If you’re anything like me you’ve been counting the days down until The Life of a Showgirl was released and now you’ve had the album on repeat. Whenever I’m listening to a Taylor Swift song I can’t help but relate it to books I’ve read and loved… so here are 12 book recommendations based on your favourite song from The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift.
If you like The Fate of Ophelia you should read Funny Story
All that time
I sat alone in my tower
You were just honing your powers
Now I can see it all (See it all)
Late one night
You dug me out of my grave and
Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia
If you like Elizabeth Taylor you should read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Be my NY whеn Hollywood hates me
You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby
Been numbеr one, but I never had two
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have you
If you like Opalite you should read Long Shot
I thought my house was haunted
I used to live with ghosts
And all the perfect couples
Said, “When you know, you know”
And, “When you don’t, you don’t”
If you like Father Figure you should read Smart Girl Summer
Pulled up to you in the Jag’, turned your rags into gold
The winding road leads to the chateau
You remind me of a younger me,” I saw potential
If you like Eldest Daughter you should read My Sister, the Serial Killer
Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter
So we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire
If you like Ruin the Friendship you should read The Paper Palace
My advice is to always ruin the friendship
Better that than regret it for all time
Should’ve kissed you anyway
And my advice is to always answer the question
Better that than to ask it all your life
If you like Actually Romantic you should read I Kissed Shara Wheeler
But it’s actually sweet
All the time you’ve spent on me
It’s honestly wild
All the effort you’ve put in
It’s actually romantic
I really gotta hand it to you, ooh
No man has ever loved me like you do
If you like Wi$h Li$t you should read How to Honeymoon Alone
And they should have what they want
They deserve what they want
Hope they get what they want
I just want you, huh
Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you
If you like Wood you should read Ride With Me
And, baby, I’ll admit I’ve been a little superstitious (Superstitious)
Fingers crossed until you put your hand on mine (Ah)
Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck
A bad sign is all good, I ain’t gotta knock on wood
If you like CANCELLED! you should read The View Was Exhausting
Did you girlboss too close to the sun?
Did they catch you having far too much fun?
Come with me, when they see us, they’ll run
Something wicked this way comes
If you like Honey you should read Out on a Limb
Summertime spritz, pink skies
You can call me “honey” if you want because I’m the one you want
Wintergreen kiss, all mine
You give it different meaning ’cause you mean it when you talk
If you like The Life of a Showgirl you should read Stars Collide
Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet
You’re sweeter than a peach
But you don’t know the life of a showgirl, babe
And you’re never, ever gonna
