Hello
everyone! Top Ten Tuesday is just how it
sounds, a topic is picked and we put our Top Ten for that in a post and share
and check out everyone’s answers. Top
Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
The top today is: Outside the Comfort Zone (recent books I’ve enjoyed)
So
I pretty much stick to reading books in my comfort zone since that’s pretty
wide open I don’t have much there.
However, I do find that I read a lot of fantasy/sci-fi/dystopian/etc
type books and then have bouts were I randomly read a contemporary. I love contemporary but as I reflect back I
don’t read nearly as many and since I’ve got a few of those in my sights I’m
going to pick some recent contemporary stories that have made me want to read
more!
You Were Here by Cori McCarthy- I finished this
just this past Sunday and plan to review it Thursday but I flew through it and
really enjoyed the story.
Asleep (review) by Krystal Wade- So this is a type of retelling
and a psychological mind play and not the whimsical type of contemporary but it
was so good!
Outspoken (review) by Lora Richardson- This was a surprise
find for me and I really enjoyed how sweet and uplifting it was.
This Song Will Save Your Life (review) by Leila Sales- I
had this book for a while before finally picking it up and it was both sad and
happy and filled with some great music.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens (review) Agenda by Becky
Albertalli- A great diverse read.
Eleanor & Park (review) by Rainbow Rowell- It’s Rainbow
do I need to say more? I could have
easily picked Fangirl or Attachments as well but this was the most recent read.
Since You’ve Been Gone (review) by Morgan Matson- This
title made me think about friendships and also breaking out of ones comfort
zone which fits with the theme ;)
Every Day (review) by David Levithan- This book really got
to me and made me think about the way we see the world.
Anna and the French Kiss (review) / Lola and the Boy NextDoor (review)/ Isla and the Happily Ever After (review) by Stephanie Perkins- These books were
just so sweet and amazing and they just hit me in my happy place!
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger (review)- I really enjoyed this
book and hated how the movie took all the things I loved about it and turned
them on their head. I liked that she
didn’t fall to ‘oh unduff me please’ attitude.
So
those are some contemporary books that have made me want to read more of. Tell me what you think of my list in the
comments below. Which would you
recommend so I know which ones to get first?
Also please link back to your Top Ten as well so I can check out your
list and see what I missed!
