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Book Recommendations: Favorites Edition

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Books for any mood. You'll find it all here. Family, Life, Love, Passion, Whimsy, Nonfiction, You'll Learn Something, You'll Cry, You'll Rage, You'll Find Meaning.
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Such a fun read! Mystery with a little love and a lot of drama - who can you trust?
Matchmaking for Psychopaths
 
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(part 1) Not really a romance but they talking about dating and I am lowkey obsessed with them and I promise you will be to after reading
Killing Me
 
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(part 2) I accidently read this one first and it was so good, made me so excited for book 1. Thriller, Mystery, Girl Power, Inuendos all in one!
Slaying You
 
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For us easily attached girlies who are a lil crazy
Love Letters to a Serial Killer
 
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City of Girls was a fantastic and vivid read that shed light on what it was like to be a young women in the 1940-50s New York while painting a picture of the theater scene and the war. A must read.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert | Goodreads
 
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Not all books need a happy ending to be good. This was proof of that.
We Are All the Same in the Dark
 
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A heart breaking story on family, lives lived apart, how one thing can change everything for you
The Immortalists
 
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A truly wonderful read
The Lost Apothecary
 
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I love penguins. This is the most heart warming story I love it so much. If you are feeling down and need a pick me up in the best possible way, read this.
How the Penguins Saved Veronica

Books on family, pain and life and love and joy

These books will have you feeling 

 
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A deeply passionate story of love, courage and hope.
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran, Paperback
 
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It's easy to get swept up in the mystery of someone else. It's hard when it's your family and there is so much you never knew.
Confessions
 
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TW sw, sometimes the people closest to us are the ones who hurt us the most. It's often someone we know, someone we trust.
Sleep
 
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Had to read this in High School for school and fell in love. It's warm, tragic, and thoughprovoking.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
 
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Heartbreaking, Raw, Strong, Important.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
 
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You are exactly where you need to be
The Wedding People
 
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Friendship, memories, relationships and coming to terms with the past
The Summer of Songbirds

Books to keep you questioning

Never lose your sense of wonder. Keep asking questions. Be open.

 
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It may be daunting to think about seeing change in the world and/or how to be a part of that change. Start with changing YOUR world. if you want to see change in your world you must start with changing the way you think.
Ishmael: A Novel by Daniel Quinn
 
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Have you ever wondered why people like to be scared and where that comes from?
Scream: Chilling Adventures In The Science of Fear
 
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My love for snails has never been more serious than after reading this book
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
 
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Octopus are so smart and so strong and they can teach us a lot about ourselves
The Soul of an Octopus
 
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It's important to read women's stories, hear black women and see lgbtq+ women.
Sister Outsider
 
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Bell Hooks is an icon
Communion
 
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The Icon has spoken.
All About Love
 
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Masculinity from a black lgbtq+ females perspective
The Will to Change
 
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How do you know if you have been somewhere you belong?
Belonging
 
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My first and favorite Bell Hook read, the one that got me hooked.
Feminism Is for Everybody
 
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A powerful ethnography on houseless heroin addicts on the streets of San Fransisco.
Righteous Dopefiend
 
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Important read IMO
A Different Drummer
 
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Because sometimes a book is cheaper than therapy
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
 
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This one was recommened to me by my therapist and it truly helped me practice being mindful, setting thoughts and feelings down on my imaginary shelf to pick up later.
The Untethered Soul
 
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For those interested in the human experience
Atlas of the Heart
 
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Ever wondered what it is like for some women who are living in exreme religion? Well now you dont have to wonder.
Beyond Belief
 
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Its the air we breathe, the life we see around us.
The Hidden Life of Trees
 
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Do you ever wonder how forests work, and why they are the way they are? Everything is connected and it is all life.
How Forests Think
 
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Really interesting about how trauma is stored in your body. Maybe you should think about that kink in your neck a little deeper.
The Body Keeps the Score
 
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As someone who never got a healthy, women health focused approach to sex ed and my own body, this book was enlightening.
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated
 
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Fun and weird
The Sawbones Book