I read a lot and I listen to a lot of music and I always manage to find a way to relate whatever book I’m reading to the songs I’m currently listening to. And sometimes I’m listening to a song and all I can think is, ‘damn, I wish there was a book that was like this song.’ And it happens so often when I’m listening to Taylor Swift. So, here are 12 book recommendations based on different Taylor Swift songs you might like.
If you like MAROON (Midnights) then you should read HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry
Looked up at the sky and it was
The burgundy on my t-shirt when you splashed your wine into me
And how the blood rushed into my cheeks, so scarlet it was
The mark they saw on my collarbone
The rust that grew between telephones
The lips I used to call home
So scarlet, it was maroon
If you like FORTNIGHT (The Tortured Poets Department) then you should read AN OFFER FROM A GENTLEMAN by Julia Quinn
I touched you for only a fortnight (I touched you)
But I touched you
And for a fortnight there, we were forever
Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather
Now you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighbors
If you like ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS STAY (1989) then you should read RIDE WITH ME by Simone Soltani
The more I think about it now
The less I know
All I know is that you drove us
Off the road
(Stay) hey, all you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand, then
Why’d you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
If you like I CAN SEE YOU (Speak Now) then you should read MY LADY JANE by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Han, and Jodi Meadows
I’ve been watching you for ages
And I spend my time trying not to feel it
But what would you do if I went to touch ya now?
What would you do if they never found us out?
What would you do if we never made a sound?
‘Cause I can see you waiting down the hall from me
And I could see you up against the wall with me
And what would you do? Baby, if you only knew
That I can see you
If you liked WILLOW (evermore) you should read A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES by Deborah Harkness
I’m like the water when your ship rolled in that night
Rough on the surface, but you cut through like a knife
And if it was an open-shut case
I never would’ve known from that look on your face
Lost in your current like a priceless wine
The more that you say, the less I know
Wherever you stray, I follow
I’m begging for you to take my hand
Wreck my plans, that’s my man
If you like THE LAKES (folklore) then you should read A STUDY IN DROWNING by Ava Reid
Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die
I don’t belong, and my beloved, neither do you
Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry
I’m setting off, but not without my muse
If you like AUGUST (folklore) then you should read ONE DAY by David Nicholls
Back when we were still changin’ for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you’d call
And say you meet me behind the mall
So much for summer love and saying, “Us”
‘Cause you weren’t mine to lose
You weren’t mine to lose, no
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
‘Cause it was never mine
If you like MARY’S SONG (Taylor Swift) then you should read THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han
Well, I was sixteen when suddenly
I wasn’t that little girl you used to see
But your eyes still shined like pretty lights
And our daddies used to joke about the two of us
They never believed we’d really fall in love
And our mamas smiled and rolled their eyes
And said oh my my my
If you like ELECTRIC TOUCH (Speak Now) then you should read ONE LAST STOP by Casey McQuiston
I’ve got my money on things goin’ badly
Got a history of stories ending sadly
Still hoping that the fire won’t burn me
Just one time, just one time
All I know is this could either break my heart
Or bring it back to life
Got a feelin’ your electric touch
Could fill this ghost town up with life
If you like SAY DON’T GO (1989) then you should read HOW TO HONEYMOON ALONE by Olivia Hayle
I’m standin’ on a tightrope alone
I hold my breath a little bit longer
Halfway out the door, but it won’t close
I’m holdin’ out hope for you to say, “Don’t go”
I would stay forever if you say, “Don’t go”
If you liked THE SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED (The Tortured Poets Department) then you should read THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES by Suzanne Collins
Were you writing a book?
Were you a sleeper cell spy?
In 50 years will all this be declassified?
And you’ll confess why you did it
And I’ll say, “Good riddance”
Cause it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden
I would’ve died for your sins
Instead I just died inside
If you like YOU ARE IN LOVE (1989) you should read YOU AND ME ON VACATI’ON by Emily Henry
One night he wakes
Strange look on his face
Pauses, then says
“You’re my best friend”
And you knew what it was
He is in love
