I know this is totally off topic for ‘The BSD’ but I love to read and always enjoy book recommendations, well most of the time.
My daughter recommended ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki. Usually her recommendations are great but I have to say this one was meeeh!
I would really love to hear of any ‘good reads’ and will be quite happy to add some of my own even if they are a few years old.
My number one recommendation is The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriaty. Usually I can work out who done it in a few chapters but this has so many twists and turns it left me breathless at the end.
My second recommendation is The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. It sounds morbid as the story is told by the girl who has been murdered and comes back to clear her boyfriends name and warn her young sister about the man next door. Sounds morbid and as a survivor or abuse I should have hated it but it was told with such humour and honesty I finished it in 3 sittings. Yes I cried but I laughed at the same time.
My thing is psychological thrillers like books by Nicci French or Tess Gerriton but I have now been reading Angela Marsens, a frosty detective in a Birmingham nick and the murders she solves. When you get to know her back story you will understand why she is so cold and standoffish.
Hope that gives you something to get your teeth into but if you like La La Land books you wont like these – do read Liane Moriaty.
S-g sorry to hear about your trauma.
I must admit my reading is probably a bit shallow. I only tend to read when I’m on holiday when I can devour book after book. I read John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer, although I’m bored with him now. I have read most of Marian Keyes but I’m past her now. Recently I’ve started reading Clair Douglas and I did read The Girl on The Train although I’m not really into psychological thrillers. In saying that I’m starting to enjoy them more.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is worth a read. Another interesting book, List of Suspicious Things, by Jennie Godfrey, is about the Yorkshire Ripper murders but from children’s perspective at that time and may also be worth reading.
I must admit I have gone back to reading ‘books’ in paper form rather than using my kindle now. I only use my kindle if I run out of reading. I find ‘paper books’, especially on cruises, always act as a talking point! Can be good!
My problem is that as soon as I finish a book I tend to forget what it was about… maybe it’s an age thing!!!
Please try The Husbands Secret, I promise you will finish it in a few days. I also forget what a book was about, but the same with films. They all seem to run into each other.
S-g hi just looked at Amazon and they have a set of four Liane Moriaty which includes The Last Anniversry, What Alice Forgot and The Hypnotists Love Story. Just wondering if it’s worth buying the four?
Verano, when Liane started her writing career she was brilliant. That was when she wrote 3 Wishes then The Husbands Secret. Then came the dread multi book deal and she started to churn them out. Her worst books are What Alice Forgot and Nine Perfect Strangers. The Hypnotists Love Story is intriguing but predictable. If they are cheap then it could be a good introduction. Still say The Husbands Secret is the best book I have ever read.
S-g thank you. I know exactly what you mean about the ‘dread multi book deal’!
Actually I did watch the ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ series, although can’t remember where it was broadcast, and my goodness it was odd!
Anyway I will take your advice and try ‘The Husbands Secret’ . Thank you.
I thought about re-reading The Husbands Secret but know I will quickly start thinking I know what comes next as I start to remember it. Then I looked at the price and it is €8.99 on Amazon so I will look for something else for now but do let me know what you think.
Will do s-g!
The Husbands Secret is amazing
OK ‘The Husband’s Secret’ is on its way! Should be here tomorrow so I know have 8 paperbacks and my kindle ‘just in case’!
Will let you know what I think when I’ve read it.