I love to read, but it pains me to say that so few of them get the recognition they deserve. So I wanted to use this post to talk about some of my favourite books that I love and I wish more people know about.

Children Of The Most High by Anna Scanlon
I got this book from a giveaway on Anna's blog and it intrigued me straight away. It's about an amish girl called Rebecca who is raped by her boyfriend, but when she told someone about it, it was brushed off and she was told to forgive him and put it in the past. Feeling abandonned and lost, she finds consolation in the most unlikely of places.
This is a really beautiful book that tackles a really touchy subject that is always going to be current (sadly so). I really enjoyed it and I'm really looking forward to reading the sequel. The only criticism I could give it is that it was a bit too long and it goes on a bit too much.

The One Before The One by Katy Regan


Okay, I know this sounds like a chicflick... well... it kind of is but! It's not just any chicflick. It's about a woman called Caroline who, two months before, had called off her wedding with her childhood sweetheart, and she's racked with guilt about it, drowning her sorrows in Pinot Grigio. Oh, and meanwhile, she's got an undeniable crush on the married Toby Delaney. Then, to top it all off, her little sister Lexi turns up on her doorstep, saying she's come to stay for the summer.
It's both cringey, heartwarming and hilarious all at the same time, plus it's beautifully written.

Before I Die by Jenny Downham


I borrowed this off a friend last summer (still haven't given it back - whoops) and I read it in about a week. I will warn you now, it will depress you, but it's so worth it. It's about a girl called Tessa who has been diagnosed with cancer and hasn't got long left to live. With this in the forefront of her mind, she writes a list of everything she wants to do before she dies. The book is basically her battling with cancer and trying to complete the list. It's one of the few (very few) books that made me cry, it beautifully shows how she's forced to fast-forward her adolescence so she doesn't feel like she's missed out of anything. It isn't the most joyous book in the world but it's amazing nonetheless.

The Lost Art Of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice


I wanted to finish this post off on a good note with my favourite book. I have read this book countless times and I fall in love with it every time I read it. Set in 1950, it's about a girl called Penelope, living in a vast mansion in post war Britain with her mother and her brother, yet all Penelope really wants to do is fall in love. When she meets Charlotte, who invites her to tea with her aunt Clare and her cousin Harry, everything changes. Especially when Harry asks to pose as his new girlfriend, to make his famous and beautiful american ex-girlfriend jealous, which makes everything swirl out of line for Penelope.
This is an amazing coming of age tale which has romance, drama, shocks, and I have no idea why but I love it.

What books do you love that don't have enough recognition?