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Books I’d Read Again and Again

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Growing up I despised reading. It was something we were made to do, rather than something we were suggested to do.  A year or two after I graduated, my mom got me The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. I looked at her like she was crazy because not only did I not read much, history was my least favorite subject (even fictional history). Almost a year later, I grabbed t...
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Historical Fiction

Kristin Hannah is always a go to in this category. I would love more suggestions if you have any!

 
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Top of the top of my list. Kristin Hannah really just knows how to write a book that gives you all the emotions.
The Nightingale: A Novel - Hannah, Kristin: Books
 
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Kristin Hannah need I say more?
The Four Winds: A Novel by Kristin Hannah, Paperback

Thriller

I love a good thriller and I’ve read a few too many. Give me a good twist, I don't want to be able to predict the ending. 

 
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I did not predict this one.
Silent Patient - by Alex Michaelides (Paperback)
 
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I liked this one because it was such a different storyline than most thriller.
Once There Were Wolves: A Novel by Charlotte McConaghy, Paperback
 
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If a lifetime movie was written better than a lifetime movie.
The Stranger in the Mirror: A Novel by Liv Constantine, Paperback
 
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I thought I was going to dnf this at first but so glad I didn’t. The twists are too good.
One by One by Freida McFadden, Paperback
 
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Not what I was expecting.
The Therapist: A Novel by B.A. Paris, Paperback
 
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Took me a minute to read but so good.
If We Were Villains: A Novel - M. L. Rio
 
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Not sure if I would class this a thriller but close maybe. Great quick read.
Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis, Paperback

I want to have a good cry

This has a mix of genres. But are books that will make you cry multiple times. I suggest you grab a tissue.

 
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This one gave me hallmark vibes, if a hallmark movie were to make you cry multiple times.
Pack Up the Moon by Kristan Higgins, Paperback
 
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You cry, I cry, we cry.
The Shack by William Paul Young, Paperback

Romance

I'm slowly add romance to my library. I'm not huge into smut. I need good character development, not so much storyline repetition, and a love that makes your heart warm.

 
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All the emotions in this one. Was on a readers high when I read it, might need to read it again.
The Silent Waters by Brittainy Cherry, Paperback
 
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Hands down my favorite romance, great if you struggle with anxiety!
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez, Paperback