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Looking for some new books to add to your TBR? Here is my complete list of all the books I have read as an adult from 2021 to 2023.
If you have followed me on TikTok or been reading my blog, you know that I am a total book nerd. I LOVE my books and I LOVE to read.
I get tons of questions about book recommendations and suggestions from you guys, so I figured I’d make a list of every single book I have read in my adult life.
This list will be categorized by my rating (1-5 stars) and by genre within each rating category!
I will be updating this list on a monthly basis.
This will keep it up-to-date as a perfect resource for you to come to when looking for your next book to put on your TBR list.
READ: My Full 2023 TBR List + Reading Goals
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The Complete List of All the Books I Have Read
To make this easier to navigate, I have divided this book list into rating categories.
Here’s how I view my ratings of books:
- 5-Star: Top of the top, prestigious rating, still think about to this day! (I have gotten even pickier about issuing 5-star ratings in the past year)
- 4-Star: Amazing read, would recommend it to my friends and family (meaning you!), kept me engaged and excited to read.
- 3-Star: Really good but not great, enjoyed it but will probably not think about it again, maybe difficult at times to get motivated to read it
- 2-Star: I did not enjoy it, there was likely something specific that I didn’t like in the book.
- 1-Star: Probably had to read it for school or something else or I would’ve DNF it. Not the book for me.
My 5-Star Reads | The Best of the Best
Here is a list of all my 5 STAR READS from the past couple of years.
Romance
- The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
- Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan
- Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
- A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
- Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
- The Wish by Nicholas Sparks
Thriller/Mystery
- The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Fiction
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (all-time favorite book!)
- Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Memoir/Non-Fiction
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
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My 4-Star Reads | Must-Read Favorites
Here are some of my absolute favorite books (even if they didn’t *quite* make the 5-star mark!).
Romance
- Seven Days in June by Tia Willams
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
- If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
- Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Addicted to You (Addicted #1) by Becca and Krista Richie
- Ricochet (Addicted #2) by Becca and Krista Richie
- Addicted for Now (Addicted #3) by Becca and Krista Richie
- After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
- One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
- All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
- Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks
- In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren (holiday book!)
- Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
- Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny
Thriller/Mystery
- The Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- The Locked Door by Freida McFadden
- The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose
- Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica
- The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
- The Housemaid’s Secret by Frieda McFadden
- Layla by Colleen Hoover
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- In a Cottage in a Wood by Cass Green
- Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Fiction
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling (all books grouped in one here… LOL)
- Underneath the Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste
Non-Fiction
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
- Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
- The F*ck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
- What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
- Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole (this is for my ED recovery coach certification!)
Poetry
- Home Body by Rupi Kaur
- Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
- Ceremony by Brianna Wiest
- What a Time to Be Alone by Chidera Eggerue
- All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols
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My 3-Star Reads | Worth the Read
Romance
- Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino
- Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Sex/Life by B.B. Easton
- Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
- Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Sweet Bliss by Jennifer Bardsley
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
Colleen Hoover
There were so many CoHo books in my 3-star category that I had to give them their own section.
- Slammed by Colleen Hoover
- Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
- Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover
- November 9 by Colleen Hoover
- Confess by Colleen Hoover
- Too Late by Colleen Hoover
- It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
- Without Merit by Colleen Hoover
- Heart bones by Colleen Hoover
Holiday
- Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist by Codi Hall
- Let It Snow by John Green
- Kisses in the Snow by Debbie Macomber
- Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey
Thriller/Mystery
- Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
- Then She Was gone by Lisa Jewell
- Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
- The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones
- The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Fiction
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Talor Jenkins Reid
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- Bunny by Mona Awad
- The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (full series)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Non-Fiction
Self-Help
- Burnout by Emily Nagoski
- Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith
- The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest
- Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
- How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price
- The Mastery of Love by Miguel Ruiz
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski
Memoir
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Hunger by Roxane Gay
- Life Without ED by Jenni Schaefer
Poetry
- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
- Burn the Fairy Tales by Adeline Whitmore
- Goodbye, Again by Jonny Sun
My 2-Star Reads | Not My Favorite
These 2-star books are the ones that fell short for me. I didn’t enjoy them and would not likely recommend to a friend.
Romance
- Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover
- This Girl by Colleen Hoover
- Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover
- Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
- Maybe Now by Colleen Hoover
- Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover
- It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
- In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
- Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Fiction
- The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Non-Fiction
- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin
- Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
- Tired as F*ck by Caroline Dooner
My 1-Star Reads | Nope
- Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
- Swamplandia by Karen Russell
- The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai
There You Have My Entire Books Read List
Well, there you have it. My entire list of books I have read.
There’s a LOT here, I know.
I’m curious if any of these stood out to you. Did you find the next book for your TBR? Leave a comment below if you found a book on here that you’re excited to read next!
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