Recs if you like The Summer I Turned Pretty...

Allow me to set the scene:

It’s 2 AM on a school night but you only have 100 pages left. You will power through. Forget the math test you have first period. This is your priority. And you must know how the book ends.

I don’t know what sort of millennial catnip these 2000s YA authors put in these books, but let me tell you, my “baby millennial” self was addicted.

Pagebound Millennials: what YA were you reading?

books that feel like you are driving 60 mph down a country road on a late summer day (leaning closer to a crisp fall day) while feeling complicated, nostalgic, and a little messed up inside 🍂🐛

(posting because i am TOOO excited about the release of noah's new album!! additional recs are more than welcome!)

books where the man has so much patience it'll make you question your self control

A roundup of YA books that were popular back in the days of us baby millennials. For anyone feeling nostalgic for the 2010’s. Draw a little mustache on your finger because you’re so quirky and get reading like you already finished your homework for the night!

Based on my favorite podcast Rereading the Revolution. The hosts reread and recap popular 2000s-2010s novels from Divergent to Looking for Alaska.

The list is in order of oldest episodes to most recent. I will try and update when new episodes drop.

So take a walk down memory lane with these nostalgic picks, or find something new that sparks your inner teenager! Please give the podcast a listen, I think they’re a great bookish podcast to support

Fiction with LGBTQ characters or themes, published for teens between 1990 and 2009.

Based on the HRCYED 3.0 prompt! Books with weather or natural disasters/phenomena on the cover (at least one version), including: rain, storms, lightning, clouds, snowfall, fog, sunshine, tornados, earthquakes, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis.

Not an exhaustive list - feel free to suggest titles! I tried to keep it more focused on books that fit the prompt but would be harder to find (i.e. ones that don't have the key words in the title).

These books all have no spice apart from maybe a kiss! 💕

The first book in a series.

A balance of breezy page-turners with immersive classics and thought-provoking non-fiction.

all books that have been adapted to another medium. mostly film and TV but other adaptations might get mixed in.

syllabus for the eager scholars of rereading the revolution aka the books that shaped teenagers from 2005 to 2015 (based on the books read & discussed on the podcast by Kellie & Daphne – regular episodes, without bonus )

middle grade and young adult

The perfect list for when you need that perfect summer beach read!

The perfect summer books, ranging from cute beach reads, to those books with the refreshing summer nights, to just books that take place in the summer! Little to no spice. For all ages, but mostly YA.

They say the book is better, but sometimes the movie (or show) is just as good

These are the books that instantly give me summer vibes. They feel like the perfect companions for a day by the sea, with an iced drink in hand and the sun shining overhead.

Want something good to read that’s sweet with a side of love, this is the perfect list for a getaway! ( I’m open to suggestions 👋)

All the books I’ve read that have been adapted into a movie or TV show.

Brings tears to my eyes whenever I remember these books