Spring Fling Books ✿
7 of my favorite books that are perfect for springtime reading.
Spring is my favorite season. Not only because it’s the season when I was born (Aries Nation rise up) but it has so much symbolism coordinated with it. Spring is viewed as rebirth, new beginnings, love, fresh starts, hope, or if you don’t think any of those things when spring is mentioned, the pretty flowers are cool too. Here are 7 books that emulate the perfect spring vibe.
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✿ The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Mary Lennox is a spoiled young girl who is sent to live at her Uncles mysterious estate after the death of her parents. Mary hears stories of the peculiar garden and is determined to learn about it. With the help of a robin friend, Mary works to revive the garden, but she must keep it a secret. The Secret Garden is relative to spring because of the flowers and imagery of the garden, but also this overlying theme of renewal.
✿ Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne Shirley lives as an orphan and is treated terribly at the orphanage until she is saved by an accidental adoption of the wrong child by siblings Matthew and and Marilla Cuthbert. Anne continues to live with the Cuthberts and the book follows her journey of making friends, attending school, and becoming a part of her new family. Anne of Green Gables and the rest of the series revolve around this idea of a fresh start with found families and friendships, while also taking place in the grassy land of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island.
✿ Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
This historical fiction piece follows young girl Cheyo Sakamoto as she moves from her small town to the big city to be a Geisha while living through The Depression Era in Japan. While many people see the potential in her, Cheyos overseer only wants to see her fail. Memoirs of a Geisha correlates with spring because of the new beginnings in Cheyos life as well as the beautiful descriptors of the cherry blossom trees that bloom in Kyoto.
✿ Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Lara Nelson retells the story of her young love and previous time working with now famous actor Peter Duke. The novels chapters jump from past to present which shapes the overarching theme that people live many different lives inside of their one. Tom Lake carries the theme of one of springs most important; love. Lara is currently happily married to her husband Joe which tells the cute story of young love, married love, and that parents have different lives before their children are born.
✿ Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Mallory Greenleaf loved chess, until she didn’t. Mallory’s friend convinces her to compete in one final charity tournament where she beats world renowned chess champion, Nolan Sawyer. As Mallory fights to keep her walls built, Nolan pushes to break it down (though, Mallory can never quite tell what he’s thinking) Check & Mate is a cute, more Y/A, novel that really encompass springy young love.
✿ Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
This novel told in a then-now perspective, tells the story of Macy Sorensen and Elliot Petropoulos. These two childhood best friends meet years later in a coffee shop, Macy is engaged and feels nothing but anger towards Elliot, while he is above the moon to see her again. As the “Then” tells the story of their falling out and what really happened, the “Now” tells the story of their rekindling. Love and Other Words is a story about friendship, second-chance romance, and the realness of love.
✿ Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Tova Sullivan, a widow of 5 years, works the night shift at her local aquarium mopping the floors. Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus, knows for sure that he will die soon and wishes to spend his last days back in the ocean. While this sneaky octopus finds any way to escape, he meets Tova who just wishes for her missing son to come back. This unlikely friendship is built by two creatures who will do anything to help each other. Remarkably Bright Creatures shows that the theme of renewal in spring can happen to anyone, any creature, and at any walk of life.
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