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Amanda B.

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City of Shadows: A Novel of Suspense by Ariana Franklin

Adventurous, Informative, Dramatic

Growing Up Bank Street: A Greenwich Village Memoir (Washington Mews Books, 10) by Donna Florio

The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Interesting, Confusing, Addictive

The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin

Informative, Inspiring, Optimistic

Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

Informative, Insightful, Beautiful

This Close to Okay: A Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith

Small Great Things: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

Informative, Insightful, Difficult

Anxious People: A Novel by Backman Fredrik

Interesting, Fun, Insightful

A Girl's Got To Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright (Hollywood Legends Series) by Donald Spoto

The Starless Sea: A Novel by Morgenstern Erin

The Giver of Stars: A Novel by Jojo Moyes

Inspiring, Adventurous, Informative

The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters: The Tragic and Glamorous Lives of Jackie and Lee by Sam Kashner, Nancy Schoenberger

Interesting, Informative

The Dutch House: A Novel by Ann Patchett

Interesting, Insightful, Dramatic

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

Adventurous, Fun, Beautiful

A Spool of Blue Thread: A novel by Anne Tyler

Insightful, Boring, Pointless

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Inspiring, Insightful, Interesting

The Story of Arthur Truluv: A Novel by Elizabeth Berg

Beautiful, Inspiring, Insightful

Car Trouble: A Novel by Robert Rorke

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

Interesting, Informative, Insightful

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

Interesting, Inspiring, Dramatic

After the End by Amy Plum

Transcendent Kingdom: A novel by Gyasi Yaa

Insightful, Beautiful, Gloomy

The Midnight Library: A Novel by Matt Haig

Insightful, Interesting, Adventurous

The Great Alone: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

Adventurous, Dramatic, Addictive

Loved everything about it!

The Republic of Nothing: Reader's Guide Edition by Lesley Choyce

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

Dramatic, Informative, Inspiring

Klara and the Sun: A novel by Kazuo Ishiguro

Slow, Interesting, Adventurous

Agatha of Little Neon: A Novel by Claire Luchette

Insightful

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House: A Novel by Cherie Jones

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

Interesting, Informative, Gloomy

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Informative, Interesting, Fun

The Novel: A Novel by James A. Michener

The Shining by Stephen King

Scary, Dramatic

The Wild Girl: The Notebooks of Ned Giles, 1932 by Jim Fergus

Adventurous, Dramatic, Beautiful

Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle Book 1) by Ursula Hegi

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Informative, Insightful, Interesting

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Insightful, Interesting, Inspiring

Naked by David Sedaris

Interesting, Fun

Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Insightful, Beautiful, Dramatic

Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

Pointless

Cinnamon and Gunpowder: A Novel by Eli Brown

Adventurous, Fun, Dramatic

The Lincoln Highway: A Novel by Amor Towles

Adventurous, Insightful, Dramatic

Loved it!!!!!

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin

Fun, Interesting, Optimistic

Charming!

The Lions of Fifth Avenue: A Novel by Fiona Davis

Interesting, Informative, Adventurous

Edith Head: The Life and Times of Hollywood's Celebrated Costume Designer by David Chierichetti

Other Birds: A Novel by Addison Sarah Allen

Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton, Glennon Doyle

Inspiring, Life Changing, Adventurous

WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach

The Measure: A Novel by Nikki Erlick

Insightful, Interesting, Life Changing

Here We Go Again: My Life In Television by

Inspiring, Informative, Optimistic

The Highway of Spirit and Bone by Steven Ostrowski

Insightful, Optimistic, Beautiful

Takes commitment as it’s slow beginning.

The Match by Harlan Coben

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Dramatic, Unconvincing, Dark

I didn’t like it nearly as much as I did the author’s first novel.

These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett

Optimistic, Insightful, Adventurous

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel by James McBride

Inspiring, Insightful, Dramatic

Loved it!

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

Beautiful, Insightful, Gloomy

Crackpots: A Novel by Sara Pritchard

Beautiful, Difficult

Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life by Rebecca Fogg

Optimistic, Inspiring, Informative

The Candy House: A Novel (Visit from the Goon Squad, 2) by Jennifer Egan

Difficult

It didn’t draw me in.

Other People's Things: A Novel by Anne Kerry King

Fun, Unconvincing, Fantastic

Spare by Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex

Interesting, Boring, Unconvincing

Not a memoir fan.

Away: A Novel by Amy Bloom

Dramatic, Dark, Poorly Written

Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go (Paperback); 2006 Edition by Kazuo Ishiguro

Interesting, Slow, Dark

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Inspiring, Dramatic, Informative

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Watchers by Dean Koontz

Scary, Fantastic, Romantic

Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and a Fifty-Year Search (Movie Tie-In) by Martin Sixsmith

Informative, Dramatic, Interesting

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

Informative, Inspiring, Insightful

To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition by Harper Lee

Brilliant, Insightful, Inspiring

The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah

Dramatic, Informative, Inspiring

The Woman and the Ape: A Novel by Peter Høeg

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Fun, Addictive, Dramatic

The Alienist (TNT Tie-in Edition): A Novel (The Alienist Series) by Caleb Carr

Gift from the Sea: 50th-Anniversary Edition by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Inspiring, Interesting, Adventurous

White Houses: A Novel by Amy Bloom

Interesting, Informative, Romantic

The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder

Insightful, Dramatic, Gloomy

Room by Emma Donoghue

Dark, Adventurous, Dramatic

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Insightful, Difficult, Life Changing

The End of Normal: A Wife's Anguish, A Widow's New Life by Stephanie Madoff Mack

The Shack by William P. Young, William P

The Alice Network: A Novel by Kate Quinn

Adventurous, Dramatic, Interesting

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Inspiring, Insightful, Optimistic

Britt-Marie Was Here: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

Inspiring, Fun, Optimistic

Persuasion (Penguin Red Classics) by Jane Austen

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Dark, Dramatic, Interesting

Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn

Dramatic, Dark, Interesting

The Girl on the Train (Movie Tie-In) by Paula Hawkins

Dramatic, Addictive, Interesting

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

Confusing, Addictive, Dark

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

Informative, Interesting, Insightful

Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien

Slow, Boring, Informative

Life After Life: A Novel by Kate Atkinson

Interesting, Confusing, Insightful

Brilliant!

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Insightful, Inspiring, Interesting

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

Optimistic, Adventurous, Informative

The School for German Brides: A Novel of World War II by K. Aimie Runyan

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

Addictive, Dark, Dramatic

Theo of Golden by Allen Levi

Inspiring, Beautiful, Optimistic

Loved it! Beautifully written. HUMAN!!!!

The Wedding People: A Novel by Alison Espach

Fun, Inspiring, Slow

I loved its quirky optimism!

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

Poorly Written, Beautiful, Interesting

Poorly written and predictable

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