{"id":158172,"date":"2021-12-31T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T22:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/?p=158172"},"modified":"2022-01-10T09:07:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T22:07:16","slug":"discover-victoria-devines-5-favourite-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/blog\/2021\/12\/31\/discover-victoria-devines-5-favourite-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Victoria Devine’s 5 favourite books!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Victoria Devine is a multi-award winning financial adviser and a 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 Honouree who is transforming the way millennials think about money. With a background in behavioural psychology, her own financial advisory business \u2018Zella\u2019, the number one business podcast in Australia and an established community of more than 170,000 people, Victoria understands what makes our generation tick and she knows how to make hard-to-understand concepts fun, fresh and relatable. Victoria\u2019s podcast She\u2019s on the Money now reaches more than a million listeners monthly, and her first book is the ultimate millennial money guide, She’s On the Money<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, Victoria Devine is on the blog to share with us her five favourite books. Read on!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Normal People<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Sally Rooney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I adored Normal People<\/em> – there\u2019s something about the way Sally Rooney writes that makes the most mundane of experiences feel magical. I read Normal People<\/em> in one sitting and was completely mesmerised as the story of Marianne and Connell\u2019s complex relationship unfolded. It\u2019s a book that definitely lives up to the hype so definitely give it a read if you haven\u2019t already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Little Life<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Hanya Yanagihara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think this is the book that has stuck with me more than any other, and I have a feeling I\u2019m not the first person to feel that way. The characters crafted by Hanya Yanagihara are so true to life and you have so long to get to know them (the book is long) that I genuinely felt as though they were my own friends and because of that, I found myself having to put it down a few times because I was so emotionally connected and invested in those four boys. It was incredibly heavy, but so real and raw, and I doubt I\u2019ll ever read something so powerful again. I did read that Hanya has a new book out soon so I\u2019ll definitely be giving that one a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything I Know About Love<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Dolly Alderton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I defy anyone not to hang off every word written and spoken by the fabulous Dolly Alderton. Everything I know about love is just that; everything Dolly has learned through her young life, explained through hilarious and often heart-warming tales of her twenties. It\u2019s about female friendship more than anything else, which is a subject matter I don\u2019t think I will ever tire of. This is another one you will struggle to put down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Boy Swallows Universe<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Trent Dalton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The book we all read in 2019. Boy Swallows Universe<\/em> was unlike anything else I\u2019d ever read – it was so pacy and plotty and I loved seeing the world (frantic as it was) through the eyes of the young protagonist Eli. I also enjoyed how it played with magical realism and asked us to make up our own minds about what happened and what really only existed in Eli\u2019s imagination. I think everyone should read this iconic piece of Aussie literature if they haven\u2019t already!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heartsick<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

by Jessie Stephens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I only recently finished Heartsick<\/em>, but again it\u2019s a book that has really stuck with me. It follows the lives of three completely unrelated people who are all experiencing devastating, life-changing heartbreaks. They\u2019re all very different stories based on the lives of real people and it was really special to read something dedicated to that universal, gut-wrenching feeling that is too often dismissed as pain not worthy of proper grief or as something we should just move on from in a couple of weeks. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially to those who may currently be in the throes of a relationship\u2019s end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2014She’s On the Money<\/a><\/em> by Victoria Devine (Penguin Books Australia) is out now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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