Also, is it just me or are YA books really heavy lately? I'm trying to think of some YA (and I read a LOT of YA) that isn't sad and I'm coming up blank.
Twilight? That's not sad. Total drivel, but not sad. I can't think of much else unless you go younger than teens.
Oh god, I cried my eyes out reading Eleanor and Park and then a few weeks later I came upon my husband sitting in the sunroom looking teary and he'd just finished it.
When I was at the beach, I read a Nora Roberts book that was about good witches saving the universe from bad witches, and it was so stupid, but I was 173% riveted.
Nora Roberts!!! What's next, Danielle Steele?!?!
ETA: it was called Stars of Fortune. I am so ashamed I liked it.
STOP SAYING HARRY POTTER, YOU WALNUTS. HARRY POTTER IS NOT A HAPPY SERIES!
Sheesh.
Eh, there's a lot of fun stuff in the first four books! And it ultimately has a happy ending! And it's not nearly as sad after the first time through when you're prepared! And ... and ...
The Lunar Chronicles (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Fairest) (I enjoyed the series. GD1 and GD2 are both reading them now.
The Selection series (The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, The Crown) (This is the one that GD1 is reading. I read The Selection yesterday and enjoyed it.)
Insurgent (and Divergent, etc.) was the winner in the school book/reading competition Wonder by RJ Palacio came in second The Running Dream is one that GD1 remembers and I remember it being a good book as well.
Post by bitsandpieces on Jun 14, 2016 23:40:05 GMT -5
Another vote for The Selection series. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging Just Ella (another Cinderella retelling)
Or you could just do what I did this week, and watch High School Musical 1 & 2. I promise, no brain cells will be used. And while things get tense occasionally, it is ultimately a happy ending. Lol.
I think you're too smart for these, but The Forbidden Game trilogy from the nineties? was good. Something about an elven king turned hot boy luring a smart girl into a game. Idk, I liked them.