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Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy

by Leslie Braswell • 2013

After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.

4.09

1k+

🧹 Breakup Recovery 🎯 Dating Strategy 🧩 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Folk Psychology 🔗 Attachment Styles

Immersive

Ignore the Guy, Get the Guy

After a breakup, stop chasing, stop texting, stop scrolling. Let silence become your strongest move.

by Leslie Braswell 2013 117 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧹 Breakup Recovery 🎯 Dating Strategy 🧩 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Folk Psychology 🔗 Attachment Styles

Elvis and Me

by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley • 1985

Elvis chose her at 14, sculpted her to his liking, and called it a fairy tale.

4.01

33k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir ⛓️ Coercive Control 💊 Fame And Addiction 🦋 Identity Reclamation 🛡️ Surviving Abuse

Immersive

Elvis and Me

Elvis chose her at 14, sculpted her to his liking, and called it a fairy tale.

by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley 1985 288 pages

4.01

33k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir ⛓️ Coercive Control 💊 Fame And Addiction 🦋 Identity Reclamation 🛡️ Surviving Abuse

The Perfect Divorce

by Jeneva Rose • 2025

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

3.99

300k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

Immersive

The Perfect Divorce

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

by Jeneva Rose 2025 288 pages

3.99

300k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

King of Greed

by Ana Huang • 2023

His ambition cost him his wife. He follows her to Brazil for a second chance.

3.93

300k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💞 Second Chance Romance 💰 Billionaire Hero 🙇‍♂️ Groveling Hero 💼 Workaholic Husband

King of Greed

His ambition cost him his wife. He follows her to Brazil for a second chance.

by Ana Huang 2023 352 pages

3.93

300k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💞 Second Chance Romance 💰 Billionaire Hero 🙇‍♂️ Groveling Hero 💼 Workaholic Husband

The Forty Rules of Love

by Elif Shafak • 2009

A housewife reads a novel about Rumi and a dervish, then her orderly life unravels.

4.11

200k+

🕌 Sufi Mysticism 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💔 Forbidden Connection 🌸 Midlife Awakening ✨ Mystical Partnership

The Forty Rules of Love

A housewife reads a novel about Rumi and a dervish, then her orderly life unravels.

by Elif Shafak 2009 355 pages

4.11

200k+ ratings

🕌 Sufi Mysticism 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💔 Forbidden Connection 🌸 Midlife Awakening ✨ Mystical Partnership

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga • 2018

A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.

4.36

6k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🧠 Brilliant Loner

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

A palace poisoning and a shrine maiden's secret force an apothecary into a deadly conspiracy.

by Natsu Hyuuga 2018 261 pages

4.36

6k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🧠 Brilliant Loner

The Power of the Pussy - How To Get What You Want From Men

by Kara King • 2012

Men don't chase what they already have. The playbook for being the one they pursue.

3.76

3k+

🗓️ Dating Advice ♟️ Relationship Strategy 👑 Feminine Power ⚡ Power Dynamics 🚩 Red Flags

The Power of the Pussy - How To Get What You Want From Men

Men don't chase what they already have. The playbook for being the one they pursue.

by Kara King 2012 202 pages

3.76

3k+ ratings

🗓️ Dating Advice ♟️ Relationship Strategy 👑 Feminine Power ⚡ Power Dynamics 🚩 Red Flags

Dream Count

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2025

A Nigerian writer in lockdown tallies her lost loves while women around her face private reckonings.

3.77

52k+

🎭 Polyphonic Novel 🦠 Pandemic Fiction 👭 Female Friendship 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters

Dream Count

A Nigerian writer in lockdown tallies her lost loves while women around her face private reckonings.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2025 474 pages

3.77

52k+ ratings

🎭 Polyphonic Novel 🦠 Pandemic Fiction 👭 Female Friendship 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters

Great Big Beautiful Life

by Emily Henry • 2025

Two rival biographers on a Georgia island: one story, no rules, and undeniable chemistry.

3.95

800k+

🤝 Rivals To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔑 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Great Big Beautiful Life

Two rival biographers on a Georgia island: one story, no rules, and undeniable chemistry.

by Emily Henry 2025 432 pages

3.95

800k+ ratings

🤝 Rivals To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔑 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Protagonist

I Am Malala

by Malala Yousafzai • 2012

At 11, a secret BBC blog. At 15, a Taliban gunman on her school bus.

4.16

600k+

🏫 Girls Education ⚔️ Taliban Rule 📢 Education Activism 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 👨‍👧 Father Daughter Bond

I Am Malala

At 11, a secret BBC blog. At 15, a Taliban gunman on her school bus.

by Malala Yousafzai 2012 328 pages

4.16

600k+ ratings

🏫 Girls Education ⚔️ Taliban Rule 📢 Education Activism 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir 👨‍👧 Father Daughter Bond

The Palace of Illusions

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2008

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

4.20

66k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

The Palace of Illusions

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008 360 pages

4.20

66k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

Becoming

by Michelle Obama • 2018

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

4.43

1.2M+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

Becoming

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

by Michelle Obama 2018 426 pages

4.43

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

by Mandy Hale • 2013

The waiting ends now. Build a confident, joyful single life before anyone else shows up.

4.18

2k+

💃 Single Life ✝️ Christian Inspiration 💪 Women's Empowerment 💖 Self-Worth 🕊️ Letting Go

The Single Woman–Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

The waiting ends now. Build a confident, joyful single life before anyone else shows up.

by Mandy Hale 2013 224 pages

4.18

2k+ ratings

💃 Single Life ✝️ Christian Inspiration 💪 Women's Empowerment 💖 Self-Worth 🕊️ Letting Go

Educated

by Tara Westover • 2018

With no birth certificate or schooling, a survivalist's daughter discovers herself through books.

4.46

1.8M+

🏔️ Survivalist Upbringing 🏚️ Off-The-Grid Family 💔 Abusive Sibling 📚 Escape Through Education 🔥 Family Gaslighting

Educated

With no birth certificate or schooling, a survivalist's daughter discovers herself through books.

by Tara Westover 2018 334 pages

4.46

1.8M+ ratings

🏔️ Survivalist Upbringing 🏚️ Off-The-Grid Family 💔 Abusive Sibling 📚 Escape Through Education 🔥 Family Gaslighting

The Dance of Anger

by Harriet Lerner • 1985

The anger you hide is a map for breaking the relationship patterns that keep you stuck.

4.11

29k+

🔥 Anger Management 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🌳 Family Of Origin 🚧 Boundary Setting 💬 Emotional Communication

The Dance of Anger

The anger you hide is a map for breaking the relationship patterns that keep you stuck.

by Harriet Lerner 1985 239 pages

4.11

29k+ ratings

🔥 Anger Management 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🌳 Family Of Origin 🚧 Boundary Setting 💬 Emotional Communication

The Woman in Cabin 10

by Ruth Ware • 2016

On a luxury cruise, a journalist reports a body thrown overboard, but no passenger is missing.

3.72

700k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🪞 Gaslighting

The Woman in Cabin 10

On a luxury cruise, a journalist reports a body thrown overboard, but no passenger is missing.

by Ruth Ware 2016 341 pages

3.72

700k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🪞 Gaslighting

The Art of Thinking Clearly

by Rolf Dobelli • 2011

Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.

3.85

41k+

🧮 Sexual Economics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📈 Hypergamy 🎯 Dating Strategy 🕵️ Manosphere

The Art of Thinking Clearly

Dating is a market with supply, demand, and currency. Learn the rules before you make a bad trade.

by Rolf Dobelli 2011 384 pages

3.85

41k+ ratings

🧮 Sexual Economics 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📈 Hypergamy 🎯 Dating Strategy 🕵️ Manosphere

The Heroine's Journey

by Maureen Murdock • 1990

The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.

3.90

2k+

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌒 Goddess Spirituality 👸 Feminine Archetypes 🌑 Mother Wound 🌗 Shadow Work

The Heroine's Journey

The hero's journey was never made for women. Here is the map they actually walk.

by Maureen Murdock 1990 229 pages

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🌒 Goddess Spirituality 👸 Feminine Archetypes 🌑 Mother Wound 🌗 Shadow Work

Women Who Love Too Much

by Robin Norwood • 1985

Obsession feels like love, but it is a childhood pattern replaying. And it can be broken.

4.03

32k+

🪢 Codependency Patterns 💔 Relationship Addiction 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🎭 People-Pleasing 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Women Who Love Too Much

Obsession feels like love, but it is a childhood pattern replaying. And it can be broken.

by Robin Norwood 1985 334 pages

4.03

32k+ ratings

🪢 Codependency Patterns 💔 Relationship Addiction 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🎭 People-Pleasing 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Reminders of Him

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

A young mother fresh from prison falls for the best friend of the man she killed.

4.33

1.7M+

💥 Hate To Love 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town

Reminders of Him

A young mother fresh from prison falls for the best friend of the man she killed.

by Colleen Hoover 2022 335 pages

4.33

1.7M+ ratings

💥 Hate To Love 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town

Funny in Farsi

by Firoozeh Dumas • 2003

A seven-year-old Iranian girl moves to California. Disneyland awes her. Hostages change everything.

3.84

27k+

🧳 Immigrant Memoir 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 🌏 Culture Shock 🗣️ Language Barriers 😂 Comedic Memoir

Funny in Farsi

A seven-year-old Iranian girl moves to California. Disneyland awes her. Hostages change everything.

by Firoozeh Dumas 2003 240 pages

3.84

27k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Memoir 🇮🇷 Iranian Diaspora 🌏 Culture Shock 🗣️ Language Barriers 😂 Comedic Memoir

We Should All Be Feminists

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2012

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

4.39

300k+

✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

We Should All Be Feminists

A friend used 'feminist' as a slur. Her short reply reshaped a global conversation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2012 52 pages

4.39

300k+ ratings

✊ Modern Feminism 🌍 African Feminism 👶 Gender Socialization 💪 Toxic Masculinity 👫 Gender Stereotypes

The Man's Guide to Women

by John M. Gottman • 2016

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

4.19

3k+

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

The Man's Guide to Women

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

by John M. Gottman 2016 228 pages

4.19

3k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2021

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

3.64

200k+

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

Magnolia Parks

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

by Jessa Hastings 2021 423 pages

3.64

200k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

The Second Sex

by Simone de Beauvoir • 1949

Man is the default, and woman is defined as its deviation. The oldest story of civilization.

4.18

47k+

🧠 Feminist Philosophy ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 🏗️ Gender As Construct 👥 Othering 🎭 Myth Of Femininity

The Second Sex

Man is the default, and woman is defined as its deviation. The oldest story of civilization.

by Simone de Beauvoir 1949 746 pages

4.18

47k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Philosophy ✊ Second-Wave Feminism 🏗️ Gender As Construct 👥 Othering 🎭 Myth Of Femininity

Blue Sisters

by Coco Mellors • 2024

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

3.90

300k+

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Blue Sisters

Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.

by Coco Mellors 2024 352 pages

3.90

300k+ ratings

🖤 Sisters In Grief 🏠 Family Drama 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💍 Lesbian Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair

The Worlds I See

by Fei-Fei Li • 2023

How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.

4.31

5k+

📷 Computer Vision 🧠 Deep Learning 🤖 Ai History 📊 Data-Driven Science ⚖️ Ai Ethics

The Worlds I See

How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.

by Fei-Fei Li 2023 336 pages

4.31

5k+ ratings

📷 Computer Vision 🧠 Deep Learning 🤖 Ai History 📊 Data-Driven Science ⚖️ Ai Ethics

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

3.65

1.8M+

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel 🍝 Food And Travel 🧘 Meditation Practice

Eat, Pray, Love

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006 458 pages

3.65

1.8M+ ratings

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel 🍝 Food And Travel 🧘 Meditation Practice

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2024

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

4.3

77k+

💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama

Magnolia Parks

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

by Jessa Hastings 2024 720 pages

4.3

77k+ ratings

💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama

The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood • 2021

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

4.09

1.9M+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Love Hypothesis

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

by Ali Hazelwood 2021 400 pages

4.09

1.9M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

500k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023 376 pages

3.36

500k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks • 1996

An elderly man reads his love story to a wife who no longer remembers him.

4.16

1.8M+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 Second Chance Love 💰 Rich Girl Poor Boy 💔 Love Triangle 🥀 Bittersweet Love Story

Immersive

The Notebook

An elderly man reads his love story to a wife who no longer remembers him.

by Nicholas Sparks 1996 227 pages

4.16

1.8M+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 Second Chance Love 💰 Rich Girl Poor Boy 💔 Love Triangle 🥀 Bittersweet Love Story

A pesar de ti

by Colleen Hoover • 2019

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

4.10

900k+

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

A pesar de ti

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

by Colleen Hoover 2019 432 pages

4.10

900k+ ratings

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

Here One Moment

by Liane Moriarty • 2024

A stranger on a flight predicts how each passenger will die. Some believe her.

3.98

300k+

💀 Death Prediction 🎲 Fate And Free Will 🌪️ Lives Disrupted 👥 Female Ensemble ⏳ Midlife Reckoning

Here One Moment

A stranger on a flight predicts how each passenger will die. Some believe her.

by Liane Moriarty 2024 512 pages

3.98

300k+ ratings

💀 Death Prediction 🎲 Fate And Free Will 🌪️ Lives Disrupted 👥 Female Ensemble ⏳ Midlife Reckoning

Likeable Badass

by Alison Fragale • 2024

How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.

4.24

3k+

👩‍💼 Women's Leadership 📈 Career Strategy 🏆 Status Building 🎤 Executive Presence 📢 Strategic Self-Promotion

Likeable Badass

How women get the respect they deserve: blend warmth and competence, and build an army of advocates.

by Alison Fragale 2024 256 pages

4.24

3k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women's Leadership 📈 Career Strategy 🏆 Status Building 🎤 Executive Presence 📢 Strategic Self-Promotion

Call It What You Want

by Alissa DeRogatis • 2023

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

3.35

36k+

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

Call It What You Want

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

by Alissa DeRogatis 2023 257 pages

3.35

36k+ ratings

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

The Perfect Son

by Freida McFadden • 2019

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

3.99

500k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

The Perfect Son

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

by Freida McFadden 2019 373 pages

3.99

500k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas • 2021

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

3.79

800k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Spanish Love Deception

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

by Elena Armas 2021 487 pages

3.79

800k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Wild

by Cheryl Strayed • 2012

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

4.07

800k+

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss 💔 Self-Destruction 🌿 Nature Healing

Wild

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

by Cheryl Strayed 2012 336 pages

4.07

800k+ ratings

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss 💔 Self-Destruction 🌿 Nature Healing

The Forest of Enchantments

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2019

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

4.22

19k+

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

The Forest of Enchantments

She survived exile and a demon king. Now her husband demands proof of her purity.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2019 372 pages

4.22

19k+ ratings

👩‍🎤 Feminist Mythology 🏛️ Indian Mythology 👑 Banished Queen 🔥 Trial Of Purity 🌊 Quiet Fury

Lab Girl

by Hope Jahren • 2016

Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.

3.98

72k+

👩‍🔬 Women In STEM 🌿 Botanical Writing 🔬 Science Memoirs 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 📚 Academic Life

Lab Girl

Bipolar, broke, with an oddball lab partner: a geobiologist's devotion to what plants know.

by Hope Jahren 2016 290 pages

3.98

72k+ ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In STEM 🌿 Botanical Writing 🔬 Science Memoirs 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 📚 Academic Life

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

by John Gray • 2008

She needs a listener; he wants to fix it. How to bridge the divide before it widens.

3.58

200k+

🚻 Gender Differences 💝 Emotional Needs 👂 Active Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧬 Gender Essentialism

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

She needs a listener; he wants to fix it. How to bridge the divide before it widens.

by John Gray 2008 320 pages

3.58

200k+ ratings

🚻 Gender Differences 💝 Emotional Needs 👂 Active Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧬 Gender Essentialism

Beautiful Ugly

by Alice Feeney • 2025

A novelist retreats to a Scottish island after his wife vanishes. The quiet has teeth.

3.61

400k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Feminist Revenge ✍️ Writer Protagonist 📖 Book Within A Book

Beautiful Ugly

A novelist retreats to a Scottish island after his wife vanishes. The quiet has teeth.

by Alice Feeney 2025 306 pages

3.61

400k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Feminist Revenge ✍️ Writer Protagonist 📖 Book Within A Book

The Woman in Suite 11

by Ruth Ware • 2025

A journalist's Swiss hotel reunion turns deadly when every guest survived the same cruise nightmare.

3.54

75k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Frenemy Bonds 😰 Claustrophobic Tension 👁️ Surveillance Dread

The Woman in Suite 11

A journalist's Swiss hotel reunion turns deadly when every guest survived the same cruise nightmare.

by Ruth Ware 2025 387 pages

3.54

75k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Frenemy Bonds 😰 Claustrophobic Tension 👁️ Surveillance Dread

Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata • 2016

At thirty-six, the convenience store is her entire identity. Everyone else calls that a problem.

3.67

300k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 👥 Social Pressure 👀 Outsider Narrator 🏪 Workplace As Identity 😐 Deadpan Humor

Convenience Store Woman

At thirty-six, the convenience store is her entire identity. Everyone else calls that a problem.

by Sayaka Murata 2016 163 pages

3.67

300k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 👥 Social Pressure 👀 Outsider Narrator 🏪 Workplace As Identity 😐 Deadpan Humor

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister • 2025

A wife learns her husband is holding hostages; a mother's daughter vanishes with a cryptic message.

3.73

100k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔒 Hostage Crisis 👶 Missing Child 🕵️‍♂️ Unreliable Spouse 👥 Dual Perspective

Famous Last Words

A wife learns her husband is holding hostages; a mother's daughter vanishes with a cryptic message.

by Gillian McAllister 2025 336 pages

3.73

100k+ ratings

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4.21

800k+

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Love and Other Words

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

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4.21

800k+ ratings

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4.00

3k+

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The Menopause Brain

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4.00

3k+ ratings

🔥 Menopause 🧠 Women's Brains 💊 Hormone Therapy 🧩 Brain Health 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine

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4.41

13k+

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4.41

13k+ ratings

🕌 Islamic Spirituality 📿 Muslim Self-Help 🫀 Heart Purification 💔 Worldly Detachment 🌸 Trials And Growth

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3.90

600k+

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Love on the Brain

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3.90

600k+ ratings

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