You'll see a lot of crime mysteries here, but that's because this is my favorite genre of books.
- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides: A shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive.
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie: A satisfying murder mystery.
- It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover: Beautiful story connecting the themes of love, heartbreak, domestic violence, and feminism.
- The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck by A feel good, lighthearted, and comic relief book about a boy in 1783 France, who finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot as he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.
- The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart: *TRIGGER WARNING* I found this one extremely difficult to read because it is excruciatingly graphic. This is a thrilling novel about a notorious serial killer who likes to perform medical experiments on his victims.
- The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey: Set in the 1920s India, this story depicts the themes of social class, financial hierarchy, gender inequality, betrayal, and societal evil practices.
- The Girl Who Lost a Leopard by : Another feel good book about an adolescent girl Selvi who loves the animals that live on the mountains behind her home, particularly a beautiful golden leopard, and she is determined to protect him from the hunter Jansz who both threatens not only the leopard, but Selvi's family as well. Watch out for the twist!
- All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers: ONE OF MY FAVORITES! Couldn't keep this crime mystery down until the end.
- November 9 by : A sweet straight-forward love story...or so I thought.
- The Midwife of Auschwitz by : If you read absolutely nothing from my list, at least read this one. I cried, laughed, sighed, went through a rollercoaster of emotions while reading this story on the Holocaust. The part where a Nazi woman grabs a just-born Jewish baby out of the mother, spins the baby around, and throws him away still haunts me.
- The Edge of Lost by: Story of a young boy who struggles to come from Ireland to the United States in search of happily ever after only to realize the States is not 100% what he thought it would be. I, of course, related to it as an immigrant myself. Also learned a lot about the Alcatraz.
- All of the Lee Hollis's Maya and Sandra mystery novels: Murder at the PTA, Murder at the Bake Sale, Murder on the Class Trip, and Murder at the Spelling Bee. Two women working as private detectives while managing their spouses, young adult children, home life, and social obligations.
- The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest: A beautiful, feel-good love story about two introverted individuals who share their love of books.
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