When is the last time you read a really really good book? Of course, finding the time to read a book seems impractical, so many people scroll social media instead. Which is unfortunate —reading a good book is a luxury you should make time to afford.
So instead of opening your cell phone to watch cat videos, why not look to the 12 best-selling books of 2017 to dive into this year?
Everyone need a book that you just can't put down and think about constantly when leaving the house. One where you feel sad but satisfied when you got to the last page because you finally have answers... but now the story is over.
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One where you can't help but have your friends borrow the book just so you can have some people to discuss it with.
Well, if you just read the last paragraph and got excited just thinking about a good ol' read then you are in luck! We have got a list for you that will make your reading urges scream with happiness.
So get your bookmark and comfy blanket ready because you are going to be curled up while being transported to another world with any of these stories. Reading is an amazing way to stay entertained and amused any time of the day.
Sure social media is a great way to pass time, but aren't book way more interesting?
If you said no then you need to read better books because they SO are.
Books have a way of transporting you into another reality, that aren't just good for your health, but you're imagination, too. You are able to find new stories filled with love, mystery, action, magic and a ton of notable characters.
Whether its a series or stand-alone books are able to captivate you more than television and movies ever could. They are way more personal because you create the story in your own head.
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You imagine the world and characters through the descriptions given but with your own personal twist on them.
The story becomes the most exciting movie you have ever seen and you are the sole member of the audience. What can be more captivating than that?
Here are the 12 best books to read instead of scrolling social media, and we've ranked 12 so you can pace yourself, one book per month!
1. The Mistress by Danielle Steel
Natasha Leonova was discovered and saved while starving on the streets in Moscow by billionaire Vladimir Stanislas. For years she lives in luxury under his protection but does not know exactly what work he does or too much else about his life.
Her job is to keep him happy with no questions asked and she happily obliges. Theo Luca is the son of a wealthy deceased painter Lorenzo Luca. Lorenzo has left his widow Maylis and Theo a fortune in artwork that they refuse to sell.
Maylis keeps the paintings in her restaurant as decorations and treats them as if they were on display in a museum. Theo lays eyes on Natasha one night and Vladimir discovers Lorenzo's paintings and two obsessions begin.
Theo who is also a skilled artist begins to paint Natasha and falls in love with her. But Natasha is cautious to not anger Vladimir by even thinking about a life outside of him.
As his mistress, she must be careful especially with his dark side, but Theo’s love begins to grow stronger and stronger. The Mistress will grip you from beginning to end and have you interested right up until the last sentence.
2. Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner
NY Times Bestseller, February 2017
Eight years ago Sharlah May Nash’s father is beaten and killed with a baseball bat by her older brother to save both of their lives. Flash-forward to the future and Sharlah is now thirteen years old and adopted by FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his Partner Rainie Conner.
Sharlah is happy and comfortable living with her new family. However, everything changes when a call comes in about a double homicide that could potentially have been committed by Sharlah’s older brother. Telly Ray Nash.
They seem to believe that he could just be getting started. Quincy and Rainie work around the clock to try and get answers and figure out why after all this time he has started to kill again. Sharlah is also conflicted, yes her brother has killed before but it was to protect her.
She has always viewed him as heroic but does he have a more sinister side? Right Behind You will have you guessing right up until the end and you will be on the edge of your seat the whole time.
3. Heartbreak Hotel by Johnathan Kellerman
NY Times Bestseller, March 2017
Psychologist Alex Deware normally treats children, but he gets a call from one hundred-year-old Thalia Mars. She meets with him in a suite in a luxury hotel with an interesting past.
Thalia wants answers to some interesting and a few sinister questions involving criminal behavior and patterns of guilt. Alex is intrigued and inquirers as to why she has such a fascination and Thalis promises to answer his questions in their next session.
But that never happens; because when Alex returns Thalia is dead. Alex teams up with homicide detective Milo Sturgis and together to investigate the interesting and elusive life of Thalia.
There are secrets and dark twists in her life and it begins to
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