The GRAZIA-Approved Reading List: Books Recommended By Inspiring Women

I love a good dark psychological thriller, and Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell is exactly the kind of book that completely takes over your brain. What I loved most is that beneath the twists, it quietly touches on something many women recognise all too well, the way we sometimes knowingly shrink ourselves, go against our instincts and consciously ignore red flags just to keep a man who was never worthy in the first place. It’s sharp, unsettling and brilliant, it is exactly the kind of book you disappear into and resurface from hours later wondering where the evening went.

Carmel Harrison

I recently read The Girls by Emma Cline. I’ll admit I often struggle to read a book all the way through, but this one completely hooked me, it’s beautifully written, atmospheric and quietly haunting. I think the GRAZIA girl would love it because it explores themes of identity, belonging and the allure of a certain kind of glamour that feels both seductive and dangerous.