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Books that keep you engaged
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items Here I share the books I couldn’t stop reading even when it was time to go to bed 🥹
It’s a very honest story of growing up in a poor Italian neighbourhood. The book highlights the struggles young girls and women have in Naples in 1950s. I also love how friendship is described, with its ups and downs, how it influenced the lives of t...
My Brilliant Friend (The Neapolitan Novels #1) | by Elena Ferrante
Even if you’re not a fan of the game industry, you’ll be thrilled by the authenticity of the main characters (I can assure you I was!) - talented, bright and at the same time troubled young people who create computer games together and live through t...
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | by Gabrielle Zevin
A novel full of mystery by a famous Spanish author. I liked the atmosphere of this exiting story that takes place in the 20th century post-war Barcelona.
The Shadow of the Wind | by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
It was my first Dark Academia book and I absolutely loved it! The main characters are young people, students who study Art and act in Shakespearean plays. The author creates the atmosphere so mysterious and temptingly smart, you can’t stop reading un...
If We Were Villains | by M.L. Rio
Unique setting, atmosphere unlike any other book! Slow paced plot, which paradoxically keeps you at the edge of the seat. Marvellous book for those who like magical realism and sole-protagonist stories like Robinson Crusoe or Cast Away.
Piranesi | by Susanna Clarke
Intimate & cosy story about simple life in a seaside small town in Australia. The main characters are unique women, all likeable and relatable in their own way. Although from the beginning we guess who the murderer is (and the victim!), it’s even...
Big Little Lies | by Liane Moriarty
Some books aren’t “classics” just for the sake of it! This small book packs a serious punch. Great cocktail of mystery, sci-fi and dark ambiance of 19th century London.
The story is compact, well written, plot driven and raises moral questions that p...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Robert Louis Stevenson