This list is reserved for my all-time favorite reads - the ones that transported you to a different world, a different time, and told riveting, page-turning stories. It's the "special list". I like historical fiction, adventure, fantasy, and clever t...
11/10! Probably the BEST historical fiction story I have ever read. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah is one of those books that stays with you long after you turn the last page. Set in Nazi-occupied France, it tells the powerful story of two sisters...
The Nightingale: A Novel
The best fantasy book I've read in my adult life. A story packed with adventure, with characters you fall in love with, and just the right amount of spice 🌶️, without it taking over the whole storyline. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is the kind of b...
Fourth Wing
The 2nd book in the Fourth Wing series. Just trust, you'll be ordering all 3 - I promise!
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, 2)
The 3rd & latest book in the Fourth Wing Series. All three have been fantastic, and I'm not so patiently awaiting the next!
Onyx Storm: Follow-up to Fourth Wing & Iron Flame
Heists & Cons - a page-turning thriller you can't put down! I loved this book! First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston is a fast-paced psychological thriller that keeps you guessing until the very last page. Following a woman who lives under carefully co...
First Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
If you have any interest in societal collapse, or end-of-civilization as we know it stories, this book is it! A chillingly realistic survival novel that feels less like fiction and more like a warning. Following a group of ordinary Americans preparin...
Patriots: Novel of Survival in Collapse
New York Times best seller and now a major Motion Picture, and for good reason. This book is absolutely gripping, and incredible. An unforgettable true story of survival, resilience, and the unbreakable human spirit. It follows Louis Zamperini - fro...
Unbroken: WWII Story of Survival & Redemption
Another World War II Story. So good, I made my husband read it, and he 100% agrees it's a 10/10. If Kristen Hannah's The Nightingale, and Laura Hillebrand's Unbroken, had a baby, this would be it. A powerful, heart-wrenching novel about survival, bro...
Hold Strong: A Novel
Kristen Hannah does it again. A heart-wrenching story of surviving the Great Depression. It will have you asking yourself the whole time, "could I have been strong enough to live through this"?! She does such a great job of telling a story, but also ...
The Four Winds
Wildly different from most books on this list, but nonetheless,this book makes the BEST list - it hands down changed my parenting experience, and my children's experience having me as a mom. It gave me the tools to stay calm, and have a parenting pla...