It’s summer time.
Traditionally summer means reading contemporaries, and while that hasn’t
exactly been the case for me so far this summer (it’s only been four a few
days, though), I expect that in August, the contemporaries will all be read. Or
at least some of them.
Because of this
summery topics, I decided to list my top five favorite young adult contemporary
reads. Now, not all of these are summery; they’re simply my overall faves.
Now, onto the Top
5!
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Top 5 Favorite
Perfect
Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Okay, so I have to
be honest; Elkeles’s books often have the cliché bad boy meets sweet
girl-next-door storyline. However, I just don’t care. The Fuentes brothers are
dangerous and fascinating, and I want one.
I still need to
read Elkeles’s new releases, but I also enjoyed her Leaving Paradise duology as well.
Top 4 Favorite
The
Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Jenny Han has a
track record of writing the most amazing and perfect first books in a duology and
second books in the case of trilogies. I love the innocent and fluffy settings
and the unique and quirky female narrators. Despite my love of her first books,
her lasts books tend to leave me upset, but we’ll ignore those for now, shall
we?
Top 3 Favorite
Pushing
the Limits by Katie McGarry
I had to put a
Katie McGarry title on this list. McGarry is practically the queen of YA
contemporary romance. I’ve enjoyed every McGarry book that I’ve read (which is
actually all of them except one), and I can’t wait for the third Thunder Road book. Now, the reason I put
this one on my list was because it was the first book of hers I read, and I
cried so very much reading this book because of Noah. So. Very. Much.
Top 2 Favorite
Simon
vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
I actually have a
review up of this book here.
I practically gushed over this standalone, and I’m ridiculously excited for Albertalli’s
new contemporary release. As for this one, Simon is just such a fun character,
and everything about it was adorkable in the most fantastic way.
Top 1 Favorite
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
Here it is. This
is the book that basically was written about my life, minus the adorable Levi
and writing popular fanfiction. I was that awkward and scared college kid, so
this book just spoke to me on so many levels.
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Well, there you
have it. Those are some of my favorite YA contemporaries. I’m sure I’ve
forgotten about some, and I’m also 100% sure that I need to read more
contemporary books in my life, but I think this is a good start.
What are some of
your favorite contemporary reads? Let me know in the comments.
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