Just as the shoelaces are removed with more sport, also that great void that a book leaves when we finish it is replaced with a new one. However, finding a reading that keeps the thread of tension or interest alive from the first to the last page is not always an easy task.
Discovering and getting hooked on a new novel can help you release stress, relax, feed your imagination, improve your empathy and your social relationships, among many other benefits. That is why today we have investigated the best-selling titles on Amazon to bring you this selection with 13 recommended books for all tastes.
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The beast is an especially recommended book that is currently among the best sellers and has won the Planet Award in 2021. It talks about a plague and the parallel discovery of several deceased girls who have never been claimed by anyone. It is a thriller, very relevant to the time we find ourselves in and, although fictionalized, very topical, if we may say so, that will keep you on your toes from start to finish. For all the misfortunes that happen, many blame a strange being that no one has seen and everyone fears the one they call The Beast.
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Through the eyes of a child, in this novel Eloy Moreno challenges the reader to fit all the pieces of a puzzle to truly understand the story behind it. A story with which adults and adolescents will feel equally identified and which has led him to become the winner of the 1st Yoleo Reading Award for young people, awarded by the YOLEO.club Platform. According to those who have read it, it is a book that makes you reflect and want to be a better person, a heartbreaking read that hooks you from minute one and from which you will not want to part. Because, "Who hasn't ever wanted to be invisible?"
"Who hasn't wanted to stop being one at some time? The problem is that I've never managed to control that power well: Sometimes, when I most wanted to be invisible, it was when most people saw me, and instead, when I wanted everyone to see me, it was when my body began to disappear."
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If you've already read A Flat for Two, by O'Leary and it hooked you (as it has thousands of people already), this book by the same author will make you laugh, cry and enjoy in equal measure. Eileen and Leena are grandmother and granddaughter, one lives in the city, the other in the country. Both share pain and love equally. The circumstances of life make the two decide to exchange houses for a few months, and without wanting to, both will discover the value of life and small moments.
An endearing novel that will make you have hope and joy for living, that will show you that it is never too late to forgive, just as it is never too late to put fears aside and do what you like best. It will show us two ways of perceiving the sensation of living life to the fullest in such an original and atypical way that it will not leave you indifferent.
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Awarded the 2020 Goodreads Award, this fictional novel is pure medicine for the soul. Matt Haig immerses us in a reading that will make us reflect on the power of remorse and think about the ability of books to change lives. Nora, the protagonist of this novel appears without knowing how in the Midnight Library, and is given the opportunity to change her life, until now unhappy and gray, through books. A disturbing question that will make you question many things and will hook you from the first pages.
"Between life and death there is a library. And the shelves of that library are endless. Each book gives you the opportunity to try another life that you could have lived and see how things would have changed if you had made other decisions. .. Would you have done anything differently if you had the chance?"
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Another of the titles that appears among the best-selling books on Amazon, with more than 5,000 ratings by users and a total of 4.6 stars out of 5, is this work by Victor Emil Frankl. A reading that is among Sara Carbonero's favorites and in which the author reflects on the human condition. More specifically, the writer and psychiatrist analyzes people's ability to overcome difficulties, all through different testimonials from patients and his own experience in concentration camps.
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In true Agatha Christie style, this crime novel by Shari Lapena will leave you with so much intrigue that you won't be able to stop until you finish reading it. In this suspense thriller, Lapena tells us how a group of guests at a picturesque and remote little hotel called Mitchell's Inn are caught in a strong storm and cannot get out. No wifi, no coverage, no connection to the outside. Everything seemed normal until a dead body appears the next day and it is not known who the murderer is. We encourage you to make an effort and try to guess who it is, because it will not be as easy as it seems. A novel worthy of a good afternoon book and blanket marathon, which will catch you and keep you on your toes from start to finish.
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This novel by Javier Castillo has overwhelmingly good reviews that confirm how excellent a writer he is. New York, 2011, a 15-year-old girl is found dead. On the other hand, Miren Triggs, an investigative journalist for the Manhattan Press, receives a mysterious envelope with a photo of a bound and gagged girl, along with a name and a date. Look, together with his university professor, he gets involved in a difficult investigation that you will end up being part of.
Described by the media as 'the contemporary Stephen King', Javier Castillo and his personal style, return to the ring with this fifth novel that will captivate you from beginning to end.
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This book by Blanca García-Orea Haro, better known on social networks as @Blancanutri and one of the most influential nutritionists in the country, was a revolution last year and currently leads the top 1 in Amazon sales in the cooking category. In the book, Blanca talks about the intestinal microbiota, and about how intestinal bacteria influence your thoughts and behavior patterns throughout your life. In addition, it directly associates intestinal bacteria with diseases and tells that beyond genetic predisposition, the ability to improve your health and quality of life is in your hands and in your daily habits.
In the book you will find tips on how to improve the intestinal macrobiota, as well as learning to read the labels of the food and products we consume. In addition, you will also find more than 50 healthy and easy recipes to make at home. A guide that is easy to understand and clear in its concepts that will help you to better understand how your digestive system works and how to treat it.
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After watching the adapted version of Netflix in record time... what better than a marathon of the original The Bridgerton novels on which the series is based? Julia Quinn is the wonderful author of this saga that is made up of 8 original novels and that begins with The Duke and I recounting the stories of Daphne and the Duke, as well as her brothers and sisters. We recommend you start with this novel published in the year 2000 and continue with the other 7 as fast as your desire to devour them allows you.
In this first novel, Julia tells us the story of Daphne with the Duke of Hastings, who secretly maintain a fictitious love relationship to satisfy their perfect families in the most select and exclusive London society. However, as the saying goes, touch makes love, and little by little an unexpected love ends up emerging, which is overlapped with a past that disturbs the successor and heir of the Hastings and that complicates everything. If you loved the Netflix series and haven't read the novels yet, you'll be right with this saga.
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If the epic fantasy novel is your quintessential genre, 'The Name of the Wind' is a masterpiece you definitely need to read. Patrick Rothfuss debuted with this first novel in his Chronicle of a Kingslayer trilogy in 2007 and won audiences over with his special and distinctive way of telling stories.
In it, Rothfuss tells the story of Kvothe, a historical figure whom everyone already thought was dead. One fine day at an inn in no man's land, Kvothe decides to tell a chronicler his story, a story that has been diluted by the passage of time, by rumors and gossip and of which thousands and thousands have been told. a battles over the years. Musician, student, magician, beggar, thief, hero and murderer... Kvothe can be everyone and none at the same time.
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If what you are looking for in a book is a classic that is worth reading, then you cannot miss Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, and one of the most influential figures in universal literature, García Márquez narrates in this work historical facts of his homeland and the events surrounding the murder of Santiago Nasar, a young man who takes the virginity of Angela Vicario. A work between reality and fiction surrounded by a fascinating narrative that will delight you in an afternoon of reading.
Whether you want to start reading García Márquez, or if you read this work many years ago and want to enjoy it again as it deserves, Chronicle of a Death Foretold is undoubtedly a safe bet.
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There are few women who have not read Elisabet Benavent, (known on social networks as @Betacoqueta) as she is a benchmark in Spain as far as romantic comedy novels are concerned. Her great leap to fame was with the Valeria saga, specifically In Valeria's shoes, however, today we are talking about the most recent and current Sofía saga, since it was released in July 2020.
In this bilogy we find The magic of being Sofía and The magic of being us, two books that surround us with high doses of steaming coffee and love. The first talks about the life of Sofía, a happy girl who works at the Café de Alejandría and who is not looking for her better half, because she is happy with her cat and her books. Precisely not looking for love is what makes it knock on your doors in the most unexpected and surprising way. On the other hand, The magic of being us tells us about the second part of the love story, with more coffee and a pinch of realism. Where we will find a new future, forgiveness and a red thread. And a question that leaves us in suspense... can love be maintained without giving up on dreams?
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The invisible thread is a story about the ties that unite us with who we love the most, a story that tells us about the invisible ties by which we are united to our loved ones symbolized through the navel. With beautiful illustrations and an emotional way of expressing herself, Míriam Tirado, conscious parenting consultant and journalist specializing in motherhood, deals with the issue of children's emotional attachment in this beautiful story and builds invisible bonds to work on the independence of the little ones. Reading this story will excite both children and parents, and it is one of those readings that you will never be able to forget.
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More than a story or a tale, we find here a book of values. Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo offer in their work small chapters on great feats of historical women in the form of short entertaining stories. Stories that inspire, motivate and strengthen the personality. From Frida Khalo to Coco Chanel, or from the Bronte sisters to Marie Curie, this book tells us the story of 100 brave women in history. A very striking book thanks to the illustrations by 60 artists that it has on its pages and that tells the stories of the characters in a brief and entertaining way.
Perfect for reading a couple of chapters before going to sleep and discussing with your children the impressions, ideas or dreams that may have inspired them by reading or listening to these stories, while learning in a fun way. A 'must have' if you have children and want to promote values in them.
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