This list is in no particular order except for the top 3 books. Let's jump right in because my intros are lame!
10. SAGA volume 1-5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples: I loved those graphic novels so much. The story line is so interesting and it's funny and fast-paced. The art is just down-right fantastic! I truly recommend it if you are new to graphic novels/comics. It's sci-fi-ish and I don't know why but it reminds me of Romeo and Juliette, except for like... you know... the final scene.
9. UGLY LOVE by Colleen Hoover: At first I was skeptic about Colleen Hoover because litterally everybody loves her novels and I was afraid that her books wouldn't live up to the hype. But I was wrong. Oh. So. Wrong. I loved UGLY LOVE, it was my introduction to the new-adult genre and it was just enough of everything. The romance was so angsty but it was good. And Tate. Like whaaaaaat Colleen are you spying on me? Tate was me on paper. She's a nurse, I'm a nurse and I adore orange juice and guess what, Tate loves orange juice. I don't quite remember the other similarities but I remember that the day I read it, I was wearing a Mickey Mouse uniform, and in a scene, Tate had a Mickey Mouse uniform. I was freaked out. But anyways, I love the book (: And also, I read Maybe Someday and I loved it. Colleen is a genius.
8. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE by Morgan Matson: I read this book in June or July and this book still sticks with me. I love that the friendship is the main plot-point and that the love interest doesn't distract us from the friendship. The list that Sloan gives to Emily inspired me to drive myself like Emily did. And the story was light-hearted but still had a meaning to it. If Colleen Hoover is my new-adult queen, Morgan Matson is most definitely my contemporary goddess. And I will read anything that she writes,
7. AMY & ROGER'S EPIC DETOUR by Morgan Matson: I know, another Morgan Matson book! What a surprise! At first, I wanted to combine the two novels on my list, but after thinking about it, I think the both deserve their own spot on this list because they both hold a special place but for different reasons and also, Morgan Matson ladies & gents. I actually read this one first and noticed that Amy makes an appearence in SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE and I think this is so cool. This book is so unique because Morgan Matson actually went trought the journey that Amy & Roger did. All the pictures you see in the book that are real and were taken by Morgan Matson herself. SO COOL RIGHT? And I should add that I love the touch of mystery that Morgan Matson puts in her novels. I just makes it right.
6. THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky: This book. THIS. BOOK. Was (I think) the first I read in 2015, if it's not, it was the second book I read in 2015. Anyways, I cannot begin to describe the effect that this book had on me. My friends were raving about it and I was in a corner like, sorry I do not know what life is because Stephen Chbosky didn't show me yet. And now I see. Okay, I'm getting a little over the top here. But damn this book was good. Charlie is life. Charlie is probably my long lost twin brother but my mom swears he's not. I cried for the last 20 pages and you know what... it wasn't even because of the «plot-twist». It was simply because I felt the story come to an end and (wow... so much vocabulary) I didn't want it to end. I could have been reading Charlie's journal for months and that would have been okay. I loved this book so much that when I tried to make my mom watch the movie and she talked, I closed the TV and told her that she wasn't ready. ( I was very emotional about this, rough times)
5.ATTACHMENTS by Rainbow Rowell: This book is her simply because I enjoyed it so much. It doesn't have a meaning or it didn't change my life or my perspective of it. It was simply so fun to read. AND PLEASE. Does anyone else thinks that Chris Pratt would make and excellent Lincoln ? AM I RIGHT OR AM I RIGHT? Anyways, this was cute >9000 and so good and sweet and creepy (but good creepy I SWEAR)
4. ANNA & THE FRENCH KISS COMPANION TRILOGY by Stephanie Perkins: This is actually 3 books but it's kind of a series (but not really even though I recommend reading them in order). The first book being ANNA & THE FRENCH KISS, followed by LOLA & THE BOY NEXT DOOR and concluding the companion trilogy, ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. These book were so cute, I read all 3 of them in like 2-3 days. I loved the romance and the dynamics of these books, I loved that I had closure for the first two books in the last book because the characters kind of know each other so it's really cool to have this kind of closure that we don't often have in contemporaries (we always want a few more chapters) I loved thistrilogy simply because it was really cute and romantic and gripping and from the first page, you are hooked.
3. THE LUNAR CHRONICLES by Marissa Meyer: So here we are, the TOP 3. I read all of the LUNAR CHRONICLES in 2015 and I absolutely loved it. Marissa Meyer is just genius at retellings and I can't wait for Stars above to come out in 2016 (short stories in the LUNAR CHRONICLES' world) and I'm excited for Heartless to come out too! ANOTHER RETELLING YEAH! Okay, I have to calm down. So just in case you have been living under a rock, THE LUNAR CHRONICLES is a series of 4 books: Cinder (retelling of Cinderella... obvioulsy), Scarlet (retelling of Little Red Riding Hood), Cress (retelling of Rapunzel) and finally Winter (retelling of Snow White). Okay now, nobody explained this to me so I'm going to explain this to you because if I had known, I would have read this sooner. These are not independant stories. In Scarlet you see Cinder and the whole series is about all of the character. You have to read them in chronological order and they make one BIG EPIC story. This series is so epic and so good I can't even begin to explain it. It has sci-fi aspects like people are living on the moon and Cinder (cinderella) is a CYBORG. Let this sink in for a second. How amazing is that? It's amaze-balls so go read it.
2. ME BEFORE YOU by Jojo Moyes: I was scared of this book at first. «Why?» I hear you say. My answer to you is: Feels, my friend, feels. Every blurb on the book has the word «heartbreaking» or «cry» or something like that. But this is so much more than just heartbreaking, it's breathtaking, it is simply a true work of art. Jojo Moyes made me laugh in this book, and also she made me cry. And she made me fall in love with yet again, a man who has a health issue (looks at John Green furiously). The characters were so imperfect, they have flaws and it makes the story so much more realistic. They talked like real people and they thought like real people and they had issues... like real people. If you want a book that will sweep you off your feet and yes... make you feels ALL the feels (not just sadness I swear) pick up this book, you will not be dissappointed
1. THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER by Leslye Walton: I don't know what to say. This book is the 8th Wonder of the World. It took my breath away. This novel has beautiful writing, the quotes are amazing and the characters are simply wow. The story is told in such a unique way trought 3 generations we see the flaws and the heartbreaks. And this book is just so perfect that when I finished the last page I just stared at the wall and kept playing the story in my head over and over. I wanted to re-read it again as soon as I had read the last word. I couldn't read anything for like a week or two after reading this book. Major book hangover. This book is fantastic and anything Leslye Walton will write, I will definitely read. I would even read her grocery list (this is not a John Green reference, move along). But really, I would read anywthing she writes. I think she is genius and I was devastated to know that this was her only book (for now)
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