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Before We Were Innocent

by Ella Berman • 2023

Ten years after covering up a friend's death, Bess's accomplice returns needing another alibi.

3.40

87k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 📖 Literary Thriller 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🕊️ Survivor's Guilt

Before We Were Innocent

Ten years after covering up a friend's death, Bess's accomplice returns needing another alibi.

by Ella Berman 2023 384 pages

3.40

87k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 📖 Literary Thriller 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🕊️ Survivor's Guilt

Uninvited

by Lysa TerKeurst • 2016

Rejection distorts your identity. A Christian practice for anchoring it in unfailing love.

4.18

40k+

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Healing From Rejection 🆔 Identity In Christ 🩹 Emotional Healing 🪞 Comparison Trap

Uninvited

Rejection distorts your identity. A Christian practice for anchoring it in unfailing love.

by Lysa TerKeurst 2016 275 pages

4.18

40k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 💔 Healing From Rejection 🆔 Identity In Christ 🩹 Emotional Healing 🪞 Comparison Trap

Diana

by Andrew Morton • 1993

The secret tapes: a princess bingeing, purging, and sharing her husband with another woman.

3.84

30k+

👑 British Monarchy 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🍽️ Eating Disorders 💔 Emotional Neglect 📸 Tabloid Culture

Diana

The secret tapes: a princess bingeing, purging, and sharing her husband with another woman.

by Andrew Morton 1993 432 pages

3.84

30k+ ratings

👑 British Monarchy 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🍽️ Eating Disorders 💔 Emotional Neglect 📸 Tabloid Culture

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

by Mariana Zapata • 2016

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

4.15

300k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me

To shed her debt, a former assistant weds the football star whose visa depends on it.

by Mariana Zapata 2016 475 pages

4.15

300k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏈 Football Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006

One year in Italy, India, and Indonesia: the journey that taught her how to live again.

3.65

1.8M+

🍝 Culinary Journeys 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌍 Transformative Travel 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 🧭 Personal Quests

Eat, Pray, Love

One year in Italy, India, and Indonesia: the journey that taught her how to live again.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006 458 pages

3.65

1.8M+ ratings

🍝 Culinary Journeys 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🌍 Transformative Travel 🔄 Midlife Reinvention 🧭 Personal Quests

The Wife Between Us

by Greer Hendricks • 2018

She escaped her ex-husband, but can she save the woman who took her place?

3.83

400k+

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🤯 Unexpected Twists 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Wife Between Us

She escaped her ex-husband, but can she save the woman who took her place?

by Greer Hendricks 2018 346 pages

3.83

400k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🤯 Unexpected Twists 🎭 Hidden Identity

A Well-Trained Wife

by Tia Levings • 2024

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

4.28

37k+

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🔒 Purity Culture

A Well-Trained Wife

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

by Tia Levings 2024 304 pages

4.28

37k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🔒 Purity Culture

Boys in the Trees

by Carly Simon • 2015

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

3.67

12k+

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Boys in the Trees

The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.

by Carly Simon 2015 384 pages

3.67

12k+ ratings

🎤 Singer-Songwriter Memoir 🎸 Women In Rock 🧠 Mental Health And Creativity 💔 Complicated Marriages 👩‍👧 Art And Motherhood

Machiavelli For Women

by Stacey Vanek Smith • 2021

Negotiate pay, speak up, handle difficult colleagues: Renaissance tactics for working women.

4.03

1k+

🏢 Workplace Strategy 💰 Career Negotiation 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Office Politics 💪 Confidence Building

Machiavelli For Women

Negotiate pay, speak up, handle difficult colleagues: Renaissance tactics for working women.

by Stacey Vanek Smith 2021 224 pages

4.03

1k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Strategy 💰 Career Negotiation 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Office Politics 💪 Confidence Building

The Little Dictionary of Fashion

by Christian Dior • 1954

Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.

4.01

1k+

🧥 Personal Style 📖 Fashion Fundamentals ⏳ Timeless Style 🇫🇷 French Fashion 🎀 Midcentury Fashion

The Little Dictionary of Fashion

Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.

by Christian Dior 1954 128 pages

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧥 Personal Style 📖 Fashion Fundamentals ⏳ Timeless Style 🇫🇷 French Fashion 🎀 Midcentury Fashion

Darling Girls

by Sally Hepworth • 2024

A body found under their foster home forces three women to confront their childhood secrets.

3.99

200k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Foster Care System 🤥 Manipulative Caregiver 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery

Darling Girls

A body found under their foster home forces three women to confront their childhood secrets.

by Sally Hepworth 2024 359 pages

3.99

200k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Foster Care System 🤥 Manipulative Caregiver 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery

Maid

by Stephanie Land • 2019

A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

3.86

100k+

💰 Working Poor 🧹 Domestic Labor 🌫️ Invisible Labor 🏷️ Poverty Stigma 📋 Welfare System

Maid

A single mother cleans houses while barely holding onto her own: life inside the working poor.

by Stephanie Land 2019 270 pages

3.86

100k+ ratings

💰 Working Poor 🧹 Domestic Labor 🌫️ Invisible Labor 🏷️ Poverty Stigma 📋 Welfare System

Below Zero

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

3.56

100k+

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

Below Zero

Stranded in the Arctic, a NASA engineer's rescue comes from the rival she's always despised.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022 112 pages

3.56

100k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies-To-Lovers 🏔️ Forced Proximity 🔬 Women In Stem ❄️ Arctic Setting 💼 Workplace Rivalry

Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen

by Mara Branscombe • 2023

Seven archetypes already run your life. The practical rituals that make each one an ally.

3.64

🧭 Feminine Archetypes 🌺 The Divine Feminine 🌑 Shadow Work 🧠 Jungian Psychology 💪 Women's Empowerment

Sage, Huntress, Lover, Queen

Seven archetypes already run your life. The practical rituals that make each one an ally.

by Mara Branscombe 2023 256 pages

3.64

92 ratings

🧭 Feminine Archetypes 🌺 The Divine Feminine 🌑 Shadow Work 🧠 Jungian Psychology 💪 Women's Empowerment

Like Mother, Like Daughter

by Kimberly McCreight • 2024

Her mother disappeared from their Brooklyn brownstone. The blood was just the beginning.

3.65

35k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Persons 🔐 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict ⏳ Dual Timeline

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Her mother disappeared from their Brooklyn brownstone. The blood was just the beginning.

by Kimberly McCreight 2024 320 pages

3.65

35k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Persons 🔐 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict ⏳ Dual Timeline

1st to Die

by James Patterson • 2001

A San Francisco detective hunts a killer stalking newlyweds, even as her own blood betrays her.

4.10

300k+

🔍 Police Procedural 👮 Female Detective 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🌉 San Francisco

1st to Die

A San Francisco detective hunts a killer stalking newlyweds, even as her own blood betrays her.

by James Patterson 2001 424 pages

4.10

300k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 👮 Female Detective 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🌉 San Francisco

A Thousand Ships

by Natalie Haynes • 2019

Done with heroes, the muse of epic poetry sings the Trojan War through its women instead.

4.04

93k+

🏛️ Feminist Myth Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 🏺 Ancient Greece 🪖 Women In War ⛓️ Captive Women

A Thousand Ships

Done with heroes, the muse of epic poetry sings the Trojan War through its women instead.

by Natalie Haynes 2019 368 pages

4.04

93k+ ratings

🏛️ Feminist Myth Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War 🏺 Ancient Greece 🪖 Women In War ⛓️ Captive Women

ADHD for Smart Ass Women

by Tracy Otsuka • 2023

ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.

4.06

5k+

👩 Women With Adhd 🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity 💪 Adhd Strengths 📋 Executive Functioning

ADHD for Smart Ass Women

ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.

by Tracy Otsuka 2023 274 pages

4.06

5k+ ratings

👩 Women With Adhd 🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity 💪 Adhd Strengths 📋 Executive Functioning

The White Queen

by Philippa Gregory • 2009

A widow marries a king in secret and must outmaneuver England's most powerful lords to survive.

3.96

100k+

🏰 Plantagenet England 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Secret Marriage ⚔️ War Of Succession 🗡️ Political Betrayal

The White Queen

A widow marries a king in secret and must outmaneuver England's most powerful lords to survive.

by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages

3.96

100k+ ratings

🏰 Plantagenet England 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Secret Marriage ⚔️ War Of Succession 🗡️ Political Betrayal

How to Age Disgracefully

by Clare Pooley • 2024

A lonely seventy-year-old makes her first friends as their community center faces the wrecking ball.

4.11

67k+

🖤 Found Family 🖤 Older Protagonists 🖤 Quirky Ensemble 🖤 Heartwarming Humor 🖤 Secret Criminal Past

How to Age Disgracefully

A lonely seventy-year-old makes her first friends as their community center faces the wrecking ball.

by Clare Pooley 2024 337 pages

4.11

67k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🖤 Older Protagonists 🖤 Quirky Ensemble 🖤 Heartwarming Humor 🖤 Secret Criminal Past

The Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan • 2017

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

3.80

100k+

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

The Keeper of Lost Things

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

by Ruth Hogan 2017 288 pages

3.80

100k+ ratings

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

by Greg Behrendt • 2005

Stop calling him. Sixty days, zero contact, and the rules to actually stick to it.

3.97

12k+

💔 Breakup Recovery 💪 Tough Love Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚫 No Contact Rule 🧘 Emotional Detox

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken

Stop calling him. Sixty days, zero contact, and the rules to actually stick to it.

by Greg Behrendt 2005 208 pages

3.97

12k+ ratings

💔 Breakup Recovery 💪 Tough Love Advice 😂 Humorous Self-Help 🚫 No Contact Rule 🧘 Emotional Detox

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

by Rosamunde Pilcher • 1987

Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.

4.20

100k+

🏠 Generational Saga 💌 Wartime Romance ⚖️ Inheritance Drama 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher

Penelope Keeling, at sixty-four, is caught between her father's art and her children's greed.

by Rosamunde Pilcher 1987

4.20

100k+ ratings

🏠 Generational Saga 💌 Wartime Romance ⚖️ Inheritance Drama 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family ⏳ Dual Timeline

Thank You for Listening

by Julia Whelan • 2022

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

3.99

100k+

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Thank You for Listening

She quit romance. Then a Vegas one-night stand and a faceless co-narrator pulled her back.

by Julia Whelan 2022 432 pages

3.99

100k+ ratings

🎙️ Book Industry Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌙 One Night Stand ✉️ Email Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Persian Girls

by Nahid Rachlin • 2006

One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.

3.92

3k+

🧳 Iranian Diaspora 🌍 Immigrant Memoirs 🪞 Dual Identity 👭 Sisterhood Bonds 👩 Iranian Women

Persian Girls

One sister left Iran for America. One stayed through revolution. Letters bridged the distance.

by Nahid Rachlin 2006 304 pages

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧳 Iranian Diaspora 🌍 Immigrant Memoirs 🪞 Dual Identity 👭 Sisterhood Bonds 👩 Iranian Women

The Lucky One

by Nicholas Sparks • 2008

A Marine searches for the woman in a photograph and enters a single mother's dangerous orbit.

4.13

300k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🎖️ Military Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance ✨ Fated Love

The Lucky One

A Marine searches for the woman in a photograph and enters a single mother's dangerous orbit.

by Nicholas Sparks 2008 326 pages

4.13

300k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🎖️ Military Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance ✨ Fated Love

What Alice Forgot

by Liane Moriarty • 2010

After a fall, Alice can't remember ten years, her three kids, or why her marriage died.

4.07

500k+

🧠 Amnesia Plot 💔 Marriage In Crisis 💕 Second Chance Love 👯 Sister Bond 😄 Domestic Humor

What Alice Forgot

After a fall, Alice can't remember ten years, her three kids, or why her marriage died.

by Liane Moriarty 2010 487 pages

4.07

500k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Plot 💔 Marriage In Crisis 💕 Second Chance Love 👯 Sister Bond 😄 Domestic Humor

Burn Book

by Kara Swisher • 2024

Decades interrogating tech's most powerful men, and the one question none of them could answer.

3.94

15k+

🧪 Silicon Valley Culture 📔 Tech Industry Memoir 🖥️ Digital Journalism ⚖️ Accountability In Tech 🌐 Platform Society

Burn Book

Decades interrogating tech's most powerful men, and the one question none of them could answer.

by Kara Swisher 2024 305 pages

3.94

15k+ ratings

🧪 Silicon Valley Culture 📔 Tech Industry Memoir 🖥️ Digital Journalism ⚖️ Accountability In Tech 🌐 Platform Society

Ready or Not

by Cara Bastone • 2024

A one-night stand leaves Eve pregnant; her best friend's brother becomes her anchor, then her heart.

3.94

94k+

🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🌆 Brooklyn Setting

Ready or Not

A one-night stand leaves Eve pregnant; her best friend's brother becomes her anchor, then her heart.

by Cara Bastone 2024 367 pages

3.94

94k+ ratings

🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🌆 Brooklyn Setting

Kisses from Katie

by Katie Davis Majors • 2011

A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.

4.4

35k+

👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care 🌍 Serving The Poor ✝️ Radical Faith 📖 Missionary Memoirs 💒 Young Women Of Faith

Kisses from Katie

A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.

by Katie Davis Majors 2011 275 pages

4.4

35k+ ratings

👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care 🌍 Serving The Poor ✝️ Radical Faith 📖 Missionary Memoirs 💒 Young Women Of Faith

Into the Water

by Paula Hawkins • 2017

A death at the Drowning Pool forces Jules back to a town where questioning women vanish.

3.59

400k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👻 Local Legend 🍎 Teacher-Student Affair 🗝️ Family Secrets 👭 Sister Estrangement

Into the Water

A death at the Drowning Pool forces Jules back to a town where questioning women vanish.

by Paula Hawkins 2017 386 pages

3.59

400k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👻 Local Legend 🍎 Teacher-Student Affair 🗝️ Family Secrets 👭 Sister Estrangement

Women of the Word

by Jen Wilkin • 2014

Stop treating the Bible as a self-help book. A method to study it with your mind first.

4.51

20k+

📖 Bible Study 🔍 Hermeneutics ✍️ Exegesis 🗺️ Biblical Theology 📚 Biblical Literacy

Women of the Word

Stop treating the Bible as a self-help book. A method to study it with your mind first.

by Jen Wilkin 2014 160 pages

4.51

20k+ ratings

📖 Bible Study 🔍 Hermeneutics ✍️ Exegesis 🗺️ Biblical Theology 📚 Biblical Literacy

Girl, Stop Apologizing

by Rachel Hollis • 2019

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

3.77

92k+

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

Girl, Stop Apologizing

Drop the excuses, build the confidence. A guilt-free plan for women ready to chase their goals.

by Rachel Hollis 2019 240 pages

3.77

92k+ ratings

🙋‍♀️ Women's Ambition 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Confidence Building 🛡️ Shame Resilience ♀️ Modern Feminism

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

by Shannon Chakraborty • 2023

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

4.24

82k+

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission 😈 Demonic Pact 🗡️ Daring Rescue

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Retired pirate captain takes a rescue job pitting her against a sorcerer and her demon ex-husband.

by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages

4.24

82k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Retired Pirate Captain 🖤 Found Family 👩‍👧 Mother On A Mission 😈 Demonic Pact 🗡️ Daring Rescue

The Visionaries

by Wolfram Eilenberger • 2020

Four women, one war, and the year their philosophies of freedom were forged in darkness.

3.91

1k+

👥 Group Biography 📖 Intellectual History 🖤 Existentialism ⛓️ Totalitarianism 🗽 Radical Individualism

The Visionaries

Four women, one war, and the year their philosophies of freedom were forged in darkness.

by Wolfram Eilenberger 2020 400 pages

3.91

1k+ ratings

👥 Group Biography 📖 Intellectual History 🖤 Existentialism ⛓️ Totalitarianism 🗽 Radical Individualism

The Drowning Woman

by Robyn Harding • 2023

A homeless woman saves a drowning wife, who begs her to take her place so she can vanish.

4.03

100k+

🖤 Domestic Thriller 👥 Dual Narrative 💔 Abusive Marriage 🕵️ Fake Death 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Drowning Woman

A homeless woman saves a drowning wife, who begs her to take her place so she can vanish.

by Robyn Harding 2023 336 pages

4.03

100k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Thriller 👥 Dual Narrative 💔 Abusive Marriage 🕵️ Fake Death 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan • 1989

Four Chinese mothers and their American daughters tell stories they could never tell each other.

3.97

700k+

🧳 Immigrant Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🪪 Dual Identities 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma

The Joy Luck Club

Four Chinese mothers and their American daughters tell stories they could never tell each other.

by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages

3.97

700k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🪪 Dual Identities 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma

Bachelor Girl

by Betsy Israel • 2002

The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.

3.72

1k+

💃 Single Women 📚 Cultural History 🏙️ Urban Life 🏭 Workplace History 💋 Sexual Revolution

Bachelor Girl

The hidden history of single women: from spinsters to the women who refused to settle.

by Betsy Israel 2002 324 pages

3.72

1k+ ratings

💃 Single Women 📚 Cultural History 🏙️ Urban Life 🏭 Workplace History 💋 Sexual Revolution

Unbreakable

by Jenni Rivera • 2013

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

4.47

2k+

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

Unbreakable

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

by Jenni Rivera 2013 240 pages

4.47

2k+ ratings

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

More Than a Body

by Lexie Kite • 2020

Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.

4.14

8k+

🪞 Body Image 👁️ Self-Objectification 💄 Beauty Standards ⚖️ Body Neutrality 📺 Media Literacy

More Than a Body

Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.

by Lexie Kite 2020 352 pages

4.14

8k+ ratings

🪞 Body Image 👁️ Self-Objectification 💄 Beauty Standards ⚖️ Body Neutrality 📺 Media Literacy

An Autobiography

by Agatha Christie • 1977

She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.

4.13

12k+

🖋️ Literary Memoir 🏡 English Childhood 🔍 Golden Age Detective Fiction 🏥 Wartime Nursing ✍️ Creative Process

An Autobiography

She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.

by Agatha Christie 1977 576 pages

4.13

12k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Memoir 🏡 English Childhood 🔍 Golden Age Detective Fiction 🏥 Wartime Nursing ✍️ Creative Process

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One

by Raphaëlle Giordano • 2015

A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.

3.61

29k+

🧘 Self-Help Novel 🗼 Parisian Life 🧑‍🏫 Mysterious Mentor ❤️ Pay It Forward 💍 Marriage Strain

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One

A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.

by Raphaëlle Giordano 2015 261 pages

3.61

29k+ ratings

🧘 Self-Help Novel 🗼 Parisian Life 🧑‍🏫 Mysterious Mentor ❤️ Pay It Forward 💍 Marriage Strain

Life and Death in Shanghai

by Nien Cheng • 1986

When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.

4.33

14k+

🔥 Cultural Revolution 👮 Totalitarian Regimes ⛓️ Political Imprisonment 🧱 Survival Memoirs 📜 Modern Chinese History

Life and Death in Shanghai

When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.

by Nien Cheng 1986 547 pages

4.33

14k+ ratings

🔥 Cultural Revolution 👮 Totalitarian Regimes ⛓️ Political Imprisonment 🧱 Survival Memoirs 📜 Modern Chinese History

The Idiot

by Elif Batuman • 2017

A Harvard freshman discovers that email can spark a love affair words alone cannot sustain.

3.64

100k+

🎓 Campus Novel 📚 Intellectual Attraction 💔 Unresolved Longing ✈️ Summer Abroad 📧 Email Correspondence

The Idiot

A Harvard freshman discovers that email can spark a love affair words alone cannot sustain.

by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages

3.64

100k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Novel 📚 Intellectual Attraction 💔 Unresolved Longing ✈️ Summer Abroad 📧 Email Correspondence

The Ex Vows

by Jessica Joyce • 2024

She's salvaging her best friend's wedding, and her co-planner is the ex she never got over.

4.05

71k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Romance 😟 Relationship Anxiety

The Ex Vows

She's salvaging her best friend's wedding, and her co-planner is the ex she never got over.

by Jessica Joyce 2024 399 pages

4.05

71k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💒 Wedding Romance 😟 Relationship Anxiety

The Original Daughter

by Jemimah Wei • 2025

Two sisters, a childhood blood oath, and a betrayal that turned private pain into public art.

3.64

7k+

🇸🇬 Singapore Family Drama 👭 Estranged Sisters 🧬 Generational Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets 😢 Emotionally Intense

The Original Daughter

Two sisters, a childhood blood oath, and a betrayal that turned private pain into public art.

by Jemimah Wei 2025 368 pages

3.64

7k+ ratings

🇸🇬 Singapore Family Drama 👭 Estranged Sisters 🧬 Generational Trauma 🔒 Family Secrets 😢 Emotionally Intense

Home of the American Circus

by Allison Larkin • 2025

A bar worker inherits a decaying house and a niece who needs saving from their broken family.

4.06

16k+

🎭 Family Drama 💔 Generational Trauma 🫂 Found Family 👭 Sister Rivalry 😢 Bittersweet

Home of the American Circus

A bar worker inherits a decaying house and a niece who needs saving from their broken family.

by Allison Larkin 2025 426 pages

4.06

16k+ ratings

🎭 Family Drama 💔 Generational Trauma 🫂 Found Family 👭 Sister Rivalry 😢 Bittersweet

Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic

by Jennifer L. Scott • 2015

Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.

3.83

2k+

👗 Capsule Wardrobes 🥐 Parisian Chic 🍽️ Etiquette Modern 💪 Confidence Building 💄 Grooming Rituals

Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic

Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.

by Jennifer L. Scott 2015 288 pages

3.83

2k+ ratings

👗 Capsule Wardrobes 🥐 Parisian Chic 🍽️ Etiquette Modern 💪 Confidence Building 💄 Grooming Rituals

Three Days in June

by Anne Tyler • 2025

At her daughter's wedding, Gail faces the ex-husband she betrayed and a secret she buried.

3.59

100k+

🏡 Domestic Fiction 💒 Wedding Weekend 💕 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Tension 🌱 Late-Life Renewal

Three Days in June

At her daughter's wedding, Gail faces the ex-husband she betrayed and a secret she buried.

by Anne Tyler 2025 165 pages

3.59

100k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Fiction 💒 Wedding Weekend 💕 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Tension 🌱 Late-Life Renewal

The Hypnotist's Love Story

by Liane Moriarty • 2011

A hypnotherapist falls for a charming widower, never guessing his stalker ex is already her patient.

3.71

100k+

🖤 Obsessive Ex 👁️ Stalker Point Of View 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family

The Hypnotist's Love Story

A hypnotherapist falls for a charming widower, never guessing his stalker ex is already her patient.

by Liane Moriarty 2011 446 pages

3.71

100k+ ratings

🖤 Obsessive Ex 👁️ Stalker Point Of View 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family

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