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My Recommended Books

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Sad Girl Era

 
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My favorite book of all time!!!!!!
Normal People|Paperback
 
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Slow start but amazing story, very sad. Historical fiction about WWII
The Nightingale|Paperback
 
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Sooo sad, main character was horribly mentally ill and felt like I had a dark cloud over my head when I was reading about her.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation|Paperback
 
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So sad but heart warming, amazing characters
The Things We Keep|eBook
 
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Such a good lesson in life, makes you think about life and the choices you’ve made, such a good story and fun to follow both sides of which way Hannah’s life goes, taught me a lot of good lessons
Maybe in Another Life|Paperback
 
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Very depressing and weird story about an affair, Nick character and Bobbi character were quite lovable, took me a long time to finish, couldn’t get into it very much but kind of an interesting story although overall weird
Conversations with Friends|Paperback
 
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amazing, so sad, you get so invested in Billy and Daisy you want them together so bad but you want Billy to do right by Camila, such a cool story and shows how hard it is to be in a rock band
Daisy Jones & The Six|Paperback
 
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Cannot recommend enough
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo|Paperback
 
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Really good story, love how TJR ties in her other characters
Malibu Rising (Read with Jenna Pick)|Paperback

Lover Girls Era

 
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Sooo sad and kind of frustrating but in a way that makes you not want to put it down
28 Summers|Paperback
 
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Took a long time to get to the point but really cute story and characters
Remarkably Bright Creatures|Paperback
 
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Such a good representation of family, Marilyn and david have the ultimate love story but it ended in their kids growing up to be seriously unstable, amazing characters
The Most Fun We Ever Had (Reese's Book Club Pick): A Novel|Paperback
 
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Definitely one of my favorites, story of true love that kept being miscommunicated, grace and matt are the epitome of me love and I wish for a relationship like that, frustrating at times and heartbreaking but happy ending
Before We Were Strangers: A Love Story|Paperback
 
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Very good, sad story about a girl who fell in love then lost it and found love again, teaches a great life lesson with a great story to teach it.
One True Loves|Paperback
 
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brilliant love story, makes you feel like everyone can be loved, devastating, hard to read, Aldo is perfect, kind of hard to read and understand sometimes
Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story|Paperback
 
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amazing, very similar to the show and fun historically accurate parts.
Queen Charlotte: Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story|Paperback
 
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Eloise’s story, very good and happy ending for her, “convenient” love story
To Sir Phillip, with Love (Bridgerton Series #5)|Paperback
 
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Francesca’s Story, sad and romantic, very sexual, happy ending and good friends to lovers troupe
When He Was Wicked (Bridgerton Series #6)|Paperback
 
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My favorite of the Bridgerton series!!!
The Duke and I (Bridgerton Series #1)|Paperback
 
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Most unrealistic of the series but still amazing
An Offer from a Gentleman (Bridgerton Series #3)|Paperback
 
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One of my favorite Bridgerton couples
Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgerton Series #4)|Paperback
 
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Anthony Bridgerton my favorite! King of yearning
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton Series #2)|Paperback
 
Reminders of Him|Paperback
 
Ugly Love|Paperback
 
It Ends with Us|Paperback

Thrillers

 
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So good, finished in 2 days; good starter book
Verity|Paperback
 
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Captivating, good characters, interesting ending
The Housemaid|Paperback
 
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good thrilling story, kind of confusing, interesting way of revealing how the two story lines are connected, kind of slow paced, really good in the last 50 pages
The Silent Patient|Paperback
 
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2nd prequel of the hunger games, Suzanne Collins never fails, haymitch is obviously a beloved character so it is interesting to see his story, he was the first person to begin the rebellion and really feel the wrath of president snow and learn a bit ...
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)|Hardcover

Self Help

 
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Good lessons with a good story behind it
Everything I Know about Love|Paperback
 
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Good lessons, very straight forward self help book
8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go|Hardcover

TBR

 
The Guest List (Reese's Book Club Pick)|Paperback
 
Aftersun [Blu-Ray]
 
A Little Life|Paperback
 
Call It What You Want: A Novel|Paperback
 
Every Summer After|Paperback
 
Happy Place|Paperback
 
We Could Be Rats: A Novel|Hardcover
 
Nothing Like the Movies (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
 
Swan Song|Paperback
 
The Storyteller|Paperback
 
I Who Have Never Known Men|Paperback