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To ask for some book recommendations

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rightleftbabysteps · 23/12/2025 20:13

I am aware that I’m getting a £50 Waterstones voucher for Christmas.

I am a huge reader. But I’ve really fallen out of the habit lately. The last book I read was the wedding people by Alison Espach. I loved it.

i love a crime/thriller book, or a romance. I also like stories - no real plot or crime to solve, but just a nice story.

I really want two or three books that will reignite my love for reading. Any ideas?

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Potatoelephant · 23/12/2025 20:25

For crime / thriller, the jack caffrey series by mo hayder are excellent.

SearchingTenant · 23/12/2025 20:24

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry got me out of my reading rut, and I'd been in it for a couple of years.
It's not even my usual genre, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
In light of this, I'll be pulling it off the bookshelf now for my Christmas reading.

Notname · 23/12/2025 20:16

The Names by Florence Knapp is very very good. I listen to loads of audiobooks and that’s the one I have loved most this year.

drspouse · 23/12/2025 20:15

I have loved the HRH Elizabeth II mysteries. By SJ Bennett. I think they start with The Windsor Knot. Very light but also interesting and charming.