Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan is a unique story that highlights the recovery of trauma and vulnerability. This small-town fiction follows Bree Prescott, who moved out of her hometown and is now settled in Pelion, Maine, where she is looking for a quiet new life away from her tragedy. She crosses paths with a mysterious and handsome man, Archer Hale. Who is known to not be able to speak due to an accident.
Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter is a YA romance that follows teenager Liz Bauxbaum, who is a hopeless romantic who has given up on love. Her view of love changes after a previous character from her life, Wes Bennett, a popular boy who always gave her a hard time, returns to her town. The book navigates the highs and lows of untangling their love but must see if they can both overcome their own fears.
An RV trip over spring break with friends to the beach, what could possibly go wrong? Eighteen-year-old Red is on an RV trip with her friends, and everything is going pretty well until the group loses signal and gets lost trying to navigate to the campsite. With no means of getting help, they attempt to get out of the RV and figure things out. Just as they’re confident about getting back on the road, shots are fired at them and it’s clear that the gunman has an agenda and is after the friend group in particular.
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell was an incredibly compelling story about the disappearance of Tallulah Murray. Jewell used multiple different perspectives of those that are close to Tallulah and dropped hints throughout the entirety of the book that introduced new ties leading to her disappearance. Each character, not only, had their own unique story and relationship with Tallulah, but also played a key role in her finding. Jewell also had the story split into different years.
If He Had Been with Me is a realistic fiction teen romance novel that follows Autumn, through her high school years. Her neighbor and childhood best friend, Finny, has finally grown apart and she doesn’t know how to feel about it. Instead, she falls in love with a boy on the Steps of Nowhere and makes the closest friends she’s ever had, besides Finny. Their families still spend holidays together, but it’s not the same.
Jude has lived a rough life. After witnessing her parents murder, she finds her and her siblings taken away by their killer to the land of Faerie, a place where being a human is frowned upon. Jude must learn to live like the magical creatures there and must avoid being tormented by the cruel Prince Cardan and his friends. In this new world, Jude must prove herself before the King and must make difficult decisions as royal scandals and crimes occur.
Lord of the Flies is an exploration of human nature and the mask of civilization that keeps our instincts in check. The novel is set on a deserted island after a plane crash and highlights the boys' decline from order into chaos as they try to govern themselves. However, it slowly turns into savagery. Golding uses characters like Ralph, Piggy, Jack, and Simon to represent different parts of society, morality, and human behavior. The conch shell becomes a powerful symbol of order and democracy.
Caraval is about a teenage girl named Scarlett Dragna, who, from a young age, has always been deeply interested in the Caraval games. Her grandmother used to tell her and her sister, Donatella, stories of these magical games, and Scarlett has always dreamed of being able to attend one. They seem straight out of a fairytale. These games are hosted by a mysterious man named “Legend”, also known as Caraval’s Game Master. Scarlett sent letters to Legend each year, requesting an invitation to the games.
One Italian Summer is a beautiful book by Rebecca Serle. The book takes place in Italy (of course) and follows the journey of a woman named Katy who had lost her mother and decided to travel to the Amalfi Coast. During her travels, she feels her mother's spirit and begins to hang out with her mom. Throughout the book, Katy has a beautiful romance where she goes on luxurious dates across Italy.
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a fiction book that has many twists and turns to keep readers interested. The book follows the story of Millie Calloway, a poor, recently unemployed woman, living out of her car. When Millie gets the opportunity to work as a live-in housemaid for the Winchesters’, she is quick to accept however, she doesn’t realize what she is getting into.
