Illuminate x CMBC Read-a-thon 2023 Book Recs Pt 1

1.
Flight Behavior
Flight Behavior 3.82 avg rating — 100,156 ratings
2.
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1)
Harlem Shuffle (Ray Carney, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 78,414 ratings
3.
The Mountain in the Sea
The Mountain in the Sea 3.90 avg rating — 32,162 ratings
3.
Babel
Babel 4.16 avg rating — 398,057 ratings
5.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,893,817 ratings
6.
We, the Drowned
We, the Drowned 4.24 avg rating — 11,891 ratings
7.
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating — 778,665 ratings
8.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,670 ratings
9.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,071 ratings
10.
Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart 4.24 avg rating — 555,453 ratings
11.
Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself
Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself 3.83 avg rating — 4,974 ratings
12.
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks 3.72 avg rating — 14,791 ratings
12.
The Chronicles of St Mary's Series 10 Books Collection Set (The Chronicles of St Mary's #1-10)
The Chronicles of St Mary's Series 10 Books Collection Set (The Chronicles of St Mary's #1-10) 4.72 avg rating — 69 ratings
14.
Caesar: Life of a Colossus
Caesar: Life of a Colossus 4.23 avg rating — 12,756 ratings
15.
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome 4.28 avg rating — 4,697 ratings
16.
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower
How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower 4.01 avg rating — 3,105 ratings
17.
Carrie Soto Is Back
Carrie Soto Is Back 4.20 avg rating — 665,320 ratings
18.
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
by: Ilyon Woo
3.98 avg rating — 17,453 ratings
19.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,969 ratings
20.
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery 4.06 avg rating — 102,460 ratings
21.
The House of Eve
The House of Eve 4.25 avg rating — 127,163 ratings
22.
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction 4.49 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
23.
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good 3.77 avg rating — 9,921 ratings
24.
Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential
Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential 4.22 avg rating — 847 ratings
25.
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One 4.13 avg rating — 35,565 ratings
26.
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture 4.31 avg rating — 31,736 ratings
27.
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder 4.29 avg rating — 17,823 ratings
28.
This Tender Land
This Tender Land 4.39 avg rating — 210,397 ratings
29.
Before We Were Yours
Before We Were Yours 4.40 avg rating — 697,270 ratings
30.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,478,689 ratings
31.
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters 3.96 avg rating — 25,930 ratings
32.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
The Creative Act: A Way of Being 3.98 avg rating — 69,622 ratings
33.
Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3)
Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 87,480 ratings
34.
Every Summer After
Every Summer After 4.19 avg rating — 742,911 ratings
35.
The Wife App
The Wife App 3.58 avg rating — 3,527 ratings
36.
The Wishing Game
The Wishing Game 4.04 avg rating — 177,843 ratings
37.
The Paris Apartment
The Paris Apartment 3.65 avg rating — 675,329 ratings
38.
The Guest List
The Guest List 3.80 avg rating — 1,216,156 ratings
39.
The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party 3.61 avg rating — 342,231 ratings
40.
Leigh Bardugo Collection 7 Books Set
Leigh Bardugo Collection 7 Books Set 4.61 avg rating — 511 ratings
41.
Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead 4.18 avg rating — 121,690 ratings
42.
Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Gabriel Allon, #22)
Portrait of an Unknown Woman (Gabriel Allon, #22) 4.23 avg rating — 31,804 ratings
43.
Healing and Recovery
Healing and Recovery 4.50 avg rating — 817 ratings
44.
The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup
by: Eric Ries
4.11 avg rating — 355,926 ratings
45.
Mom & Me & Mom
Mom & Me & Mom 4.22 avg rating — 26,620 ratings
46.
Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead 4.47 avg rating — 704,688 ratings
47.
The Long Price Quartet: The Complete Quartet
The Long Price Quartet: The Complete Quartet 4.37 avg rating — 186 ratings
48.
Kingkiller Chronicle Patrick Rothfuss Collection 3 Books Set
Kingkiller Chronicle Patrick Rothfuss Collection 3 Books Set 4.70 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
49.
Mayfair Witches Collection
Mayfair Witches Collection
by: Anne Rice
4.25 avg rating — 7,777 ratings
50.
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity 4.34 avg rating — 85,625 ratings
51.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 481,988 ratings
52.
The Soulmate
The Soulmate 3.78 avg rating — 175,008 ratings
53.
Meant to Be
Meant to Be 3.92 avg rating — 92,367 ratings
54.
The Last Thing She Ever Did
The Last Thing She Ever Did 4.04 avg rating — 49,552 ratings
55.
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood 3.98 avg rating — 336,652 ratings
56.
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog 3.80 avg rating — 195,783 ratings
57.
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) 4.21 avg rating — 1,036,701 ratings
58.
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day 4.18 avg rating — 81,703 ratings
59.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,632 ratings
60.
My Name Is Memory
My Name Is Memory 3.72 avg rating — 34,257 ratings
61.
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers
Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers 4.35 avg rating — 9,506 ratings
62.
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race 4.32 avg rating — 10,654 ratings
63.
Ceremony
Ceremony 3.84 avg rating — 25,792 ratings
64.
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants 4.52 avg rating — 158,391 ratings
65.
Louise Erdrich: Tracks, The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The Plague of Doves (Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction)
Louise Erdrich: Tracks, The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The Plague of Doves (Bloomsbury Studies in Contemporary North American Fiction) 4.32 avg rating — 317 ratings
66.
There There
There There 3.98 avg rating — 214,270 ratings
67.
Deadly Fate (DI Kim Stone #18)
Deadly Fate (DI Kim Stone #18) 4.53 avg rating — 5,755 ratings
68.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,069,877 ratings
69.
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living 4.37 avg rating — 47,756 ratings
70.
The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me 3.83 avg rating — 1,100,308 ratings
71.
The Last Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #1)
The Last Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 445,731 ratings
72.
The It Girl
The It Girl
by: Ruth Ware
3.85 avg rating — 284,262 ratings
73.
Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
74.
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 37,832 ratings
75.
The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable
The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable 3.70 avg rating — 4,122 ratings
76.
A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life
A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life 3.41 avg rating — 6,269 ratings
77.
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power 4.10 avg rating — 210,146 ratings
78.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business 4.13 avg rating — 549,070 ratings
79.
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives 3.82 avg rating — 42,161 ratings
80.
Happiness for Beginners
Happiness for Beginners 4.04 avg rating — 71,624 ratings
81.
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard 3.95 avg rating — 355,707 ratings
82.
Hello Stranger
Hello Stranger 3.92 avg rating — 155,492 ratings
83.
The Lost Husband
The Lost Husband 3.82 avg rating — 21,927 ratings
84.
Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus
Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus 3.84 avg rating — 2,993 ratings
85.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore 4.12 avg rating — 528,168 ratings
86.
Piranesi
Piranesi 4.22 avg rating — 406,309 ratings
87.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,123 ratings
88.
The Heroes of Olympus Boxed Set (The Heroes of Olympus, #1-5)
The Heroes of Olympus Boxed Set (The Heroes of Olympus, #1-5) 4.71 avg rating — 10,097 ratings
89.
Trials of Apollo, The 3 Book Paperback Boxed Set
Trials of Apollo, The 3 Book Paperback Boxed Set 4.62 avg rating — 1,605 ratings
90.
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Paperback Boxed Set
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Paperback Boxed Set 4.52 avg rating — 3,800 ratings
91.
The Kane Chronicles Box Set (The Kane Chronicles #1-3)
The Kane Chronicles Box Set (The Kane Chronicles #1-3) 4.50 avg rating — 12,190 ratings
92.
Dracula Daily
Dracula Daily 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,933 ratings
93.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World 3.95 avg rating — 56,863 ratings
94.
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder 4.10 avg rating — 55,989 ratings
95.
The Choice: Embrace the Possible
The Choice: Embrace the Possible 4.58 avg rating — 122,001 ratings
96.
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy 3.84 avg rating — 31,221 ratings
97.
The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money 4.29 avg rating — 283,775 ratings
98.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,430 ratings
99.
The Dark Tower Series: Books 1-7
The Dark Tower Series: Books 1-7 4.62 avg rating — 12,565 ratings
100.
Lady Jayne Disappears
Lady Jayne Disappears 3.88 avg rating — 3,988 ratings