I swear every other day I wake up and realize that there’s a book or artist or movie that I completely forgot to include in my master list of favorites. To prevent myself from editing that post every couple days, I decided to write this post, which contains all of my favorite things from this summer. I’m currently planning on making this a seasonal thing, so you can prepare for your quarterly dose of recommendations! Here are all the cool books, movies/tv shows, music, and other stuff that I’ve been into these past few months. A lot of these are what didn’t make my master list of favorites because I didn’t want to overload on the songs or books. Happy reading, and hope this helps you out!
Books
Graceling by Kristin Cashore (YA fantasy, people with magic powers!!)
Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally (YA contemporary romance; enemies to lovers to ex-lovers to lovers?; takes place in flashbacks/time jumps across four years of high school; other topics touched on: travel, being lgbtq+ in a conversative town, career/future plans -- becoming an author, baseball, college/supporting the family business)
Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett (YA contemporary romance; friends to lovers to enemies to lovers? also, family drama; characters tough it out in the wilderness for a majority of the book; absolute cutest thing ever)
The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (YA contemporary romance; dealing with plans falling apart, future/career plans, friend group drama; many cute bookish moments)
If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka (YA contemporary romance; strong female main; making new friends and reconciling with old ones; making up for a not-so-good past)
First & Then by Emma Mills (YA contemporary romance; family relationships, figuring out your future, and unexpected friendships)
Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn Nguyen (YA contemporary romance; fake dating; Asian American rep + family drama thrown in)
Now a Major Motion Picture by Cori McCarthy (YA contemporary romance; takes place on a movie set; relearning your past and figuring out your future)
Movies/TV Shows
On My Block (comedy-drama TV show; navigating high school, growing up, family, dealing with what’s in store for the future)
The Politician (comedy-drama TV show; high school election but affairs, whodunits, and medical dramas tossed in for good measure)
A Walk to Remember (romance movie; lots of crying happened on my end)
High School Musical (musical movie; Disney Channel’s finest)
What last summer looked like...
Music
“forget about us” by Clinton Kane
“Weekend” by Emily Vu
“Don’t Wanna Let You Down” by Jonny Glenn
“the 1” by Taylor Swift
“illicit affairs” by Taylor Swift
“Love Somebody” by Lauv
“Take It All Back” by Judah & the Lion
“if this is the last time” by LANY
“The Night I Met You” by Becoming Young
“OK, All Right” by David Archuleta
“Wild” by John Legend ft. Gary Clark Jr.
“City That Never Sleeps” by Jamie Miller
YouTube
Christine Lee (Harvard sophomore that posts productivity and college content)
RemLife (MissRemiAshten’s vlog channel; best vlogs ever)
Jazzy Anne (UT Austin freshman that posts lifestyle content)
Melanie Locke (Pepperdine freshman that posts lifestyle content)
carina (high school junior that posts lifestyle content)
The Kath Path (Stanford junior that posts college content and essay tips -- she runs her own essay reviewing service)
Podcasts
You Can Sit With Us (hosted by the Try Wives aka the partners of the Try Guys -- YouTubers who left BuzzFeed to start their own company; lifestyle, what it’s like to be Internet famous, their relationships with the guys)
Wild ‘Til 9 (hosted by LaurDIY the lifestyle YouTuber and her sarcastic, hella funny boyfriend Jeremy; lifestyle, relationships)
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