By Karlie Shoffner
Spring is a time when the world becomes filled with bright, colorful things. For those who have dealt with the long cold winters especially, these colorful sceneries are always something to look forward to. To celebrate the season, here are four books whose colorful covers will immediately pull you in much like the brilliance of the season.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Winner of the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction, Zevin’s novel follows two friends as they face rapid success in the world of video game design. In between their rise to fame, the novel explores the complicated feelings the two have for each other, redemption, identity, and so much more. Though it has the elements of a love story, this novel proves to be so much more than that.
Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Naomi Witt is a runaway bride that finds herself in a rough Virginia small town where her twin sister Tina lives. Tina herself soon becomes a runaway, and Naomi is left behind in the small town with her eleven-year-old niece. Naomi soon finds herself being helped by Knox Morgan, and while he swears he will only help her for a while and then go back to his life of solitude, his plan fails and a small town romance is born.
The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith
Musician Greta James finds her career in jeopardy after having a meltdown on stage due to the death of her mother. Heartbroken, she agrees to accompany her father on an Alaskan cruise that was meant to be a celebration for her parents’ fortieth anniversary. A journey of self-discovery begins for Greta where she must make the decision if she wants to continue the life she has worked to build for herself or if life has taken her in a new direction.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
After running away together at the age of 16, the two Vignes twin sisters’ lives have taken totally different directions. One sister has returned to her home, while the other lives a secret life passing for white without anyone knowing. Years later, the lives of their two daughters find themselves intertwined. Through the daughters, much deeper topics become explored like racial identity, societal expectations, and desire.
With brilliant covers and even more brilliant storylines, these books are must-reads as the spring season arrives. Their colorful exteriors will match the colorful world outside and leave you feeling the joy that the spring season brings.
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