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7 Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List

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Shea Ward

Aug 03, 2019

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7 Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List

Shea Ward

7 amazing books I've binged this summer that you should too!

(Significantly cheaper to buy all these books on Amazon!)

Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

This book is a suspenseful thriller that follows the marriage of Jack and Grace, who never spend a moment apart. So what is it- the perfect marriage, or the perfect lie?

Reading this book is like watching a movie.

Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Ruth Jefferson is an experienced labor and delivery nurse until a white supremacist couple prohibits Ruth, an African American, from touching their child. But when the baby goes into cardiac arrest and Ruth is the only nurse in the room, what will she do and what will the consequences be?

This book is unbelievably well written. It demonstrates the pervasiveness of American racism in an incredible and very eye-opening way by starting a conversation about race and prejudice. I would recommend reading this book 2000%

Genre: Novel

Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

This book focuses on Alicia Berenson, who is a famous painter that shoots her husband Gabriel in the face 5 times and never says another word. Criminal psychotherapist Theo Faber has only one goal, and it is to break Alicias silence and understand why she did what she did.

I could not put this book down. This psychological mystery makes for quite the thriller.

Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson

Mark Mansons bottom line is that we give too many f*cks. We give too many f*cks about how we look, the expensive car we don't drive, and the guy that cut us off on the freeway. His mantra is f*ck positivity, things get f*cked up and life can be f*cked up and we have to learn how to make the best, how to move forward, how to embrace our fears, faults and the unknown.

I think I finished this book within hours. It is not so a self help guide rather than an eye opening think about this, and this and this book. It is direct and relatable, supported by academic research and pertinent humor.

Genre: "Selp-help" book

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

Anne and Marco Conti have it all- the perfect relationship, a beautiful home, and a precious baby girl, Cora. Until during a dinner party next door a horrific crime takes place. While the parents might seem to be obvious suspects, the truth is much more complex than that. How well do you know the couple next door?

I read this entire book in one day- a rollercoaster of a read.

Genre: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Starr Carter struggles to balance living in a poor, mostly black neighborhood, while attending a wealthy white private school. Her world is turned upside down when she's witness to a fatal shooting, involving her childhood friend and a police officer. Starr has to overcome many challenges in both of her communities to find her voice.

Most of you that read this book will feel uncomfortable, you'll read scenes that you can't even begin to imagine- that's your privilege. Read this book, feel uncomfortable and recognize the wake up call, because this is real, this happens, this still happens and you need to read it and feel it.

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

A phenomenal book based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, who survived Auschwitz. Lale was tasked with tattooing prisoners with their assigned numbers, a potent symbol of the Holocaust. This book depicts monstrous realities of the Holocaust, while exemplifying the very best of humanity despite the most atrocious circumstances.

You will cry, multiple times. Lale and Gita truly did find love in a hopeless place, they are an inspiration, a forever symbol of courage, determination and hope. Such an important read.

Genre: Historical Fiction/Biographical fiction

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7 Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List

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Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult

Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck by Mark Manson

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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