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001: I recommend these two books to people who find reading 'boring'

When I am asked what I like to do in my free time, I simply reply 'I read'.

And I kid you not, in return, 90% of the time I get the most disapproving looks which people give to a person who's giving an exam wearing maroon socks with giraffes on it or someone who likes the combination of pickles and jam (been there done that).

But the point is, just because BookTok provides the 'best book recommendations ever' there are oh so many hidden gems that people tend to undermine because 'its not popular' or 'I only read from this particular author'.

I believe, that as a member of the society we should take a little step backwards and give a chance to that dusty book in the corner of one's shelf not just because the 'cover isn't pretty'.

Trust me you will have the time of your life while finishing that book chapter by chapter.

And that's what Toshikazu Kawaguchi does with his 'Before The Coffee Gets Cold', it's a normal little cafe in Tokyo serving coffees but not just any coffee, it's the coffee that when sat in a particular chair makes the person travel back in time to a moment they desperately want to fix and or meet their lover for the last time before it gets cold. It's the typical relationships that are in the book as chapters: The Lovers, The Sisters, The Husband and Wife and lastly The Mother and Daughter. Totally recommend picking up that tissue box on your coffee table because it's a teary ride.

And the age old question: What would you fix if you get to go back in time?

Going back in time is a tempting offer but solving a murder is totally mouth watering.

Pippa Fitz Amobi is given a school project for her A Levels and she chooses to solve a 5 year old murder case instead, what a summer dream. Holly Jackson delves into the secrets of a small town; Little Kilton where Pip discovers what she wasn't supposed to or was she? Everyone in the town believes that Andie Bell was killed by Sal Singh but they've got it wrong or did he actually kill her? Holly Jackson's, 'A Good Girls Guide To Murder' lives in my head rent free.

Put on those detective brains and of course don't forget those tissues and trust me you won't find reading boring. Like Ever.

:)
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