Here are 10 book recommendations based on your favourite song from 5 Seconds of Summer’s debut album (and associated EPs).
If you like BESIDE YOU then you should read ONE TRUE LOVES
Emma Blair married her high school sweetheart, Jesse, in her twenties and on their first wedding anniversary, Jesse’s helicopter goes down over the pacific and he is declared dead. Emma quits her job and moves back home where years later she reconnects with an old friend, Sam, and falls in love.
Emma and Sam are now engaged, until Emma receives a phone call telling her that Jesse has been found alive. Now she has a husband and a fiance, and must decide who she wants to spend her life with.
Another day and I’m somewhere new
I made a promise that I’ll come home soon
Bring me back, bring me back to you
If you like TRY HARD then you should read HAIL MARY
Mary and Leo meet (online) as teenagers where they both play the same video game and talk every single day. But Leo is popular while Mary is not, and when Mary tries to introduce herself, Leo ignores her and then allows his friends to make fun of her all throughout high school.
Years later, Mary needs somewhere to live and Leo has a cheap room to rent. Mary has no other options so decides to take him up on his offer – but she soon realises he has no idea who she is.
She’s got a rose tattoo but she keeps it covered
I play guitar but she’s into drummers
She’s seen my face around
But she doesn’t even know my name
If you like END UP HERE then you should read CLOSE QUARTERS
Aspen is invited to be a photographer for the summer on the yacht her boyfriend works on. Their new boss is a billionaire and used to getting what he wants – and what he wants is Aspen.
My head spins, I’m pressed against the wall
Just watching your every move, you’re way too cool
And you’re coming this way, coming this way
How did we end up talking in the first place?
If you like THE ONLY REASON then you should read BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY
Bridget Jones is a 30-something single woman living in London who is determined to lose weight, stop smoking, and sort her life out. Through her diary, Bridget keeps track of everything in her life, from the arrogant man she met as a child, to her handsome boss that she begins sleeping with.
When I close my eyes and try to sleep
I fall apart, I find it hard to breathe
You’re the reason, the only reason
If you like ENGLISH LOVE AFFAIR then you should read THE IDEA OF YOU
Solene Marchand is a 39-year-old mother and the owner of an LA art gallery who reluctantly takes her daughter to see world-famous boyband, August Moon, where they get the opportunity to meet the band. The last thing Solene expects is to make a connection with any of the members, but Hayes is clever, kind, confident and pretty posh and she’s attracted to him immediately. He’s also only 20 years old.
Solene and Hayes quickly begin a secret but passionate relationship that takes Solene all over the world, but as the relationship is forced into the public eye they’re forced to deal with rabid fans … and the fact that her daughter is obsessed with Hayes.
When the lights go out, she’s all I ever think about
The picture burnin’ in my brain, kissin’ in the rain
I can’t forget my English love affair
If you like GOOD GIRLS then you should read PERFECT CHEMISTRY
Brittany Ellis has always been the perfect daughter and the perfect student and she has the perfect boyfriend. Until she walks into chemistry class in senior year and she’s forced to be partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town.
As she slowly becomes closer to Alex, their relationship threatens everything she’s ever worked for: her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect.
She’s good at school, she’s never truant
She can speak French (I think she’s fluent)
‘Cause every night she studies hard in her room
At least that’s what her parents assume
But she sneaks out the window to meet with her boyfriend
If you like JUST SAYING then you should read BETTER THAN THE MOVIES
Rom-com lover, Liz, has always had a crush on Michael, he’s just moved back to town and Liz will do anything to get his attention. Even befriend her annoying next-door neighbour, Wes.
Wes has just become friends with Michael which means that he’s Liz’s in. But as Liz and Wes start hanging out
When you change your mind, I’ll be waiting
‘Cause I’m better than him, just saying
When you change your mind, I’ll be waiting
If you like KISS ME KISS ME then you should read PUMPKINHEADS
Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends. Every autumn they work together at the pumpkin patch but never see each other the rest of the year. But this is their final year working together before they head off to college so they’re determined to make their final day special.
Instead of spending Halloween feeling sad, they decide to spend it seeing all the sights, trying all the food, and maybe attempting to speak to the cute co-worker they’ve always wanted to.
And so kiss me, kiss me, kiss me
And tell me that I’ll see you again
‘Cause I don’t know if I can let you go
If you like AMNESIA then you should read YOU’VE REACHED SAM
17-year-old Julie had her entire life planned out. She was going to move out of her small town with her amazing boyfriend, Sam, and attend college in the city. And then Sam dies, and her entire life changes.
Julie is completely heartbroken but can’t bring herself to properly grieve. She skips his funeral and refuses to speak to anyone about it and then one day when she needs to hear his voice she calls his voicemail… and Sam picks up the phone.
I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
If you like DON’T STOP then you should read FAMOUS FOR A LIVING
When her business partner is accused of serious financial crimes, influencer Cat Cranwell goes into hiding. She accepts an offer from her uncle to work at a National Park in Montana – about as far from her real life as she’s ever known it.
Moving from her Manhattan loft to a tent-sized cabin with a roommate is a big change but she begins to reacquaint herself with the most honest parts of herself… and also begins to fall for the ruggedly handsome park ranger.
You’re like perfection, some kind of holiday
You got me thinkin’ that we could run away
You want, I’ll take you there
You tell me when and where, oh, oh-oh-oh
But then I asked for your number, said you don’t have a phone