What better way to deal with feeling fed-up, lonely and pissed off than getting lost in a book?!

1) For when you’re feeling lost: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

This beautiful short book is a perfect read for when you feel you’ve lost your way. The narrative follows a shepherd through the desert as he learns how to listen to his heart.

2) For when you feel like the only single one: Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

This book will make you smile, laugh and cry. Truly uplifting and a gentle reminder that other people struggle with the single life, relationships and growing up, too.

3) For hilarious dating anecdotes: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon

A very amusing book about Bryony Gordon’s dating disasters and her quest for love. Enjoy relating to her experiences on every page.

4 & 5) For modern feminism: Hot Feminist by Polly Vernon and The Guilty Feminist by Deborah Frances-White

Deborah and Polly address what it means to be a feminist today without all the feminist rhetoric of “let’s smash the patriarchy”.

6) For beautiful poetry about love, loss and finding your way: Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers, both by Rupi Kaur

Kaur’s poems are so heartfelt, all at once it’s impossible to put the book down and also impossible to keep reading.

7) For modern poems about discovering what it is to be a woman: She Must Be Mad by Charly Cox

Quirky, intelligently observed and written; Cox perfectly captures the highs and lows of dating and single life as a Millennial.

8) For navigating a technological world whilst being programmed to desire a human touch: Touch by Courtney Maum

A novel unlike any I’ve read before. This feels like a zeitgeist book.

9) For a quick read in any situation: Cat Person by Kristen Roupenian

A short story that has been so highly regarded, it would be stupid not to include it.