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Mind-Bending & Mind-Building Reads
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items Books that helped me escape the mental tabs open in my brain. From thrillers that kept me up way too late to cozy reads that felt like a reset button, these are the stories that made me forget the chaos for a little while and actually enjoy slowing d...
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Freida McFadden Obsessions
Audiobooks That Made Chores Bearable
Addictive Children’s Book Series for Young Readers
Freida McFadden Obsessions
Freida McFadden is a New York Times,USA Today, and PW bestselling author known for her mind-bending, commercial thrillers
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Fast, gripping, pulled me out of my head immediately.
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanish...
Never Lie - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Quick, addictive read that was easy to fall into after a long day.
As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all prisoners with respect. Never reveal any personal inform...
The Inmate - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Twisty and absorbing, helped me mentally check out from real life. A little odd context which is why 4 stars.
Lesson #1: trust no one Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math ...
The Teacher - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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One of my first reads by Freida. Engaging plot that gave my brain something else to chew on.
Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vi...
Coworker - by Freida Mcfadden
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Suspenseful without being mentally heavy — perfect end-of-day read.
A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising...
One by One - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Quick pace that kept me turning pages instead of spiraling thoughts. This is one of the only books so far that I was able to figure out the ending!
Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detective...
The Perfect Son - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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My first read of Frieda and I’ve been hooked ever since! Easy thriller that absorbed me enough to actually relax.
Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. Then she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect....
The Boyfriend - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Pulls you in fast and keeps your brain occupied in the best way.
Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until ...
The Crash - Target Exclusive Edition - Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Short, contained, and immersive. Was a great read when you need a reset.
Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental ...
Ward D - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Classic McFadden pace…fast, consuming, and regulating. Plus the movie comes out in 2025!
She watches. She sees it all. She'll make you pay.
The Housemaid - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Equally gripping sequel that shut off the mental noise for a bit.
She watches. She sees it all. She'll make you pay.
The Housemaid Is Watching - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
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Another quick psychological escape that made my mind go quiet. Awesome end and wrap up to the trilogy!
She watches. She sees it all. She'll make you pay.
The Housemaid's Secret - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
This was such a gripping read from start to finish. The story follows Quinn Alexander, who has just committed a shocking crime and is desperate to escape before the police discover what she’s done. With almost no time to think, she abandons her home,...
Do Not Disturb - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
This was another intense and fast-paced thriller that kept me hooked the entire time. The story follows Abby, who wants nothing more than to become a mother. After years of heartbreaking infertility treatments and failed adoptions, she’s nearly lost ...
The Surrogate Mother - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
This was such a tense and addictive thriller that kept me hooked the whole way through. The story centers around Nora Davis, whose childhood was shattered when police discovered that her father was secretly a serial killer murdering women in their ba...
The Locked Door - by Freida McFadden (Paperback)
Debbie starts out as the woman everyone turns to for advice. She’s the calm voice. The reasonable one. The fixer. The person helping other women see their worth while quietly losing pieces of herself in the process. And the deeper the story goes, the...
Dear Debbie - by Freida McFadden
April Masterson is the kind of character who looks like she has everything together on the surface. Successful influencer. Baking queen. Perfect home. Carefully crafted image. But underneath all the filtered lighting and gooey brownie recipes is a wo...
Want to Know a Secret? - by Freida McFadden
The atmosphere in this story was probably my favorite part. You can feel the storm the entire time. Everything feels claustrophobic and tense, like the walls are closing in right alongside the weather. The isolation of the cabin adds this constant se...
The Intruder - by Freida McFadden
Audiobooks That Made Chores Bearable
This book was life-changing, offering a fresh perspective on achieving goals and helping determine core desires and values.
The Desire Map Experience: Guide to Goals
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Such a powerful read about setting healthy boundaries.
If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people
The Let Them Theory
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The Tao of Pooh
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You Are a Badass® Ultimate Collector's Edition
Addictive Children’s Book Series for Young Readers
George and Harold have created a new breed of justice. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound digs into deception, claws after crooks, rolls over robbers, and scampers after squirrels. Will he be able to resist the call of ...
Dog Man #1- by Dav Pilkey
With their Very Exciting Spy Technology and their tried-and-true, toilet-based travel techniques, the InvestiGators are undercover and on the case! And on their first mission together, they have not one but two mysteries to solve! Can Mango and Brash...
Investigators - by John Patrick Green
George and Harold are best friends who enjoy making their own comic books. Together they've created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn't know who he is!
Captain Underpants: 25th and a Half Anniversary Edition - by Dav Pilkey
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures ...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - By Jeff Kinney