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Books You’ll Find On My Shelf 💜

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I’ve loved reading since grade school and still love reading as a millennial. I have a wide range of genres I from the classics, to fantasy, romance, and historical fiction. This list has the books you’ll find on my bookshelf, separated by genres!
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Classics

 
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If you like stories of adventure and revenge, this is the perfect book! The main character is wrongfully thrown in prison. He ends up escaping and using treasure he found to get revenge on the men that put him in prison.
The Count of Monte Cristo|Paperback
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If you love adventure, friends, and defending honor of the queen, this should be your next read! First book in The Three Musketeers trilogy.
The Three Musketeers: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
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If you love adventure, friends, and defending honor, this should be your next read! 2nd book in The Three Musketeers trilogy.
Twenty Years After|Paperback
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If you love adventure, friends, and defending honor, this should be your next read! 3rd book in The Three Musketeers trilogy.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas, Paperback
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Everyone knows what Moby-Dick is about. Revenge seeking a whale taking a captain's leg off. One of my favorite classics!
Moby-Dick|Paperback
 
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The timeless classic about a young student trying to create life and ends up creating a monster. Who ends up destroying everything he loves. I've read this a few times and find something new each time.
Frankenstein (Penguin Classics)|Paperback
 
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A beautiful edition of the classic novel! Adventure and mystery lovers will love it!
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
 
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This is the edition I have of the Narnia books. They are all included in the 1 big book, including beautiful illustrations!
The Chronicles of Narnia
 
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I have this edition of a collection of 7 of Jane Austen's novels: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, and Lady Susan. It's a beautiful cover, with gold sprayed edges, and a ribbon bookmark t...
Jane Austen: Seven Novels (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
 
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I have loved Pride and Prejudice since I was a teen. This is a beautiful copy.
Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) by Jane Austen ...
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This is a beautiful edition of one of my favorite Jane Austen novels. It has a pretty flower print on the edges of the pages.
Emma|Hardcover
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Jane Austen's last novel has love and heartbreak, vanity, pretension. I reread this book every few years!
Persuasion|Paperback
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Jane Eyre is about love and hate, freedom, self-discovery and the search for home.
Jane Eyre|Paperback
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I remember reading Little Women for the first time around 5th grade and I've read it many times since then. And this is a beautiful edition, with printed page edges and pretty cover!
Little Women|Hardcover
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This is the exact same edition I've had since I was a kid. It's very well loved and still gets read. A little bit of love goes a long way.
Anne of Green Gables|Paperback
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Historical Fiction

 
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This is such a good book! From the perspective of a black maid in the South in the 1960's.
The Help
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I started reading this series a few years ago and couldn't put the books down! This could be historical fiction, romance, and even sci-fi. Time travel, love through the ages, wars in Scotland and America. So much to unpack! This is 1-4 of 9 so far.
Outlander Books 1-4 Boxed Set: Outlander & More
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I started reading this series a few years ago and couldn't put the books down! This could be historical fiction, romance, and even sci-fi. Time travel, love through the ages, wars in Scotland and America. So much to unpack! This is 5-8 of 9 so far.
Outlander Vols 5-8 Box Set: Fiery Cross & More
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I started reading this series a few years ago and couldn't put the books down! This could be historical fiction, romance, and even sci-fi. Time travel, love through the ages, wars in Scotland and America. So much to unpack! This is book 9 of 9 so far...
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander)
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It's 1793 in Britain. Thomas is press ganged to join the crew of a Navy ship. He eventually starts to enjoy it and becomes a good sailor. This is the 1st of 27 books that goes through to the end of the war in 1814. I love the the history I learn thro...
Kydd Thomas Novel (Kydd Sea Adventures): |Paperback Book 1 of 27
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Thomas is press ganged to join the crew of a Navy ship. He eventually starts to enjoy it and becomes a good sailor. This is the 2nd of 27 books that goes through to the end of the war in 1814. I love the the history I learn through these books, and t...
Artemis Book 2|Paperback
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Thomas is press ganged to join the crew of a Navy ship. He eventually starts to enjoy it and becomes a good sailor. This is the 3rd of 27 books that goes through to the end of the war in 1814. I love the the history I learn through these books, and t...
Seaflower Book 3|Paperback
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Fantasy

 
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As an adult who loves fantasy books, I devoured these books. Dragons, adventure, magical powers. So good!
The Inheritance Cycle 4-Book Boxed Set
 
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The first book in the 4 part series about Eragon and his dragon. As an adult who loves fantasy, I devoured this series. Dragons, adventure, magical powers, so good!
Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)
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The 2n book in the 4 part series about Eragon and his dragon. As an adult who loves fantasy, I devoured this series. Dragons, adventure, magical powers, so good!
Eldest (Inheritance Cycle, Book 2)
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The 3rd book in the 4 part series about Eragon and his dragon. As an adult who loves fantasy, I devoured this series. Dragons, adventure, magical powers, so good!
Brisingr: Book III (The Inheritance Cycle)
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The 4th book in the 4 part series about Eragon and his dragon. As an adult who loves fantasy, I devoured this series. Dragons, adventure, magical powers, so good!
Inheritance: Book IV (The Inheritance Cycle)
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This book is after all of the Eragon books. As an adult who loves fantasy, I devoured this series. Dragons, adventure, magical powers, so good!
Murtagh: The World of Eragon (Inheritance Cycle)
 
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I've loved this series since middle school. Elves, dwarves, wizards, orcs, magic rings, and so much adventure!
The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings Boxed Set
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Book 1 of 11 in the Merlin series by T.A. Barron. Merlin is the wizard the counseled King Arthur. A great read for those that love fantasy, magic, wizards, and adventure! I read this series as a kid and a couple times as an adult!
The Lost Years: Book 1 (Merlin Saga)
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Book 2 of 11 in the Merlin series by T.A. Barron. Merlin is the wizard the counseled King Arthur. A great read for those that love fantasy, magic, wizards, and adventure! I read this series as a kid and a couple times as an adult!
The Seven Songs: Book 2 (Merlin Saga)
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Book 3 of 11 in the Merlin series by T.A. Barron. Merlin is the wizard the counseled King Arthur. A great read for those that love fantasy, magic, wizards, and adventure! I read this series as a kid and a couple times as an adult!
The Raging Fires: Book 3 (Merlin Saga)
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My husband bought this series for me a few years ago and I loved it so much! Lots of magic and adventure and gods and half bloods.
Percy Jackson 5-Book Collection by Riordan
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The first 3 of 11 books in the series. Each of these books features a Disney villain and tells the story of how they became evil. They also are interspersed in each other's books. It's a really fun perspective to read!
Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3|Paperback
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Romance

 
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I got these after watching the first 2 seasons of the Netflix show. I read through these so quickly! So good!
Bridgerton Boxed Set 1-4: Duke & Viscount
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I got these after watching the first 2 seasons of the Netflix show. I read through these so quickly! So good! I was so sad to finish the series!
Bridgerton Boxed Set 5-8: To Sir Phillip & More
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This is the first book in the popular Bridgerton series. They are a little different from the show, but in a good way!
The Duke and I: The (Bridgertons Book 1)
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I fell in love with this book instantly! Small town, fall vibes, and just the right amount of spice!
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, Book 1)
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This was a fun new type of romance book. 2 new roommates fall for each other, but one of them is a vampire!
My Roommate Is a Vampire|Paperback
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This first book is based on Snow White and the Lady Godiva legend, with a dark enemies to lovers forbidden romance going on. With some magic and fae mixed in. I'm loving this series and can't wait for book 4 to come out.
White Horse Black Nights|Paperback
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This 2nd book is based on Snow White and the Lady Godiva legend, with a dark enemies to lovers forbidden romance going on. With some magic and fae mixed in. I'm loving this series and can't wait for book 4 to come out.
Silver Wings Golden Games by Evie Marceau, Paperback
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This 3rd book is based on Snow White and the Lady Godiva legend, with a dark enemies to lovers forbidden romance going on. With some magic and fae mixed in. I'm loving this series and can't wait for book 4 to come out.
Steel Heart Iron Claws by Evie Marceau, Paperback
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This 4th book is based on Snow White and the Lady Godiva legend, with a dark enemies to lovers forbidden romance going on. With some magic and fae mixed in. I'm loving this series and can't wait to read the 4th books!
Cold Stars Midnight Glow|Paperback
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This was an interesting perspective of the Bennet household, from the perspective of one of the maids.
Longbourn: A Novel|Paperback