Guest Post: Marie Landry's Top 5 Contemporary YA Reads
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My Top 5 Contemporary YA Reads
A Guest post by Marie Landry
Since the first two books
in the Angel Island series are YA (here’s a secret: the third book will be New
Adult), and since I absolutely adore contemporary YA, I thought I’d share five
of my favourite books with you. These are the books I recommend most when
someone asks me for must-read YA contemporary.
Anna and the French
Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
I love this book so
much. Anna is such an easy character to relate to, and Etienne is one of my favourite
book boyfriends. Plus the story is set in Paris - what could be better than
that? I reread this book last April and was worried I wouldn’t enjoy it as much
the second time around, but I loved it even more than the first time. I think
I’m just about due for another reread. ;-)
Amy & Roger’s Epic
Detour by Morgan Matson
I adore road trip books,
and this one is my favourite. It’s funny, emotional, sweet, romantic, and just
basically perfect.
My Life Next Door by
Huntley Fitzpatrick
This book has the perfect
mixture of emotion, humour, drama, and romance. It’s sweet, funny,
heartbreaking, and sexy. I would love to be part of the Garrett family.
If Only We by Jessica
Sankiewicz
This is a contemporary
story with a hint of wibbly wobbly timey wimey goodness. It’s a very relatable
coming-of-age story with some great life lessons. It’s perfect for anyone who
loves stories about second chances.
Pushing the Limits by
Katie McGarry
This is a book that packs
an emotional punch. It deals with a lot of heavy issues, but it has a really
beautiful romance, and moments of humour to balance it all out. There are also
great aspects of family and friendship in the book, which I love.
This list easily could have had a dozen books or
more, but those are five of my very favourite contemporary reads. What
are some of your favourites?
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