Recommended Reads & Books You Just Can't Put Down

Tor’s Ongoing Reading list

Sharing my favorite stories, plus what’s on my ongoing to-read list

I recently reached out to the IG community in search of new books and received an overwhelming amount of suggestions. Rather than keep them all to myself I thought I'd share the recommendations, plus a few of my favorite recent reads. I typically tend to pick up stories of historical fiction or memoirs where I can get lost in the writer's thoughts while learning about a time in history or a moving life story.

Do you have a go-to genre or any incredible must-reads? Share them in the comment section below so I can add them to the list!

For those settled in a city or town, I definitely advise to join your local library, I visit mine almost weekly and it's turned into one of my favorite places in Wellington. If you are on the move, visit thrift stores, hostels (for book trades) or download cheap [sometimes free] e-books to your e-reader/smartphone. There is nothing like a good book to get you through a long travel day.

Here are some of my favorite reads over the past few years, followed by my ever-growing to-read book list

[click the book title to read the Amazon summary]:

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

The Spy Wore Red: The Romanones Spy Series by Aline, Countess of Romanones

The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession by Paulo Cohelo

A House in the Sky: A Memoir by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett

The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) by Adam Johnson

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung

The Name of the Wind & The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

Holy Cow: An Indian Adventureby Sara MacDonald

The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo

The Beach by Alex Garland

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

White Mouse by Nancy Wake

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Stay Alive, My Son by Pin Yathay

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

And of course all the Harry Potter books ⚡

Books on my to-read list:

The Why Cafe by John P. Strelecky

Life's Golden Ticket: A Story About Second Chances by Brendon Burchard

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park

The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

Love Warrior: A Memoir by Glennon Doyle

Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson

Last Train to Istanbul by Ayse Kulin

You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero

The Girls by Emma Cline

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani

If you are looking for more book inspiration, I recommend joining an online book club. Girls LOVE Travel Facebook group has their own Book Club, plus members are always sharing good reads.

Also, Reese Witherspoon has her own book club on Instagram called Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine, showcasing a book each month.

If you have any other book clubs or great ways to search for new books, let me know!

Share in the comments below or reach out to me on IG or FB.

Cheers, I hope you enjoy the books as much as I do x