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Kaitlyn Curtin
I've read 250 books in the past year and have enjoyed a lot of them. Here is a list of my favorites :)
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my 5 star reads
 
romance
 
dark romance
 
suspense/mystery/thriller
 
self help
 
biography

my 5 star reads

I can read these books 100 times and not get bored; some of these are wholesome while others are a little more spicy

 
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MY FAVORITE BOOK - you laugh, cry and wanna marry Noah. Just read it, you won't be able to put it down
Say You Swear
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best book of 2023
Fourth Wing
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just wow - so good
Yellowface
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prepare to cry
A Little Life
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hockey player and figure skater/ everything about this book is perfect
Icebreaker
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YA/wholesome romance/ enemies to lovers; this is one of my favorite books
Better Than the Movies
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Women in STEM/ fake dating
The Love Hypothesis
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Best Books of 2022/ Women in STEM/ enemies to lovers
Love on the Brain
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Women in STEM/ rom com/ older man
Love, Theoretically
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rom com/ spicy/ small town/ opposites attract
It Happened One Summer
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rom com/ bff/ roommates to lovers
Hook, Line, and Sinker
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small town/ cowboy/ famous bull rider/ forbidden romance (agents daughter)/ one bed/ spicy
Flawless (Chestnut Springs #1)
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small town/ cowboy/ single father/ nanny/ spicy
Heartless (Chestnut Springs #2)
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small town/ cowboy/ hockey players and ballerina/ childhood bffs/ spicy
Powerless (Chestnut Springs #3)
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small town/ cowboy/ famous bull rider/ surprise pregnancy/ spicy
Reckless (Chestnut Springs #4)
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hockey romance/ plus size fmc/ spicy/ great banter
Mile High (Windy City #1)
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basketball romance/ sisters best friend/ roommates to lovers/ great banter
The Right Move (Windy City #2)
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slow burn/fake marriage
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
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slow burn/skating partners/ forced proximity/ boy falls first
From Lukov with Love
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slow burn/ famous soccer players
Kulti
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slow burn/ boss/ brothers best friend/ motorcycle club
Under Locke
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slow burn/ landlord/ protrective mmc
All Rhodes Lead Here
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second chance romance/ childhood best friends
Love and Other Words
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single mom
The Soulmate Equation
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enemies to lovers/ fake dating
The Unhoneymooners
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best friends to lovers/ online dating/ hidden identity
My Favorite Half-Night Stand
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A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set
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opposites attract/ forced proximity *rated best books of 2020*
Beach Read
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literary rivals/ small town/ forced proximity *rated best books of 2022*
Book Lovers
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Happy Place
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fake dating/ best friends/ famous football player
The Cheat Sheet
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small town/ bad boy/ fake dating/ friends to lovers
Practice Makes Perfect
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billionaire brothers; completing tasks to inherit their shares of their grandfathers theme park; I love this series
The Fine Print (Dreamland Billionaire #1)
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billionaire brothers; completing tasks to inherit their shares of their grandfathers theme park; fake marriage, boss and assistant
Terms and Conditions (Dreamland Billionaire #2)
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THE BEST ONE; cal has my heart; billionaire brothers; completing tasks to inherit their shares of their grandfathers theme park; second chance romance
Final Offer (Dreamland Billionaire #3)
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Taylor Jenkins Reid can do no wrong, everything she writes in phenomenal
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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grab your tissues
Reminders of Him
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football romance/ brothers best friend/ roommate
Fair Catch (Red Zone Rivals #1)
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football romance/ fake dating/ he falls first/ CLAY IS EVERYTHING
Blind Side (Red Zone Rivals #2)
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football romance/ forbidden romance/ coach daughter + quarterback
Quarterback Sneak (Red Zone Rivals #3)
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football romance/ second chance romance/ Leo Hernandez can do no wrong
Hail Mary (Red Zone Rivals #4)
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Allstar hockey player and journalist
Meet Your Match (Kings of the Ice #1)
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billionaire brother/ fake engagement/ love this series - Meghan Quinn can do no wrong
A Not So Meet Cute (Cane Brothers #1)
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billionaire brother/ forced proximity/ employee-boss relationship
So Not Meant To Be (Cane Brothers #2)
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billionaire brother/ best friends/ YOU JUST NEED TO READ IT - BREAKER IS AMAZING I love this book so much its my favorite of the series
A Long Time Coming (Cane Brothers #3)
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enemies to loves/ dual timeline/ marriage on verge of divorce/ second chance SO GOOD
Untying the Knot
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runaway mmc/ small town/ forced proximity/ pinning
Runaway Groomsman
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romance

romance is my favorite genre - enjoy some of my all time favorites *none rated lower than a 3.75*

 
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single dad/ nanny/ secret past/ forced proximity
The Nanny
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Archer's Voice
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small town romance/ grumpy sunshine/ mistaken identity
Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout #1)
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small town/ golden retriever/ next door neighbor (Knockemout #2)
Things We Hide from the Light (Knockemout #2)
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grumpy sunshine/ work place romance
By a Thread
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heartbreaking about mother daughter relationship after their father/husband dies in an accident
Regretting You
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fake dating/ famous mmc
The Bodyguard
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The True Love Experiment
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billionaire bad boy/ best friends little sister/ big twist at the end/ lots of graveling
Twisted Love (Twisted #1)
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princess and bodyguard
Twisted Games (Twisted #2)
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enemies to lovers/ little sister best friend
Twisted Hate (Twisted #3)
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billionaire bad boy/ social media influencer/ fake dating - MY FAVORITE
Twisted Lies (Twisted #4)
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billionaire bad boy/ marriage of convenience
King of Wrath (King of Sin #1)
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steamy forbidden billionaire romance/ opposites attract
King of Pride (King of Sin #2)
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baseball romance/ opposites attract/ tutor and baseball Allstar
Dirty Curve
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brothers ex best friend/ friends with benefits pact
The Deal Dilemma
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slow burn/ grumpy sunshine
Luna and the Lie
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slow burn/ grumpy next door neighbor/ single parent
Wait For It
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Yours Truly
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fake dating/ neurodivergent mfc
The Kiss Quotient
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enemies to lovers/ road trip - forced proximity/ hidden secrets
You, with a View
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second chance romance/ rom com
Business or Pleasure
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small town/ enemies to lovers/ fake engagement
That Kind of Guy (Queen Cove #1)
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small town/ friends to lovers/ shy girl and small town hottie
The Wrong Mr. Right (Queen Cove #2)
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small town/ grumpy sunshine/ friends with benefits
In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes (Queen Cove #3)
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small town/ second chance/ reverse grumpy sunshine
Finn Rhodes Forever (Queen Cove #4)
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pro hockey/ grumpy sunshine/ slow burn/ forced proximity/ roommates/ boss-assistant/ spice coaching
Behind the Net (Vancouver Storm #1)
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forced proximity/ one bed
The Flatshare
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dark romance

**make sure to read trigger warnings before reading** will want to go to church after reading but super well written books

 
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READ TRIGGER WARNINGS; ends on a cliffhanger: second book is hunting Adeline
Haunting Adeline
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Hunting Adeline
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Corrupt (Devil's Night #1)
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Hideaway (Devil's Night #2)
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Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)
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Conclave (Devil's Night, #3.5)
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modern day Persephone and Hades
Neon Gods (Dark Olympus #1)
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modern day Eros & Psyche
Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2)
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modern day Achilles & Patroclus & Helen
Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3)
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modern day Apollo & Cassandra
Radiant Sin (Dark Olympus #4)
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modern day Aphrodite & Hephaestus & Adonis & Pandora
Cruel Seduction (Dark Olympus #5)
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enemies to lovers/ arranged relationship
My Darling Romeo
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suspense/mystery/thriller

I hate when a book is to obvious and you can figure the ending - these are some books that kept me on my toes and aren't obvious :)

 
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so many twists and turns - really enjoyed this book
Silent Patient
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so many twists; really enjoyed this book and pretty much anything this author writes
The Housemaid
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The Inmate
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now a tv show!!
The Last Thing He Told Me
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The Guest List
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The Paris Apartment
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House Across the Lake
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Not a Happy Family
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Rock Paper Scissors
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The Wife Upstairs
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Wrong Place Wrong Time
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self help

these books are game changers - really help you live your best life

 
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Atomic Habits
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
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Subtle Art of Not Giving a #@%! : A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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Make Your Bed : Little Things That Can Change Your Life
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Good Vibes, Good Life
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What Happened to You?
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You Are a Badass at Making Money
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The Book of Boundaries
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Think Like a Monk
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Tiny Habits
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biography

 
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A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook co...
I'm Glad My Mom Died
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star of FRIENDS talks about everything from his sitcom fame to his downward spiral with addiction
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
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From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
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