I don't know about you guys, but sometimes the reading slump gets real. I can go from nonstop reading for weeks to not wanting to read anything in a day. But sometimes I don't want the commitment of a longer book. So I decided to compile this list of books that took me a day to read. Let's dive on in!
Thirteen Reasons Why
Coming in at 352 pages, this book kept me captivated from start to finish. This book by Jay Asher is a story of a girl named Hannah who kills herself, seemingly out of nowhere. But she records thirteen tapes, and sends them as a chain to the people that affected her demise. It's a phenomenal story of a tragedy-stricken girl, and how our actions, though small, can effect others immensely. I gave this book a 4.5/5 stars.
Water for Elephants
This book is one of my absolute, ultimate favorites. With 335 pages, this is the story of Jacob, who runs away with the circus. Sara Gruen sets it in circus world era 1930s, which is my favorite time in American history. This running down circus takes Jacob in, and when Jacob meets the star of the show(and wife to the animal trainer), and falls in love. But not as in love as with Rosie the Elephant, who he is put in charge of once the circus acquires her. Everything about this story is elegant and glorious. This was an easy 5/5 stars.
Asylum
I seriously couldn't put this book down after getting it. I bought it because of the cover too! 317 pages later, I knew it was going to be a great series. Madeline Roux outdoes herself with this book, telling the tale of Dan Crawford, who's super smart, super awkward, and just wants to get to college already (sounds familiar). He goes to a college prep summer camp in New Hampshire, and ends up staying in a dorm building that was once a state mental hospital where gruesome experiments happened on the patients. With the help of his new friends, Dan travels to the basement and discovers the past of Brookline sanatorium and the connections they each have to the past itself. I gave this book a 4/5 stars.
The Book Thief
This book took me literally an entire day to read. It's 552 pages. Set in Germany World War II, Markus Zusak creates the life of Liesel, a girl who steals books from book burnings and is taught to read and write by her accordion-playing foster father. But when her foster family hoards a Jewish fist-fighter from the Nazis, Liesel's life becomes a lot more secretive. This is a haunting story, simply because of the time it is in. I gave this one a 4.25/5 stars.
Our Numbered Days
This is the first poetry book I've ever gotten, and I've been slapping myself wondering why I didn't start reading poetry sooner. Only 72 pages, Neil Hilborn destroyed my emotions with every poem inside this book. I adored every one of the poems, especially "Joey." I gave this book 5/5 stars of course.
So there's that, some one day recs! Hope you enjoyed.
