“Best friends don’t let you do stupid things alone.”

My friends mean the world to me. I’m not the easiest person to be friends with as I don’t call, I don’t visit, I don’t answer when they call and sometimes it may take a year or so before I manage to pick up the phone and yet they are always there for me.  They know the darkest secrets in my soul and about the shadows that follow me when I’m in ‘that mood’ and still they love me the way I am. And when I’m ready to crawl from my cave and suggest we do something stupid together they’re always in. Who could ask for more?

So, as a tribute to friendship I’m dedicating this post to my friends and sharing some of my favorite books that involves interesting relationships.

“Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies.” (Richelle Mead)

For young adult readers:

Club Number Five By Jennifer Loiske

‘Samantha Green and Kate Walker were totally different sides of a coin but somehow they had drifted together and what had started as a convenient arrangement had grown something larger than life. So no wonder that when Sam had been bitten and turned, it was Kate who offered her wrist for Sam’s snack and followed her to the most dangerous situation that cost her more than she could afford…’

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Sister Sugar By Garden Summerland

‘In a family of vampires, Emilian Grey and Mikael Trent share an unlikely, yet unbreakable bond. They are not quite brothers ~ at least not in the traditional sense, but they have formed a relationship to rival any sibling kinship. Sometimes they act like little boys, and there is a competitiveness that runs deep between them, but there is a high level of respect, and the familial bond is always there; along with an undeniable friendship.’

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Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

I wanted to add this series here as it is by far one of the best YA series there are in the market and also because it has a web of friendships in it and those friends are willing to cross any line to protect the others. So, if you haven’t read it yet, go grab your copies and I promise you won’t regret!

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“Friends are family you get to choose.” (Unkonwn)

For adults:

The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap by Paulette Mahurin

‘One of the prevailing themes in Paulette’s book is about developing trust, without which no friendship can exist let alone an intimate relationship. The trust between the main characters in the story build through experience and time, for example Charley after suffering the devastating heartbreak of his wife meets Mildred, a woman not strong on looks but very generous of heart and authentic. He sees in her the light of friendship that shines through all else and sustains them through the tragedy that hatred brings. It is the love and friendship that ultimately bring healing.’

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The Imaginist By Elizabeth Glanville

‘The Imaginist is largely a tale of love, loss and friendship. As the protagonists, Ryan and Louise, struggle to adapt to life in London throughout their twenties both fall into pits of despair, isolation and depression. The one constant in their lives comes in the form of deep and lasting friendships, ultimately their saving grace when things start to spiral just too far beyond control.’

Amazon.com,  Lulu

 

 

 

 

Saving Peace By Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar

‘You go to college to meet your bridesmaids,” or so the saying goes in North Carolina, on the campus of the all female Peace College.

But what happens when the friends you thought you were making for life, betray you? The same ones you’d be in the retirement home with aren’t speaking not ten years later?

The ups and downs of women’s friendships are tested in SAVING PEACE. Thirty years intervene in the friendships begun at the all female Peace College.’

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Enjoy!