My Favourite book themes

There are some book themes that are really popular and I find many never get old. The characters will obviously be different, their personalities unique and their hopes, worries and routines won’t match but the plot can be well worn and I’ll still love it.

Here are my top favourite book themes:

The books that makes you re-appreciate your 9-5

There are a few books that I enjoy re-reading when work is super busy and I’m craving a weekend. Some books make me re-appreciate my job all over again after just a couple of chapters. I can go from hectic quarter end to hauling out my gratitude journal in 10 minutes when I read books like “The Devil Wears Prada” by Lauren Weisberger “Because she can” by Bridie Clark and “My so-called imperfect life” by Sophie Kinsella.

The books that are told from two points of view and in a different time period

I love how this gives a reader a better and deeper picture of what is going on. A few that I’ve read have been from the present and the past where a deceased character shares their story. Often these make brilliant thrillers and page turners. “The third wife” by Lisa Jewell is a really good book full of suspense. “The Pool House” By Tasmina Perry also explores two characters (one who died mysteriously) and one trying to find out what happened.

The books with the toxic/unhealthy friendship

Okay lets be honest most of us have been in a toxic friendship at some point in our lives. Mean girls is a movie for some and a life goal for others. My top 3 include: “Faking Friends” by Jane Fallon, “The people at number 9” by Felicity Everett, and “Swimming pool” by Louise Candlish.

The books where two sisters think they have nothing in common but sibling rivalry

A popular plot I never get tired of. Especially when as each chapter unfolds, the characters open up and each see where the other is coming from. Two books I recently enjoyed with 2 characters that thought they had nothing in common is “The Seafront Tearooms” by Vanessa Greene and “Summer with my sister” by Lucy Diamond. The underlying message is always the importance of family and I love that.

The books where I’ve guessed the ending but there is a big surprise lurking

I went through a phase last year where I thought I’d guessed the ending to so many thrillers and suspenseful dramas. I still loved them and enjoyed the rollercoaster of twists and turns (and was completely unprepared for the final surprise. “The ex” by Liane Moriarty and “The wife between us” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen are two examples. I have to remind myself to wait for the epilogue before thinking I have it sussed!

What about you? Do you have a favourite theme when you choose a book?

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