Do you have some favorite five star reads? These are my gold! They are books that really left me thinking, with a book hangover or just good happy feels. This isn’t a rating (4.5 or 5), I give out often but if I do…I’m going to keep telling you to read it. If we know each other in real life, this book will show up at your doorstep.
I also keep my book list up to date and it’s a great place to look at every book I have ever given a three to five star rating.
Fiction:
I wouldn’t call all of these literary fiction. I love a good RomCom because they make me happy and books should bring you joy. Flawed human beings, dealing with life and falling in love is my kind of happy. I also love a good friendship or family orientated story, those loves are just as imporant in life!
A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings (March 2022 pub date)
After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis
Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
Float Plan by Trish Doller
Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez
More Than Words by Jill Santopolo
My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Roomies by Christina Lauren
The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren
Non-Fiction:
Most of my non-fiction are of a memior or political way…I value open and honest discourse about politics and social commentary but let’s make sure we are being kind. I tend to “read” memoirs via audiobook. It makes me feel more connected to the person and their story. I also like to have the book handy so I can read parts of it over again for clarification!
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Born to Shine by Ashley LeMieux
End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
No Happy Endings by Nora McInerny
Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden
Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
See you later,
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*This post was updated in June 2021 new books.
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