Whether you plan to read by the beach on your Spring Break vacation or need something to pass the time on your Stay-cation, make sure to bring one of these good reads!
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
About: If you liked Hunger Games, then you’re going to love Divergent! This thrilling novel is set in the future where society is divided into five factions based on personality. Tris is Divergent, meaning she doesn’t fit in exactly one group. She must learn what it means to be Divergent and save both her and all other Divergents before it’s too late.
Rating: 4.5/5
Movie Release Date: March 21, 2014
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
About: If you want a heart-wrenching love story, this is the book for you! The Fault In Our Stars is about a teenage girl and boy, both with cancer, who meet each other at a Cancer Support Center and fall in love.
Rating: 4.5/5
Movie Release Date: June 6, 2014
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
About: This classic coming-of-age story is a must-read! It tells the story of socially awkward high school freshman Charlie who meets two seniors, Sam and Patrick. Through them, Charlies faces real life experiences of love and friendship.
Rating: 4.2/5
4. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
About: Twilight Saga author Stephenie Meyer has done it again with her latest bestseller The Host! In this romance/science fiction novel, alien parasites called “Souls” take over human bodies to use as their own. Melanie Stryder refuses to become a host for the Soul and fights it. She goes on a quest to find the man she loves and regain her own body with the help of an unlikely ally, the alien parasite living within her called Wanderer.
Rating: 3.9/4.0
5. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
About: In Oliver’s gripping novel Delirium, love has been declared a disease in the United States. Lena Haloway is ready to go through a procedure that removes the ability to love called the cure, but when she meets Alex, the unthinkable happens! This romantic dystopian novel will keep you at the edge of your seat!
Rating: 4.5/5
6. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
About: Often called a twist on The Hunger Games and X-men, Shatter Me is yet another thrilling dystopian novel! 17-year-old Juliette Ferrars has been imprisoned for a murder caused by her lethal touch. The world around her could care less as it is slowly decaying form poverty, hunger, and disease. The government called The Reestablishment has heard whispers of war among the people. They realized that Juliette could be used as a weapon. Will Juliette help them or follow a path of her own?
Rating: 4.5/5
7. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
About: In this exciting book by Veronica Rossi, society is split between the Dwellers, those who live in dome pods and live life through a virtual reality device, and the Outsiders, those who live in tribes outside of the dome and must do whatever they can to survive. Main Character Aria has been exiled from her home, forced to live in a wasteland known as The Death Shop. Her chances of living are slim until she meets an Outsider named Perry in search of his nephew who has been taken by Aria’s people.
Rating: 4.5/5