book Club
Light-Hearted Lit List
This list is for the girlies that like to keep things whimsy. No homework with this list, just a years worth of fun reads!
An unexpected love story with grumpy/sunshine vibes about two multilayered people🥲 (so cute)
Two Authors + Writers Block = 💕
Imagine being a single mom that gets mistaken for a hitman LOL
This Book is Hilarious and Creative
She has lived many lives, and she is writing light-hearted essays about it. I love that for her!
Mindy from the Office writes on Love, Work, & Hollywood
She is witty, she is self-deprecating, and she wrote a book!
A "Laugh-Out-Loud" Autobiography
This is such a quirky read! I love the unique and heartwarming plot
She Got Disqualified from "The Wife Project"
A Chemist turned Cooking Show Host that Pushes the Status Quo
A 1960's Feminist with Wit & Charm
It's giving Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, but not creepy
A Heartwarming, Whimsy Story about an Odd Home
A little raunchy, but oh so real. Comedian, Ali Wong, candidly writes to her daughters for all of us to enjoy too
Ali Wong is Getting REALLLLL
Dark humor about life, family, and aging
Making Light of Dark Topics
Enough depth to be book-club friendly, but still super funny to read
Dry Humor about Everyday Life
Absurd humor about a hard life made worth while
Horrible Things Made Funny
Oddballs becoming friends in the most heartwarming and funny way
This Book is Adorable
Approachable Picks to Understand the Human Mind
Here is a years worth of easy-to-read and discuss books focused on the human mind.
This one is great help when you want to teach your mind to create habits
Understand How to Make or Break Habits
Add this to your Atomic Habits reading journey to create discussion!
BONUS: Study Guide to Atomic Habits
Create discussion around why we do the things we do as humans
Dive Deep into Decision Making
Understanding the power of persuasion in a way that applies to everyday life
The Life Hack of Persuasion
Case studies from a World-Famous Neurologist
Short Stories about the Mind
A neuroscientist shares case studies regarding quirks of the human mind
Weird and Wonderful Tales of the Mind
Clinical stories about incredible and afflicting disorders
Fascinating Case Studies
This book challenges tired opinions on emotions while still being readable
Emotions Made Simple
This one is a more heavy subject matter, but it's such a great topic to discuss for society to understand
Best-Selling Book that Covers a Heavy Topic
A thin book briefly discussing human consciousness, defining it, and understanding what/who has it
An Accessible Read on Human Consciousness
A book about the science of sleep, mood, memory, and health – that's approachable!
Diving into Dreams and Sleep
This is still on the topic of mental health, but it focuses on the meaning of life, the choices we make, and what it's worth in the end
FICTION: Thought-provoking break from non-fiction
This book is from the perspective of a therapist that is easy to read, heartfelt, and funny
FICTION: A Palette Cleanser Memoir
Closed Door & Lower Spice Romance Book Club
All the emotional pull and glorious banter we love from our reads without the extremely explicit scenes (some may have a bit of spice). This is a year worth of reads for the sweet romantics at heart!
She's getting married to a sweet ol' Josh… then the "what if"?" from years ago is BACK!
Divine Fate or A Twisted Joke?
She's gotta prove that rom-coms are realistic in order to keep her job… OOF
Cynical Characters & Banter GALORE
She's a busy woman annoyed by some guy, but can't deny the chemistry… hehe
Enemies to Lovers (But CLEAN)
How can it NOT be fate that she bumped into him, switched bags by accident, and is going to the island her parents fell in love? It's cliche, but so adorable!
Accidentally Switched Bags with a Hottie at the Airport?! (Sign me up)
We love a grumpy, Scottish man LOL
He's a Hard-to-Get, Grumpy Bookstore Owner LOL
This is such an odd plot that pull at my heartstrings!
Quirky Penpals Fall in Love
Life doesn't always go how you planned, and falling in love is noooooo exception!
She's a Perfectionist, He's a Prankster
She died and her song finally gets to him through someone unexpected… perhaps his second chance at true love?
She Wrote it Before She Died...
Based around Grace Kelly's wedding event, and oh so romantic! (Not 🌶️)
1950s Love... Holy SWOON
She works days, he works nights, they share an apartment. Slow burn and cutesy love story (some 🌶️)
THEY ARE ROOMMATES!
He's not a hero, she's not a heroine, but somehow they are always thrown together…
Forced Proximity Book Nerds
Wholesome, enchanting, and some found family vibes!
