Reader recommendations
Looking for a good read? Below you'll find some of the books our readers have been recommending recently.
Top pick! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hattie Brings the House Down
A reader says:
Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Engaging, poignant, hilarious, full of twists and turns, just the perfect mystery novel.
Wide Sargasso sea
Buy this bookLisa Writes says:
Prequal to Jane Eyre
Hopeless
Buy this bookCharley says:
This series in general (the chestnut springs series) is a lovely little collection of books. They’ve all got a bit of humour, easy to read but with serious conversations and undertones throughout, and everyone loves a broody cowboy right?
The Space Between Us
Buy this bookLisa says:
This book challenged me as it was not a genre I would ordinarily read but I really enjoyed it. It tackles some difficult issues but remains uplifting.
River God
Buy this bookNicky54 says:
I love Wilbur Smith’s series set in Africa and can picture myself there having been to the locations where some of them are set.
Animal farm
Buy this bookMark says:
A brilliant allegory of power and corruption as seen through the eyes of farm animals.
Pride and prejudice
Buy this bookClare says:
One of the funniest, wittiest books Ive read. Always happy to re-read and makes me laugh out loud.
A Tale of Love & Darkness
Buy this bookHephxibah says:
The human factor
Suttree
Buy this bookKeiran says:
Delves into a little wrote subculture within America through the eyes of a protagonist that's just completely real and through which someone becomes one of the saddest books in McCarthy's lineup
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Buy this bookDev says:
Beautiful portrayal of the Afghani culture
A reader says:
This was the follow up to the Kite Runner, but in my opinion more heart wrenching and a better book.
I have read all three books by this author, which although uncomfortable reading at times, ultimately moves onto less emotional ground.
Bessy says:
My first ever book that kept me going to finish off within few weeks
Piranesi
Buy this bookHelen says:
Really unusual and compelling. You don’t know what’s going on until you start to realise there are more and more clues explaining the strange situation.
cinammonbunarchives says:
It’s so whimsical and magical and it’s a great place to escape to
I'm sorry you feel that way
Buy this bookGeorgie23 says:
Funny, moving and also set locally!
The Priory of the Orange Tree
Buy this bookKatie says:
I love this book so much, it's like if all the fantasies I grew up reading suddenly had female leads and diverse representation and dragons. The world building is phenomenal, I felt like I lived inside this book and I honestly never wanted to leave.
The Girl Who Sewed Parachutes
Buy this bookChris_author says:
At its heart it is a love story - set in war-torn Britain during the 1940's - it explores how women worked in factories during the war and how the protagonist deals with a dark secret - the +100 ratings on Amazon give it a 4.6 score - so I don't need to say more! -
The Diary of a Young Girl
Buy this bookHarry says:
The way Anne is expressing her thoughts and that at the very young age of 13 years old is beyond my imagination.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Buy this bookDanny says:
This is the greatest story I've ever read. It was the book that changed everything for me. After sitting on my bookshelf for four years, I finally forced myself to read it, in 2018, and I'm glad I did. It was the first fiction book I ever read, and it absolutely blew my mind.
Graeme says:
It's an epic sweeping historical romance. It's complex and intriguing and for a long book, is a real page turner.
They Both Die At The End
Buy this bookOlivia says:
Two people that are brought together by death. Enjoying each others company before they leave the world they live in. Heart-breaking, but such an amazing read.
The Book of Joy
Buy this bookKamran says:
How to be happy and joyful
Flowers for Algernon
Buy this bookAbbey says:
Loved the style of writing and the premise of the novel itself - so original and very captivating. Is my current fave :)
Lessons in Chemistry
Buy this booksevcan says:
for woman
Angie says:
A feminist, a chemist and a love story. It's gorgeous and made me feel warm inside (not all the time though to be fair) but I adored this book
Jan says:
It is both very funny and very serious.
The Sixpenny Orphan
Buy this bookStuckinaBook01 says:
The book is in so many words beautiful and heart-warming, I never thought when I bought the book I wouldn't be able to put it down!! I love how the two main characters are sisters who are torn apart after a tragedy and each page just makes you want to know more.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almaeda
Buy this bookHelena says:
An extraordinary idea that provides the context for a gripping novel set in Sri Lanka.
Eight Detectives
Buy this bookBookish says:
It's very clever, it's basically a set of fun short stories linked by a larger plot.
Fourth Wing
Buy this bookCharley says:
I mean it was the number one best rated romantasy book this year for a reason, it’s got a bit of everything, angst, romance, spice, twists, and who doesn’t love dragons!
Fantasy Book Club says:
If you love fantasy romance and dragons, you'll love this one!
Amy Leigh says:
I find that there's never a dull moment and it truly immerses me into the story