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Best of 2023: Literary, Contemporary, Historical, & Romance Books (My 5-Star Reads)
This list will give you a great start if you, like me, don’t normally read these types of books but are looking to branch out of your comfort zone. These are all easy and fun books I would recommend to beginners in these genres. I am primarily a fantasy and thriller reader. Many of these books have those elements in them as well, which helped me to really enjoy them.
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
The writing is lyrical, flowy, immersive, and poignant. The story is powerful, magical, and emotional. The romance is so cute and swoon-worthy.
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
There’s a lot to unpack in this book and I can see it being very popular for book clubs. It does deal with some rather dark and traumatic topics (miscarriage, child abuse, etc.) so I would read trigger warnings if those kinds of things are sensitive for you.