It is a tough time just now and books are a great way to lose yourself when reality isn’t as good as it could be. Take a look at this list of books to escape with and please comment with your own suggestions!
Books for escapism
How would you feel if the house you lived in had legs and would suddenly get up in the middle of the night and move you somewhere else? That’s what happens to Marinka, the girl in this book, at least 3 times a year. As we are all stuck in our own houses, I wonder where they would take us if they could do what Marinka’s house does?
Sophie is a hard-working girl who incurs the wrath of the Wicked Witch of the Waste and is turned in to an old crone. She goes to work for a Wizard called Howl in a magical castle. Howl’s castle door is a portal to 4 different places and magical adventures ensue as Sophie and Howl battle demons and witches and try to return Sophie to normal. If you could open your front door to 4 different places, where would they be?
This is a Japanese Manga series where 80% of the world’s population have some sort of special ability – known as “quirks”. These quirks have led those people with certain quirks to become professional heroes. However, the main character of this story is one of the 20% who doesn’t have a quirk and the story is about how he defies the odds to emulate his idols and try to become the greatest hero of them all. Fun and full great messages about working hard and believing in yourself.
4. A Series of Unfortunate Events
A dark and mysterious series of books that will take you to another world, one that is like ours but isn’t, one where the Baudelaire children must save themselves from the murderous intentions of their relative and guardian, the evil Count Olaf
Imagine you think you are an orphan only to discover one day that you are actually the son of a Norse God? That’s what happened to Magnus Chase and he is thrown into all sorts of adventures. You know Loki and Thor from some very famous movies but there is so much more from Norse Mythology to get lost in with these books.
It is a long, long time in the future, and after a terrible war that ravaged earth, cities have learned to survive by installing huge engines and wheels and driving about the land ‘eating’ smaller towns and suburbs. This is a massive, sprawling epic series of books as you imagine the sheer scale of these cities moving across the land. The main characters are Tom and Hester and both not your usual stereotypes of characters in adventure novels. These books really do take you to another place altogether
7. To all the boys I’ve loved before
Sometimes you just want to feel warm and snuggly and safe and have a happy ending. This is definitely the story for that, it’s like a mug of hot chocolate in the shape of a book about teenage high school romance. Lara Jean is a bright, intelligent heroine and you are rooting for her every step of the way.
