12 followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

1/2

0 saved

2

10

so many books

when you go and travel and you just need a good book but can never just bring one or two #travelwithbooks #booktok #booklover #booklife

2025/1/19 Edited to

Traveling often raises the question of which books to bring along. With so many enticing titles available, how do you choose? The answer lies in selecting books that not only entertain but also enrich your travel experience. Genres such as fiction, memoirs, and travelogues can transport you to different places and times, allowing you to dive into new cultures or revisit cherished ones. Consider packing a mix of exciting fiction for leisure reading, along with some insightful non-fiction to gain knowledge about your travel destinations. Additionally, audiobooks and e-readers can significantly lighten your baggage while still providing a plethora of reading material. Many avid travelers recommend exploring local literature to enhance the depth of your journey—this is a wonderful way to connect with the place you’re visiting on a more personal level. Remember to utilize the power of book recommendations from communities like BookTok or platforms that connect book lovers with travel enthusiasts. Stay inspired and make the most of your travels with the right mix of books by your side—ensuring your adventure is memorable both on and off the page!

Related posts

spiciest dark romance books you need to read

how many of these have you read? here are some more dark romance books you need to check out! these are definitely on the darker side so be sure to check the trigger warnings before reading. #lemon8challenge #lemon8bookclub #darkromance #bookwormsoflemon8 #bookrecommendations

2507 likes

An image featuring open books as a background, with decorative floral borders. Overlay text reads "3 books that will make you SMARTER SWIPE" and "lemon8 @emmalouisebooks", indicating a list of recommended books.

An image with open books in the background and floral borders. It features the book cover for "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett, showing a colorful brain. Overlay text suggests learning about how the brain constructs emotion.

An image with open books in the background and floral borders. It displays the book cover for "The 5 Love Languages" by Gary Chapman, featuring a couple embracing. Overlay text suggests learning about receiving love and improving relationships.

books to make you smarter!!

i loved being a student. i am the person that MISSES school. i loved learning new things and stretching my ways of thinking. it was easy to find good nonfiction books in school because i was either 1) being assigned them or 2) could simply ask a professor who knew a lot more about good books for th

2422 likes

19 more books they don’t want you to read🚫📚

After my last banned books post, I had so many people in the comments speaking about why those books were banned, how many were so important for kids to have access to, and which were favorites of theirs. I loved seeing all the discussion around the danger of book bans and celebrating the books we

1629 likes

12 books they don’t want you to read 🚫📚

What are your favorite banned books? Fun fact about me: I used to work in a middle school library! I was so fortunate to see so many kids lives changed by books. Seeing the uptick in book bans over the last four years since I left that job has been heartbreaking. Books are SO important. They cha

2961 likes

A hand holds a stack of books, with the title "BANNED BOOKS to read right now!" overlaid in red and white text, set against a blurred background of a bookshelf.

A hand holds George Orwell's "1984" with its red and black cover. Text overlay lists reasons for its banning, including pro-communist ideals and critique of totalitarianism.

A hand holds "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" with Anne's portrait on the cover. Text overlay indicates it was banned for accurate depictions of the Holocaust and Anne's curiosity about sexuality.

banned books you should read ❌📖🏛️

with the tumultuous nature of the world right now, these are some really great stories that educate or warn readers about lots of things. these are just the banned books that i own, but there are SO many more that you should check out! - 1984 by george orwell - anne frank: the diary of a young

15.2K likes

An iPad displays the Apple Books app with various book covers, illustrating how digital books are read for free. A grey backpack is in the background.

An iPad and iPhone on a wooden table show favorite resources for free e-books: Z Library, Ocean PDF, and ManyBooks. A grey backpack is also visible.

An iPad shows the Apple Books app with reading progress, emphasizing downloading ePub versions for versatility. A grey backpack is in the background.

How I Read Digital Books for Free 📚

Favorite Resources: Here’s where I find free e-books – Z Library, Ocean PDF, and ManyBooks are my go-tos! Downloading ePub Versions: I always choose the ePub format. It’s versatile and works perfectly with Apple Books. Reading on Apple Books: I sync my ePub files across all devices using Appl

5055 likes

A book titled "Glow in the F*cking Dark" by Tara Schuster, featuring a vibrant, colorful fireworks design on the cover. An overlay reads "10 books I want to read!".

The book "Limitless Expanded Edition" by Jim Kwik, a New York Times Bestseller, with a dark blue cover. It promises to upgrade your brain, learn anything faster, and unlock your exceptional life.

The book "Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies" by Tara Schuster, featuring a dark cover with a colorful floral design of red flowers and green leaves.

10 books I want to read right now!

Love the title. Judging the book bites cover in a good way… Definitely want to read all of these. I have a problem… Because I have so many other books I haven’t even started that are sitting on my bookshelf. #books 🫶🏼 #books #selfcare #personaldevelopment #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing

931 likes

Toddler books📚 to teach them about…

Sharing some of my favorite educational board books to teach my toddlers about different topics, cause it’s never too early for them to start learning. With spring season, these are also some of my favorite books to teach my kids about the environment, nature & seasons. If you’re looking

1435 likes

The image displays a title card that reads 'POPULAR BOOKTOK BOOKS ON KINDLE UNLIMITED PART 2' in white text with a black outline, set against a background of stacked light-colored books.

A grid of twelve book covers featuring titles like Punk 57, Twisted Love, The Fine Print, The Deal, Haunting Adeline, Corrupt, Hooked, The Ritual, God of Malice, Does It Hurt?, The Sweetest Oblivion, and The Predator.

A grid of twelve book covers including There Are No Saints, Her Soul to Take, Still Beating, Mindf*ck Books 1-5, The Never King, That Luv, Archer's Voice, Sinners Anonymous, The Spanish Love Deception, From Lukov With Love, Addicted to You, and The Unhoneymooners.

free booktok books with kindle unlimited

do you use kindle unlimited? if you love reading, kindle unlimited is totally worth it! for $11.99 a month, you get unlimited access to a massive selection of books, including tons of booktok favorites! with so many titles available for free, i definitely get my money’s worth each month. if you’

811 likes

5 Disney Books Series Recommendations

QOTD: Do you read Disney books? I absolutely love Disney books and the many retellings! Here's 5 of my favorite series! * The Dark Ascension: Currently there are 3 books in this series. Book 1 tells the story of the Ugly Stepsisters, book 2 is the Neverland, and book 3 is Jafar! I'll

1309 likes

A hand holds a book titled "How to Be a Better Adult" by Jacque Aye, featuring an illustration of a Black woman with glasses and curly hair on a purple cover.

A hand holds a yellow book titled "The Black Girl in Search of God" by Bernard Shaw, with a silhouette of a Black woman and an illustrated man on the cover.

A hand holds a book titled "White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue... And Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation" by Lauren Michele Jackson, with a peach-colored cover.

Dear Diary , books that enlighten our roots (pt2)

#lemon8diarychallenge Dear Diary , here are some books ( part 2 ) to feed our roots or simply feed our minds with courage , history or dreams through black cultural experiences . Have you read these yet ? Would you join a #bookclub ? How many books have you read this year ? #b

2080 likes

A title card in a bookstore setting reads "dark academia BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS" in black boxes, with various books visible on shelves in the background.

A hand holds the book "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, a 50th Anniversary Edition, with a text overlay discussing its controversial plot about a grown man and a 12-year-old girl.

A hand holds "The Briar Book of the Dead" by A.G. Slatter, a red book with gold and black skeletal designs, with a text overlay describing its witchy plot about Ellie.

dark academia books to check out 📚🎓🏛️

i’ve been into dark academia books for a while now but rarely have the time to sit down and get myself into the depth of the world that’s always created. these were all on a table display at barnes and noble for dark academia vibes :) ⭐️ lolita by vladimir nabokov: i used to hear about this book

775 likes

books that feel like therapy 🫂📖

1. Stay Until Tomorrow by Jacqueline Whitney — This is your sign to stay another day. Take it one tomorrow at a time. Peace is never as far as it feels. You deserve to see another tomorrow. Stay. 2. Daring to Take Up Space by Daniell Koepke — Strength in giving yourself the best possible chance

16.8K likes

An iPad displays a grid of various book covers, with the overlay text "Books I downloaded For Free." The screen shows titles like "Her Soul to Take," "The Black Girl Survives in This One," "Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl," "Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute," "Carrie," "Better Than the Movies," "Nothing," "Everything We Never Said," and "Seven Sins."

An iPad displays the cover of the book "Her Soul to Take" by Harley Laroux, featuring a skull and succulents on a dark background, resting on a pink textured surface.

An iPad displays the cover of "The Black Girl Survives in This One," edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell, showing a stylized illustration of a woman with long braids and purple hands.

HOW TO GET FREE BOOKS ‼️📚

I will forever be thankful for the lady who showed me how to download books for free ! 🥹 I’ve gotten so many books over the past couple of days and I already know I’m going to download more soon 😂. I put the link in the comments below 👇🏾. Happy Reading ! ❤️ #freebies #ebooks #bookwormsoflemon8

547 likes

books coming in july

July has so many books coming im so excited im def going to get the game changer, play along, playbook, + fall with me! what are you most excited for?? #bookrecommendations #romancebooks #bookrelease #BookReview #bookrecs #bookwormsoflemon8 #lemon8bookclub #readersoflemon8 #b

484 likes

I Have To Read These 4 Books Before 2025 😳

Well, I have to read them if I want to complete my self-imposed 12 in 2024 reading challenge! At the beginning of the year, I picked 12 of my special edition books that I really wanted to read in 2024 and so far, I have read 8 of them! ☺️ I don’t know why it is kind of intimidating sometimes to

1508 likes

A brown paper bag filled with books sits on a car seat, with the text overlay 'Books I read in 2024' and a Lemon8 watermark.

A brown paper bag with books on a car seat, featuring five gold stars and overlaid covers of 'Empire of Storms,' 'Kingdom of Ash,' and 'Just for the Summer.'

A brown paper bag with books on a car seat, featuring four gold stars and overlaid covers of ten books, including 'Heir of Fire,' 'Funny Story,' and 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.'

BOOKS I READ IN 2024 📖🥂

I hit my reading goal of 20 books in 2024!! (Will likely surpass it by the end of December!) Here is every book I read and what I ranked them! 5 ⭐️ Empire of Storms (TOG Series) | Sarah J. Maas Kingdom of Ash (TOG Series) | Sarah J. Maas Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez 4⭐️ Heir of Fir

848 likes

A person holds a stack of books, with text overlay "BOOKS I WANT TO READ This Fall Season SWIPE". The person has orange nail polish and a ring, with decorative orange dots around the image.

The book cover for "The PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ" by Laurie Gilmore, featuring a fall-decorated cafe with pumpkins and autumn leaves. A GoodReads rating of 3.47 is displayed.

The book cover for "the SPELLSHOP" by Sarah Beth Durst, depicting a magical forest scene with a whimsical house and a person on a path. A GoodReads rating of 4.19 is displayed.

Books I want to read this fall season!

🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂 My TBR for this fall is growing by the day! So many cute stories and even cuter covers! I am loving all the fall vibes and can’t wait to dive in! Are there any books you’re excited to read?? Let me know so I can add it to my never ending TBR 😅 #books #fallbooks #fallreads #le

1661 likes

Barnes and Noble has the best YA books.

i’ve found so many great titles from barnes and noble but YA always hits best. have you read any of these? the blonde dies first - from the writer of “their vicious games”. I can’t wait to read this Black final girl thriller. the naturals - a new series from the writer of The Inheritance Gam

2530 likes

Highly Anticipated Books from Black Authors - Pt 1

Every year, I do my best to find out what books are coming out and which ones come from writers from underrepresented backgrounds. Many of the “majority” do not read books from these writers, unless there’s much fanfare over the book, so I do my best to read books written by and about people wh

1491 likes

A person holds "The Nanny" by Lana Ferguson, featuring an illustrated couple on the cover, in a Meijer store aisle with a price sticker showing $12.75.

A person holds "Dungeons and Drama" by Kristy Boyce, with an illustrated couple and a lute on the pink cover, in a Meijer store aisle with a price sticker showing $8.99.

A person holds "Dating and Dragons" by Kristy Boyce, featuring an illustrated couple with a miniature castle and microphone on the cover, in a Meijer store aisle with a price sticker showing $9.74.

books i seen while at Meijer yesterday 📖

2 likes

A hand holds a special edition book with a pink and white snowflake pattern, highlighting 'SPECIAL EDITION BOOKS AT WALMART' with other books visible in the background.

A hand holds 'Things We Never Got Over' by Lucy Score, a light blue book with floral designs, priced at $20.98, displayed on a shelf at Walmart.

A hand holds a book with an abstract blue eye cover, priced at $18.74, next to a book titled 'I Spent My Life Folded Between the Pages of Books' at Walmart.

books, books, & more books 🩷

Walmart #bookhaul !!! Recently my Walmart has had so many special editions books, and even though I didn’t get one this time, I’ve been loving looking at them. 🤍 #books #bookrecommendations #lemon8bookclub #lemon8partner

768 likes

Books I’m too scared to pick up thanks to booktok

I haven’t read any of these books yet, but I’ve seen so many negative reviews and comments. I don’t think that will stop me from reading them in the future, but they’re definitely not on my TBR right now. #lemon8bookclub

2790 likes

BOOKS I THOUGHT WOULD BE 5⭐️

I still really liked all of the books in here they just didn’t all give me that 5 star feeling. Iron flame just fell short for me and was WAY too long. books like Good Girls Guide and No Exit, I had seen reviews that so many people loved them that I feel like i went in with my expectations too high

890 likes

A hand holds two books in front of a bookshelf, with text overlaying "drop everything and read these Jewish fantasy books." The image promotes Jewish fantasy novels.

A hand holds the book "The Sins On Their Bones" by Laura R. Samotin. Text highlights themes like surviving domestic abuse, war, mysticism, dark rituals, and found family in a queer Jewish fantasy world.

A hand holds the book "The First Bright Thing" by J.R. Dawson. Text highlights themes of queer circus, time travel, and a complicated journey through an abusive relationship.

how many Jewish fantasy books have you read?

i read these pretty close together and marveled at how similar they are! both of these books explore complicated relationships with darkness (domestic abuse), but they also show beautiful support systems and found family. the first bright thing has colorful circus vibes and time travel, while

115 likes

Books with badass females that you must read! ✨

𝒢𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓈𝓌𝑒𝑒𝓉 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈 ! ♡ I wanted to share a few of my favorite books with epic badass FMCs! There is nothing that makes me more feral than women writing books about women overcoming sh*t. While yes, we all love a good romance — so many of these books also show women conquering some he

419 likes

An overhead shot of various fantasy books, including The Poppy War trilogy, Six of Crows duology, Divine Rivals, and standalones, with a kitten nestled among them. The text overlay reads: "FANTASY SERIES YOU NEED TO READ (AND STANDALONES!)".

A flat lay showing the "Letters of Enchantment Duology" by Rebecca Ross: "Divine Rivals" (Book One, 357 pages) and "Ruthless" (Book Two, 432 pages). Keywords describe them as Romantasy, Young Adult, and Historical (sorta).

A flat lay displaying the "Shepherd King Duology" by Rachel Gillig: "One Dark Window" (Book One, 399 pages) and "Two Twisted Crowns" (Book Two, 437 pages). Keywords describe them as Romantasy, Gothic, and having Unique Magic.

fantasy books you won’t want to miss

Fantasy is absolutely my # 1 all time favorite genre 🐉 There are so many possibilities within the realm of fantasy that there is something out there for everyone, even if you’ve never read fantasy before! These series and standalones are soooooo so good and you will regret not reading them 👀

803 likes

So many books to read… such little time!

#booksoflemon8 #darkacademia #bookshelf #bookshelves #romantasy #fantasyromance

174 likes

A stack of white books on a blue blanket with the text "Books I finished In 24 hours or less Romance Edition with ratings ;)" and a five-star rating.

A hand holding the book "Done and Dusted" by Lyla Sage, featuring a cowboy and cowgirl kissing on the cover, with a four-star rating and the text "obsessed w this couple."

A hand holding the book "Betting On You" by Lynn Painter, featuring illustrated scenes of couples on a pink background, with a three-star rating and the text "might be my fav Lynn Painter book."

Books I finished in 24 hrs OR LESS>>>

I’ll admit, a few I finished just because they were shorter books. But none of them I could put down! 🐎 DONE AND DUSTED by Lyla Sage: Western romance that stars a girl who falls for her brothers best friend (psa, he falls first and HARDER). 🍕BETTING ON YOU by Lynn Painter: A boy makes a bet

1574 likes

See more