The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

What books did you love that you would like to recommend to others? These can be old favorites or books you just read recently and want to share.

Please do NOT suggest your own book. This is not for self-promotion, but to recommend books that you have enjoyed and want to share with others for them to enjoy.

Well, I just finished Naughty Girl: A true story of child abuse and an eating disorder by Holly Alastra. I strongly recommend this memoir to anyone who has been abused, has had an eating disorder, or knows someone who has had either. I've never been abused or suffered from an eating disorder, so reading this was an eye opening experience. I learned a lot. I recommend Naughty Girl: A true story of child abuse and an eating disorder to anyone who wants to learn about these issues.

Thanks Mitsy. As you enjoyed that book I would also recommend to you which was a very emotive and honest memoir. The audio is narrated by the author too and just adds to the book

Thank you, Karen! I'd like to read the book. I forgot all about it, so thanks for the reminder. :)

You're welcome :)
The book is incredibly honest and brutal, it feels very personal and is at times quite upsetting, even sickening, to imagine someone living this way. So be emotionally ready for it before you start! :o

Karen wrote: "You're welcome :)
The book is incredibly honest and brutal, it feels very personal and is at times quite upsetting, even sickening, to imagine someone living this way. So be emotionally ready for i..."

Okay. I just finished a memoir like that, so I'm going to wait a bit before reading Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain.

Thanks for letting me know.

I've become a huge fan if the Dom Wars series by Lucian Bane. It's very creatively and uniquely written. Beautiful (as well as hot and steamy) love scenes with an inspirational message and love story.

I highly recommend these books! They're great books that I dont see many people reading.

Here are a few of my new and old favorites:

California by Edan Lepucki
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
The Circle by Dave Eggers

Happy reading!

Can anyone recommend good contemporary/ya books? Some rather light and a lot of romance, good for summer reading:)

Hey Claire. Maybe try Upworthy's summer reading list for some good YA book ideas.
You can also check out our new group reading challenge

Wow, i just finished reading the most amazing novel,The Commons: Book one: Journeyman written by Micheal Alan Peck. I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. I will be brutally honest, I loved it. Micheal is a true artist going from penning a column for TVGuide.com and writing restaurant reviews it amazes me how naturally he writes fantasy. The characters were so alive I could feel them with me every step of the way.You would never know is's his first novel it flows so perfectly.

Paul Reid is a tough 17 year old having spent most of his life in foster homes or on the street, he finds himself living at new beginnings group home. Even though he has grown to love Mike Hibbets also known as Papa Mike who runs the group home. A man who taught Paul "There's no god to lift us up - we rise or fall together". He finds himself leaving to find a place in the world. Paul buys a one way ticket to San Francisco, aboard the bus he meets Annie Brucker a red headed army veteran who did two tours of Iraq and her sweet little autistic boy, who turns out to be more than he appears. Both have their own stories in the book. The bus crashes and so starts the journey to free the commons from the thief Mr Brill who holds souls and their energy known as essence for his selfish gain never allowing them to move on. Which means everybody that dies gets trapped in Mr Brill's web never to leave purgatory.
Along the way Paul meets Jonas Porter a workaholic envoy who's job is to help him complete his journey. Rain a beautiful goth girl who's hair is as dark as her eyes with an attitude to match. Ken a huge mummy with a gentle personality and Po a crazy little monk with anger issues, who when fighting reminds me of tazzy devil just a blur of arms and legs.
Together they embark on an adventure to last a lifetime. Can they free the commons from the evil that traps it?

Micheal paints a picture so clear I didn't even need to close my eyes to see it. I fell in love with the characters they rip you into their journey and a world full of mystical and magical things, you will never want the book to end.
I laughed, I cried, I pondered life and am a better person for having read this book. Inside you will find a story of growth and twists you could never predict, with many beautiful quotes one of my favourites was when Jonas told Paul he felt "Like a kitten at four am and the world my owners toes".
I urge you to read this book you wont regret it Micheal is a genius. i give this book a ten out of five. You can find it at Kobo, Itunes and Amazon for under $4 but worth so much more. Looking forward to book two.

I suggest Innocence- It is very good, at first you don't get exactly what the two main characters have in common, but when you do WOW.

I picked up a book called "The girl who just appeared" by Jonathan Harvey, purely because it was 2 for £7 at Tesco, not knowing anything about it, and I totally reccommend it! It is funny and has some great twists in it, and is really quite heartwarming and heartbreaking at times aswell. It starts off slow but stick with it and it hooks you!

Hi, i suggest this new author Anna Todd, her books are an explosion of emotions, if you like a combination between young adult ,chick-lit, romance, a little bit of erotic, this is the book for you.
Tessa Young, a shy girl who's life is about to change, all her world would be upside down by this obnoxious selfcenter boy.

A reality hint of romance, not so much of flowers and romance but a dramatic and selfdestructing relationship, that will make you hate, love, laugh.

I just finished a book by Jung-Sook Camilla Lee and it was so inspirational! I met her on the USC campus during a speaking event and I would definitely her book.

It's an inspirational memoir about her life on wall street the role her christian faith played in her career!

a great read for any young professional who is struggling to advance their career

Just finished Blocked by Jennifer Lane. Blocked is about two college students, Dane and Lucia. His mom and her dad are running for President Of the United States. It's about stress, the pressures of being college students, the pressure of a political race, the pressure of being scholarship student athletes, etc. Blocked is wonderful. :)

is now available to pre-order on Kindle or buy as a paperback on Amazon. :)

I recommend We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. I've read it and I'm really surprise with the ending :)

Also, for you who likes dystopian, I suggest you to try Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano. It has well developed world and complex personality characters :D

I would recommend Wit'ch Fire. It is the first in an amazing fantasy series, and I could not put it down!

Can anyone recommend me a time travel novel in which the girl goes back in time preferably to victorian era or the second world war one. Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Paranormal anything but there should be at least a romantic subplot which doesn't involve the heroine gushing how handsome the male lead is.

Can anyone recommend me a time travel novel in which the girl goes back in time preferably to victorian era or the second world war one. Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Paranormal anything but there should be at least a romantic subplot which doesn't involve the heroine gushing how handsome the male lead is.

I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P

Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Lol Great.
Anyway please recommend them anyways especially if it's something which is really addicting :)

On another note, should I make a new thread or post somewhere else? This place doesn't seem to be too active.

Kimione wrote: "Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Salisa..."

Oh my! I have to search through my read list! Let me do that.

I do have a question. Do you like fantasy, paranormal books maybe even mystery.

Yeah this thread is not that active. You could try the group chit chat and the book suggestions thread though those are not for the purposes you are looking for.

Kimione wrote: "Salisa wrote: "I've read a couple of books which is exactly what you recommending.. problem is every one of those books involves the heroine gushing about how handsome the male lead is. :P"

Salisa..."

Hey, i asked mentioned in the Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy group about your recommendations. One of them said Outlander #1 by Diana Gabaldon.
Check it out! As soon as i find the book in my list I'll inform you.

If anybody is interested in reading something that is profound, thought provoking and simply sensational, i would definitely recommend 'I'm Not Scared' By Niccolo Ammaniti. It is also a short, pacy read that is a page turner. This is a little gem of a book!

Here are a few of my favorite books I read in 2014.

1. Blocked by Jennifer Lane is a smart, funny, New Adult sports romance.

2. Darker Water by Lauren Stewart is an unusual, fresh, hot, funny, and smart contemporary romance.

3. What If by Rebecca Donovan is a wonderful New Adult story.

4. The Light Who Shines by Lilo Abernathy is a different, imaginative, intelligent, and excellent paranormal novel.

5. Sweet Tea by Sonya Ray is the first book in my favorite paranormal series ever.

I just finished a few books!
If you need to get your YA fix,
and if your looking for a more suspenseful feel .
:D

Into to YA with a twist? I recommend the Burn for Burn series. It has a paranormal twist to it.

Kimione wrote: "Can anyone recommend me a time travel novel in which the girl goes back in time preferably to victorian era or the second world war one. Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Paranormal anything but there s..."

You should try

The Out of Time Series by Monique Martin is good! Each book goes to a different time period. Book one is free and all are nice reads....

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I am always looking for new authors to support because sometimes it is really hard to find a good book. I recently found one who does both YA and paranormal romance very well. I loved both of her books and

I just read The Girl on the Train and thought it was pretty awesome!

Speaking of paranormal romance, this is the most recent I've read, and I highly recommend it. I'm impressed with the amount of research the author did for this book.

Enishia wrote: "I am always looking for new authors to support because sometimes it is really hard to find a good book. I recently found one who does both YA and paranormal romance very well. I loved both of her b..." I just downloaded those this weekend. Loved them both!

Brooke wrote: "Kimione wrote: "Can anyone recommend me a time travel novel in which the girl goes back in time preferably to victorian era or the second world war one. Romance, Adventure, Mystery, Paranormal anyt..."

second this recommend. My oldest and I love this series

I'd like to recommend . It's young adult fantasy/paranormal. So good. I need to read the rest of the books in the series.

Also, to me, this is the best dystopian series out there: .

J - I really enjoyed the Legend series too. I have had The Iron King on my TBR for a while now, but keep forgetting about it. Thanks for the recommendation.

So far this year, I have read two excellent novels.

The first is All the Broken Pieces by Cindi Madsen. It is about a teen girl with amnesia - with an unusual and interesting climax.



The second is an intense must read YA story, Cuts Run Deep by Amber Garza.

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Sorry for the long list. I couldn't limit myself. XD

Hurtful I recently read this book and it was a good read I enjoyed every page. I read all of my favorite author books so I had to find a new one and I stumbled across this book and it sounded interesting so I gave it a shot and it did not disappoint.

Hello everyone! I am looking for a recommendation for my 10 year old nephew. He loves to read comics (that's my fault) about adventures and magic kind of things, He is looking for something new, not only in mangas and comics but books too. Anyone have a suggestion?

NotQuiteAllHere wrote: "Hello everyone! I am looking for a recommendation for my 10 year old nephew. He loves to read comics (that's my fault) about adventures and magic kind of things, He is looking for something new, no..."

Artemis Fowl, there is fantasy and a lot of adventures in this book.

Maybe some one can help me. I am doing a reading challenge. I have to read a book I was suppose to read in HS but didn't. I can't think of any. Suggestions welcome.

Brandy wrote: "Maybe some one can help me. I am doing a reading challenge. I have to read a book I was suppose to read in HS but didn't. I can't think of any. Suggestions welcome."

Catcher in the Rye? Of Mice and Men? Those are the only 2 I can think of that I know I read in high school off the top of my head.

Deanna wrote: "Brandy wrote: "Maybe some one can help me. I am doing a reading challenge. I have to read a book I was suppose to read in HS but didn't. I can't think of any. Suggestions welcome."

Catcher in ..."

I know I read Of Mice and Men. I knew that doing my assigned reading was not in my best interest ;) now I am struggling to find something.

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