i've put them in general categories in case you're looking for something specific or prefer to avoid certain genres.

Links go to Amazon where you can read a description and reviews.


If you prefer to watch the video of me talking about why I love each book + a bonus book, you can do that here!


wwii fiction

  1. The Nightingale
  2. The Codebreaker's Secret (GOOD AUDIO VERSION)
  3. Radar Girls (GOOD AUDIO VERSION)


NONFICTION

4. Where the Waves Turn Back (GOOD AUDIO VERSION - memoir style nonfiction)

5. The Tipping Point (more informative style nonfiction but with good stories to convey the message)


suspense/thriller with a twist

6. The Housemaid's Secret (this is book 2 of 3...the first was good, but I liked this one even better)

7. The Silent Patient

8. Her Deadly Game (also a good courtroom drama)


unique fiction

9. Something to Live For (a man finds himself caught in a lie to his coworkers that he has the perfect family)

10. Remarkably Bright Creatures (a surprisingly interesting story of an octopus who escapes each night in the aquarium)

11. The Selection (young adult series that's a wonderful cross between Hunger Games, a Cinderella story, and the story of Esther - GOOD AUDIO VERSIONS)

12. Ish (children's book with a message for adults about living a creative life)


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