{"id":692,"date":"2023-08-10T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=692"},"modified":"2023-08-24T14:16:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:16:48","slug":"which-verve-book-to-read-based-on-your-favourite-taylor-swift-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vervebooks.co.uk\/blog\/which-verve-book-to-read-based-on-your-favourite-taylor-swift-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Which VERVE Book to read based on your favourite Taylor Swift song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In celebration of today’s announcement of 1989: Taylor’s Version<\/em>, we feel it’s only fitting to alert you to the perfect VERVE Book to pair with your favourite Taylor Swift song…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If ‘Karma<\/strong>‘ is your favourite Taylor Swift song, you love it when people get what\u2019s coming to them \u2013 time to read The Very Nice Box<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>by Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett. It’s a suspenseful take on an opposites-attract rom-com, featuring Ava, a buttoned-up, queer engineer, and her new tech-bro boss, who seems determined to get close to her at all costs…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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august<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You thrive in the summer and pine for the smell of SPF, summer barbecues and long days in the sun as soon as autumn comes around. If this is you, we suggest reading Chloe Michelle Howarth\u2019s Sunburn<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp \u2013 all set during a long hot summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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no body, no crime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You love crime dramas and need to know who the culprit is whenever a mystery arises. You\u2019re the kind of person who turns something over in their mind until you hit an answer. If so, we recommend reading Heather Young\u2019s The Distant Dead<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> a chilling murder mystery that will get inside your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

this is me trying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lot of us have felt vulnerability like this before \u2013 we\u2019re trying but our best doesn\u2019t feel good enough. If ‘this is me trying’ <\/strong>is your current favourite, head to the bookshop to pick up a copy of Sarah Rose Etter\u2019s <\/a>Ripe<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. Sharp but vulnerable, funny yet unsettling, Ripe <\/em>portrays one millennial woman\u2019s journey through our late-capitalist hellscape and offers a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bad Blood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s be real, if this is your pick, you\u2019ve been stabbed in the back one too many times. Relate a little too much? We recommend reading Impostor Syndrome<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Kathy Wang, a cat-and-mouse chase set in the Silicon Valley tech industry that looks at the complex relationships between women in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I Can See You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you daydream, you picture yourself as a Catwoman-esque, badass heister and notorious thief. You have an impeccable fashion sense and you also like to push the boundaries of what you can get away with. If you relate to this, read The Dazzle of The Light<\/a><\/strong>,<\/em> a sparkling historical novel set in the 1920s, inspired by the notorious all-female crime syndicate known as the Forty Thieves who operated out of the slums of south London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look What You Made Me Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If someone crosses you, they don\u2019t get away with it. You\u2019re fiercely loyal and will go to extreme lengths to protect those you love. Laurie Petrou\u2019s Sister of Mine<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is perfect for you; a sharp, disquieting thriller written in stunning, elegant prose with a devastating twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

willow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If ‘willow<\/strong>‘ (especially the Witch version) is your fave, you\u2019re intrigued by magic and seek out the light in the darkness. Perhaps you have a collection of crystals, and you often think about the state of our future. Your perfect VERVE Book is Stephanie Feldman\u2019s Saturnalia<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a story about environmental collapse and class warfare, trauma and rebirth, and magic \u2013 the extraordinary, ancient magic of alchemy and the ordinary, timeless magic of bravery and forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Sarah Stewart-Smith<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In celebration of today’s announcement of 1989: Taylor’s Version, we feel it’s only fitting to alert you to the perfect VERVE Book to pair with your favourite Taylor Swift song… Karma If ‘Karma‘ is your favourite Taylor Swift song, you love it when people get what\u2019s coming to them \u2013 time to read The Very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

In celebration of today's announcement of 1989: Taylor's Version<\/em>, we feel it's only fitting to alert you to the perfect VERVE Book to pair with your favourite Taylor Swift song...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Karma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If 'Karma<\/strong>' is your favourite Taylor Swift song, you love it when people get what\u2019s coming to them \u2013 time to read The Very Nice Box<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>by Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett. It's a suspenseful take on an opposites-attract rom-com, featuring Ava, a buttoned-up, queer engineer, and her new tech-bro boss, who seems determined to get close to her at all costs...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

august<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You thrive in the summer and pine for the smell of SPF, summer barbecues and long days in the sun as soon as autumn comes around. If this is you, we suggest reading Chloe Michelle Howarth\u2019s Sunburn<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp \u2013 all set during a long hot summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

no body, no crime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You love crime dramas and need to know who the culprit is whenever a mystery arises. You\u2019re the kind of person who turns something over in their mind until you hit an answer. If so, we recommend reading Heather Young\u2019s The Distant Dead<\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> a chilling murder mystery that will get inside your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

this is me trying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lot of us have felt vulnerability like this before \u2013 we\u2019re trying but our best doesn\u2019t feel good enough. If 'this is me trying' <\/strong>is your current favourite, head to the bookshop to pick up a copy of Sarah Rose Etter\u2019s <\/a>Ripe<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. Sharp but vulnerable, funny yet unsettling, Ripe <\/em>portrays one millennial woman\u2019s journey through our late-capitalist hellscape and offers a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bad Blood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s be real, if this is your pick, you\u2019ve been stabbed in the back one too many times. Relate a little too much? We recommend reading Impostor Syndrome<\/em><\/a><\/strong> by Kathy Wang, a cat-and-mouse chase set in the Silicon Valley tech industry that looks at the complex relationships between women in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I Can See You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you daydream, you picture yourself as a Catwoman-esque, badass heister and notorious thief. You have an impeccable fashion sense and you also like to push the boundaries of what you can get away with. If you relate to this, read The Dazzle of The Light<\/a><\/strong>,<\/em> a sparkling historical novel set in the 1920s, inspired by the notorious all-female crime syndicate known as the Forty Thieves who operated out of the slums of south London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Look What You Made Me Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If someone crosses you, they don\u2019t get away with it. You\u2019re fiercely loyal and will go to extreme lengths to protect those you love. Laurie Petrou\u2019s Sister of Mine<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is perfect for you; a sharp, disquieting thriller written in stunning, elegant prose with a devastating twist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

willow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If 'willow<\/strong>' (especially the Witch version) is your fave, you\u2019re intrigued by magic and seek out the light in the darkness. Perhaps you have a collection of crystals, and you often think about the state of our future. Your perfect VERVE Book is Stephanie Feldman\u2019s Saturnalia<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a story about environmental collapse and class warfare, trauma and rebirth, and magic \u2013 the extraordinary, ancient magic of alchemy and the ordinary, timeless magic of bravery and forgiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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