I'm 22, and I basically have no idea what I'm doing.

I mean, I know that I want to be an elementary teacher. I know that I love kids with all of my heart, and I think that the career would be a good fit for me. I know that I want to fall in love with someone someday, and I want to come home to wine and Sam Cooke on the record player after a long day. I know how I want to build my savings account and how much money of every future paycheck that I want to put in a separate account for Disneyland vacations that I've never been on.

I know that I want to have kids of my own, and if that can't happen, then I will have children in any way that God will let me. I know that I don't want to ever stand for something that I don't believe in, and I know that I want to share my generation with the future ones to come without oppressing their need to experience it for themselves.

However, I have no idea how I'm going to do any of that. I don't know if I'll ever actually meet someone that I will want to come home to every night for the rest of my life. I mean I can't even commit to the same foundation for 12 months in a row. I don't know how I'm going to build the savings account that I want without blowing the majority of my paycheck on Chinese food, Sephora and all of the music festivals that I want to go to. I don't know if I will make it through my first year of teaching without spending each day hyperventilating and/or wishing that I had chosen to become a professional roadie.

Of course, I'll figure it out. That's what adults do. But, as a 20-something, it seems like the most daunting achievement since high school calculus. Thankfully, a ton of people have already been where many of us are. They've stumbled their way through shockingly disappointing relationships and questionable life choices. They've made it through the tunnel and over the bridge from the protective shelter of their teens to the stability one's thirties seem to bring. Here are four of my favorite books written for women in their 20s who think that they're headed nowhere. Spoiler, you are, and it will be amazing eventually.

1. "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

If Margaret Atwood can't give you some perspective on your own life, then I don't know who will. This dystopian novel revolves around an unnamed woman who is fighting to find herself in a world that has put her in a box that she is trying like hell to escape. In the novel, the narrator faces danger if she is unable to produce a child for the commander. But, what about her memory before the world fell to totalitarian rule? Will her memories of the past be enough to help her fight for the future? Words cannot express how much I love this novel, and how important it is for every woman to read.

You should read if you need: hope.

2. "She's Come Undone" by Wally Lamb

I was first introduced to Wally Lamb at 10-years-old when I found it on my older sister's bookshelf. I never knew how much I would relate to Dolores Price or how much she would change my life. Let's be clear that this book is hard to swallow at times, and you may find it disturbing to read the story of teenage, obese girl who battles anxiety through the bottom of a Pepsi bottle. And, it's all written by a man. So, if you have problem with gender roles, you should steer clear.

You should read if you need: perspective and clarity.

3. "Eleanor & Park"

First-time love is beautiful, painfully awkward and hopeful. That's what this novel taught me to reach out for. Eleanor & Park are an unlikely couple of 16-year-olds who find the courage to fight for each other in the face of a relationship that is most likely not meant to last. It's a story like so many others, but it's as unique as it is wonderful. Rainbow Rowell's voice comes through making this love story witty and heartbreaking while letting Eleanor & Park's subtle insecurities, hopes and fears of each other shine through.

You should read if you need: courage.

4. "I Don't Care About Your Band" by Julie Klausner

Julie Klausner brings readers this beautifully raw narration of her own experiences with life and love like that I've never read before. She retells the stories of her youth and young adulthood in a way that brings readers along with her. Think "Sex and the City" without Mr. Big to save the day. I wish that her story could be made into a TV show because I relate more to Julie than I ever have Carrie Bradshaw. Is there a forum to request these kinds of things?

You should read if you need: a good laugh, a good cry or a combination of the two.

These summaries are short because I want you to find your own way through the novels. I can honestly say that each of these novels helped me in my 20s, and I could reread each of them over and over. Happy reading, and as always leave me suggestions!