We all have different ideas of what makes a book “5-stars”. That’s the beauty of reading, right? That we can choose any book that suits our tastes. And while there is no one book out there with a perfect rating, there’s a large number of them that come pretty dang close. Below is a list of some of the top rated, most reviewed books we know the She Reads audience loves. You’ll find mega-popular novels, #1 New York Times bestsellers, award-winners and modern day classics on this list. Whether you’re just getting back into reading or need a slump-buster, these books are generally considered some of the very best of the 20th and 21st century.
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
This novel was an instant hit that brought a lot of attention to a growing genre in fiction, romatasy, a combination of the spellbinding worlds of fantasy books with all the sugar and spice of our favorite romance novels. Enter the world of Navarre, full of magic, dragons, and the most elite military forces in the world, dragon riders. Violet must overcome the trials of Basgiath War College including tests of skill and stamina, murderous classmates, and the dangerous and captivating gaze of her wingleader, Xaden Riorson, if she wants to make it to graduation.
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Becoming by Michelle Obama
Read the story of the first ever First Lady of color, Michelle Obama, and discover what shaped her to become the powerful, warm, and successful leader she is. Starting with her upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, Michelle’s life serves as an inspiration for us all. Her focus on uplifting underrepresented and underserved communities while maintaining several incredibly demanding roles as an executive, politician, mother, and wife, shows how deeply she cares about making a difference and how the legacy she created will live on for years.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
For many, Harry Potter will hold a special place in our hearts. A boy who never fit in with his adoptive family escapes the mortal world and joins a magical one and enrolls in Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Here, he meets new friends and foes, and discovers he is destined for greatness. He will be the one to save the wizarding world from the fearsome Lord Voldemort, but he must learn to trust his friends and magic to conquer this challenge.
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Certain to be a modern classic, Isabel Wilkerson beautifully tells the stories of the perilous journeys many African Americans had to make to survive in a growing nation. Between World War I to the 1970’s, six million African Americans left their homes in the South in search of a better life in the North and the West. Here, we learn of three stories, each in their own time, of the people who fought for a better future and moved to now booming cities filled with the beauty of African American culture, which would not have been possible for the millions of braves souls who made the trip.
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The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie’s memoir is a harrowing tale of strength and faith in a time when those two things were constantly being ripped out and stomped on. Set in the 1940’s, Corrie and her family worked to protect and hide Jewish people from the Nazi regime. But, in 1944, they were betrayed and sent to a death camp, and Corrie was the only survivor. She learned to lean on her faith for support to get through these terrible times and memories.
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Kya was raised in the marsh of Berkley Cove. She has lived alone in the marsh for years, surviving with the gulls and sandy shores as her only company. Then, two men came to the marsh and for the first time, she considered life away from her home. Rumors spread around town of the strange “Marsh Girl” who supposedly lured Chase Andrews to his death in the swamp. She is the prime suspect and will have to prove her innocence to a group of people who have been suspicious of her from the start.
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Two sisters find their own ways to survive during WWII. One is focused on protecting her family and staying under the radar. If the Nazi soldiers are even a little bit suspicious of her and her children, death is certain. The other sister, unable to bear the atrocities of the war, joins the French resistance to help Jewish families escape to freedom. Her involvement directly risks her life, but she failed to consider what this would to do her sister and the rest of their family, causing tensions to rise and further risking the Nazi’s awareness of their involvement.
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
This book was loved by audiences everywhere and was made into a blockbuster hit film in 2024 starring Blake Lively, who played Lily. Lily is an incredibly dedicated and hardworking person, who discovers a spark with Ryle, a charismatic and assertive neurosurgeon. Ryle has a strict no dating rule, but it soon begins to fall as they spend more time together. Oddly, she can’t stop thinking about her first love from her small hometown, Atlas. So, when he shows up in Boston, her feelings for him threaten to ruin everything she built with Ryle. However, Ryle may not be all he seems either.
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The Martian by Andy Weir
Also a mega-hit movie, The Martian, is a sci-fi story that asks the question, can someone survive alone in a place so foreign and unhospitable, and will it ever be possible to return to the life he once knew? After a terrible dust storm separates Mark from his team of fellow astronauts on Mars, they unintentionally leave him behind, thinking he’s dead. But they were wrong. Mark survived the dust storm, but with no way to contact his team, it won’t be long until another insurmountable problem inevitably brings about his end. But he refuses to give up, and takes every challenge head on, even though he knowns his chances of survival are paper-thin.
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic fiction novel many of us read in school, but if you missed out or want a chance to relive it, we say go for it! Scout is a young girl growing up in the South, in a time where terrible injustices were faced by people of color every day. Scout’s father, Atticus Finch, is a lawyer who just took on a case that could bring about the end of his career in their small town, but could save the life of a man who has faced injustice and hardship. This coming-of-age novel is a reflection on racism in the South and an ode to all the people who sought to end it through the eyes of a young girl learning about these concepts for the first time.
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
When star and comedian Trevor Noah was born, he was hidden away from the world. Since he was the result of a union between a white Swiss man and a black Xhosa woman in South Africa, a union that was illegal with a minimum punishment of five years in prison, he had to stay away from other people for much of his early life. After his home was liberated from the tyrannical ruling government, Trevor and his mother could relax on some of the more stringent of her rules to keep him safe and explore a new, expansive world. It was his life in South Africa, raised by a strong and devout woman, that fueled him to become the success he is today.
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I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Celebrity memoirs are often bestsellers, but his one, with its jaw-dropping title, had everyone picking it up. Former child actress Jennette McCurdy, known best for her role as Sam in Nickelodeon’s, iCarly, a comedic sitcom, expresses her unseen struggles with addiction, eating disorders, and relationships, as a childhood star forced into the spotlight by her overbearing mother. Once her mother passed away from cancer, McCurdy was left to find out what she wanted from life, so she quit acting and reevaluated what she wanted, leaving her to discover the true strength she possessed.
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Dune by Frank Herbert
Paul Atreides is the heir set to rule over Arrakis, an inhospitable planet that’s only value is the “spice”, melange. Melange is a drug that can extend the human life and continue one’s consciousness, and people are willing to kill for it. So, when the Atreides family is betrayed, Paul must journey across the unfriendly planet he is set to rule, and thus begins his quest to become Muad’Dib, and he will bring about the completion of humanities most desired wishes.
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
With another prequel releasing soon, now is the perfect time to go back to where it all started, the day Katniss’s name was drawn at the Reaping. In this dystopian coming-of-age series, all of Panem must send two children from each district to compete in the Hunger Games, battle to the death with only one survivor. When Katniss is sent to the games in her little sister’s place, she must find a way to survive the cruelty she is about to face and get back to her family. Winning means fame, fortune, and love from the Capitol that would save her family from poverty and certain death, but it also means living with the consequences and horrors one commits while in the arena.
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit, and like many of us, he prefers to stay home with his snacks and comfortable lifestyle. But when Gandolf, a powerful wizard, shows up at his door with a group of dwarves, Bilbo is taken on a quest to raid a bountiful hoard of treasure, guarded by a fearsome dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Will this homebody hobbit be up to the task, or will his travels with this new company be enough to make him turn back? Venture into a world of magic and wonder alongside companions and stories that have spanned generations.
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Set in Afghanistan, this time-spanning novel shows readers the terrifying reality of living in a war-torn country and the resilience of the people living there. Amir is the son of a wealthy man, Baba, and they have two servants, Ali and his son, Hassan. Amir and Hassan quickly strike up a friendship, but because Hassan is viewed as a lower-class citizen, their friendship faces many hardships. One day, a terrible act is committed against Hassan and Amir feels guilty for not stopping it. Unable to take the blame for what happened, he frames Hassan for theft and has Baba fire him and his father. Years later, after Amir is settled in the U.S. with his father and wife, he is called back to Afghanistan to save Hassan’s son from a horrible life in an orphanage after Hassan and his wife are killed by the Taliban.
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It by Stephen King
One of the most notable horror writers of the modern era, Stephen King has shocked and terrified audiences for decades. Many of his works have been adapted into films, but none so well-known as It. Set in a small town in Maine, a monster lurks in the sewers, killing the innocent children in town. A group of teenagers came face-to-face with the beast in 1958, but have since grown up, moved away, and blocked out much of their past. Now, twenty years later, they must fulfill their promise to return and face him as the killings have begun again. As they prepare for the battle, their memories of their first encounters with the beast come flooding back to them. Will they be able to push through the pain and torment they have endured to finally end the monster’s reign?
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
After the tragic and fatal shooting of Khalil, Starr’s best friend, Starr’s world is turned upside-down. Already a turbulent teenager stuck between the worlds of her upper-class prep school and the poor community she lives in, Starr is extremely conflicted about revealing what went down the night Khalil was killed. Her family is being targeted, harassed, and emotionally exploited as the news becomes a major headline and protesters take to the streets in defense of Khalil and all other people wrongfully murdered by police officers. She knows revealing the truth could bring more danger to her family and community, but keeping the secrets of that night hidden could end her.
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The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Ponyboy Curtis knows he can trust only a few things in life. One, that his brothers Darry and Sodapop will always protect him, two, that his friends like Johnny, Twobit, Mickey, and Dally will be there for him, and three, that Socs will always hate them and their “greaser” families. The Socs bully and relentlessly torment Ponyboy and his friends, leaving them black, blue, and embarrassed to be who they are, but the greasers are scrappy and always get a few good hits in. One day, Ponyboy meets a girl, Cherry, a Socs who is not like the rest, she sees him for who he is. But when the leader of the Socs sees the two together, he is ready to rumble. When the fight goes too far, Ponyboy and Johnny are forced to flee and live on the outskirts of society until the heat dies down.
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Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
One of the biggest scandals in all of Silicon Valley has to be Elizabeth Holmes and the creation of Theranos. This up-and-coming technological invention was said to be able to complete a wide range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood, a pretty marvelous creation that gained $9 billion from stakeholders, putting Holmes’s net worth over $4.5 billion. What is the scandal? The device didn’t work and lead to many misdiagnoses, and Holmes knew. She tried to cover it up and keep people quiet, paying off journalists and even her own employees to not spill the secret.
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Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Sonya has just broken off her engagement and needs a distraction. One comes at the perfect time when she discovers her late father has a long-lost twin brother she never knew about. In search of more answers, she discovers her uncle’s will, where he left his entire estate to her, including a huge Victorian house she must live in for at least three years. But why would the uncle she never knew existed leave her so much? And why is she seeing objects move around the house and hearing music from nowhere? She soon discovers, with confirmation from her uncle’s lawyer, the house is haunted. It is now up to Sonya to also figure out how to stop this curse and get a normal life again.
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Kimmerer is a successful botanist and member of the Potawatomi nation. She was taught from a young age that humans have a deep connection to the Earth and thus have a responsibility to care for it. In her book, which is a collection of her essays, she shows readers how all other living things in our world can teach us lessons about how to live better, more fulfilling lives and hold a greater appreciation for what we have. She encourages protection and cultivation of plant and animal life so we can continue to learn from them and create a path for future generations to do the same.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Some see this novel as a fae retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but many see this novel as a work all its own. When Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, she is met with a terrifying creature who demands retribution. He takes her as prisoner to his magical land, where he is an immortal faerie ruler from legends she was told growing up. As Tamlin’s prisoner, Feyre sees all he is, not just the beast who she met in the woods, and starts to develop a passionate love for him. But dark magic is growing over the fae world, and Feyre must find a way to stop it to save Tamlin and all other fae creatures.
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Hazel’s life has been nothing but hospitals and illness. But when a tumor-shrinking miracle enters her life, she is finally in remission and can think about things other than cancer. When she joins a support group for children with cancer, she meets Augustus Waters, who is also about to change her life for the better. This novel reignites readers’ feelings of being young and in love, but with the added stakes of illness, Hazel and Agustus must make the most of their time together.
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Demon was born to a teenage single mother in a small trailer for their home. He grew up in their tiny town with no assets other than his good looks and natural wit. Faced with poverty, child labor, foster families, addiction, and tragic losses, Demon knows his only way out of the small town that was the cause of all his struggles, is through his athletic talents. But even if he has what it takes to make it big and leave, would he be able to leave the only place he has ever known?
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1984 by George Orwell
This timeless dystopia paints a scary picture for a future that feels all too real. Winston works for the Ministry of Truth and must record history and all its wonderful discoveries. Or rather, he can record what Big Brother approves of. As Winston starts to include more and more lies in his work at the ministry’s request, he begins to resent it and commit thoughtcrimes by thinking for himself. But he must be sneaky in his revolution because Big Brother is always watching.
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Achilles is the strongest and most feared warrior in all of ancient Greece. This is a story many people already know, but with a twist. This is a retelling of Homer’s, The Iliad, told from Patroclus’s perspective. Patroclus is Achilles’ right-hand man, best friends, and lover. Travel through time with the duo and see all the harrowing battles, acts of trickery, and sacrifices Patroclus makes, whose deep love for Achilles culminates into a great act that forever determines the fate of the couple.
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Louisa and Will have nothing in common. She is a true free spirit with a huge heart full of love for her family, boyfriend, and life. Will is the exact opposite. He is harsh, demanding, and, after an accident left him wheelchair bound, his outlook on life has grown especially dim. But when he hires Lou to be his caretaker, she is determined to bring more joy into his life, and the two slowly start to realize they may not be so different. But when Lou discovers plans that Will kept from her, she must decide if she is willing to give up the person she truly loves to make him happy.
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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Darrow and his fellow Reds belong to the lowest caste in their civilization. They work tirelessly below the surface of Mars to help create a hospitable environment for future generations. But when Darrow learns the surface was reached years ago and people developed a booming city while Reds stayed hidden, he is furious. He leaves to stand up to the Golds, the most elite in their society who created this unfair system. He will compete for his life at the Institute against and infiltrate the Gold citizens who are in a constant struggle for power, and he will stop at nothing to get the justice he and the Reds deserve.
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Written as a collection of letters to his son, Coates tells a riveting story of his experiences as a Black man in America. He examines the role racism has played in the founding of American culture and his role in the broken system. From Chicago to Paris, from living rooms and his childhood home, to Howard University, Coates emotionally driven narrative is one that makes everyone question their place, privilege, and a power to make a change.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
One of the most influential romance novels ever written, Austen weaves a moving piece that reminds readers to keep their hearts and minds open. You never know when true love will walk into your life. Elizabeth Bennet definitely did not believe Mr. Darcy, the arrogant and wealthy man, would be the love of her life. He believed the same about her, that her outspoken behavior and distrust of him made it clear they would not be a good match. But the more they got to know each other, the clearer it became that they were meant to be. Each of them had to overcome their initial and inaccurate judgements of the other to see the real person inside and fall in love.
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Ender is one of several children whose life is the result of genetic experimentation to create the perfect general to lead his people to victory in the war against the alien race, Buggers. After he and his siblings, Peter and Valentine, take a test to enter Battle School, only Ender is accepted. Here, he faces isolation, betrayal, loneliness, and the fierce beast of competition with his classmates to become the next general. Meanwhile, he learns that he and his siblings have the power to create a new world, but if they cannot work together to save everyone, it means the end of life as they know it.
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James by Percival Everett
This is a retelling of the classic Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this version, the narrative follows James, the escaped slave that Finn meets and floats down the Mississippi River with. The story does an amazing job highlighting James’ compassion for his family, intelligence about the world, and bravery in defense of what is right. After hearing he would be sold away from his family, he runs away to Jackson Island where he makes the plan to float down the Mississippi River to a promised land of freedom so he can hopefully save his family and future generations from the hardships of the South.
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Despite living in a near apocalyptic town, fifteen-year-old Lauren believes her family is safe. After economic crises and global climate issues bring about havoc in California, Lauren must learn to cope with the new world she lives in and her debilitating hyper empathy. Living in a gated community with her well-respected preacher father has helped keep the family safe from the gangs who will do whatever it takes to survive the hard time; Lauren is certain more issues are on the horizon that her family and community refuse to acknowledge. Will she be able to speak out and make a change that could threaten the safety of everyone she knows?
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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Freida’s thrillers are always a smash hit, and this one is no different. Millie is a young woman hired by the lavish Winchester family to clean and manage their house. But there’s something about Mrs. Winchester that does not sit right with her, but also makes Millie yearn for the life she gets to live. So, one day, Millie tries on one of Mrs. Winchester’s luxurious dresses, just to play a little pretend. But when Mrs. Winchester finds out, she locks Millie in her small room where she has no way to escape. There is still a lot unknown about the Winchesters, but there is even more they don’t know about Millie and what she is capable of.
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
When Elanor meets Raymond, the IT guy from work, she doesn’t think much of their interaction. She is a socially awkward homebody who spends her time eating pizza, sipping vodka, and chatting with her mom. But when she and Raymond save Sammy, an elderly man who fell on the sidewalk, they become an odd trio of friends. They each bring out the other’s goodness, and it is Raymond who eventually gets Eleanor to a place where she can finally start to heal the hurt she has been carrying with her for far too long.
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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Four college friends find themselves adrift in a sea of confusion after graduation. They have grown up, grown apart, and grown lonely. Each one struggles with their mental health, addiction, family drama, and navigating fame and fortune in New York City. But no matter where they go, they always return to the family they created together, with Jude, a man with a scarred past, at the center.
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Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Two men raised in the spotlight, Alex, the son of the President of the United States, and Henry, the Prince of Wales, will never be able to get along. They constantly disagree and when one of their altercations gets caught by paparazzi, it could seriously ruin Alex’s mom’s campaign. To make the political relationship between U.S. and Brittian more stable, Alex and Henry pose as friends online and in person to show how much they get along, hoping that it will save the presidential campaign. But soon, the fake friendship starts to blossom into a real romance that could ruin the campaign. It seems no matter what they do, they could hurt the ones they love, and potentially the world, but sometimes love is worth the sacrifice.
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Ifemelu and Obinze are hopelessly in love but have no future together in their military occupied home in Nigeria. Ifemelu leaves and heads for the U.S. where she is confronted with attacks of racism and microaggressions for the first time, all while trying to navigate a life on her own. Obinze wanted to follow her to America but couldn’t because of the immigration acts passed after 9/11. Instead, he fled to London, where he lived a dangerous and undocumented life without his love.
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
A classic whodunit by one of the most influential mystery writers of the modern era, Agatha Christie. This novel is so popular, it’s been adapted into a stage production, and a film in 2017. A perfect read for mystery lovers, detective Hercule Poirot is one of many passengers riding on the famous Orient Express, along with millionaire, Samuel Edward Ratchett. When Ratchett is found locked in his room, dead from several stab wounds, Poirot knows it must have been one of the other passengers, so he begins his investigation and will not stop until justice is served.
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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Shaker Heights is a pristine neighborhood where everyone who lives there embodies the ease and grace of suburban life, but no one is better at reflecting the values of the community than Elana Richardson and her family. She and her four children do everything according to plan and follow every rule. That is, until the mysterious and fun-loving Mia and Pearl move in. This mother-daughter pair captivate the Richardsons and show them life can be more fun if you let go every now and then. But when a custody battle ensues with friends of the Richardsons, Elena and Mia find themselves on opposing sides, and Elana will do anything to uncover Mia’s concealed past.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Sam and Sadie’s thirty-year relationship is put through many trials as they grow up, grow apart, and come back together. The first bumps in the road come from their joint success in creating a bestselling video game, Ichigo, that launches them into stardom. But with this success came fame, fortune, and stress on their friendship. The story takes us all through their relationship, from children connecting in a hospital ward, to adulthood where they balance a complicated working relationship with an even more complicated friendship. But will it be enough to protect them from the darker side of their success?
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Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Meet the Padavano sisters; free-spirited artist Cecelia, tender and book-loving Sylvie, patient and caring Emeline, and ambitious Julia. One day, Julia meets William at college, and he is instantly taken with her and the light she brings to a room. Growing up was hard for William, his parents were incredibly closed off and he often felt like they were barely there at all, consumed by grief, having lost his sister when he was just a baby. So, when Julia invites him home to meet her family, he immediately feels like he belongs in their house full of love and chaos. But his integration into the family could potentially tear the Padavano sisters apart.
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The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern
Welcome to the fantastical and mind-bending world of Le Cirque des Rêves. Here, you will see many thrilling acts, but there are even more thrills happening behind the scenes. Marco and Celia, both practicing magicians and spellcasters, are caught in a dangerous game, which is more like a trap, set by their childhood mercurial instructors. The more these two face off, the more they begin to fall for one another while playing a game where there can only be one survivor.
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The Guncle by Steven Rowley
After a family tragedy leaves Patrick as the primary caretaker of his niece and nephew, he realizes his time as a sitcom actor did not prepare him well for having a family off-set. He, of course, loves Maisie and Grant, but there is only so much you can learn about parenting from spending holidays and the occasional weekend trip together. With nowhere else to turn and a decent amount of time on his hands now that his love-life and career have slowed down, he has to figure out this whole parenting thing. Luckily, he has a few “Guncle Rules” ready to go to lay the foundation of this family.
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
This is the tragic and beautifully told story of Sethe, a woman born into slavery who was able to escape after eighteen years of enduring horror. Even in her new life, she will never erase the scars of the past that will forever haunt her, including the soul of the child she lost, who is simply known as “Beloved”.
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Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides
Calliope was never like the other girls she knew. Raised by a big Greek family in a time of constant change, 1960’s Detroit, there was much Callie had yet to learn, even about her own family. That is, until she found out the guilty family secret that reveals their mind-blowing genetic history that turns Calliope into Cal, a teenage boy in a dimly lit emergency room just outside of Petoskey, Michigan. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2003, this is a heartfelt and insightful reflection on gender and identity during a time when the full scope of those concepts was yet to be properly examined or understood.
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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
A dystopic future is created and named The Republic of Gilead after human reproduction plummets and a religious political movement assumes power over the United States. One that has disastrous plans for what is left of civilization. All fertile women were taken and enslaved by Gilead leaders and forced to have children, turning these women into nothing more than livestock used for breeding. They are stripped of everything, their lives, families, and names, leaving them nothing but the memory of their past lives, and no way to return to them.
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An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Roy and Celeste are seen as a perfect couple and the model of the modern American Dream in the New South. That is, until Roy gets arrested for a crime Celeste knows he did not commit and is sentenced to twelve years in prison. Alone and cast aside as the wife of a criminal, Celeste takes comfort in Andre, her childhood best friend and the Best Man at the couple’s wedding. But when Roy is suddenly released after being held for less than half of his sentence, Celeste is torn between her new relationship with Andre and her marriage.
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Normal People by Sally Rooney
A man and a woman, always in each other’s lives, but never truly meeting. Marianne and Connell grew up in the same small town and knew each other, but did not talk much, until one day they had a conversation that was so electrifying, neither of them will be able to forget it. Their spark is reignited a year later when they meet again in college. They are always getting pulled off in different directions but continue to find themselves back together. For years this push and pull swings them around on another until they can no longer ignore the signs that they are meant to be.
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