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My favorite book recs
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items Books that left me questioning everything and may or may not have made me cry
This is such an amazing story of love, passion, heartbreak, and mystery. One of my favorite books covering multiple genres including romance and thriller.
Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah, Paperback
This story has so many levels! Teachings about family and nature vs nurture. I wish i could read this for the first time again!
The First Day of Spring: A Novel - Tucker
Books rarely make me cry but this story brought me to tears. I love the multiple points of view and it’s a great length/pace. The story truly changed how i think. Perfect for any and all history and nonfiction lovers!
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) by Martha Hall Kelly
A beautiful and curious story told from a young girls point of view. A drunken father and a grieving mother. A dramatic twist at the end! Such a deep, sorrowful, but childlike story. Worth a read!
Me & Emma by Elizabeth Flock
Such a powerful story! I learned so much from this book and it’s truly amazing. Very inspiring and fascinating.
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
A popular author, but one of her lesser known books. The story follows a young muslim girl as she navigates high school after 9/11. Perfect for a young adult or an easier read.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Such a good read, so many deep topics and themes. Great for a book club
Lila (Oprah's Book Club) by Marilynne Robinson
a very different and eclectic read. i love the mystery and all the deep thinking and questions that come with it
People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami
another good book club read. themes are less obvious and require reading inside the lines
Seven Steeples by Sara Baume
a classic for a reason, the only book i read for school that actually kept me interested
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
my most recent read and a great one! a truly romantic story about restoring a families love
Sold on a Monday: True Story of Heartbreak
This book broke me in ways I couldn't have imagined!! To this day it is my favorite book and I recommend it to everyone who asks.
The Yellow Bird Sings: A Novel - Books
this book was so cool! a great way to learn about a new culture through poetic story telling
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
This book was such a wonderful read. I feel like there is so much to learn from the main character and some truly beautiful moments
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick
loved this book so much, one of the only ones i read over and over again
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
A truly beautiful story following long lost friends, lovers, families, and jewels!!
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
This was a five star read for me! A focus on the hidden sacrifices of female service members, the psychological destruction of war, and the struggle to reintigrate back home.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
Taking place in the beautiful, but dangerous, state of Alaska, this book focusses on trauma, physical and emotional survival, toxic relationships, and the dual nature of the Alaskan wilderness. A good representation of a family struggling to survive ...
The Great Alone: A Novel - Hannah, Kristin: Books
I learned so much from this book, it really surprised me. Set during the Great Depression, The Four Winds follows Elsa Martinelli as she flees the devastating Texas Dust Bowl to seek a better life for her children in California. Upon arrival, however...
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Published posthumously, Nobody’s Girl is a powerful, unsparing memoir by the late activist Virginia Roberts Giuffre detailing her survival of childhood molestation and industrial-scale sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Co-writ...
Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre