For those of you that are bookworms, here are a couple books I’ve read recently that I totally recommend.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: A historical fiction novel about a bookworm of a girl growing up in Nazi Germany who befriends a German Jew. Fantastic book.

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell: Another great novel. Teen fiction with some mature themes and elements, so take caution. It’s a realistic love story between two teenagers in high school with some complications.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater: If you’re a werewolf kind of person, this is a good book to read. It has some interesting elements. It’s a love story (surprise, suprise) about a girl and the werewolf boy that saved her life when she was younger. It’s a book series, but I only made it through the first book this summer, so I can’t tell you much about the other books.

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey: This is a dystopian/sci-fi novel about aliens and the end of the world. Another book series that I haven’t finished, but the first book was pretty good. The main character is a teenage girl who has lost both of her parents to the first four waves and can’t find her little brother. She fights against the fifth wave in her search for him.

Eve: The Awakening by Jenna Moreci: Outstanding sci-fi novel. It’s a thick book, but it’s worth every word to read it and it’s definitely one of my favorites. Eve is a chimera, an evolved superhuman that society hates. Her story takes place at a college, where she hopes to start fresh and hide her identity. Sadly, the campus is not nearly as safe as she thinks it is. With the help of Jason Valentine, a new chimera himself, she struggles to stay alive and keep other people safe.

Paper Towns by John Green: Honestly, not my favorite book ever, but I put it on here because it’s well written. The story (in my opinion) is a bit drawn out and the ending isn’t satisfying, but that may very well be the point of it. It’s reality based. People aren’t perfect. If that sounds like your kind of book, this is the one for you.

There you go. If you were looking for something to read, hopefully you found it. If none of these suit you, you can always go take a peek at my fantasy novel on Amazon and see if it tickles your fancy. It’s called Keeper: The Book of Aon. You can find out more about it on kmhigginbotham.com.