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My Bookshelf
18
items From comforting favorites to thought-provoking reads. Books I reach for again and again.
Sections
5
Romance
Thriller
Complexity of life
Real lessons and experiences
Fiction
Romance
Witty friends-to-lovers romance exploring themes of friendship, timing, and the idea that home can sometimes be a person
People We Meet on Vacation by Henry & Emily
Follows the story of Nora and Charlie and how much they understand and challenge each other
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn, a couple who has broken up but pretend to be together for a friends' getaway. Explores themes of love, friendship, and the way people grow individually. One of my favorite Emily Henry books.
Happy Place by Emily Henry
in a way reminded me of normal people, equally as gut wrenching.
Loved One by Aisha Muharrar
ER doctor Briana Ortiz is stressed by her pending divorce, a looming promotion battle, and her brother's urgent need for a kidney donor when she clashes with a socially anxious new colleague, Dr. Jacob Maddox. After clearing the air through a series ...
Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2) by Abby Jimenez
Thriller
Psychological thriller, addictive, fast-paced & a page-turner. It's not just about a maid working for a rich family, it's about control and vengeance.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
explores themes of cultural appropriation, plagiarism, and the toxicity of the publishing industry
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Complexity of life
Centers three surviving sisters - Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky who lost their fourth sister, Nicky. Diving into complicated sisterhood, grief, and healing. Nuanced, heartfelt story about family.
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Two people who fall into a whirlwind, impulsive marriage and have to navigate the painful realities that follow. This book follows multiple perspectives, offering insight into both the couple and the people around them.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors
Phoebe Stone arrives at a luxury Rhode Island hotel planning to end her life, only to accidentally check into the middle of a massive, week-long wedding celebration. Mistaken for a guest, she forms an unlikely friendship with the high-strung bride, p...
The Wedding People: A Novel: Espach, Alison
Real lessons and experiences
Author visits his former college professor, Morrie Schwartz, who is dying from ALS. Each Tuesday becomes a lesson about living life with meaning, compassion and purpose.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man & Young Man
Funny, heartfelt memoir about growing up, friendship, heartbreak, and figuring out who you are in your 20s. As someone who is the other sister, this book was a way for me to get advice from someone who has lived through their 20s.
Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir
Memoir about a women who grows up in a strict, survivalist family in rural Ohio and fights her way towards education, independence, and self-understanding.
Educated: A Memoir: Westover, Tara: 9780399590504
Explores how people think about and behave with money, emphasizing that financial success is more about behavior and mindset than technical knowledge.
The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons
Collection of advice columns from Cheryl Strayed's time as the anonymous writer "Sugar" offering wisdom on love, loss, grief and the messy complexities of life. A very comforting read about essential parts of the human experience.
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love & Life
This book dives into anxiety and how it is not just moments of fear, but is a habit loop driven by brain-mechanisms. Through neuroscience, personal stories, and research, Dr. Brewer shows how anxiety and addictive habits are deeply connected. And how...
Unwinding Anxiety - Dr. Jud
Fiction
Tells the story of a legendary Hollywood actress, Evelyn Hugo. Evelyn recounts her glamorous life to a young journalist, Monique Grant. Revealing her sacrifices, secrets, and choices she made to achieve fame.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
Cyrus Shams, a newly sober and orphaned Iranian-American poet, is deeply obsessed with finding a death that carries historical meaning to justify his own existence. His intense fixation leads him to the Brooklyn Museum, where a chance encounter with ...
Martyr!: A Novel by Kaveh Akbar