How to Stick to Your Reading Goals in 2024

How to Stick to Your Reading Goals in 2024

As we roll into another year, it’s time to channel our inner literary goddesses and set some reading goals for 2024. Whether you’re a twenty-something navigating the whirlwind of life or just want to add a touch more bookish flair to your routine, we’ve got your back. So, grab your favorite cozy blanket, a cup of something delicious, and let’s dive into how you can set (and totally crush) your reading goals this year.

How to Stick to Your Reading Goals

Reflect on Your Reading Vibes

Picture this: you, your favorite reading nook, and a stack of books that make your heart flutter. To set the perfect reading goal, take a moment to reflect on your reading vibes. What genres light up your world? How much time can you realistically dedicate to reading between work , social events, and the occasional Netflix binge? Understanding your reading rhythm will help you set goals that align with your lifestyle and passions.

Set a Goal That’s as Cool as You Are

Sure, we all dream of being bookish superheroes, but let’s keep it real. Set a goal that challenges you without morphing into Mission Impossible. Whether it’s a number of books, pages, or chapters, make it something that excites you. Being a bookish badass is all about balance, after all. Remember, it’s not about the quantity; it’s about the quality of the reading experience.

Mix It Up, Girl!

Variety is the spice of life, and the same goes for your reading list. Spice up your literary life by adding a mix of genres, authors, and voices. Ever tried a graphic novel? How about a memoir that’s basically your life but in print? Diversifying your reading list keeps things interesting. Plus, it broadens your perspective and introduces you to stories you might not have considered.

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Break It Down (No, Not Like a Bad Dance Move)

Let’s avoid that overwhelmed feeling by breaking your goal into bite-sized pieces. Monthly book challenges? A reading list for each season? Now we’re talking! Smaller milestones make your goal feel less like a mountain to climb and more like a series of fabulous, achievable victories. Celebrate those victories like the bookish champion you are.

Make Reading Time Your Self-Care Oasis

Life gets hectic, and adulting is no joke. But amidst the chaos, find your reading oasis. Whether it’s during your morning latte, lunch break, or right before hitting the pillow, make reading time your self-care moment. Trust us, nothing beats escaping into a good book after a long day of adulting. It’s a form of self-love that rejuvenates your mind and soul.

Share the Bookish Love

Being a twenty-something bookworm is way more fun when you’ve got a crew to dish about your latest reads with. Join a book club, follow bookstagram accounts, or simply text your besties about the epic plot twist you just encountered. Sharing the bookish love keeps you inspired, opens up a world of perspectives, and can lead to some amazing book recommendations.

Audiobooks and E-books: Because Adulting

Let’s face it, adulting can be a time-sucking vortex. Embrace the audiobook and e-book life for those moments when sitting down with a physical book feels as likely as finding a unicorn in your backyard. Audiobooks while jogging? E-books during laundry day? Consider your reading game upgraded. It’s about adapting to your lifestyle and making reading seamlessly fit into your busy schedule.

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This is your year to crush those reading goals and revel in the magic of storytelling. Reflect on your vibes, set a goal that’s as cool as you are, mix up your reading list, break it down, make reading your self-care oasis, share the bookish love, and embrace audiobooks and e-books like the modern goddess you are. Happy reading, and may your TBR pile be ever in your favor!

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Best Chick Lit Books To Read in 2023

Best Chick Lit Books To Read in 2023

Last year, I created a blogpost called “Best Chick Lit Books To Read In 2022” and it was the most read blog post on The European Closet. So I decided to create another one, this time for 2023.

As you can probably tell, I love chick lit. I really like light-hearted romances that make you laugh and shed the occasional tear here and there. Those are the best chick lit books.

In 2022, I read a total of 17 books, which I talk about here, most of them being chick lit books . This year, I have the goal of reading 24 books. On this post, I will share some of the books on my reading list.

Without further ado, here are my top picks for the best chick lit books to read in 2023.

Best Chick Lit Books To Read in 2023

Note: all these synopses are courtesy of Good Reads.

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Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

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Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA.

A competitive figure skater since she was five years old, a full college scholarship thanks to her place on the Maple Hills skating team, and a schedule that would make even the most driven person weep, Stassie comes to win.

No exceptions.

Nathan Hawkins has never had a problem he couldn’t solve. As captain of the Maple Hills Titans, he knows the responsibility of keeping the hockey team on the ice rests on his shoulders.

When a misunderstanding results in the two teams sharing a rink, and Anastasia’s partner gets hurt in the aftermath, Nate finds himself swapping his stick for tights, and one scary coach for an even scarier one.

The pair find themselves stuck together in more ways than one, but it’s fine, because Anastasia doesn’t even like hockey players…right?

Happy Place by Emily Henry

Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.

They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.

Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?

Release date: April 25th 2022

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When in Rome by Sarah Adams

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Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out from years of maintaining her “princess of pop” image. Inspired by her favorite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is.

When Noah Walker finds Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he makes it clear he doesn’t have the time or patience for celebrity problems. He’s too busy running the pie shop his grandmother left him and reminding his nosy but lovable neighbors to mind their own damn business. Despite his better judgment, he lets her stay in his guest room–but only until her car is fixed–then she’s on her own.

Then Noah starts to see a different side of Rae Rose–she’s Amelia: kindhearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. He can’t help but get close to her. Soon she’ll have to return to her glamorous life on tour, but until then, Noah will show Amelia all the charming small-town experiences she’s been missing, and she’ll help him open his heart to more.

Amelia can’t resist falling for the cozy town and her grumpy tour guide, but even Audrey had to leave Rome eventually.

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod—just me and my beloved brother—but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe I can be helpful, despite countless hours of true crime podcast listening. Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders.

A brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary schoolteacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on my life, we’re stuck together, come hell or high tide.

I’m just here to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. Although… it is becoming less and less of a hardship to have her around. Sure, she’s stubborn, distracting and can’t stay out of harm’s way. She’s also brave and beautiful and reminds me of the home I left behind three years ago. In other words, the painful hunger and protectiveness she is waking up in me is a threat to my peace of mind. Before I sink any deeper into this dangerous attraction, I need to solve this murder and get back on the road. But will fate take her from me before I realize the road has been leading to her all along?

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The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

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Rosie Graham has a problem. A few, actually. She just quit her well paid job to focus on her secret career as a romance writer. She hasn’t told her family and now has terrible writer’s block. Then, the ceiling of her New York apartment literally crumbles on her. Luckily she has her best friend Lina’s spare key while she’s out of town. But Rosie doesn’t know that Lina has already lent her apartment to her cousin Lucas, who Rosie has been stalking—for lack of a better word—on Instagram for the last few months. Lucas seems intent on coming to her rescue like a Spanish knight in shining armor. Only this one strolls around the place in a towel, has a distracting grin, and an irresistible accent. Oh, and he cooks.

Lucas offers to let Rosie stay with him, at least until she can find some affordable temporary housing. And then he proposes an outrageous experiment to bring back her literary muse and meet her deadline: He’ll take her on a series of experimental dates meant to jump-start her romantic inspiration. Rosie has nothing to lose. Her silly, online crush is totally under control—but Lucas’s time in New York has an expiration date, and six weeks may not be enough, for either her or her deadline.

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project – a literal dream come true – Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.

Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school – archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.

But when her equipment starts to go missing and the staff ignore her, Bee could swear she sees Levi softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her ideas… devouring her with those eyes. The possibilities have all her neurons firing.

But when it comes time to actually make a move and put her heart on the line, there’s only one question that matters: What will Bee Königswasser do?

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That Fine Line by Cindy Steel

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All I wanted was a quiet summer on my family’s ranch in Idaho…

I didn’t think that was too much to ask. With my fiancé in California, I was back home for three months to plan my wedding. I had colors to pick, cows to milk, and a wedding dress to squeeze into.

Which was why I didn’t need anybody messing with me.

Especially not the guy who had dedicated his whole life to making mine a joke. The guy who filled my high school locker with frogs and my hot car with cans of tuna. I mean…I always got him back. But not this summer. Things were different now. I was engaged. I had grown up. I would NOT fall victim to Cade’s pranks, teasing, or his manly charms.

If only my dad hadn’t hired the moron to cowboy for him this summer.

Now my childhood enemy is living on our ranch and seems to think we have a score to settle.

And all bets are off.

Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter

Liz Buxbaum has always known that Wes Bennett was not boyfriend material. You would think that her next-door neighbor would be a prince candidate for her romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only proven himself to be a pain in the butt, ever since they were little. Wes was the kid who put a frog in her Barbie Dreamhouse, the monster who hid a lawn gnome’s severed head in her little homemade neighborhood book exchange.

Flash forward ten years from the Great Gnome Decapitation. It’s Liz’s senior year, a time meant to be rife with milestones perfect for any big screen, and she needs Wes’s help. See, Liz’s forever crush, Michael, has just moved back to town, and—horribly, annoyingly—he’s hitting it off with Wes. Meaning that if Liz wants Michael to finally notice her, and hopefully be her prom date, she needs Wes. He’s her in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she actually likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own perception of what Happily Ever After should really look like.

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The Boy With The Bookstore by Sarah Echavarre Smith

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Max Boyson looks good…from a distance. But up close and personal, the tattooed hottie Joelle Prima has been crushing on for the past year and half has turned into the prime example of why you shouldn’t judge a book by his delectable cover.

When she first learned about the massive renovation to the building they share, Joelle imagined that temporarily combining her Filipino bakery with Max’s neighboring bookstore would be the perfect opening chapter to their happily ever after. In her fantasies they fed each other bibingka and pandesal while discussing Jane Austen and cooing over her pet hamster, Pumpkin. Reality, however…is quite different. Her gallant prince turned out to be a stubborn toad who snaps at her in front of customers, dries his sweaty gym clothes in her oven, and routinely helps himself to the yummy pastries in her display case without asking.

But beneath Max’s grumpy glares, Joelle senses a rising heat—and a softening heart. And when they discover the real reason for the renovation, they’ll have to put both their business senses and their feelings for each other to the test.

Twisted Love by Ana Huang

Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can’t escape.

Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.

But when he’s forced to look after his best friend’s sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:

A crack.
A melt.
A fire that could end his world as he knew it.

Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can’t remember.

But despite her broken past, she’s never stopped seeing the beauty in the world…including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn’t want.

Her brother’s best friend.
Her neighbor.
Her savior and her downfall.

Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen—but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both…and everything they hold dear.

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Just My Type by Fallon Ballard

Lana Parker has never been single for long. After a disastrous break-up with her high school boyfriend, Seth Carson, Lana’s bounced from long-term relationship to long-term relationship. She’s an expert girlfriend, even acting as the resident dating and relationship columnist for one of Los Angeles’s trendiest websites. But now, at the age of thirty, Lana suddenly finds herself single again, and she’s determined to stay that way, no matter how challenging.

That is, until her high school ex, Seth, now a journalist in his own right, takes an assignment at Lana’s site. Ready to put down roots after years of traveling and freelancing, Seth becomes not only Lana’s colleague but also her competitor. With their combative relationship history–and undeniable chemistry–they quickly find themselves pitted against each other in a battle of wits: writing an article series that goes against dating type. For Lana, that means writing about staying single and embracing it. For Seth, it’s learning to settle down and become boyfriend material. Whoever’s is most popular wins a highly coveted columnist spot that either could only dream of. But when the two square off against one another, it’s not only their careers on the line–it’s also their hearts.

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

Annie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match-someone who nicely compliments her happy, quiet life running her flower shop in Rome, Kentucky. Unfortunately, she worries her goal might be too far out of reach when she overhears her date saying she is “sounbelievably boring.” Is it too late to become flirtatious and fun like the leading ladies in her favorite romance movies? Maybe she only needs a little practice…and Annie has the perfect person in mind to become her tutor: Will Griffin.

Will–the flirtatious, tattooed, and absolutely gorgeous bodyguard–is temporarily back in Rome, providing security for Amelia Rose as excitement grows for her upcoming marriage to Noah Walker. He has one personal objective during his time in town: stay away from Annie Walker. But no sooner than he gets settled, Will soon finds himself not only breaking his rule, but tasked with far more than simply providing security.

Will wants no part in changing the sweet and lovely Annie, but he can’t bring himself to say no to her request, so he officially agrees to teach her how to be the next leading lady of Rome, Kentucky, and find the love of her life-even if he doesn’t believe in love himself. Between faking a relationship so the meddling town doesn’t catch on to what’s really happening on their practice dates, and tutoring lessons that convince Annie to add passion to her list of must-haves in a mate, it doesn’t take long for the lines of their friendship to blur…

Release date: May 2nd 2023

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So these same my best chick lit books to read in 2023! Let me know which ones you’ve read!

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I’ve read 17 books this year- here are my top 5 favorite books.

I’ve read 17 books this year- here are my top 5 favorite books.

My goal this year was to read 20 books. I’ve read 17 so far, and honestly, I don’t think I will hit my mark. But I’m totally okay with it because the 17 books I read were all good and I really enjoyed them.

Today I thought I’d share with you my top 5 favorite books I read in 2022.

My Top 5 Favorite Books of 2022

Note: all these synopses are courtesy of Good Reads.

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Book Lovers

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Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.

The Spanish Love Deception

Catalina Martín desperately needs a date to her sister’s wedding. Especially since her little white lie about her American boyfriend has spiralled out of control. Now everyone she knows—including her ex and his fiancée—will be there and eager to meet him.

She only has four weeks to find someone willing to cross the Atlantic and aid in her deception. New York to Spain is no short flight and her raucous family won’t be easy to fool.

Enter Aaron Blackford—her tall, handsome, condescending colleague—who surprisingly offers to step in. She’d rather refuse; never has there been a more aggravating, blood-boiling, and insufferable man.

But Catalina is desperate, and as the wedding draws nearer, Aaron looks like her best option. And she begins to realize he might not be as terrible in the real world as he is at the office.

The Love Hypothesis

As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.

That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor–and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford’s reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive’s career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding… six-pack abs.

Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

The Devil You Know

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There’s a devil on my shoulder, and every Monday morning she announces herself. She’s this delicious flame in my chest, a flurry of whispered suggestions in my ear. Suggestions I ignore…because every single one of them is about Ben Tate.

Ben—Stealer of Clients, Evicter of Homeless Women, Nemesis. Sitting across from me every damn Monday with his lovely, smug smile and his too-perfect teeth, the living symbol of everything I hate.

It’s been my policy to avoid him, but when a case comes into the firm—one that could change his career and mine—I make an exception. It means weekends and evenings by his side. It means enduring his smirk and his smart mouth and never taking the bait.

Until the night Ben says, “Beg.”

And that devil on my shoulder decides to make a few demands of her own.

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The leading scorer on the Reapers has the unspeakable yips…and it’s me.

The second my NHL legend of a father appears, I can’t shoot to save my life.

And my mistakes might cost my team our playoff spot.

No pre-game superstition can fix it—I’m broken.

Adding to the pressure, my little sister’s best friend just became my roommate for the next five months.

Evangeline Walsh. The curvy photographer with a heart of gold.

She’s in my kitchen, baking treats as scrumptious as her body.

She’s in my living room, torturing me with pajama bottoms that beg to be peeled off.

And when we cross that line, we discover she’s also my cure.

She’s my newest pre-game ritual, but it’s so much more than that.

I can’t keep my hands off her, and each time leaves me craving more.

But my life plays out in front of the camera, and Evie wants to stay behind the lens.

When my past comes back to bite us,

I’ll have to risk everything to show her she’s not just a lucky charm—

She’s my endgame.

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5 Perfectly Creepy Supernatural Books for Adults

5 Perfectly Creepy Supernatural Books for Adults

Here is the list of the top 5 Perfectly Creepy Supernatural Books for Adults that you should if you consider are looking for a thrilling experience.

Are you a fan of supernatural books that brings a sense of fear along with them and can creep out the sanest reader? 

We have got you a list of 5 perfectly creepy supernatural books for adults to keep you hooked to your place even after you are finished reading it. We have a mix and match of old classics to popular fiction that can meet every reader’s needs. 

5 Perfectly Creepy Supernatural Books for Adults

Now gear up to pick one of these to have the creepiest experience of your life by devoting yourself to the narrative.

Frankenstein

As mentioned, let us start with a classic, an old book that left everyone uncomfortable yet wanting to read more. 

Frankenstein is a chilling story of a young scientist by the same name and a monster he created.

To everyone’s surprise, it was written by a woman writer in 1818, when women hardly wrote anything, let go of a horror novel of this magnitude.

Many underlying motifs and themes can be seen associated with this novel if read at a deeper level. This novel is a commentary on the times it was written in and is also a remarkable point of reference for women and horror writers.

This book by Mary Shelley may be perceived by those who have yet to read the book as being about man vs monster. Instead, it’s the tale of a terrible father and a neglected child. Two hundred years later, this brutal tragedy still evokes that creepiness.

The Shining

Written by Stephen King in 1977, this novel is the bone-chilling story of a middle-aged writer named Jack Torrance who is looking for ideas to secure a job as the winter caretaker of the storied Overlook Hotel.

The opulent hotel, however, feels more like a jail than a sanctuary as the weather gets colder and snowier. So no, it’s not a good thing, especially for his wife and son, five, since his imagination runs wild with every creak and whistling of the wind.

Pretty Little Wife

This is a murder mystery and thriller by Darby Kane set in Ithaca, New York. It is the story of Aaron and Lila, who both experienced traumatic and tragic upbringings. Unfortunately for Lila, her plan doesn’t quite turn out as she had hoped.

Her alleged husband is missing in action. Is he alive? And perhaps more significantly, is he pursuing her?

The narrative becomes more ominous as you wait for Aaron to materialize out of their home’s shadows. Police have also been looking for missing college students, but something more nefarious is happening in the background.

Anyone who enjoys reading about broken families, eerie feminist retribution, and true crime podcasts will surely enjoy this read.

The Good Daughter 

This book is written by Karin Slaughter and is a murder mystery set in Pikeville. This book can be too graphic for some readers with its details of internal body parts from a mother’s horrific death splattering her children in the face.

The author does not hold back when describing psychologically unsettling things. Instead, the gritty visual draws out the fear and stretches the limits of conventional psychological thrillers.

The book’s first section describes the horrifying murder of Gamma, which Samantha and Charlotte, two of Gamma’s kids, witnessed.

Their father is a successful defense attorney with many adversaries in the community, so they have no chance of saving her.

Twenty-eight years later, in the book’s second section, Charlotte, now a renowned defense attorney, is the first person to arrive at the scene of a school shooting.

A teenage girl, who is plainly in possession of the gun that killed two people, is found guilty eventually.

Darling Rose Gold

To anyone interested in creeping themselves out through reading, a psychological thriller should always be on their list. We’ll wrap these recommendations with a final one which is relatively new and written by Stephanie Wrobel in 2020.

Poisonous Patty, who expelled her daughter Rose Gold from school and convinced her that she needed a wheelchair, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence.

All this while, Patty was contaminating her daughter’s food.

Rose Gold picks Patty up on the day of her discharge while carrying her brand-new son. Naturally, you question Rose Gold’s sanity as Patty creeps in against everyone’s wishes.

But from now on, watch as a cruel game is played out. One of the most fast-paced thrillers and terrifying books of 2020 is Darling Rose Gold because of its manipulation and toxicity.

Conclusion

Hope you like our pick and can’t wait to start reading one of these recommendations soon. If you are interested in more books, you can explore Hooked to books to get inspired to read more.

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6 Amazing Books I’ve Read This Summer

6 Amazing Books I’ve Read This Summer

If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love reading. Here’s a list of the books I’ve read this summer.

If you’d like to be up to date about what I’m currently reaidng, make sure you follow my Goodreads account.

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Books I’ve Read This Summer

Note: all these synopses are courtesy of Good Reads.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. For more information read my Disclosure.

Fiction Books

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn’t see coming….

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves. 

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The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O’Roar

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There’s a devil on my shoulder, and every Monday morning she announces herself. She’s this delicious flame in my chest, a flurry of whispered suggestions in my ear. Suggestions I ignore…because every single one of them is about Ben Tate.

Ben—Stealer of Clients, Evicter of Homeless Women, Nemesis. Sitting across from me every damn Monday with his lovely, smug smile and his too-perfect teeth, the living symbol of everything I hate.

It’s been my policy to avoid him, but when a case comes into the firm—one that could change his career and mine—I make an exception. It means weekends and evenings by his side. It means enduring his smirk and his smart mouth and never taking the bait.

Until the night Ben says, “Beg.”
And that devil on my shoulder decides to make a few demands of her own.

Not My Romeo by Ilsa Madden-Mills

We start off with a lie on Valentine’s Day.

My blind date isn’t the studious guy I expected: he’s a drop-dead gorgeous player with sinful amber eyes. Somehow we end up at his penthouse. I blame the gin and tonic.

The next day I learn he’s Jack Hawke—bad-boy professional quarterback with a murky past. The NDA he has me sign should be a warning that he isn’t a regular person. Please. I sign it Juliet Capulet, so goodbye, famous football player with abs of steel, and good luck tracking down this small-town librarian.

But Jack keeps showing up in places I least expect him. Just when I’m sure he’s gone, he waltzes into my community theater and wins the part of Romeo to my Juliet. How’s a plain, mostly innocent girl like me supposed to resist a man like him?

Is Jack my real Romeo… or will this gorgeous football player only break my heart?

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love reading. Here's a list of the books I've read this summer.

Soap-Stud & Blue-Movie Girl by David Godolphin

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love reading. Here's a list of the books I've read this summer.

Soap-Stud & Blue-Movie Girl are two blisteringly satirical short novels, set in an alternative 1990s Hollywood in which stars such as James Dean and Marilyn Monroe are still alive and working. 

Soap-Stud charts the career of hunky Jason Howl, discovered on a California beach by a talent scout and launched into working as a TV extra. A bit-part on the hit late-night soap Eldorado nudges Jason into the Big Time after some raunchy footage from a nude scene is posted on the internet. 

Blue-Movie Girl is the story of mixed-race beauty Joylene Duchat, the estranged daughter of a ‘flasher’ turned televangelist. Introduced to a different kind of talent scout at eighteen, she becomes Pussy-Kat Kane, the hot new Queen of Adult Movies. But Joylene yearns to be a serious actress. Can she break out of porno into the mainstream? 

Non-Fiction Books

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Eker

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind reveals the missing link between wanting success and achieving it!

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle? Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses, or investments?

The shocking answer is: None of the above!

In his groundbreaking Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, T. Harv Eker states: “Give me five minutes, and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life!” Eker does this by identifying your “money and success blueprint.” We all have a personal money blueprint ingrained in our subconscious minds, and it is this blueprint, more than anything, that will determine our financial lives. You can know everything about marketing, sales, negotiations, stocks, real estate, and the world of finance, but if your money blueprint is not set for a high level of success, you will never have a lot of money—and if somehow you do, you will most likely lose it! The good news is that now you can actually reset your money blueprint to create natural and automatic success.

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love reading. Here's a list of the books I've read this summer.

Deep Work by Cal Newport

If you've been following my blog for a while, you know how much I love reading. Here's a list of the books I've read this summer.

One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you’ll achieve extraordinary results.

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It’s a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there’s a better way.

In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four “rules,” for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.

So there you have it. There are the books I’ve read this summer. Let me know if you’ve read any of these!

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