“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”
By far the most famous of Shakespeare’s works, Romeo and Juliet, is the famous tragedy warning of the dangers that love can get you into. Following two feuding families, and their children. Young Romeo wants only the attention of his love, while Juliet is soon to be married to the pompous Paris. They marry in secret and begin a set of events that lead to their eventual deaths by their own hands.
Crave is a supernatural young adult romance novel that follows Grace, a girl who recently lost her parents in a mysterious car crash, as she moves into her new home, Katmere Academy in Alaska. As she settles in, she finds that things around her are suspicious, and no one answers her questions. To distract herself, Grace dives deep into a relationship with the most distant boy in school, Jaxon Vega.
27 Dresses is a Rom-Com staple that everyone should watch. It is a rom-com starring Katherine Heigl as Jane Nichols and James Marsden starring as Kevin Doyle. Jane is an assistant for a CEO but her side gig is being a Bridesmaid. Now all that Jane wants is for a wedding of her own and she wouldn’t mind if it was with her boss. But as they say, “always the Bridesmaid and never the bride”. Jane suffers from one thing and that thing is people pleasing and never seems to be able to advocate for herself.
A Court Of Silver Flames by Sarah J Mass is a slow-paced romantasy book that follows Nesta and Cassian as they navigate a post-war world and all the traumas that come with it. As Nesta is in a spiral of self-deprivation as she is coming with post-war life, her family becomes tired of her ways instructing her to train with the man who makes her blood-boil more in the anyone, Cassian. Though the blood-boiling may mean more than anger, their attraction to each other is undeniable as they become closer.
In A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass, also known as ACOTAR (ah-co-taar), a 19-year-old girl named Feyre (fay-ruh) lives in a village close to the world of fairies deadly and magical, known as Pythian. Because her father lost his trading ships somewhere in the ocean, her family lost a lot of money and now depend on Feyre to care for them. One day, when she goes hunting for food in the middle of the winter, she finds a doe.
Monique, a journalist is recruited to interview the famous actress, Evelyn Hugo, for an auction. When Monique goes to interview Evelyn, she learns that she is actually going to interview Evelyn to write Evelyn’s biography. Monique hears Evelyn’s story from the beginning to the end and learns about her glamorous, secretive, and shocking life including the stories behind Evelyn’s seven husbands and Evelyn’s actual paramour. After learning about the secrets that Evelyn has kept from society, Monique learns that her life is connected to Evelyn’s as well.
Reminders of Him is definitely my favorite CoHo book! It usually takes me a long time to get into a book, but I was sucked in right away! It is a quick and great read. It follows the story of Kenna. She was involved in a traumatic event which caused her to lose custody of her daughter. This book follows her journey to get her daughter back. She encounters challenges and a possible lover, Ledger. This book is a double perspective with Ledger. With this, you are able to get drawn to all the characters emotionally.
Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone is a young adult fiction novel featuring the main character, Samantha McAllister. Samantha “Sam” is part of the popular girls’ group at her high school, dressing in fancy, cute outfits, eating the right types of lunches, and having crushes on the cutest and popular guys in the school. She has to do all this, or else, her “best friends” will turn toxic and exclude her from their group.
Heartstopper Volume 5 follows Nick and Charlie in their relationship. This is a story about gay love and two characters struggling with mental health together. They go through struggles such as what happens when college separates us two and how to grow into their relationship together. This is the fifth of the series so read the first four before this one!
The Selection is the perfect dystopian book if you love high society and competition. If you're looking for an easy read this is it. This book follows the main character American Singer and her journey competing for the crown. Although the names in this book might not be creative the plot pulls you in making you want to read more. By the end of the first book in this trilogy I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the second book.
