By Emma Coton Hey folks! With the rise of BookTok inviting new contemporary fiction to climb into your to be read list, it’s good to know which ones are worth reading and which will get you in your groove for beginning your reading challenge for 2023!  Here are some diamonds in fiction that I just must share with you! Then you can pop into our store and discuss with me what you thought! I’m always up for chat about my favourites in this list, or if you just need more recommendations. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Themes: Old Hollywood, Romance, LGBTQ+, Tragedy  Oh my! Where do I start? This was my favourite read of 2022,  it’s about the life of Evelyn Hugo read in a interview style where she recollects her life, her career, her romances and what she  did to get to the top in the world of Hollywood. As they say,  most of the drama happens behind the camera…  1. If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio Themes: Dark Academia, Friendships, Mu...

  Who Wants All the Pretty Classics! This is for the present-buyers who have readers in their family, or readers in waiting, or people who may not even know they are readers yet. Of course we all want to do the best thing for those people for xmas - buy them beautiful books!  This post will talk you through the bejeweled and fabulous Chiltern Classics editions and suggest who in your immediate circle may benefit the most from finding one under the xmas tree.  The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby - Ahh Gatsby and the hollowness to be found within circles of glamouristas. Perfect for the brother who secretly watches Made in Chelsea, the aunt who thinks diamonds are their best friend, or anyone considering chasing the American dream.  Jane Eyre Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - this is one for the shy serious girls with big hearts. Ever wondered why so many tropes have young women chasing unattainable men? Here is a classic of the genre, to be read q...

The puddles outside collect on the tarmac as the nights start grow darker. Lights come on outside and shoppers hurry along the pavement in winds, running from sudden showers. Time for cups of steaming tea, fogged up windows and bookish adventures with three wild women who will help you curl up, lick your wounds and stray into new lands without ever turning off your electric throw.  Epic adventures Have you ever fancied walking the Pacific Crest Trail in America? It spans 2,650 miles which is a ridiculously epic journey considering it takes a standard human person about a week of walking every day to walk even 100 miles. How about doing this alone, as a 26 year old woman, in America where there are bears. Oh, and you have no money, a burgeoning issue with grief, walking boots that are too small and a problematic new relationship. Luckily you don’t have to as Cheryl Strayed has done it first and written about it in this classic struggling woman meets nature memoir. Wild - Cheryl Stra...