Books That Make Me Happy

Hello! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) where we talk about books! Today’s topic is supposed to be “Things I’d Have at My Bookish Party,” but I don’t know? As an introvert, parties can be somewhat anxiety-producing. But, since parties are supposed to make you happy, and today I could use some happiness vibes, I’m going to go with “Books that Make Me Happy” instead.

Right now, I’m rereading The Rose Society by Marie Lu. A couple years ago, during the 2018 Olympics, I started writing a fanfic from Magiano’s point of view, Saving Adelinetta, that covers his experience of the events of The Rose Society, The Midnight Star, and beyond. I set it aside for two years, but I’m now working on finishing and publishing it. Writing it makes me happy. Considering I’ve gone into the bathroom to cry into a towel several times today, I kinda need this in my life.

Shadowhunters make me happy. I love Cordelia, and I love how Chain of Gold ends, even though I’m dying for the next book in this series. I want to reread this now, but I know I need to wait until closer to Chain of Iron‘s release date. If I reread a book too much I often get tired of it.

Divergent is another book that makes me happy. I don’t like the ending of Allegiant, but everything else up until chapter 50 of that book makes me happy. And there’s a lot of amazing fanfiction that makes me forget that chapter 51 of Allegiant ever existed.

Another book that makes me happy is Enchantée. I remember reading it, almost getting to the end, and then having to go to work. The thought of calling in late that day definitely crossed my mind. I didn’t, and finished the book at lunchtime instead.

I was so lucky to get the chance to read Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon early! This book is another one that makes me happy. I need to reread it at some point.

Perhaps it’s summer that makes me happy, because thinking about Alex, Approximately makes me happy too. They get to chill out on the beach on the cover, and maybe that won’t be possible this year due to the coronavirus, but I will be able to go outside and read on my patio this summer. And that will make me happy, especially with a summer book at my side.

The Best Laid Plans isn’t the perfect book, but the ending is just so sweet. I’m sure you can guess the ending from the cover and the description, but there were things revealed at the end of the book that I just loved.

I read Summer Days and Summer Nights in 2018 and I have happy memories of it. This summer, I hope to have the chance to read it again. There are so many great stories in here! Plus, it’s a summer book, and summer makes me happy.

Just looking at the cover of Start Here makes me happy! Okay, I did cry during part of this book, but sometimes tears can be cathartic, right? And it wasn’t tears of sadness, it was tears of an ending, not knowing what the future would hold, but knowing that the journey I just went on was a good one. Like college graduation.

I can’t help but smile when thinking about When Dimple Met Rishi. This book is so funny! I flew through this book. And look at this cover! Doesn’t Dimple’s smile make you happy just looking at it? It does for me, at least.

So there are ten books that make me happy, that are like a party in my brain to read. What did you write about today? Did you come up with ten things to take to a bookish party?

Next week’s topic is “The Last Ten Books I Abandoned.” Abandon a book? That might be another topic I need to modify a bit, but I think I’ve got some ideas for that one.