Top Ten Quick Reads
In order to come up with this list, I looked at the books I’ve read that were less than 300 pages and decided which ones I loved the most! Pick up one of these books when you’re looking for a fantastic quick read!
(In no particular order, except how I happened to arrange them in the pic. Links go to my reviews)
1. The Prophecy by Erin Rhew
I read this fun fantasy a very long time ago, but I still remember how much I adored it! (Why haven’t I finished this series, again? Oh yeah, because I’m horrible at finishing series! I need to add this to my list of books for the Series Ender Challenge that I have to read.)
2. Poison by Bridget Zinn
This book is super-underrated as far as I’m concerned. I loved it so much, and when I saw what a labor of love the publishing of this one was (the author died of cancer and her family worked to get it published posthumously), it made me love it even more!
3. Carrier by Anne Tibbets
This dystopian is not a light read at all, and I’d only recommend it to 18+ readers because it deals with sexual slavery, including of children (and the details are described—not incredibly explicitly, but it can definitely be disturbing). But this series gave me chills and made me truly think about the real-world sex slavery industry. It’s truly sad.
4. Faking Perfect by Rebecca Phillips
This YA read stands out to me because, reading the blurb, it does not sound like the type of book I’d naturally like or gravitate toward. The MC makes a lot of mistakes and a lot of her choices are pretty terrible. But Phillips gave me a deep understanding of her main character that led me to connect to her deeply, and I loved this book!
5. The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
Another dystopian that I adored! This duology is both twisty and sweet.
6. Starcursed by Nandini Bajpai
I’m not usually big on historical fiction, but this story of star-crossed lovers caught my attention because it almost sounded like it could pass for fantasy because of the idea of the main character being starcursed. I ended up loving it!
7. Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally
I think I could have pretty much put any Miranda Kenneally book on this list because I think they’re all relatively short, quick reads. These contemps make me happy, but they also make me think. A perfect combination!
8. Broken World by Kate L. Mary
Another 18+ selection, I mention this zombie series on my blog a lot. Sorry, not sorry. I love it!
9. How to Keep Rolling After a Fall by Karole Cozzo
This is a fabulous diverse YA contemp that made me swoon!
10. Escape from Eden by Lisa Nader
Another one I read a long time ago, but I remember loving it. This cult story definitely reminds me of a dystopian.
Or:
- You could always pick up a manga (I just finished the Library Wars series, which was amazing and just started A Silent Voice, which is off to a great start!)
- Or read a book of short stories. My favorite short story of ever is in the book, Sucker Literary: Volume 3. The story is by Evelyn Skye of The Crown’s Game fame (but it’s written under the name Evelyn Ehrlich). Check out my review to find out more.
- Or a great kids’ book! There are tons of fantastic MG reads that are under 300 pages. One classic example is The Bridge to Terabithia.
- How about a novella from your favorite series? I don’t read them all that often but a few I loved are Night of Cake and Puppets by Laini Taylor, Iron to Iron by Ryan Graudin and Unstrung by Neal Shusterman.
What quick reads have you loved? I want to know!
I think Catching Jordan is the only book I’m familiar with among your list. Curious about Poison – I bought it a long time ago for that reason. Should dig it out somewhere. 😀
I thought Poison was adorable—definitely worth hunting down.
I inhaled How to Keep Rolling!! I forgot about that one on my list. I liked Faking Perfect too 🙂
I think I’ve put How to Keep Rolling on a couple of different lists because it’s one of those books that just stands out in my mind. Gotta love those kinds of books!
OOoh nice ones! Lots of new to me ones but I am seeing The Book of Ivy quite a bit today!
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I was surprised when I saw the length on Ivy—I didn’t remember that it was so short!
I just read How to Keep Rolling last week, and all I have to say is PAX!!!!!
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Yay!! I’m glad you loved it!
I still need to read Iron to Iron and Night of Cake and Puppets. Loved those series. I do like reading kid’s books. As for your main list, I haven’t read any of those, so thanks!
I don’t read novellas all the time, but those two I really enjoyed (and they’re both longer ones—over 100 pages, which I think helps).
I haven’t read ANY of these books!! I’m really hoping to read a book in the Hundred Oaks series soon. I actually can’t believe I haven’t read any of her books yet, since I love Contemp so much. Also, Escape From Eden sounds perfect for me. I’m fascinated by Cults. But NO THANKS to Bridge to Terabithia. I’m still not over my 5th grade trauma that book put me through 🙁
Kenneally’s books are all great reads. I love that they definitely delve into some issues without feeling like “heavy” books.
I love short books! I’ll have to look up Escape from Eden. It sounds like my kind of book.
I read Escape from Eden a long time ago, so I don’t remember all the details, but I do remember really loving it. I’m kind of fascinated by the idea of cults.
I loved Catching Jordan! I am not a huge fan of sports YA, especially since the extremely clumsy and unathletic me can’t relate to them at all, but I adored the book, the characters and especially the romance! So cute.
I’m not usually big on sports YA either since I’ve never been an athlete (at all!). This was actually one of the first that I read, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it!
Ooh some nice new reads to check out! I like a good YA dystopian and both Broken World and The Book of Ivy look like ones I might like, will have to investigate further. 🙂
Broken World is a fantastic zombie series—I recommend it all the time!
I haven’t read any of these but How to Keep Rolling After a Fall sounds great!
It is! I just got Cozzo’s newest book for review and I’m excited to read it.
Bridge to Terebithia is like SUCH good proof that the smallest books can be the most powerful sometimes. <3 I also love reading the occasional manga! I read all the Death Notes last year and BESSSST introduction to manga! I want to read more for sure someday.
I read Death Note when you did—it was my first manga too. I might have found it from your blog or your Goodreads? (I think so, but I’m not positive—my son may have found it and THEN I saw it on your blog. Either way, I was excited to see that you were reading it.) Since then, I’ve read two other full series and started two others (one that wasn’t really for me and another that I just started the other day and I’m loving). You should check out Library Wars—it’s a great blend of action and romance, and it involves people fighting for BOOKS!
I need more quick reads Nicole! because you know I like to cheat with my GR challenge goals LOL. Now that I started reading children book I’m always ahead hehe. I’m disgusting! 🙂
I think I’ll add these to GR: The prophesy and Carrier. There is NO WAY now I won’t read it after reading your review!
Yay! I love spreading the word about these indie books that don’t get a whole lot of attention. Those are both fantastic books! The manga I read definitely boosts my GR challenge—I sometimes feel a tiny bit guilty about that … but not really.
I see Carrier on the list which I really loved. That was a great series!
I definitely agree. I didn’t know what to expect with that series, but it was fantastic!
I agree about Carrier being such a good quick read. It’s sad, but it was moving and it drew me in at the same time. I also think that Anna and the French kiss was a fun quick read for me.
Yes, I totally agree with you about Carrier. Very sad, but also very moving.