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📚Must-Reads for Your TBR List📚

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Jackie Brechting

Ready to fall in love with your next favorite book? This list is packed with absolute page-turners I couldn’t put down—from heartwarming stories and twisty thrillers to inspiring nonfiction and cozy weekend reads. Whether you're stacking your TBR or ...

Sections

Thrillers/Suspense/Mystery

Fantasy

Coming-Of-Age

Historical Fiction

Thrillers/Suspense/Mystery

If you love edge-of-your-seat reads that keep you guessing until the very last page, this Thriller/Suspense list is for you. These are the books that made my heart race, my jaw drop, and kept me up way too late turning pages. Twists, secrets, and dar...

Scored a 4.2 on Goodreads. I could NOT put this book down! Finished in less than a week because I NEEDED to know what happened next.
#BookRecommendations #MustReadBooks #BookLovers #BooksToRead #TBRList #ReadMoreBooks #BookObsessed #BookishVibes #BookStack #WeekendReads #BookshelfGoals #CozyReads #BookClubPicks

Gray After Dark: A Thriller

Scored a 3.8 on Goodreads
If you're looking for something REALLY creepy that makes you skin crawl, this is the one!
#BookRecommendations #MustReadBooks #BookLovers #BooksToRead #TBRList #ReadMoreBooks #BookObsessed #BookishVibes #BookStack #WeekendReads #BookshelfGoals #CozyReads #BookClubPicks

The Troop: A Novel

Scored a 4.2 on Goodreads
The twist in this one was EXCELLENT! I remember having to close the book, set it down, and think about it in silence when I realized what was happening. Just amazing!

#mustreadbooks #bookrecommendation #suspense #booklover #fictionfavorites #timelesstales #readmorebooks #epicreads #bookclubpick #novelrecommendation #booksilove #literaryfiction #bookishrecommendation

The Silent Patient

Scored a 4.1 on Goodreads
I really enjoyed this book! It is a very quick read, but might have been quick because it's a page turner!
#thrillerbooks #suspensefiction #mustreadthrillers #pageturners #bookrecommendation #edgeofyourseat #booklovers #crimefiction #whodunit #mysterythriller

Local Woman Missing: Domestic Suspense Novel

Scored a 4.3 on Goodreads
This was a quick and fun suspenseful book! I believe this is also a series so I'll be looking into that and reading them too!
#thrillerbooks #suspensefiction #mustreadthrillers #pageturners #bookrecommendation #edgeofyourseat #booklovers #crimefiction #whodunit #mysterythriller

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Scored a 4.0 on Goodreads
This book was so eerie! But I loved it!
#ThrillerBooks #ThrillerReads #MustReadThriller #ThrillerFiction #PageTurner #EdgeOfYourSeat #SuspenseBooks #GrippingReads #HeartPoundingReads #TwistyReads

Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

Scored a 3.8 on Goodreads
If you love the Crime Junkie podcast you know Ashley Flowers and what an incredible story teller she is! I'm so glad she decided to start writing books!
#ThrillerBooks #ThrillerReads #MustReadThriller #ThrillerFiction #PageTurner #EdgeOfYourSeat #SuspenseBooks #GrippingReads #HeartPoundingReads #TwistyReads

All Good People Here: A Novel by Ashley Flowers

Scored a 3.6 on Goodreads
This unputdownable and spine-tingling novel “is like quicksand: the further you delve into its pages, the more immobilized you become by a spiral of terror. We Used to Live Here will haunt you even after you have finished it” (Agustina Bazterrica, au...

#mustread #goodreads #scarybooks #spooky

We Used to Live Here: A Novel

Scored a 3.9 On Goodreads
One dark secret... One small-town horror...

With spooky season coming, I'm picking up as many thrillers as possible!
#spookyseason #spooky #goodreads #mustreadbooks #bookshelf #spookyreads

Small Town Horror by Ronald Mali

Fantasy

Step into other worlds with this Fantasy must-read list—filled with magic, epic quests, mythical creatures, and unforgettable characters. Whether you love dark fantasy, high fantasy, or stories with just a touch of magic, these books will transport y...

Scored a 4.4 on Goodreads. I loved this book from the start, the only way I could describe it was just so sweet. If you're looking for a book that makes you feel warm and cozy, this is the one.
#BookRecommendations #MustReadBooks #BookLovers #BooksToRead #TBRList #ReadMoreBooks #BookObsessed #BookishVibes #BookStack #WeekendReads #BookshelfGoals #CozyReads #BookClubPicks

The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean 1)

Scored a 4.1 on Goodreads (but honestly deserved much higher!) This book is a real treasure. This was my first TJ Klune book and I actually hugged it when I was done. Nothing quite like this beautiful story.
#BookRecommendations #MustReadBooks #BookLovers #BooksToRead #TBRList #ReadMoreBooks #BookObsessed #BookishVibes #BookStack #WeekendReads #BookshelfGoals #CozyReads #BookClubPicks

Under the Whispering Door

Scored a 4.2 on Goodreads
What a treasure of a book, this is one I could read over and over again. I would LOVE to see this made into a film as well!

#fantasybooks #mustreadfantasy #magicalreads #epicfantasy #bookrecommendation #booklovers #fantasyfiction #otherworldlyreads #bookmagic #escapeintobooks

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Coming-Of-Age

These Coming of Age reads are full of heart, growth, and the messy beauty of finding yourself. From first loves to life-changing moments, each story captures the highs and lows of growing up in a way that sticks with you long after the last page. If ...

Scored a 4.1 on Goodreads.
Where technology and unrequited love meet. This book frustrated me to no end, but in a good way!
#BookRecommendations #MustReadBooks #BookLovers #BooksToRead #TBRList #ReadMoreBooks #BookObsessed #BookishVibes #BookStack #WeekendReads #BookshelfGoals #CozyReads #BookClubPicks

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel

Scored a 4.3 on Goodreads
Bring your tissues! This book is a real treasure. It is a long, complex read but it is worth it for the depression-like state it left me in.

#mustreadbooks #bookrecommendation #booklover #fictionfavorites #timelesstales #readmorebooks #epicreads #bookclubpick #novelrecommendation #booksilove #literaryfiction #bookishrecommendation

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Scored a 4.0 on Goodreads
I really enjoyed this book! I wasn't sure where it was going most of the time but once it was figured out it was tear city!
#ComingOfAge #ComingOfAgeStory #ComingOfAgeTale #GrowingUp #YoungAdultFiction #YAfiction #TeenFiction #ComingOfAgeJourney #YAReads #EmotionalJourney

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

Historical Fiction

This Historical Fiction list is packed with immersive reads that bring the past to life. From wartime love stories to powerful tales of survival and resilience, each book blends rich history with unforgettable storytelling. If you love being transpor...

Scored a 4.6 on Goodreads.
Fantastic book! Had me hooked from the first page. You will absolutely adore Frankie from the first to last page.
#kristinhannah
#historicalfiction #mustreadbooks #bookrecommendation #historicalreads #booklover #fictionfavorites #timelesstales #historicalnovel #readmorebooks #epicreads #bookclubpick #novelrecommendation #booksilove #literaryfiction #bookishrecommendation

The Women: A Novel

Scored a 4.6 on Goodreads
Yet another fantastic read by Kristin Hannah, taking place in 1939 France during Nazi occupation telling the very different stories of sisters. It left me heartbroken.

#historicalfiction #mustreadbooks #bookrecommendation #timelesstales #historicalreads #booklovers #epicstories #novelrecommendation #historymeetsfiction #unforgettablecharacters

The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

Scored a 4.4 on Goodreads
There's definitely a pattern here with tear jerkers!
#HistoricalFiction #HistoricalFictionBooks #HistoricalFictionLover #HistoricalReads #HistFic #HFReads #HistoricalNovels #FictionSetInThePast #PeriodDrama #TimeTravelReads

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Novel