This is a really slapped together post bc I haven’t posed in years and I have the beginning feelings of remorse, so soz and I hope you like this….whatever this is.
So, my peeps, I want you to know that I hear your cries. I know the cruel world has made reading tough this time of year whether it be school or work or if you’re just going through a terrible slump , but I hear you and I am HERE to help!
I kept in mind that these books should be a decent length (to be able to consume in one sitting) but should also be HELLA entertaining bc no one wants to sit through a bore fest, no matter how short the book is
And so I have compiled this list especially for your needs! Don’t ever say I wasn’t helpful
10. Speak
I read this book quite a long time ago and though I don’t remember much from it, it’s basically a modern classic and it concerns a pretty important topic (trigger warning for rape) so if you looking for something a little heavy on the emotions, here ya are
9. The Princess Saves Herself in This One
OKAY, this book is really a hit-or-miss bc half the community hates it while the other half loves it. I’m on the loving it side and yes they’re basically tumblr quotes that someone pressed the enter key after each thought BUT ITS A QUICK READ AND I LOVED IT OKAY
8. What We Saw
Another heavy book concerning rape but wowowowowowoow did this book SHOCK me. It’s so real and raw and painful but wow, just drop everything and read it please please please
7. Every Heart a Doorway
Listen HERE my peeps, you needed this book YESTERDAY. No questions, pick this up right now before I unfriend you. Just do it.
6. A List of Cages
I always seem so inclined to sad books, idk why i’m like this but a list of cages was one of the best contemporary books, with its quick chapters and heartfelt plot, really a great read on all accounts.
5. Night of Cake & Puppets
OKAY YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT READING THIS BOOK COMES WITH CONDITIONS, being 1) you’re probably gonna wanna read the first two books in the series before you read this otherwise you’ll be so lost
BUT
DAMN THIS BOOK IS SO BLOODY GOOD LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER MET A SIDE CHARACTER LIKE ZUZANA AND THIS IS THE KIND OF ROMANCE THAT EVERYONE DESERVES OKAY I PROMISE NO REGRETS
(also the new version came out earlier and the art included is effing fantastic, please check it out)
4. Letters to the Lost
Me?? Shutting up about books I love??? Never.
Read this if you have a soul, which oh by the looks of it, you do.
I don’t make the rules, sorry honey.
3. Eliza and her Monsters
*ahem* if you ever loved me you’ll read this.
that’s all I’m gonna say.
2. A Monster Calls
Sadness to brighten your day and your reading challenge. Honestly, made me cryyyyyyyy but I adore it with my heart.
1. On the Jellico Road
I. WILL. NOT. STOP. UNTIL. EVERYONE. READS. THIS. BLOODY. BOOK.
On of the very best contemporaries I’ve ever read and it’s been over a year but I’m still shook over it okay please, just read this and come scream with me about how melina marchetta is the queen we don’t deserve.
Alright, that’s it for now, hopefully I’ve helped some unlucky souls and got them back on the right path aka out of a slump and back to reading. If not then,,,idk have some tea to rest your sorrows.
ASDFGHJKLKJHGFDSDFGHJKL A MONSTER CALLS STILL HAS ME CRYING! And Eliza! BUT MAYYYY u need to read starfish?? IT IS LIKE PERfECTION and you can read it in one sitting
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omg may has not shut up about that BOOK BUT GUESS WHAT I GOT IT A FEW DAYS BACK SO I WILL READ IT ASAP I PROMISE AAAAAAAAAA
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so cute that i just told you that i’m 9 books behind on my challenge and you made this post just for me!!!! i’d tell you to stop being obsessed w/ me if it weren’t so beneficial to my reading life
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oh…uhhh..
oH YEAH!!! Ofc bby, I would TOTALLY make a post entirely dedicated to you
this is how i express my love
now *slides you a $20* be a dear and raise that eliza rating to a 4, thanks babes, love ya
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I’ve decided from this post you must be my soul sister! Not only am I super slumping so this post is a godsend, but I’m also super drawn to emotional heavy-hitting stories. Plus, I own half of these so I apparently need to get on them!! I featured Jellicoe Road in my list TTT post today…in the sense that it was used in an orange bookstack to support my actual book selection…so that counts right?? lol Thanks for this post!!
You can see for yourself, if you’d like to, here: http://nerdnarrationblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-unique-titles/
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I saw on the jellicoe road and i sCREAMED hahahaha
that’s it, its officially confirmed, we are soul sisters from now on, no taking back
yessss, girl YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THAT SLUMP I BELIEVE IN YOU
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Hahah! Glad to provoke such a reaction! And I’ll take the faith from my soul sister to really buckle down and break this slump!! Thanks, love!
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“I always seem so inclined to sad books, idk why i’m like this” THAT IS SO ME. I don’t know why I keep on reading and buying books like that when I’m just an emotional bean and end up being a sobbing mess every.single.time.
A List of Cages was SO GOOD, I loved this book so much. I really want to read Eliza and her Monsters, hope to get to that one soon! ❤
Great post!! ❤
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omg yes girl, twwinsssss. let’s sob together and accept the sadness into our hearts bc thats the only way to go
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YES. Also, I’m glad because now I know next time I cry over a book – which will probably be like, in a couple days?? I always cry over books, because I always read sad books ahah — I KNOW I can come to you and you will have all the feels with me ahah. ❤ ❤
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“i haven’t posed in years” what a lie, you pose all the time
and STOP WITH JELLICOE WE’VE HEARD ENOUGH
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THE DAY I STOP TALKING ABOUT JELLICOE IS THE DAY I DIE
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So many great picks on here! I loved A Monster Calls and Every Heart a Doorway and zipped right through them they are fantastic quick reads. I also have What We Saw, Eliza and Her Monsters, and Jellicoe Road on my TBR as well and I have pretty high expectations for all them because it seems everyone loves them! 🙂
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Theyre all just GREAT books, i hope you love them when you get a chance to read them! and i’d love to hear your thoughts! 😀
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