Book Recommendations of Amazing Books I Could Not Put Down
Looking For Good Book Recommendations?
Are you looking for a good next book? Are you looking for book recommendations that are actually worth the read?
Here is a list of books to read that I literally could not put down.
Here is a list of books that I read in 48 hours or sooner (which as a busy mom, it’s as fast as it gets for me!).
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Book Recommendations
There are lots of different book recommendations out there for you to find and read, but here is a list of books that were so good, I literally did not want to put them down.
Whether you like young adult fiction, humorous fiction, mysteries, thrillers, fantasy, or a little bit of it all (like me) here is something for you to enjoy.
Young Adult Fiction
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Are you looking for a cute and simple love story?
Do you like an easy read that keeps you smiling?
Look no further. I’ve got you covered.
This teenage love story about a teenage girl; Lina, going across the world to Italy to visit her father after her mother’s passing is a sweet story. Many people head to Italy to find love and gelato, but Lina will find much more than that!
The Selection by Kiera Case
Do you like a good book series?
Do you enjoy young adult fantasy stories?
Did you read The Hunger Games series and enjoyed it?
Here is a book you will love.
Enter a world 300 hundred years into the future where a teenage girl who is 16; America Singer is chosen to compete to become the prince’s wife.
What is it like to compete for a man’s hand in marriage with 35 other girls?
This book has excitement, love, and some thrilling adventure. Read to enter this world.
Fiction Humor
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Looking for a story that will keep you laughing?
Do you like a love story that reminds you of a grown-up Disney movie?
Do you like reading books that have been turned into a movie so you can reward yourself with a movie night after finishing the book?
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan has all that covered!
Crazy Rich Asians is the classic story of a man and woman who fall in love, but have many obstacles standing in their way.
Imagine falling in love with a man who turned out to be a billionaire and whose family thinks you are not good enough for him.
Read to find out if their love will last and the all humor that goes along with the story.
Fiction Mystery
Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Looking for an entertaining mystery?
Do you like a good mystery without the writer trying to scare you?
This is an amazing book for you to read!
This book Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murders by Jesse Q. Sutanto will keep you laughing, but also keep you trying to figure out what happened.
Vera Wong wakes up one day and finds a dead body in her tea shop. Who is it? Why is he there? And how did he die? Read to unfold this entertaining mystery!
Fiction Thrillers
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Are you looking for a book that will literally make you laugh out loud?
Are you a mom who understands the struggles of raising little humans and how hard it can be?
Do you love a good “What the crap happened?” and “Who did it?” story?
Pick this book up now! (This is currently my favorite book!)
Celeste, Jane, and Madeline are all moms with a child or two in the same school classroom. Read to find out what all drama can happen between not just kids in school, but also the parents. Who knew a school function could lead to murder?
A bonus to this book is that there is a whole TV series on HBO you can watch afterward.
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Here is another book turned into a TV show that you can find on Apple TV+. (I must say the book is really good, but the TV show is also worth the price of another subscription service.)
Again, do you like a book that has a mystery that is thrilling, but you can still sleep at night without being scared to close your eyes?
Start The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave next!
Imagine marrying a man you love who also has a teenage daughter, and then one day you get a note from your husband telling you to take care of his daughter, he goes missing and leaves you $600,000 in cash in a duffel bag.
Well, this story does just that.
Join in this thrilling mystery to find out what happened currently and what happened in the past for this crazy scene described above to happen and what happens next.
Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda
Love a good thriller?
Love to read a book that keeps you trying to figure out what happened and what is happening?
(I stayed up so late reading this book that I finished it in one day while on maternity leave.)
Such A Quiet Place by Megan Miranda is the book for you!
In a nice quiet neighborhood where everyone knows each other’s names, has cookouts with one other, and helps each other out. One couple in the neighborhood are found dead.
Find out how the neighbors handle the situation and what happened to the nice couple down the street.
Fiction Fantasy
Fourth Wing Rebecca Yarros
Love a good fantasy book?
Love being taken to a new world? And even better a world with dragons?
Here is your next read!
This book is probably the most popular book to read here in 2024. It is a famous #booktok book that everyone is talking about. And well… after reading it and never wanting to put it down, so I could find out what happens next I understand all the excitement over Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros!
Can Violet Sorrengail, whose mom is General Sorrengail make it as a dragon rider, when she has been training all her life to become a scribe? Will she survive even training school, will she even maybe find love while being there? Pick up the book to find out!
(Little warning. This is not a “closed door” book. So if you do not read books like that, it might need to be a pass for you.)
Amazing Book Recommendations
Finding a good book that is so exciting or interesting that you do not even want to put the book down can be hard. Hopefully, this list of books will help you find a book that you absolutely love and help you enjoy reading!
As a mom, I know that it can be hard to find time to read, which can be especially hard when you find a book that you love and want to find out what happens next. If you want a list of activities for your child to do while you spend a little extra time reading than you normally do, here is another blog post on indoor activities for kids. You can find it here.
Enjoy reading, bookworm!
