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~Fiction Flow Tuesday~🍋

✨ On Tuesdays mornings, I turn pages and build worlds …because reading fills my spirit and writing frees my soul.✍🏽📚#📚enjoysreading #writingsociety #writingfulltimeismydream #lemon8bookclub

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I’m backkkk with some more urban fiction gemssss 🔥 All of these books are definitely a 20/10 for me ! 😍 Soul Ties - Miss Candice Brixx- Lakia Rhythm Blues - Kimberly Brown A Thug Made For Me - P.wise Deeply In Love With A Country Thug - B.Monaye Make It Real- Kami #urbanbooks

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dystopian fiction reading guide

there is no time like the present for a dystopian fiction reading guide ✨ it’s important to always stay educated, books are the best means to knowledge. 🧠 i will be reading all of these and more to prepare myself for the next 4 years 📚 💬 are any of these books on your 2025 tbr? #lemon8

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Non-Fiction Book

This book is so informative about what burnout is and how harmful it can be to the body and mind. Dr. Claire Plumbly explains things in a way that’s both intelligent and understandable. A great read! #books #nonfiction #burnoutisreal

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The front cover of 'A Curious Faith' by Lore Ferguson Wilbert, featuring a landscape illustration. An overlay quote states, "God created you to be curious because He wants to be found."

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Non-Toxic Christian Non-Fiction Recs! 📚 📖 💕

hey friends! there are a TON of toxic Self-Help books on the market that claim to be "Christian," so i understand if even the mention of "Christian books," is automatically triggering. so, in the spirit of the lastest Lemon8 Book Challenge, i wanted to recommend three of my f

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A hand holds the book "MAGOG BOOK I in the Ordained Catastrophe Saga" by A. Bean, featuring a dark cover with meteors. A white overlay labels it an "End Times Thriller."

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Christian Fiction Audiobook Recs

These books are also available in digital and print! I read most of them on Kindle Unlimited! #christianbookrecommendations #christianfictionbooks #lemon8bookclub #audiobooks #audiobookrecommendations

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The book "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande, highlighted with themes like medical philosophy, aging gracefully, mortality meditations, and life's priorities, described as a tough but important read on end-of-life care.

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Underrated non-fiction stranger than fiction

Guys, I'm a total sucker for a good story, and these non-fiction books have absolutely blown me away. Seriously, they're stranger than anything I could dream up. We're talking serial killers lurking at world fairs, the secret lives of cadavers, and the mind-boggling world of neurologica

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Non-fiction that’s stranger than most fiction

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literary fiction books i want read pt. 1

any literary fiction recommendations? #literature #bookish #bookrecommendations #books

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literary/women’s fiction books i want to read 📖

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Disturbing Horror Fiction You Haven’t Read

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morbid (narrative) non-fiction book rec

If you read Devil in the White City or Say Nothing, then I have the perfect book rec for you! City of the Living tells the story of a journalist investigating one of Rome's most tragic (and spectacled) true crime cases. What the journalists uncovers is only a portion of Rome's seedy underbe

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Non-Fiction Books 📚✨You must read!

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Fiction Books by Palestinian Authors

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Fiction Books by Black Authors You Should Read

If you’re looking to add more powerful and beautifully written stories to your shelf, these books by Black authors are a must-read. From emotional dramas to unputdownable contemporary fiction, each one offers something special. 🌿 #bookrecommendations #blackauthor #fictionbooks #booktok #

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If you think non-fiction is boring, you need…

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Nonfiction to read as a mainly fiction reader

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I LOVE gothic fiction which is probably why I write it. I also love to collect it. 😍 #gothicbooks #booksoflemon8 #Lemon8Diary #horrorbooks

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Christian Fiction Audiobooks

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Nonfiction books that read like fiction p2

2024 is the year of learning… because if we aren’t learning and growing, then what are we doing?! These are some of my favorite nonfiction books that not only taught me something new, but also read like a riveting fiction novel. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, you might’ve seen the movie, but you

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Urban fiction books to read

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Non-fiction books 📚

Reading is fun 💌 What books would you want to read? #📚books #nonfictionbooks #nonfictiongirly📖 #read📚

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The book cover for 'BAD BLOOD Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup' by John Carreyrou, with text describing it as a wild true story of a woman creating a billion-dollar company.

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Nonfiction books that read like fiction

Want to learn something new this year but not be bored out of your mind, or worse, feel like you’re reading for school? Check out these nonfiction books that read like fiction! I seriously thought these were made-up stories, but NOPE these are straight facts. BAD BLOOD, every single second of t

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my fiction and nonfiction reads ->>>

I simply don't feel right if I'm not in the middle of at least two books at once. Right now I've got a good balance in that I have equally compelling fiction and nonfiction reads. The sewing girl's tale especially is so good! What are you guys currently reading? #lemon8partner #

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Fantasy/Historical Fiction w/ my unhinged ratings

Do these two genres even belong together?!! These 5 books are 100% shelf worthy 📚 I saw these books on my shelves and wanted to immediately reread each one! Maybe that’ll be a new goal for 2025 😚🫶🏼 #bookrecommendations #bookfriends #bookwormsoflemon8 #bookreccomendation #booksof

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Realistic fiction books

I’m like 85% sure that is realistic fiction #realistic fiction #realisticbooks #reading #booktok #reader

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WW2 Historical Fiction Book Recs

Here are 11 excellent WWII historical fiction book recommendations: • Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland • The Fortunate Ones by Catherine Hokin • The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy • The Secret Letter by Debbie Rix • All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr • The Lilac G

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The Queen of Black Gothic Fiction is…

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Cozy Translated Healing Fiction About Books 📚

The Morisaki Bookshop Series by Satoshi Yagisawa: The Morisaki Bookshop series is a heartfelt love letter to books and bookstores! Beautifully exploring how even when the world feels like it is falling apart, books and the stories they hold remain as an anchor. What You are Looking for is in

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A hand holds the pink book "Greta & Valdin" by Rebecca K Reilly. Text overlays indicate it "follows two messy siblings" and features "queer rep."

A hand holds the red book "Interesting Facts About Space" by Emily Austin. Text overlay states it's about "a woman connect[ing] with her half-siblings after her estranged father's death."

2024 sibling literary fiction

when I first made this post I was just going for 2024 literary fiction by women but then I realized they were all about sibling relationships! Bonus because G+V and Interesting Facts have queer rep ✨ These are all on my TBR but I’ve also heard good things so I’m excited to start them! #lemon8bo

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