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I'd love to hear some of your favourite books to get lost in, those that you take refuge in reading again. They can be from any genre (although I think historical/fantasy/sci-fi apply more often because of setting).

Some of mine are series, so I can literally get lost in the neverending pages, like
-Harry Potter by J.K Rowling
-the Unfortunate Series of Events by Lemony Snicket
-and the Earthsea Saga by Ursula le Guin

Others remind me of and make me revisit the place I was when I first encountered the story, like coming of age stories such as
-Night Flying by Rita Murphy
-Angel by Cliff McNish
-and This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers

Some books take me to places I can't ever go, like historical or mythological situations such as,
-Circe by Madeline Miller
-and Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

But what about actually escaping into a book? What ones would you choose?

I love these recommendations! Rebecca is one of my favourite books and I'm currently waiting Circe to be available in my local library to read it. You already mentioned some of my favourites; I'll try to add new ones. Just following your scheme, my favourite books to get lost in are:

Some series: The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi It's a trilogy that combines crimes and history. Here in Spain it has been a best seller, I don't know how the translation to English is.
An special mention to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and all the Millennium saga, the books that started my reading passion.

Historical recommendation: Pharaoh by Wilbur Smith. My boyfriend bought me this book and I thought I wouldn’t like it because I’m not really into Egyptian civilization, but I must say I finished it in 2 days.

Last, but not least, another favourite of mine is Star of the North by D.B. John

This are some of the books I would reread (though I always prefer to read new ones). Have you read any of them?

I absolutely escaped into Circe last month, which was very unexpected and much needed! It had a similar feel to My Name is Memory, another book where I enjoyed being absorbed into a different idea of time and relationships.

For a little escape, I love Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters.

The Penderwicks quintet is a sweet series that was written recently, yet feels like a step back in time.

I find it easy to escape into Philip Pullman’s world in the “His Dark Materials� series. I keep putting off reading “The Amber Spyglass� because I’m not ready for it to end.

I loved getting lost for hours while reading The Starless Sea.

The Daughter of Smoke and Bone series is a fun escape, too!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and sequels by Becky Chambers. I really wish that I lived in the future that she envisions.

Population: 485 : Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time and others by Michael Perry. Small town life + memoir, by a poetic essayist. Imo everything by him is gold, but there's a variety so start with that which appeals to you most.

I've just read the synopsis of "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet" and I think I'm going to read it. Also GR is full of good reviews of this book. Thanks for the recomendation!

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Cristina, great timing: The Silence of the White City is being released in English in a month :)

How could I have forgotten His Dark Materials? Thanks for the reminder, Katie.

And Cheryl, I've also added The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet on my TBR list, thank you.

I very rarely do re-reads, especially series, but my go-to comfort reads are the Kate Daniels series. First book is- Magic Bites. This is actually the only series I've completely re-read, and I'm planning on reading it for a third time next year.

I also read The Starless Sea earlier this year and it was amazing. Totally an immersing experience. I will definitely be re-reading it again!

A good way to get lost in a story is to read something relating to time travel. There's a historical fiction book I read recently and it was really amazing. It's Mission 3-R by J. Michael. It's about how a treasonous General Ben Jackson steals a top secret trillion dollar time machine and leads a group of rogue African-American soldiers back in time 400 years, to prepare his African ancestors for when the first colonists set foot on the dark continent, and prevent the slave trade from taking place. The real kick to this story is all the deceit and conspiracies he uncovers on his journey. A friend recommended this book and I couldn't put it down once I started. You should definitely check it out on Amazon

ZeeJane wrote: "I very rarely do re-reads, especially series, but my go-to comfort reads are the Kate Daniels series. First book is- Magic Bites. This is actually the only series I've completely re-read..."

I finally got around to the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews this summer. This urban fantasy series had a very slow start, so based on my GR friends' ratings, I began the series with #2 Magic Burns. But once events picked up, I didn't bother pausing my marathon reading to write reviews, which I'm just getting to now. I second ZeeJane's recommendation for Kate Daniels.

But my favourite protagonist is Charlie Fox, created by Brit Zoë Sharp. Charlie is ex- army turned bodyguard. I get the benefit of a credible and clever female action heroine without resorting to fantasy books to find her. Definitely worthy of being re-read. The latest installment - Bad Turn #13 - was released last year.

Here's my review if you're curious about her - www.Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.com/review/show/2929831193

One of the most recent books I read that I totally got lost in was Where the Crawdads Sing. It's absolutely incredible!

I had to read so many books during uni between my compulsory modules v the assorted co-requisites that I've never quite shook reading in an academic manner. Meaning that my reading is at a remove to pick up all the schoolwork tosh about theme, literary devices, motifs and so on. It's something I can't break, so I no longer get lost in books.

The only difference now is that I no longer take literal notes while I read. Took me nearly a decade to break myself of that one!