As you may already know, we’ve entered the toughest point in the semester: the last few weeks. The end feels so far, yet it will be here before we know it. Below I have collected 5 of my favorite fun books that may help you to relax during this difficult time!
1. The seven year slip by ashley poston
If you’re looking for a unique, fast-paced romance, then The Seven Year Slip is the book for you! This book follows a romance through a magical apartment that transports people through time, queue “Timeless” by Taylor Swift, and how love has no bounds. This book is beautifully written and a perfect weekend read for when you’re taking a break from all that homework and studying.
2. Happy place by emily henry
It wouldn’t be a list of recommendations written by me if there wasn’t an Emily Henry book on it! Happy Place is a beautiful exes to lovers novel that flashes between the current time and back when the main couple was originally dating. If that doesn’t already catch your eye, the subplot follows a “found family” trope of college best friends who spend a week every summer at a lake house. If you haven’t already started daydreaming about summer and vacations, then this book is a wonderful place to start!
3. I’m glad my mom died by jennette mccurdy
If you have TikTok, you’ve definitely heard of the latest popular documentary: Quiet On Set. If you haven’t already watched it, I highly recommend. Jennette McCurdy’s book, published in 2022, discusses her time on Nickelodeon. I read this before watching the documentary, and I really enjoyed getting multiple actor’s perspectives on the things that happened at Nickelodeon. Beyond its relevance to television, I’m Glad My Mom Died is a wonderful, powerful reflection on life, childhood trauma, and eating disorders (trigger warning!). McCurdy is a wonderful writer, and her story really involves you in a way that I don’t see in a lot of autobiographies.
4. expiration dates by rebecca serle
Rebecca Serle wrote one of my favorite books of all time, One Italian Summer (which I always recommend, as well)! Expiration Dates is her newest novel, and it’s next on my list! I trust her enough that I will recommend it before I have even had a chance to pick it up. The main character in this novel receives a piece of paper whenever she gets in any relationship with how long it will last, until she meets a man with no expiration date. This book sounds so romantic and beautiful, and I am so excited to pick it up! There is nothing I love more than a romance with a “supernatural” plot!
5. Picking daisies on sundays by liana cincotti
I stumbled upon this book on Goodreads, and I am so glad I did! Poetically written and adorable, Picking Daises On Sundays follows a girl who enters a fake relationship with her childhood best friend (who was also her first love)! If that doesn’t already draw you in, then I don’t think we can even be friends. What’s better than a fake relationship, friends to lovers romance novel? Nothing is the correct answer.
I hope some of these books draw your eye and help you to get through finals week! Happy reading!