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Book List

Read in 2024:

  1. Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory ★★★★☆
  2. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman ★★★☆☆
  3. White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind by Koa Beck ★★★★☆
  4. The Honest Enneagram: Know Your Type, Own Your Challenges, Embrace Your Growth by Sarajane Case ★★★★☆
  5. This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens ★★★☆☆
  6. Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale ★★★★☆
  7. Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake ★★★★★
  8. Cover Story by Susan Rigetti ★★★★★
  9. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie ★★★★☆
  10. Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez ★★★★★
  11. Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan ★★★★☆
  12. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano ★★★★★
  13. The Art of Scandal by Regina Black ★★★★☆
  14. A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson ★★★★☆
  15. How to Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety by Ellen Hendrikson ★★★★★
  16. Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks ★★★★☆
  17. The Seven-Year Slip by Ashley Poston ★★★★☆
  18. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford ★★★★☆
  19. The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton ★★★★★
  20. You, with a View by Jessica Joyce ★★★★★
  21. Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie ★★★★☆
  22. The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline ★★★★☆
  23. Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean ★★★★☆
  24. Black Girls Must Die Exhausted by Jayne Allen ★★☆☆☆
  25. Come and Get It by Kiley Reid ★★☆☆☆
  26. Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa ★★★★★
  27. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt ★★★★☆
  28. White Tears/Brown Scars: How White Feminism Betrays Women of Color by Ruby Hamad ★★★★★
  29. About That Night by Julie James ★★★★☆
  30. The Women by Kristin Hannah ★★★★★
  31. The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team by Kara Goucher ★★★★☆
  32. The Comeback by Lily Chu ★★★★☆
  33. The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi ★★☆☆☆
  34. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley ★★★☆☆
  35. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham ★★★★☆
  36. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir ★★★★★
  37. Knockout by Sarah MacLean ★★★★☆
  38. Victim by Andrew Boryga ★★★★☆
  39. Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena ★★★★☆
  40. How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly ★★★☆☆
  41. Zorrie by Laird Hunt ★★★★☆
  42. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie ★★★★☆
  43. Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart
  44. Love Irresistably by Julie James ★★★★☆
  45. Go as a River by Shelley Read ★★★★★
  46. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera ★★★★★
  47. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn ★★★★★
  48. Finley Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano ★★★★☆
  49. Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez ★★★★★
  50. Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson ★★★★☆
  51. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian ★★★☆☆
  52. Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters ★★★☆☆
  53. This Spells Love by Kate Robb ★★★★★
  54. The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson ★★★★☆
  55. Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie ★★★☆☆
  56. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert ★★★☆☆
  57. Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg ★★★★★
  58. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez ★★★★★
  59. What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall ★★☆☆☆
  60. The Housemaid by Freida McFadden ★★★★☆
  61. Act Like It by Lucy Parker ★★★★★
  62. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo ★★★★★
  63. Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe ★★★★☆
  64. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay ★★★☆☆
  65. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith ★★★☆☆
  66. An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera ★★★☆☆
  67. His & Hers by Alice Feeney ★★★★☆
  68. The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue ★★★★☆
  69. At First Spite by Olivia Dade ★★★★★
  70. A Tempest at Sea by Sherry Thomas ★★★★☆
  71. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore ★★★★★
  72. Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan ★★★★★
  73. The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ★★★★★

Read in 2023:

  1. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny ★★★★★
  2. Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister ★★★★★
  3. Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis ★★★★★
  4. When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn ★★★★☆
  5. What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon ★★★★☆
  6. A Burning by Megha Majumdar ★★★★☆
  7. The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain ★★★★☆
  8. Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson ★★☆☆☆
  9. Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian ★★★★☆
  10. The Fine Print by Lauren Asher ★★☆☆☆
  11. When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain ★★★★☆
  12. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson ★★★★★
  13. The Measure by Nikki Erlick ★★★★☆
  14. To the Edge by Cindy Gerard ★★★★☆
  15. The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka ★★★★☆
  16. Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade ★★☆☆☆
  17. Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon ★★★★★
  18. The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers ★★★☆☆
  19. The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Stor of War and What Comes After by Clementine Wamariya ★★★☆☆
  20. After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez ★★☆☆☆
  21. Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng ★★★☆☆
  22. The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson ★★★★☆
  23. Lucky Star by Susannah Nix ★★★☆☆
  24. The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark ★★★★☆
  25. Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn ★★★★☆
  26. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson ★★★☆☆
  27. Finding Me by Viola Davis ★★★★☆
  28. The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton ★★★★★
  29. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb ★★★★☆
  30. A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera ★★★★☆
  31. The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healy ★★★★☆
  32. You Have a Match by Emma Lord ★★☆☆☆
  33. The Orphan’s Tale by Pam Jenoff ★★★★☆
  34. To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne ★★★☆☆
  35. The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ★★★★☆
  36. In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer ★★★★☆
  37. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann ★★★☆☆
  38. I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai ★★★★★
  39. The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa ★★★★☆
  40. True Biz by Sara Novic ★★★★☆
  41. Something About You by Julie James ★★★★☆
  42. We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez ★★★★★
  43. The 1619 Project edited by Nikole Hannah-Jones ★★★★★
  44. The Power by Naomi Alderman ★★★★☆
  45. The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson ★★★★☆
  46. Happy Place by Emily Henry ★★★★☆
  47. The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka ★★★★☆
  48. It’s In His Kiss by Julia Quinn ★★★★☆
  49. Maame by Jessica George ★★★★☆
  50. All My Knotted-Up Life by Beth Moore ★★★★★
  51. Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren ★★★★☆
  52. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo ★★★★★
  53. A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian ★★★★☆
  54. Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close ★★★★☆
  55. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld ★★★★★
  56. The World Record Book of Racist Stories by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar ★★★★★
  57. Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley ★★★☆☆
  58. Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham ★★☆☆☆
  59. A Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Cana ★★☆☆☆
  60. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak ★★☆☆☆
  61. The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve ★★★★☆
  62. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin ★★★☆☆
  63. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty ★★★★★
  64. The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell ★★★★★
  65. Just My Type by Falon Ballard ★★★★☆
  66. Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly ★★★★★
  67. Notes From a Young, Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi ★★★★☆
  68. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena ★★★★★
  69. Cultish: The Language of Fantacism by Amanda Montell ★★★★☆
  70. To the Limit by Cindy Gerard ★★★☆☆
  71. Women Are the Fiercest Creatures by Andrea Dunlop ★★★☆☆
  72. A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins ★★★☆☆
  73. An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination by Sheera Frankel ★★★★☆
  74. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub ★★★★★
  75. Falling by TJ Newman ★★★★★
  76. Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make-And Keep-Friends by Marisa G. Franco ★★★★☆
  77. Walk of Shame by Lauren Layne ★★☆☆☆
  78. Love & Saffron by Kim Fay ★★★★★
  79. On the Hustle by Adriana Herrera ★★★☆☆
  80. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth ★★★★★
  81. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim ★★★★☆
  82. Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone ★★★★☆
  83. Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan ★★★★☆
  84. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant ★★★☆☆
  85. Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb ★★★★☆
  86. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith ★★★★★
  87. Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger ★★☆☆☆
  88. Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh ★★☆☆☆
  89. America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray ★★★★☆
  90. Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas ★★★★☆
  91. The Agathas by Kathleen Glasglow ★★★★☆
  92. Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Soloman ★★★★☆
  93. Drowning by TJ Newman ★★★★★
  94. When We Belived in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal ★★★★☆
  95. The Fiancee Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur ★★★★☆
  96. If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook ★★★★☆
  97. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy ★★★★★
  98. Verity by Colleen Hoover ★★★☆☆
  99. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling ★★★★☆
  100. Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison ★★★★★
  101. The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes ★★★☆☆
  102. Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak ★★☆☆☆
  103. Like a House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer ★★★★☆
  104. The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger ★★★★☆
  105. Codename Charming by Lucy Parker ★★★★★
  106. Recursion by Blake Crouch ★★★☆☆
  107. The Stand-In by Lily Chu ★★★★☆
  108. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  109. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi ★★★★★
  110. A Lot Like Love by Julie James ★★★★☆
  111. State of Wonder by Ann Patchett ★★★☆☆
  112. On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn ★★☆☆☆
  113. Zami: A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde ★★★☆☆
  114. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella ★★★★☆
  115. The People We Keep by Allison Larkin ★★★★★
  116. Love at First by Kate Clayborn ★★★★☆
  117. Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker ★★★☆☆

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What I Read in 2012

Read in 2011:

  1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ★★★★☆
  2. Blue Flame by Jill Shalvis ★★☆☆☆
  3. Bodyguard Under the Mistletoe by Cassie Miles ★☆☆☆☆
  4. Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler ★★★☆☆
  5. Just the Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James ★★☆☆☆
  6. Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen ★★★★★
  7. The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy ★★★★☆
  8. Listen by Rene Gutteridge ★★★★★
  9. Dining with Joy by Rachel Hauck ★★★★★
  10. Critical Care by Candace Calvert ★★★★☆
  11. You Don’t Love This Man by Dan DeWeese ★★★★☆
  12. A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin Billerbeck ★★★☆☆
  13. The Shelter of God’s Promises by Sheila Walsh ★★★★★
  14. Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis ★★★☆☆
  15. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen ★★★★★
  16. Leaving Carolina by Tamara Leigh ★★★☆☆
  17. Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson ★★★☆☆
  18. GI Cowboy by Delores Fossen ★★★☆☆
  19. Paper Roses by Amanda Cabot ★★★★☆
  20. Miss Fortune by Allie Mills ★★★★★
  21. Redemption by Karen Kingsbury ★★★☆☆
  22. Getting What You Want by Kathy Love ★★☆☆☆
  23. Wanting What You Get by Kathy Love ★★☆☆☆
  24. Some Like It Scot by Donna Kauffman ★★★★☆
  25. Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson ★★★★☆
  26. Bossypants by Tina Fey ★★★★☆
  27. Love Me If You Are by Carly Phillips ★★☆☆☆
  28. Remember by Karen Kingsbury ★★★★★
  29. Off Kilter by Donna Kauffman ★★★☆☆
  30. The Affectionate Adversary by Catherine Palmer ★★☆☆☆
  31. Rescue Me by Christy Reece ★★★★☆
  32. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld ★★★☆☆
  33. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  34. Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  35. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  36. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  37. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling ★★★★☆
  38. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  39. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling ★★★★★
  40. Miss Match by Allie Mills ★★★★☆
  41. The Help by Kathryn Stockett ★★★★★
  42. To the Edge by Cindy Gerard ★★★★☆
  43. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon ★★★★☆
  44. Picture of Lies by C.C. Harrison ★★★★☆
  45. Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner ★★★★★
  46. Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones ★★★☆☆
  47. The Scent of Rain and Lightning by Nancy Pickard ★★☆☆☆
  48. Kissing Adrien by Siri L. Mitchell ★★★★☆
  49. Return by Karen Kingsbury ★★★★★
  50. Hot Zone by Catherine Mann ★★★★☆
  51. Just Between You and Me by Jenny B. Jones ★★★★☆
  52. Playing Dirty by Susan Andersen ★★★★☆
  53. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins ★★★★★
  54. My One and Only by Kristan Higgins ★★★☆☆
  55. Something About You by Julie James ★★★★☆
  56. A Lot Like Love by Julie James ★★★★★