Best Books
Skincare by Caroline Hirons: a fantastic guide to skincare from the queen of skincare ★★★★★
The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos: a magical book series with dangerous powers, family deities and mysteries galore ★★★★
The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi: an absorbing (and graphic!) LGBT gritty historical fiction ★★★★
Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach: a macabrely interesting book that everyone needs to read ★★★★★
City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker: a non-fiction read of a salacious and dangerous period of French history that reads like an incredible historical drama ★★★★
Honourable Mentions
Blood Work by Holly Tucker: a gruesome but interesting look at the history of blood transfusions (aware of graphic animal abuse) ★★★★
The Passenger: Japan: a collection of essays on various aspects of Japanese culture that is interesting, eye opening and heart breaking at times ★★★★
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: a humorous, lighthearted and thoroughly enjoyable LGBT contemporary romance ★★★ (3.75)
A Burning Sea by Theodore Brun: an adventure filled series with battles, norse myths and friendship ★★★ (3.75)
Passport Ready by Anne Malambo: an essential guide to travel especially for women travelling alone ★★★★
If I had to recommend only one fiction and one non-fiction book from lockdown I think I would have to choose The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos and City of Light by Holly Tucker. I always receive comments on my monthly wrap-up posts and social media about how many books I read so here are a few tips:
- Always take a book with you
- Try audiobooks or e-books
- DNF books you aren't enjoying
- Manage your time to include reading
- Try a book subscription (such as BookBeat or Scribd)
- Set a goal of read X books per month
- Read shorter books, novellas or graphic novels
- Buddy read with a friend or family member
- Join a book club or GoodReads
Have you read any of these books? What have you been reading during lockdown?
I’m enjoying Caroline’s book at the moment. Also reading The Financial Diet & recently finished Atomic Habits. I have a pile of books ready to read x
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these books myself but I have heard great things about Skincare. I agree 2020 has been the year for reading.
ReplyDeleteI’ve not read any of these but thanks for the recommendations x
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've read any of these before. Will be checking some of them out xx
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Oh wow. That’s a lot of books you’ve read. Some great suggestions there.
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Wow so many! I need to look into these.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read any of these.. but they sound interesting.
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I really enjoyed Caroline's skincare book too - I ate it up so quickly!
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You have read loads of great sounding books xx
ReplyDeleteI'm still going with the audiobook I started at the beginning of lockdown - finding it so hard to get used to
ReplyDeleteNot read any of these but Red, White and Royal Blue has been on my tbr pile for a while! I'm reading quite a heavy book atm so will need a light hearted read after and that sounds perfect xx
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I loved this post! Book Reviews and Posts about new books are always so encouraging and exciting to read! And I am going to bookmark this. Thank you for sharing your reads'.
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I haven't read any of these, but I'm dying to read Skincare. I totally agree that setting aside time in your day to schedule reading helps a lot x
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The Passenger sounds right up my street Heather!
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