I read a lot of books. While my top read genre always seems to be Fantasy, I have a soft spot for Contemporary novels. They were my first love and every time I read one I remember why that genre is so great. Don't get me wrong, I love getting away from reality and sometimes you need a bit more escape than what a realistic fiction or a regular old contemporary novel can give you. But sometimes you need to feel like you aren't alone in situations you come across and there is no better place to find this type of companionship than in Contemporary novels.

The New Kids on the Block

There is a lot of hype and talk about some contemporary authors being the Be All End All of the genre. Their novels are the ones everyone recommends and everyone seems to have read. But I feel like no matter who else comes on the block, Sarah Dessen will always be my favourite author. Full stop. Not favourite contemporary author, just favourite author in general.

I've seen a lot of taglines for soon to be released books say "For fans of Sarah Dessen..." but when I was a teenager (long ago in a galaxy far away...), you couldn't walk into a bookstore without one of the staff recommending you read a Sarah Dessen novel. Typically, they would tell you to read THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER and so that is what my mom bought me when I told her for my 13th birthday that I wanted to read more books.