1. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

I’m seriously so excited to share The Darkest Minds with you guys. Like Throne of Glass, this one is more adventurous and less self-discovering…

But it’s my second-favorite series (second only to Harry Potter). It’s a trilogy, which means you have plenty of time to read it this summer. The movie adaptation just wrapped filming, so if you read it this summer, you’ll be able to brag that you read it before it got really big.

The trilogy is about Ruby, Liam, Chubs, and Zu, four teens with powers in a dystopian America, where all the adolescents without powers died, and those with powers were put into internment camps. These four escape in a car called Black Betty (road trip?) and try to survive.

Ruby is one of my favorite characters ever written. I legitimately can’t decide if I’d rather name my hypothetical future daughter Ruby or Diana (after Wonder Woman). The other characters are also brilliant, the romance is believable and ugh the feels, and I seriously miss hanging out with them in the Black Betty.

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Whether you’re looking to finish a series or do a little self-discovery, this list is sure to help you in your search for a perfect summer book. Maybe you’ll even find one you read every year!

Let us know in the comments!

For more book recommendations, be sure to see our list of glamorous books to read whenever you feel blah.

Do you have books you love to read in the summer? Adventure series? Adolescent romance? What books do you read every year?