It's All Alphabetical - U

We are lucky enough to have some pretty awesome book lovers in our lives, and nothing makes us happier than getting good recommendations from them. In the spirit of that, we asked our friends to play the alphabet game with us and tell us exactly why you needed to be reading these books. So, here we go! Here are the U books that come recommended from highly trusted sources.



(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S & T Lists)
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Unsticky by Sarra Manning

Nina says: When I first started this book I hated both main characters but there just was something about this story that made me keep reading - and I'm so glad I did. It's an unique story about two very flawed people who surprisingly might end up making each other better.

High fashion, high art, high expectations – this is Pretty Woman for the twenty-first century.

Money makes the world go round – that’s what twenty-something Grace Reeves is learning. Stuck in a grind where everyone’s ahead apart from her, she’s partied out, disillusioned, and massively in debt. If she’s dumped by another rock-band wannabe, squashed by anyone else at her cut-throat fashion job, or chased by any more bailiffs, Grace suspects she’ll fall apart…

So when older, sexy and above all, wealthy art-dealer Vaughn appears, she’s intrigued against her will. Could she handle being a sugar daddy’s arm candy?

Soon Grace is thrown into a world of money and privilege, at Vaughn’s beck and call in return for thousands of pounds in luxurious gifts, priceless clothes – and cash. Where’s the line between acting the trophy girlfriend, and selling yourself for money?

And, more importantly: whatever happened to love? _____________________________________________________________________

Unbelievable by Sara Shepard

Bernadette says: I haven't finished this book just yet, but so far it is very intense! 

High fashion, high art, high expectations – this is Pretty Woman for the twenty-first century.

Money makes the world go round – that’s what twenty-something Grace Reeves is learning. Stuck in a grind where everyone’s ahead apart from her, she’s partied out, disillusioned, and massively in debt. If she’s dumped by another rock-band wannabe, squashed by anyone else at her cut-throat fashion job, or chased by any more bailiffs, Grace suspects she’ll fall apart…

So when older, sexy and above all, wealthy art-dealer Vaughn appears, she’s intrigued against her will. Could she handle being a sugar daddy’s arm candy?

Soon Grace is thrown into a world of money and privilege, at Vaughn’s beck and call in return for thousands of pounds in luxurious gifts, priceless clothes – and cash. Where’s the line between acting the trophy girlfriend, and selling yourself for money?

And, more importantly: whatever happened to love?_____________________________________________________________________

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Betsy says: This book is mysterious and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Not to mention, the cliffhanger is killer. 

Mara Dyer believes life can't get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.
It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed.
There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.
She's wrong. _____________________________________________________________________

The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders

Anny says: Alessandro and his wife Theresa's marriage cannot be called bliss. Sandro's cold hearted treatment of his wife made Theresa realise that she wants out of the marriage. Only when Sandro realises that he's on the verge of loosing his wife, did he start to cherish and realize that Theresa is not at all like the cunning father of hers.

All Alessandro de Lucci wants from his wife is a son but after a year and a half of unhappiness and disillusionment, all Theresa de Lucci wants from her ice cold husband is a divorce. Unfortunate timing, since Theresa is about to discover that she’s finally pregnant and Alessandro is about to discover that he isn’t willing to lose Theresa. _____________________________________________________________________

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

Allyson says: I am not a huge fan of Angel books, but Unearthly was just absolutely amazing. Tucker and Clara have this chemistry that is a lot of fun to read about. And who doesn't love a hot cowboy? 

In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees...

Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.

As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.

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