Best Books to give for Christmas
Christmas is less than a week away and sometimes leaving gift buying to the last minute means a struggle of what to get. Here are some books that would make great presents and some other ideas for the booklover in your life.
Book recommendations
Fantasy/Sci Fi
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
New Adult
Book 1
Tropes
- Dragons
- Enemies to lovers
- High stakes
- Military school
After the Forest by Kell Woods
Adult
Standalone
Historical Fantasy
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Adult
Book 1
Cosy Fantasy
Tropes
- found family
- love
Romance
Wildfire by Hannah Grace
Adult
Sports Romance
Tropes
- Forced proximity
- Hookup to lovers
Hopeless Romantic by Julie Capulet
Adult
Sports Romance
The Brightest Light of Sunshine by Lisina Coney
Adult
Contemporary
Young Adult
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Historical fantasy
Book 1
Tropes
- he falls first and falls harder
- workplace rivals to lovers
- poor girl, rich boy
- slowburn
- found family
Akarnae by Lynette Noni
Fantasy
Book 1
Tropes
- doorway to new world
- chosen one
- powers
- school
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Fantasy
Book 1
Tropes
- found family
- trial
- he falls first
Middle Grade
Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Dragons
Standalone
Ming & Flo Fight for the Future by Jackie French
Fantasy
Historical fiction
Book 1
Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
Book 1 of new series
Fantasy
Picture Books
G.O.A.T by Kate & Jol Temple
Friendship
Stellarphant by James Foley
Resilience, Goals
The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
Resilience
Gift Ideas for the booklover in your life
Booklover in your life already have all the books or you don’t know if they already have a copy? Here are some great ideas for you!
Signed/special editions
This will need more planning but you could get them their favourite book signed or a special edition. Waterstones and Barnes & Noble are two bookstores that do special editions that ship internationally.
Signed copies are sometimes sold in bookstores and some authors do events where they sign copies of their books.
Annotating their favourite book
Annotating a copy of their favourite book with comments and lines that stand out would mean a lot to them!
Timed book buying spree
Give the booklover a set amount of time to browse the store to see what they may like and then once the timer is finished take them to the front of the store. Set another timer for a given amount of time and watch them race around the store to pick up books they definitely want to get their hands on.
Ebook reader
An ebook reader will allow them to have access to a lot more books and won’t take up too much room in their bags (only if they don’t already have one). There so many different types now at different price points as well!
Subscription
Gift them a subscription to a book box their subscribed to, Audible, Spotify or even Kindle Unlimited so they have more ways to access books they love.
What books are you giving this holiday season?
Let me know in the comments or DM me on Instagram if you’re giving the gift of books these holidays!
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