I Underestimated These 4 Books But They Took Me by Surprise

When you love fiction, no matter how well-read you are, you can never have read enough.

Here are the 4 books I underestimated, but they took me by surprise 📗🧵👇

#1  Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Genre: Psychological thriller/Urban Fantasy

Louise hooks up with the man she meets at a bar.

The next day she realizes he’s her boss in the new job.

She also meets her boss’s wife, and they become friends before she can confess.

This book’s climax will satisfy your cravings for a good thrill.

The final chapter has a twist that will leave you speechless.

No matter how many thrillers you’ve read, you can’t anticipate this reveal.

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#2  Blindness by Jose Saramago

Genre: Dystopian fiction

A pandemic takes over the world where every person turns blind.

The only person left with eyesight is the wife of an ophthalmologist. This is the story of how she navigates her way in a world drowned in darkness.

This book shows what happens to humans when their life’s meaning is taken away.

The author explores the darkest sides of human psychology.

You’re forced to question: Would you save someone else’s life when you yourself are threatened?

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#3  Neti, Neti By Anjum Hassan

Genre: Contemporary fiction

Sophie grew up in the beautiful hills of Shillong.

When she moves to Bangalore for work, she feels lonely.

This is a story of how Sophie deals with her homesickness of living in a new world where she knows no one.

If you’ve spent your life away from home, you’ll find the characters and their struggle highly relatable.

The author is a master at putting delicate feelings in words.

If you love reading literary fiction, don’t skip this book.

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#4  City of Brass by SA Chakraborty

Genre: Medieval fantasy

Nahri is a con woman hustling for a living in 18th-century Cairo.

Ali is a prince who wants to bring equality between two fighting factions.

Their paths collide when Nahri summons a demon by mistake.

The characters are realistic & well fleshed out.

Their relationships run deeper than beauty, and you end up rooting for them.

If you’re a fan of medieval fantasy, you must read this book.

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4 books I underestimated but they took me by surprise. TL;DR:

#1  Behind Her Eyes - Sarah Pinborough

#2  Blindness - Jose Saramago

#3  Neti, Neti - Anjum Hassan

#4  City of Brass - SA Chakraborty