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No Rest For The Reader Fave Books and TBR
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items A never ending TBR full of books I’ve loved, books I’m dying to read, and stories that just look too good to ignore. Expect cozy mysteries, a little spooky, a little dramatic, and plenty of main character energy. If it’s intriguing, comforting, or mi...
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Cozy Mystery Books You’ll Love
Horror Books | Thriller Books
Memoirs and Biographies Of Interesting People
For The Science Fiction And Fantasy Fans
True Crime Books Everyone Should Read
To Be Read | TBR
I loved Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, so I had to pick up her fiction. If her novel has even half the raw, honest, “best friend telling you everything at 2am” energy of her memoir, I’m in.
This one feels messy in a very human way. It sounds character dr...
Half His Age - by Jennette McCurdy (Hardcover)
This feels like it’s going to be tense, twisty, and a little Hitchcock in the best way. Secrets, lies, intertwined lives, and a murder that threatens to blow everything up? Yes please. If you love smart domestic thrillers with layered female leads an...
Anatomy of an Alibi - by Ashley Elston (Hardcover)
Little Women AND a thriller?! i’m so there. this reimagining sounds amazing! i cannot wait to start this.
“Beth March's sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer--until they begin to suspect each other--in this debut thriller that's also...
Beth Is Dead - by Katie Bernet (Hardcover)
very excited to start this one! Weezie sounds so fun and exciting. i can’t wait to get to know her. “Landing a catch like Talmadge Evans III got Eloise Weezie Foley a jewel of a town house in Savannah's historic district. Divorcing Tal got her exiled...
Savannah Blues (Reprint) (Paperback) by Mary Kay Andrews
Okay but… a murder mystery where Death herself has to solve the crime?? I’m obsessed already. This one is darkly fun, a little chaotic, and feels super original. Death takes a break, tries to live her “normal girl era” on earth… and then someone star...
Death and Other Occupational Hazards
If you love cozy small town vibes, fall festivals, and that soft second-chance romance energy, this one feels like the perfect autumn read. I already love Ellie Alexander’s writing style from her Bakeshop Mystery series, so I’m excited to see her tak...
A Fall to Remember
If you love cozy mysteries with a stylish twist, this one sounds so fun. A vintage clothing shop owner, a wedding, and a sudden murder? I’m in. I love when mysteries have that soft, charming setting but still give you a little drama, and the vintage ...
A Veiled Deception book by Annette Blair
i’ve heard so many good things about this. for sure adding to my TBR.
Belly has always lived for the summertime, because summer means all her favorite things: swimming, the beach, and the Fisher boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. For as long as she can rem...
The Complete Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy
i love the cozy mystery mixed with food topics so this series is for sure going in the TBR.
Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura are finally living out their dream as the proud owners of the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery. But their first big client is a ni...
Sprinkle with Murder book by Jenn McKinlay
Cozy Mystery Books You’ll Love
I absolutely devoured this one. Dayna is such a fun, real feeling main character. she’s a little messy, super determined, and impossible not to root for. The Hollywood setting adds just the right amount of glam and chaos, and the pacing is so fast yo...
Hollywood Homicide (A Detective by Day Mystery)
Kelley Garrett does it again. This one is definitely darker, but the characters feel so real and layered especially with the beauty blogger POV, which adds such a fresh, modern twist.
What starts as a romantic NYC getaway turns into an absolute nigh...
Missing White Woman
I watched the series before starting the book and absolutely fell in love with the characters. the book (as always) is sooooo much better. i’ve continued to read the series and cannot get enough of it.
The Thursday Murder Club - (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery) by Richard Osman (Paperback)
This was the first cozy mystery I ever read and it completely hooked me on the genre. It’s charming, small-town, a little dramatic, and somehow makes cheese feel like the main character. I love Willa and her French inspired cheese shop in Sonoma Vall...
Cheddar Off Dead
Currently working my way through the “Hannah Swensen” series and I’m obsessed. they’re full of great characters, original cases, and yummy recipes.
“No one cooks up a delectable, suspense-filled mystery quite like Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke's dess...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Jules Capshaw is one of my fave characters. The Bakeshop Mystery Series is always a good time. Set in Oregon in a small town that loves Shakespeare there seems to always be a unique murder happening and Jules and her team at Torte are on the case. Al...
Meet Your Baker
this is an incredibly fun read! i loved Kaths character and how all she seemingly wanted was a normal mundane life but is a grim reaper. conner was so fun in being the typical moody teenage boy. but both had surprises.
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer
i love a good southern cozy mystery. i’m very excited to start this series. marygene and her sister sound like a lot of fun and sassy which is always a good time.
“For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known f...
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings book by Kate Young
I love the character of Lucy she’s very down to earth and is written very realistically. the way she balances being a mom of 3, wife, friend, and having a job doesn’t seem like it’s all easy but she’s also not like bogged down by it all.
it’s also r...
Mistletoe Murder book by Leslie Meier
i’ve always loved John Grishams courtroom dramas but this one is more of a mystery solving and is just as good.
“Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his offi...
The Widow: A Novel (Hardcover)
Horror Books | Thriller Books
“Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their ...
The Haunting of Hill House - (Penguin Classics) by Shirley Jackson (Paperback)
i can’t recommend this whole series enough! i started reading these in high school and then began watching the show. the show is amazing (highly recommend it) but this series is something to sink your teeth in to.
Dead until Dark ( Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire) (Reissue) (Paperback) by Charlaine Harris
this sounds like a very exciting thriller! a case of who’s really who. can’t wait to read! “Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition. When she returns to the home she recently moved into, Spygl...
My Husband's Wife - by Alice Feeney (Hardcover)
“A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called...
Our Share of Night book by Mariana Enríquez
“Since time immemorial, the Haddesley family has tended the cranberry bog. In exchange, the bog sustains them. The staunch seasons of their lives are governed by a strict covenant that is renewed each generation with the ritual sacrifice of their pat...
The Bog Wife - by Kay Chronister (Paperback)
Margot and Mama have lived by the forest ever since Margot can remember.
When Margot is not at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting for strangers to knock on their door. Strays, Mama calls them. Mama loves the strays. She ...
The Lamb: A Novel book by Lucy Rose
i enjoyed this so much! it’s a very unique story and a take on a subject i’ve never seen before. it has a very horror topic but it’s not scary in a normal way. it’s also not overly grotesque.
“His wife has left him, his father is sinking into dement...
Tender Is the Flesh book by Agustina Bazterrica
this thriller had me unable to stop reading. creepy children in horror is always so good! it is along the same level of creepy as The Omen but not in the supernatural way.
“MEET HANNA: Seven-year-old Hanna is a sweet-but-silent angel in the eyes of ...
Baby Teeth book by Zoje Stage
so freaking scary! i went in to it thinking it would be like It by Stephen King but it’s totally not.
“Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It's a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Fre...
Clown in a Cornfield book by Adam Cesare
this was a beautifully sad horror/thriller that left me asking was it really either. i enjoyed the main character and her pov. it’s not scary truly but it leaves you with questions for sure.
“ When Ralph and Abby Lamb move in with Ralph's mother, La...
Motherthing book by Ainslie Hogarth
Bunny was a super fun read with an unreliable narrator. the Heathers cult like feel was all throughout the book which i loved. very excited for the sequel!
Bunny book by Mona Awad
such a fun and unique plot. it’s YA but i think it’s mature enough for adults too. “Seventeen-year-old Billie feels like she is on top of the world. She gets to spend the summer with her best friend, sparks are flying with her crush, and she has rece...
Murder Land
Memoirs and Biographies Of Interesting People
This is a very beautiful book. you feel for Chris McCandless but you can understand him too. like nothing else you’ll ever read.
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt....
Into the Wild book by Jon Krakauer
i think this book is for anyone not just chefs or even those that like to cook. Anthony Bourdain lived such an exciting life and was wonderful with sharing his experiences.
Kitchen Confidential book by Anthony Bourdain
this book shows what grief and loss is really like. it helped to show me how you move forward after a traumatic event(s) and that life is what you make it.
“This powerful narrative is Didion's "attempt to make sense of the weeks and then months that...
The Year of Magical Thinking book by Joan Didion
For The Science Fiction And Fantasy Fans
my husband has read this entire series (a new volume will be out this year) and he absolutely loves it. the things he tells me that goes on in this is insane! lol donut is a talking cat with a pet dinosaur. carl is just a guy trying to make it throug...
Dungeon Crawler Carl book by Matt Dinniman
a weird haunted house run by a creepy man who wants to take children?! sounds like a super exciting read. “Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood for a thousand years, welcoming countless children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles where every c...
The Thief of Always book by Clive Barker
True Crime Books Everyone Should Read
jaycees story is completely amazing and inspiring. but mostly it’s insanely tragic. i had to keep reminding myself she made it out of this horrible awful time.
“In the summer of June of 1991, I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends an...
A Stolen Life book by Jaycee Dugard
absolutely loved this book! i had known about the case in a general sense but being able to dive in to the story and get more details was awesome. it’s a case with twists and turns and i loved the element of giving the history of Old Louisville.
A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City: Murder & Scandal
one of the best true crime books ever written. the way Capote writes about the crime is beautiful.
“On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a ...
In Cold Blood
missing persons stories are always hard to hear about for me but loved this book.
When Lauren Spierer-a gregarious young woman at a crossroads in her life-vanished from Indiana University in 2011, her story drew global attention from celebrities an...
College Girl, Missing - by Shawn Cohen (Paperback)
i absolutely loved this book. Michelle McNamara wrote a wonderful blog before this book was published and before she sadly unexpectedly passed away. her journey through life as she tells in this book while hunting this killer is told beautifully.
I'Ll Be Gone In The Dark : One Woman'S Obsessive Search For The Golden State Killer - by Michelle McNamara (Paperback)