Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life
by Helen Fisher
​If you are in search of a feel-good story, consider Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life by Helen Fisher. This story revolves around a neurodivergent man named Joe-Nathan. He is a hard worker, a good friend to his co-workers, extremely creative, but does struggle to understand certain social situations. To help him navigate difficult circumstances, his mother has written notebooks for him to reference so he knows how to confront awkward situations. As he follows her nuggets of wisdom, his life begins to open up in amazing ways. This book is a perfect novel to start your New Year off right!
Stephanie's
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The Housemaid is Watching
by Freida McFadden
​In this latest installment in Frieda McFadden's The Housemaid series, Millie, a former maid with a sketchy past, has finally achieved her dream. She lives in a charming house in a quiet cul-de-sac with her adorable family. When the new neighbors, the Lowells, move next door, Millie is bothered to see how Mrs. Lowell reacts to her husband. Even more disturbing, not only is a man lurking around her house but also the neighbor across the street warns Millie, "Be careful of the Lowells." Millie is terrified that she made a horrible mistake moving her family to the neighborhood. Did she? Read and see!
Abbey's
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Icebreaker
by Hannah Grace
​Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA, earning her a full scholarship to University of California, Maple Hills, and landing a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate’s focus as captain is keeping his team in line. This becomes harder when a facility mishap happens and they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team- including Anastasia who can’t stand him. But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look at Nate for help. Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried… because she could never like a hockey player, right?
Sydney B's
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
This thriller/mystery revolves around a girl trying to figure out the disappearance of a classmate. I suggest this book because there are so many plot twists. It kept me hooked and craving more information! Every page kept me on my feet more than any other book I have read. I highly recommend checking out this novel.
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Ava's
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The Inmate
by Frieda Mcfadden
There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security:
1) Treat all prisoners with respect.
2) Never reveal any personal information.
3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates.
But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. And they certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart―the star quarterback who is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there.
But Shane knows. And he will never forget.
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Sydney T's
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A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
When four classmates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their center of gravity.
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever.
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Cassie's
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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
by Janice Hallett
Everyone knows the story of the Alperton Angels: the cult who brainwashed a teenage girl into believing her baby was the anti-Christ. When the girl came to her senses and called the police, the Angels committed suicide and mother and baby disappeared.
Now, true crime author Amanda Bailey is looking to revive her career by writing a book on the case. The Alperton baby has turned eighteen; finding them will be the scoop of the year. But rival author Oliver Menzies is just as smart, better connected, and also on the baby’s trail.
As Amanda and Oliver are forced to collaborate, they realize that the truth about the Angels is much darker and stranger than they’d ever imagined, and in pursuit of the story they risk becoming part of it.
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Jordan's
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Happy Place
by Emily Henry
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.
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