There’s something about going away for a weekend that makes reading feel extra special. Maybe it’s the slower mornings, the rainy afternoons, the wine nights, or the fact that you finally have uninterrupted time to properly disappear into a story.
If I’m heading away to a cosy bach for a few days, these are exactly the kinds of books I want packed in my bag. Addictive thrillers, emotional stories, immersive worlds, and books so good they make you ignore everyone else for a few hours.
As someone who spends most of her free time talking about books on YouTube, I’m always on the lookout for the perfect cosy reading escape. I’m Sarah Hafidh from the Bachcare marketing team, and I also run a book focused YouTube channel so this list feels especially close to home.
Here are five books that are absolutely perfect to bring on your next weekend getaway.
Verity — for the “just one more chapter” night
Every weekend away needs one book that completely consumes you, and this is that book.
Picture this: it’s late at night, everyone else has gone to bed, it’s raining outside, and you’re sitting on the couch at the bach absolutely spiralling over this story. That is the ideal Verity reading experience.
Colleen Hoover somehow created one of the most bingeable thrillers ever. It’s creepy, tense, dramatic, and impossible to stop reading once you get into it. You’ll tell yourself you’re only reading one more chapter and suddenly it’s 2am.
Honestly, weekend-away reading at its finest.
The Great Alone — for cosy rainy mornings
Some books match a cosy getaway atmosphere perfectly, and The Great Alone is one of them.
The Alaskan setting feels so immersive that it’s the perfect book to curl up with while you’re tucked inside a warm bach watching bad weather outside. It’s emotional, atmospheric, and beautifully written in a way that makes you want to slow down and fully sink into the story.
Kristin Hannah writes characters so well that you end up completely emotionally attached before you even realise it.
This is definitely the kind of book I’d read slowly with a coffee in hand while everyone else is still asleep.
The Da Vinci Code — for the chaotic holiday read
Every trip needs one wildly entertaining book that keeps you fully locked in from beginning to end.
Dan Brown somehow made symbols, conspiracies, art history, and puzzles feel ridiculously exciting, and it’s the perfect fast-paced read for a weekend away because it’s so easy to fly through.
This is the kind of book you read by the fire after dinner while aggressively telling everyone around you random conspiracy theories from the plot like you personally uncovered them yourself.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo — for the wine-and-sunset reading session
This book just feels like a weekend-away book.
There’s something about the glamour, drama, emotion, and old Hollywood atmosphere that pairs perfectly with sitting outside at golden hour with a glass of wine pretending you’re the main character.
Taylor Jenkins Reid made Evelyn feel so real that reading this book almost feels like listening to someone tell you scandalous celebrity stories all weekend long.
It’s emotional, addictive, beautifully written, and one of those books that makes hours disappear without you noticing.
The Hobbit — for the ultimate cosy escape
If your ideal weekend away involves cosy blankets, rainy weather, and fully escaping reality for a while, The Hobbit is genuinely perfect.
There’s something so comforting about the writing style and the adventure itself. J. R. R. Tolkien created a world that feels magical without ever becoming overwhelming, and Bilbo’s journey is still one of the most charming adventures ever written.
This is the kind of book that makes a slow weekend feel even cosier.
A good weekend away book needs to do one thing well: make you completely forget about your phone for a while.
Whether you want a thriller that keeps you awake all night, an emotional story for rainy mornings, or a cosy fantasy escape, these books are basically made for bach weekends, slow mornings, and evenings spent reading instead of doing literally anything productive.
We’ve got you covered with the perfect holiday homes to make this reading staycation happen: The Ultimate Reading Staycation: Cosy Baches to Get Lost in a Good Book
