No podcasts about injuries, successful people, and complex philosophical treatises. I have collected for you four absolute bestsellers that will simply turn your brain upside down and make you forget what day it is. All of them are in Ukrainian, by the way, informs Ukr.Media.
A thriller you'll devour in one evening: Freida McFadden – “The Handmaid”
Millie is on the verge of breaking even. She desperately needs money, and she takes a job cleaning at the luxurious estate of the wealthy Winchester family. At first, everything seems like a dream: wealth, the aesthetics of the aristocracy, cooking your own meals and enjoying life.
But then the horror begins. The perfect wife Nina turns out to be a total psychopath, her husband is scheming, and the door to Millie's room… locks. Only from the outside. Do you understand the level of creepiness?
This is a popcorn detective story that makes BookTok go crazy. The plot flies so fast that I drove past my subway station and didn't even regret it. Get ready, you won't sleep – I warned you.
A cozy, heart-warming story: Carsten Genn — “Book Delivery Service”
If the previous book was adrenaline, this one is a soft blanket when you're burned out.
Karl is an elderly bookstore clerk. Every evening he packs his backpack and delivers books to his customers. He's literally like a book therapist: he knows who needs to cry and who needs to laugh. And then nine-year-old Shasha joins him. The hurricane girl simply decides that now they work together, and begins to turn the lives of everyone around her upside down.
This is an absolutely cozy book. I physically wanted to hug someone while I was reading it. No drama for drama's sake – just pure light therapy and a reminder that people actually need people.
A magical escape to another world: Shannon Chakraborty — “Brass City”
Cairo, 18th century. Nari makes a living by swindling money from the rich, pretending to be a healer. She is cynical, doesn't believe in any magic and just wants to survive. But she accidentally summons a real genie. What a powerful warrior, by the way.
From that moment on, her life is turned upside down. She finds herself in a hidden magical city, where political intrigue rages and war looms on all sides.
The level of escape from reality here is off the charts. This is a fairy tale for adults with an incredibly beautiful oriental vibe. If you like a magical atmosphere, a bit of romance and plots where everyone is constantly deceiving each other – just take it. The world is written in such a way that after it reality seems gray.
Our Ukrainian book that makes you smile: Yevgenia Kuznetsova — “The Ladder”
It's a hit. Tolik has fulfilled every introvert's dream – he bought a house in Spain to live in peace and quiet, without anyone touching him. But then a full-scale invasion begins.
And what happens? The whole family comes to visit him: his mother, uncle, sister, some friend of his sister, and two cats to boot. The introvert's paradise is destroyed. Total chaos begins, life and conversations, because of which Tolik is literally forced to escape from his relatives to the roof using a ladder.
It's so vital that it hurts. You will 100% recognize your mother, aunt or yourself here when you just want to disappear so that they don't ask you if you ate. A very ironic, familiar and somehow unique story.
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