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🕯️ Books for Every Mood

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A collection of books I think are truly worth reading and adding to your shelf 📚✨ From timeless classics and unforgettable love stories to dark gothic mysteries, psychological stories, and thought-provoking novels. Whether you’re looking for somethi...

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Must read books 📕

The Psychology is Insane!! Tolstoy understands human emotions deeply. The jealousy, insecurity, pride, shame, it all feels painfully real.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Paperback

The Picture of Dorian Gray is honestly kind of wild. I’d give it a 9/10, but in a very emotional way. It feels glamorous and poisonous at the same time. Like everything is beautiful on the surface but rotting underneath. Dorian starts off innocent ...

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows Nick Carraway, who becomes involved with his mysterious, wealthy neighbor Gatsby. Gatsby throws huge parties because he hopes to win back Daisy, the woman he loved before she married Tom. It explores l...

The great Gatsby

Wuthering Heights is about Heathcliff and Catherine, two people whose intense love becomes destructive and affects their families for generations. Why buy it? It’s dark, dramatic, emotional, and full of obsession, revenge, and gothic atmosphere. Gre...

Wuthering Heights: Emily Brontë: Books

Pride and Prejudice is about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, who initially dislike each other but slowly fall in love. It’s witty, romantic, funny, and explores love, marriage, class, and first impressions. 💕📖

Pride and Prejudice

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of mysteries where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve unusual crimes and puzzles. Why buy it? It’s clever, suspenseful, easy to read, and each story is a new mystery. Very intriguing and interestin...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle

1984 is about Winston Smith, a man living under a totalitarian government that controls people’s thoughts, history, and even language. It is dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking, and explores freedom, control, surveillance, and truth. 📖🖤

1984: 75th Anniversary - Books

It’s a self-help book about caring less about things that don’t matter and focusing on what actually does. VERY HELPFUL!

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

I really enjoyed Dracula. It’s dark, mysterious, and has such a creepy gothic atmosphere. The story keeps you curious about what will happen next, and Dracula himself is such an iconic character. If you like horror, mystery, and gothic stories, I’d d...

Dracula by Bram Stoker

I really liked Frankenstein. It’s dark, emotional, and surprisingly thoughtful. It’s not just about a monster—it’s also about loneliness, rejection, and the consequences of ambition. If you like gothic and tragic stories, I’d definitely recommend it....

Frankenstein: Mary Shelley.

I really loved The Little Prince. It’s simple and easy to read, but surprisingly deep and emotional. It explores love, friendship, loneliness, and what really matters in life. Definitely worth buying. 🥹📖

[PDF] The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry - UBC Blogs

I really enjoyed Crime and Punishment. It’s dark, intense, and very psychological. It follows a young man who commits a terrible crime and then struggles with guilt, fear, and his conscience. If you like deep, dramatic stories that make you think, I’...

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Short book recs to read in one sitting 📖

really liked Animal Farm. It’s short and easy to read, but the story has a much deeper meaning about power, corruption, and inequality. It’s one of those books you can finish quickly but keep thinking about afterward. 📖

Animal Farm)

It’s strange, dark, and surprisingly emotional. It follows a man who suddenly wakes up transformed into a giant insect and explores isolation, family, and feeling like an outsider. It’s short but definitely leaves you thinking. 🪲📖

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

It’s short, dark, and very psychological. It explores loneliness, self-doubt, human nature, and overthinking through the thoughts of a deeply conflicted narrator. If you like books that get inside a character’s mind, I’d definitely recommend it. 🖤📖

Notes from Underground (Vintage Classics)