Hi everyone, it's Sandy and today I'm
doing a spring reads recommendation. I
don't often do recommendations video
because I just feel like wrap up videos
are pretty much like recommendations
video but I really want to do like a
spring themed recommendation video so
here it is. I tried to pick some books from
different genres that I think would be great
to be read during the spring season. The
first two books that I'm going to
recommend are like mystery thriller
books and the first one is The
Perfectionists by Sara Shepard. This book
follows five girls who don't really have
much in common except for the hatred
towards the same guy named Nolan. Nolan
has done terrible things to each of
these girls and in one of their classes
that they have all together, they come
up with this hypothetical plan to kill
him and then he ends up dead at a party
that he hosted in the exact same way
that they planned but the thing is, none
of them did it. If you like the whole
vibe of Pretty Little Liars, I think you
would really enjoy this book. This is the
first in a duology. This is a book that
you'll definitely get through really fast.
There's some really interesting drama
and a lot of unexpected things that
happen. And the next one that I'm going to be
talking about is Dangerous Girls by
Abigail Haas. This book follows Anna who
goes to a Aruba with a bunch of her
friends for spring break and one day
during this trip, her best friend is
murdered and she becomes the main
suspect and the defendant in the trial
that arises. This is a book that will
keep you constantly engaged. When I was
reading this, I did not want to put this
book down and I want to give a shout out
to Brandon from brandonthebookaddict
for constantly talking about this book
because I probably wouldn't have
picked it up if it weren't for him
constantly talking about this book. So if
you're having one of those days where
you don't want to go outside, just pick
this book up and you will most likely
read this book in one sitting if you
have nothing to do. Now I'm going to talk
about a few contemporary books. The first
one is Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. I've been
talking about this book in the past few
videos of mine so most of you probably
know what it's about but in case you
don't know, this book follows three girls who
attend this very exclusive Manhattan ballet
school. There's a lot of drama and
backstabbing in this book but it was a
really good read. Every time I talk about
this book I talk about the diversity
because there is a lot of diverse
aspects within the duology. We have
characters who are women of color. One
main character is black. Another main
character is biracial, she's half Korean
and half white and this book also deals
with a wide range of issues. For example, racial identity,
eating disorders. It's really worth the
read and despite all of the like
backstabbing and drama, which did add a
little element of like suspense and a
little bit of mystery because some of
the incidents that occur in this book,
you don't know who did it so it could be
anyone. Some of these girls are willing
to do anything to bring someone down so
that they can rise to the top and it's
definitely a really interesting read. So
the next book is Everything Leads to You
by Nina Lacour. This book follows Emi and
she's a set designer living in LA. That's
pretty much all I'm going to say about
this book but this was a really fun and
cute read. I've always been really
fascinated by the behind the scenes of
filmmaking and this book definitely
gives you an insight. Since Emi is a set
designer, you see her doing her job you,
see her going to different places trying
to find different furniture pieces to
put in a set. It was just so interesting
to read about and I also really loved
her friendship with Charlotte. They had a
really strong friendship and I loved
seeing them together and them
interacting with one another. Also, there
is a female/female romance in this book. I
really love seeing how that relationship
developed and it was just a really cute
read. So if you're in the mood for
something light-hearted, fluffy, and
nothing super serious, then definitely
check this book out. The next book I'm
going to recommend is Every Heart a
Doorway by Seanan McGuire. I believe
this book is considered a novella so
it's a really short read. I'm pretty sure
it's like 160 pages so it's super short.
If you're in the mood for a really quick
read, definitely read this book. This book
takes place in a home where people who
have traveled to magical worlds have
returned and are struggling with coping
so they're living in this home trying to
adjust back to the real world. There's
also a lot of diverse aspects in this
book, we have people of different sexual
orientations. Our main character Nancy is
asexual. There's also a character who's
trans. There's also characters from
different racial backgrounds, which is
awesome. There's also a bit of a mystery
aspect in this book. Next I want to
recommend History Is All You Left Me by
Adam Silvera. This book follows Griffin
whose ex-boyfriend, Theo, has just passed
away in a drowning accident. Throughout
the story, Griffin reminisces on his past
with Theo and obviously he's grieving
Theo's death but he's also struggling
with his worsening OCD, which I think was
portrayed really well. This is a
fantastic book. This is actually the first
book that I read in 2017 and it's
definitely one of my favorites. I do have
a full review on this book so I will
leave that down below for you to check out if you're
interested. I think this is a great book
to read when it's like a rainy day and
you don't want to go outside. You just
want to stay at home and read while
listening to the sound of rain pouring.
The tone of this book is similar to the
atmosphere of a gloomy and rainy day so
I think this is a good one to read when
it's raining outside. And the last book
I'm going to recommend is Starflight by
Melissa Landers. This book takes place in
space and involves two characters who
are basically enemies from the very
start. This is a book that has that hate
turns to love trope, which I personally
really love and these two characters end
up on a spaceship together and they
have to work together in order to
survive. This was definitely a really fun
read. I also really enjoyed the main girl
character, Solara. She was really like
tough and determined and headstrong. I
really loved her interactions with Doran,
who is the main love interest. It was
just a really enjoyable read. This is a
great book to pick up if you're in the
mood to read something that takes place in space.
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