The 6 Most Underrated Books that we have read

The 6 most Underrated Books

 

Have you ever come across random books that completely take your breath away that you almost want to become their unofficial ambassador to promote them? So, we’ve compiled a list of books that we absolutely love and want to share it with everyone.

 

1.     I Remember You By Yrsa Sigurdardottir

This is one of the best mystery book that I’ve probably read in my whole life. The story is based on three friends who move to a remote island near Iceland. Life in a torn old forgotten town is hard on the friendship of these people but they take a worse turn when they realize they’re not alone on the island; especially someone who is not alive. Meanwhile, there is an investigation in the city involving a missing child, a desecrated school and a few supernatural instances.

This is the first book that I read of this Icelandic author and I’ve never been gladder for my decision. Yrsa's writing is smooth, precise and it completely enthralls you into the story. This book ended my 2 year book reading slump, it’s that mind-blowing.

 

2.    Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Another book by the same author which in my opinion is brilliantly written. This is a mystery book, involving witchcraft. There is a student murdered in the university and yet the most shocking part is the strange symbols carved on the body. A detective is hired by the family and the secrets of the students past including the dark past of his family are revealed. This book will take you on a journey of not only solving a murder but also educating you about the history of witchcraft.

This book is a little slow paced than the first book mentioned above. But, in my opinion Yrsa’s story telling ability lies on carefully and gradually building a plot. So even if you feel that the story is getting a little slow, you should stick around for the ending because they always end with a bang.

The author has quite a few other stellar books as well like “Why did you Lie?” , “The Silence of the Sea” and “My Soul to take”.

 

3.    The Forest Of Wool & Steel By Natsu Miyashita

This is the most serious book out of all the books mentioned in this post. It is based on the life journey of a boy Tomura, who finds his calling in life in tuning a piano. This book perfectly describes the struggles of finding your career path in life and the effort it takes to excel in it.

The story of Tomura could be the story of anyone, the endless drive to pursue your dreams and passion is similar to everyone’s life. And, the author portrays the struggle of life in this book very vividly and thoroughly. One of the reasons why I loved this book as much as I did was because I was struggling in my own career path at the time, and this book resonated with me.

 

4.   I’ll Give You The Sun By Jandy Nelson

This is one of the most wholesome happy YA book that I whole-heartedly love. If you have a creative, artistic soul, you’ll love this book. The story is based on the two twins Noah and Jude, at first they are halves of each other’s souls but the reality changes as soon as they grow up. While Noah lives his life in his drawings, Jude finds an unconventional mentor. But their lives are irrevocably changed when they find the truth about their mother’s death.

I’ve never ever quoted a book as much as I did this one. This book is full of emotions, vivid imagery and quotes that will fill your heart with love.

 

5.    The Simple Wild By K. A. Tucker

TSW is a romance novel that will take you on a beautiful adventure ride to Alaska. Calla lives in Toronto with her mother while being estranged from her father since she was 2 years old. After hearing of her father’s ill health, calla decides to move to Alaska to meet a man who is her father but more or less a stranger. On this journey, she makes quite a few friends and enemies (aka Jonah). The relationship or lack thereof between these two people (Calla and Jonah) is brilliant, their banter made me laugh throughout the book.  

Reading this books synopsis n Goodreads, you might decide it’s a typical romance book but honestly it’s more than that. For Mountain lovers like me, this book was an absolute delight. The beauty of Alaska described in this book made me wants to pack my bags and go on an adventure. And, for people who love this book there is good news, this book also has a second part!!

 

6.   What The Wind Knows By Amy Harmon

There is absolutely no favorites list of mine without a Historical Fiction book. What the wind knows is a time travel – romance – Historical fiction book. I generally stay away from time travel books (No, I did not like Outlander either), yet this book was unexpectedly enthralling to me. Sometimes picking a random book is the best choice people.

WTWK is a story about Anne Gallagher, who grew up with her Irish grandfather in America. Listening the stories about her Homeland- Ireland her whole life, she always feels she’s missing something in her life. But after the death of her grandfather she finally gets to visit Ireland. Filled with stories of strange and mysterious lochs and monsters she explores the beautiful country where her grandpa grew up. A strange incident leaves Anne to time travel to the early 1920s, to the period of Irish revolution. And thus, the struggles of living in a different time period start, where she meets a caring doctor and a small boy who looks very familiar to Anne.

Every chapter in this book starts with a poem by W.B. Yeats. Yeats was an Irish poet, and this book felt like a loving ode to him. The poems set the mood for the entire chapter and were fitting as if they were meant for this book. If you've never read his poems before, you'll definitely want to read his works after reading WTWK.

I heard the audiobook of this novel and the narration was beautiful, it gave a whole new life to the story. So, if you love audiobooks you should definitely add this book to your library.