Books represent a way of escaping reality, of traveling inside your mind and discovering worlds and people around you. More than a million books are being published every year, each containing an amazing and original story, never heard before. It is truly amazing how a human mind is capable of creating such marvelous tales.
Having read 40 books out of my 50 books goal this year, I pick my 10 favorite ones: a thriller, a poetry book, a(n) (auto)biography, a classic, a romance, a book that made me cry, a book that broke my heart, one with a plot twist, a book I could read a thousand times more and a teen love story.
1. Thriller: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she’s only watched from afar. Now they’ll see; she’s much more than just the girl on the train... (summary by goodreads.com)
2. Poetry: Swimming Lessons by Lili Reinhart
Swimming Lessons explores the euphoric beginnings of young love, battling anxiety and depression in the face of fame, and the inevitable heartbreak that stems from passion. Relatable yet deeply intimate, provocative yet comforting, bite-sized yet profound, Lili's poems reflect her trademark honesty and unique perspective. Accompanied by striking and evocative illustrations, Swimming Lessons reveals the depths of female experience and is the work of a storyteller who is coming into her own. (description by goodread.com)
3. (Auto)biography: Talking as fast as I can – from Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls by Lauren Graham
In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood—along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where she plays the fast-talking Lorelai Gilmore once again. (description by goodread.com)
4. Classic: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice have remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England. (description by goodread.com)
5. Romance: Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crawley
This is a love story.
It's the story of Howling Books, where readers write letters to strangers, to lovers, to poets.
It's the story of Henry Jones and Rachel Sweetie. They were best friends once, before Rachel moved to the sea.
Now, she's back, working at the bookstore, grieving for her brother Cal and looking for the future in the books people love, and the words they leave behind. (summary by goodreads.com)
6. A book that made me cry: The memory book by Lara Avery
Sammie was always a girl with a plan: graduate at the top of her class and get out of her small town as soon as humanly possible. Nothing will stand in her way--not even a rare genetic disorder the doctors say will slowly start to steal her memories and then her health. What she needs is a new plan. (summary by goodreads.com)
7. A book that broke my heart: The places I’ve cried in public by Holly Bourne
Amelie loved Reese. And she thought he loved her. But she’s starting to realize love isn’t supposed to hurt like this. So now she’s retracing their story and untangling what happened by revisiting all the places he made her cry.
Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn to get over him. (summary by goodreads.com)
8. A plot twist: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
Viewing an apartment normally doesn’t turn into a life-or-death situation, but this particular open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes everyone in the apartment hostage. As the pressure mounts, the eight strangers begin slowly opening up to one another and reveal long-hidden truths. (summary by goodreads.com)
9. A book I could read a thousand times more: The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins-Reid
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? (summary by goodreads.com)
10. A teen-love story: It’s not summer without you by Jenny Han
It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick again and Conrad stopped caring. Everything that was right and good has fallen apart, leaving Belly wishing summer would never come. (summary by goodreads.com)
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