Top Ten Tuesday is an original blog meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. and is currently being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is “Rainy Day Reads.” Where I live, we don’t get a ton of rainy days, so I don’t necessarily associate certain books with rainy days. If I’m stuck in the house and the world outside looks a little gloomy, my first instinct would probably be to reach for a contemporary. But because contemporaries come in all shapes and sizes, I’ve compiled a list of what I hope is a wide-range of books you could reach for next time it rains. Covers are linked to Goodreads.
1. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson – When you want to be immersed in a mystery and not look up until you’ve discovered the answer to all your questions. Warning: You will be thinking about this one long after you finish.
2. The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson – When you are looking for a contemporary with great banter and smart characters. Warning: No other contemporary characters will every be as smart and witty as Lily Anderson’s.
3. The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle – When you want something a little dark and gloomy, pick up this one about a family curse. Warning: Will make you crave all the atmospheric novels.
4. More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera– When you want something to make you cry a little, but also make you feel hopeful. Warning: I lied. You will cry a lot.
5. I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo – When you want something sunny and light that will make you laugh. Warning: Extreme sunshine ahead, will make you sad it is so gloomy outside.
6. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo – When you want something to listen to while you clean the house because there’s nothing better to do than stay indoors, reach for the audio of this debut. Warning: All the feels ahead, you might cry into a sink full of dirty dishes.
7. The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon – When you want to warm your cynical heart, reach for this one and be amazed how Yoon is able to pull off the love-at-first-sight trope flawlessly. Warning: You will never find a more satisfactory love-at-first-sight story ever.
8. Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly – When you want to read about characters getting into all kinds of mischief. Warning: Like Zoe, you will wonder how the heck a trouble-maker like Digby wormed his way into your heart.
9. Pride by Ibi Zoboi – When you are craving a classic, but don’t want to read a classic, read this retelling instead. Warning: You will want all of Austen’s works adapted by Zoboi, you will take every opportunity on your blog to mention it, like I am doing…right now.
10. Listen to our Heart by Kasie West – When you want something short and sweet and not too complicated, reach for Kasie West. Warning: You will enjoy every book and puzzle over how she writes them so fast.
Are you a fan of any of these contemporaries? Which contemporaries would you recommend on a rainy day? Let me know in the comments and be sure to leave me a link to your own TTT post, so I can visit.
Ahh! I spy some I cannot wait to read like Maurene’s (STILL!), Kasie’s, and of course Nicola’s, too. Also, I’ve been curious about “Trouble is a Friend of Mine,” so I may need to pick up a copy of that. It looks like way too fun a read not to discover. 🙂
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Maurene Goo is amazing. You will enjoy her novels. Trouble is a lot of fun. I highly recommend it!
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Definitely need to add a few of these to my list. I love watching films on such days x
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They are all great. Definitely get the urge to binge watch shows or movies on a rainy day.
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I LOVE The Sun Is Also A Star! One of my favorite contemporary romances is Hold Me by Courtney Milan; I love the character’s arc!
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The Sun Is Also a Star is one of my favorites too. It’s the only time I can recall where I bought fully into the love at first sight trope. I’ve been meaning to try Courtney Milan for ages!
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Oh these look like great rainy reads! Listen To Your Heart looks perfect for a summer day as well, even w/o rain haha!
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Yes, all of Kasie West’s books are ideal for summer. Maybe for a summer rain…
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The Accident Season is still one that I have to read for sure! I mean a curse? And Pride does look very interesting. I need to give it a chance.
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I loved The Accident Season so much. It was so beautiful. Pride is great, I need more of these kinds of retellings!
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Accident Season, I love that one so much and you’re right – perfect rainy day read for sure!
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Oh yay, love finding fans of that one!
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…Saying that an Adam Silvera book will make someone just a little sad is always a lie
Fowley-Doyle’s books really are the perfect rainy books, I haven’t read her first one but I have read the other two and they always have that atmosphere. And I should really get to Pride.
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It really is. His books ruin me. The Accident Season is really good if you are thinking of picking it up. Yes, you must try Pride as well!
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Brilliant list, Alicia! 🙂 I totally agree that contemporaries are perfect for a rainy day.
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Thank you so much, Chrissi!
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I’ve never read any of these ones before, for sure will be adding them to my list!
Lotte | http://www.lottelauv.blogspot.co.uk
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They are all awesome. I’m sure you will enjoy them!
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Haha I love your list! Allegedly was so dark and you’re right: I was thinking about it for a long time afterwards. I Believe in a Thing Called Love is one I really want to check out. 🙂
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I’m still thinking about Allegedly! I Believe in a Thing Called Love is the cutest!
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I love how the idea of a rainy day inside makes us think of completely opposite genres – you contemporary and me horror. I don’t read a lot of contemporary unless it deals with dogs but I do plan on reading Pride eventually.
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Horror is great for rainy days too! I hope you enjoy Pride when you do get to it.
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Okay, now I have to read Pride. It sounds so good.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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Oh my goodness, yes! Do read it. I hope you enjoy!
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You’re right, contemporary does sound perfect for a rainy day! I have a few of your choices on my TBR.
Here is my list: https://ichleseblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/top-ten-tuesday-rainy-day-reads/
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I hope you enjoy them when you get to them!
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Ooh, Allegedly is a fantastic choice. I had so many strong opinions about it that I’d gladly reread it on a rainy day (or any day!).
My post.
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It was such a great debut. It’s stuck with me every since I read it.
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I wasn’t a big fan of The Accident Season but I do agree that it would make for a good rainy day read.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/top-ten-tuesday-207/
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That’s too bad. Yes, the atmosphere is perfect for a rainy day.
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It is!
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Listen to Your Heart is a great rainy day read choice! It would warm me up.
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Yes, all those cutesy scenes!
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I understand the Trouble is a Friend of Mine is quite funny. I had really meant to read it when I was librarian of a high school library and just never did. Maybe this year. sigh. I’m off the board with unusual narrators this week. Check it out.
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I hope you give it a shot!
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This was such a fun take on the theme!!! I need to read the Adam Silvera book, Pride, and The Poet X!!! Here is my TTT https://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2019/04/top-ten-tuesdays-rainy-day-books.html.
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They are all amazing! I hope you enjoy them when you get to them.
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Allegedly was on sale a month or two on Amazon so I picked it up. I got Listen to Your Heart at the Colorado Teen Literature Conference on Saturday… I’ll probably wait until summer to read that one. I’d like to read something by Maureen Goo sometime too.
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I hope you get to Allegedly soon. It’s amazing. Listen to Your Heart is really cute as are Maurene Goo’s novels.
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I haven’t read any of these but I want to read Pride and I have heard great things about The Poet!
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Both are so good! I hope you get a chance to read them.
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There are so many different types of contemporary books! I loved Poet X, The Sun is Also a Star, and Trouble is a Friend, but I still need to read More Happy Than Not, Accident Season, and Allegedly. Maybe I’ll read them the next time it rains!
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There are all fantastic. I highly recommend you get to them soon!
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When it’s dark and gloomy, I want something to brighten my mood. So, I went the warm and fuzzy route. I actually included West and Goo (same books too) on my list, but Tromly and Anderson would fit my list too. One thing I think Fowley-Doyle does brilliantly is create atmosphere, and The Accident Season really showcases that.
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Great list! Half of your list I read (and loved them) and the other half I really want to read.
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They are all amazing and I hope you get a chance to read them!
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Do you live in a desert??
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Not technically, but pretty close.
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I pick Antarctica. *insert penguin quack*
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Allegedly made my list too. I agree that it’s a perfect book to keep you occupied on a rainy day.
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It’s such a good one.
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I bought I Believe in a Thing Called Love when it came out and I can’t believe I haven’t read it yet. It seems the perfect book to light up a gloomy day. The Accident Season is about family curses?! I need it!!! 🙂
Happy readings! 😉
Tânia @MyLovelySecret
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It’s so cute. I hope you enjoy both of these titles!
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Definitely adding all these to my TBR! ❤
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