Contemporaries rarely appeal to me, but when I think about it there are a few excellent ones that come to mind. So I thought I would make this week's topic of 'All Time Favourite Books of X Genre' a little more interesting but focusing on my least favourite genre.
1. Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
2. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
3. Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
4. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
5. Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
6. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
7. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
I guess I read a lot of contemporary because I’ve read almost all of these. I love Rainbow Rowell. She’s one of my favorite authors ever.
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I normally only pick up a contemporary book if I've heard a lot of hype about it (the exceptions being 1, 2 and 3 on my list) so that might be why we have a lot of overlap! I've only read Fangirl and Carry On and really enjoyed them both :)
DeleteI'm really pleased to see Seven Ways We Lie on your list! I'm looking forward to it! :)
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I don't remember too much about it (which is weird because I read it really recently) but I remeber really enjoying it and how the stories of the 7 different characters fit together :)
DeleteAhhh, Aristotle and Dante + Simon vs. no other books will ever compare. They are so dear to me and I want so many more books just like them.
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Absolutely! I really connected to the writing style in both Ari & Dante and Simon vs. but in really different ways. The characters are super sweet and super relatable. If you're looking for more diverse contemporaries, Because You'll Never Meet Me and Radio Silence also have LGBT+ protagonists :)
DeleteRadio Silence has such a pretty cover! I've heard so many good things about it. I'm gonna have to pick myself up a copy. Great Post! :D My Top Ten Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI love Radio Silence and it makes me sad how underrated it is! It's about young people struggling with family and school and friends and sexualities and university applications and was just super relatable, especially because I've never read a UK set book where the characters are in the in between stage of high school and uni that reflected the situation so well.
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