Jessica's Book'd Lists

Read Before You Watch

Created by Jessica - Updated on September 23^rd 2021

These books that were so great they were turned into either a movie or a television series. This list would be a mile long, so I tried to limit it to the books I have read in the last two years.

The perks of being a wallflower

Chbosky, Stephen.

From the Publisher

Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt.

Eragon

Paolini, Christopher.

From the Publisher

In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Orange is the new black : my year in a women's prison

Kerman, Piper.

From the Publisher

A compelling, often hilarious, and unfailingly compassionate portrait of life inside a woman's prison.

The Duke and I

Quinn, Julia

From the Publisher

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable ...

My Thoughts

This one is what season one of the Netflix series "Bridgerton" is based on. There are seven more great books after this one.

Little Fires Everywhere

Ng, Celeste

From the Publisher

"Traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Confessions of a shopaholic

Kinsella, Sophie.

From the Publisher

Becky Bloomwood is bored to death writing for Successful Saving. So, with a handsome credit line from her bank, she liberates herself the best way she knows how -- by shopping! Think of it as an investment, she tells herself. But, soon she is buried in bank notices and cursed VISA bills.

My Thoughts

This one is also a series with nine more books to enjoy.

Big little lies

Moriarty, Liane, author.

From the Publisher

Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but which evidence shows might have been premeditated.

To all the boys I've loved before

Han, Jenny.

From the Publisher

"Lara Jean writes love letters to all the boys she has loved and then hides them in a hatbox until one day those letters are accidentally sent"-- Provided by publisher.

My Thoughts

This is the start of a cute trilogy, and there is a Netflix film for each of them.

Dumplin'

Murphy, Julie, 1985-

From the Publisher

Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.

My Thoughts

This is the start of a series. Book three just came out. So far just one movie on Netflix.

Crazy rich Asians

Kwan, Kevin.

From the Publisher

Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.

My Thoughts

Another great trilogy. Fingers crossed they make book two and three into movies as well.

A simple favor : a novel

Bell, Darcey, author.

From the Publisher

"A debut psychological thriller ... that focuses on a mommy blogger, her best friend who disappears suddenly, and the latter's husband--with betrayals and reversals, a dead body, and the ever-revolving question of who is duping whom"-- Provided by publisher.

The underground railroad : a novel

Whitehead, Colson, 1969- author.

From the Publisher

A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.