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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are some of the best days of the year to buy Christmas gifts for the people in your life. This post contains book recommendations to give as gifts to the women aged 18-25 in your life.
Top Genres: Mystery, Drama and Romance
Notable Genre Options: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Self-Help and Crime
Recommended Books in the Mystery Genre
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
When a Mercedes plows through a crowd of people at the job fair, killing sixteen and severely injuring many, Bill Hodges gets involved. The individual writes to Hodges, saying he did it and calling himself “Mr. Mercedes”. A story filled with many twists, including romances, psychological manipulation, and unplanned murders makes this story a page turner until the very end.
Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson
Malcolm and Maud Angel get murdered and their kids are the only suspects. Tandy Angel tries to clear her family name, but there are parts of her memory missing. As Tandy gets flashbacks, she begins to understand her family’s dark secrets. Could one of her brothers killed her parents? Could she have done it and not remembered? Told from Tandy’s unreliable perspective, this book is a must read.
Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Written by Kylie Tasing: It would not be fair of me to compose a reading list if I did not mention the Queen of Mystery. This story marks the debut of the infamous female detective Jane Marple. When Colonel Protheroe was found dead and everyone in the town has a motive, what is Detective Marple to do? In a classic “who did it” narrative this book will leave you on your toes while wanting to reach for the next one that comes after.
Recommended Books in the Drama Genre
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
When General Franco and his Fascists take power in Spain in the late 1930s, many people are forced to escape, including pregnant widow Roser. In order to survive, Roser must marriage the brother of her deceased husband and embarking for Chile for refuge. A story of hope and resilience, Roser and Victor hold on to each other and the hope of returning home to Spain.
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Beautiful and Damned is a fascinating story following a young aristocrat, Anthony Patch, who has no desire to work because he has all the money he wants. He falls in love with a young aristocrat named Gloria, whom he marries. But they lead very extravagant lives, blowing through money rapidly. When Anthony’s grandfather comes for a visit and leaves utterly disappointed in Anthony, he writes Anthony out of his will, leaving him and Gloria without money they were expecting to have. Do they recover from this sudden realization they were pretty much out of money? The Beautiful and Damned offers great insight into the American aristocracy at the turn of the 20th century with many dramatic turns all throughout.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner details the life of Amir, a young boy from Afghanistan, as he grows up and begins to understand the world and its dark secrets much better. Highlighting the continuous war in Afghanistan, race relations, family secrets and more. Heart-wrenching from beginning to end, The Kite Runner is a must read.
Room by Emma Donoghue
Jack, a five year old boy, has never lived outside of the place known as Room with his Ma. What he doesn’t know or understand is that Ma was kidnapped when she was 19 by Old Nick and has remained in the room since. When Ma learns that Old Nick is out of work and in danger of losing his home, she develops a plan to save her and Jack from being killed by Old Nick due to the possibility of foreclosure. She claims Jack has died and Old Nick takes Jack from Room, where he then is able to escape and find help. But how will Jack to adapt to the real world? How will his mom react to finally being free?
Recommended Books in the Romance
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Dear John tells the story of John Tyree and Savannah, a couple that falls in love without really knowing each other. John is a soldier for the U.S. Armed Forces though and he has to leave Savannah behind to serve in Afghanistan. They communicate via letters until one day, Savannah’s letters stop. This story is one of all the different ways to express love and creating bonds that last forever.
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
Louisa Clark takes a job for quadriplegic Will Traynor, a man who used to to lead an extravagant lifestyle of big deals, extreme sports and worldwide travel. Now that he is wheelchair bound, Trainer is moody and bossy. But Louisa remains steadfast in her care of him and begins to have a deep emotional connection to him. A brilliant novel and story filled with themes of love, death, happiness and ability status, this romance novel is not one to miss.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind is a Civil War era romance featuring Scarlet O’Hara, the daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner. Included in the story line are three marriages, a child, and the heartbreak of never being with the man she truly wants to marry, along with everything that comes with the end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction in the United States.
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