My Top 5 Summer Reads

Summer is Here!

       Summer is officially here! (Well, for me at least. Almost. Today is my last day of finals. But, not the point.) That means going to the beach, new adventures with your friends, and, not to mention, it's contemporary season! So, I thought it was the perfect time to share with you my favorite summer-y books.

       Ready Player One is a really neat science fiction novel about a boy named Wade Watts. He lives in the year 2044, where the only place he feels alive is a virtual reality called the OASIS. In the OASIS, there is a secret puzzle left by the creator who was obsessed on 1980's pop culture. When Wade stumbles into his first clue to the puzzle, he finds that the other OASIS players are willing to kill him to win.
​       Ready Player One is a hilarious adventure novel filled with nerdy references and fantastic writing. 

#5 Ready Player One

#4 My Life Next Door

       My Life Next Door is your average boy-next-door story. (Although, I assume you got that from the title. I mean, come on.) Samantha Reed has been watching the Garrett's from her balcony for months, wishing she could go and be one of them. That is, until Jase climbs up and introduces himself one night. Samantha is knee deep in her first love and his family when everything starts to fall apart in her own.
       My Life Next Door embraces the idea of summer love and adventure, and is the perfect summer romance novel.

          You Are Here is a classic road trip story of Emma and Peter. Emma was born into a very eccentric family, and being the only normal member made her feel a little lonely. That is until, she discovers the birth and death certificates of a twin she didn't know she had. She decides to go back to the town where she grew up to find her brother and share their eighteenth birthday together. When her family finds her gone, however, her next-door-neighbor, Peter, decides to go and look for her on his own. They meet up no more than fifty miles into their journey, and what becomes of it is what neither of them expect.
       You Are Here is a brilliant story of finding yourself, and even finding someone you didn't know existed.

#3 You Are Here

#2 Rebel Belle

       Rebel Belle is the story of Harper Lee, your average southern belle. What she doesn't expect at the Homecoming dance is a not-so-average run in that turns her into a Paladin, one of an ancient line of warrior guardians with super strength and fighting skills. Upon being forced these new abilities, she finds out that the one person she has to protect is the only person she truly hates, David Stark. Things get even more complicated when Harper starts to fall for him.
       Rebel Belle is a great story that takes fantasy and humorously combines it with a cute contemporary read.

       Since You've Been Gone follows the story of Emily, who can't wait to spend her summer with her best friend, Sloane. Sloane is the who got Emily to lose her shell and be a little more interesting. But, when summer begins, Sloane is no where to be found. Instead, Emily finds a list of thirteen things that only Sloane could dream up for Emily to do. Emily figures that if she wants Sloane to come back, she should do everything on her list.
       Since You've Been Gone is my all time favorite summer read, combining adventure, friendship, and even some love.

#1 Since You've Been Gone

       What are your favorite summer reads? Let me know in the comments below!

As she picks flowers from a grove,
Ashton

For me, it was almost like winters didn't count. Summer was what mattered. My whole life was measured in summers."
- Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty