I’ve spent a lot of time reading standalones in the last few years as I felt very intimidated by series. I’m usually a series binger, but standalones have been my saviour. For that reason, I have a ton of good ones I want to share, hence how we are currently on post ten. Anyway, enjoy my latest standalone picks.
While You Were Dreaming by Alisha Rai
This was Alisha Rai’s YA debut and what a debut it was. I wouldn’t say this is my favourite book ever, but it has a unique plot with some interesting characters.The family dynamics are a serious part of the story, so if that’s your thing, this book is for you.
Synopsis: If Sonia Patil had her way, she’d be attending her local comic con instead of covering a shift for her boss’s daughter. Since Sonia’s mom was deported and her sister, who never claimed deferred status under DACA, had to forgo college to support them, Sonia’s had her hands full with work, school, and pretending everything is okay at home.
Then Sonia, in homemade superhero cosplay, stumbles into saving her crush James’s life. When a video of the daring rescue goes viral, she—or, rather, a mysterious masked savior—is thrust into the spotlight. Now she’s hiding from TikTok detectives while trying to connect with James. And while she’s drawn to his friendly but oblivious nature, she can’t deny her escalating chemistry with another awkwardly charming boy.
Juggling crushes and a secret identity might just take superpowers. Will Sonia be able to hide in plain sight forever?
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
If you’re planning to read this book, it must be the audio version. I’ve seen some people say they found it boring and honestly, I can understand why a book with this format wouldn’t be interesting to read, but the audiobook feels like the characters are having a conversation with you. It’s very intimate and makes the story so much more real.
Synopsis: Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
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