Monday Moods is a weekly bookish meme created and hosted by Unwrapping Words (aka, me!). The premise is simple: every week, there’s a new ‘mood’, ranging from tropes to genres or actual moods (happy, sad, etc). On a Monday, feel free to post about books on your TBR, books you’d recommend, or a mix – whatever you like – that fits the ‘mood’ prompt. And of course, you can use your own if you’re not fussed on a particular one!
‘Contemporary’ is a very broad term, of course. But due to the types of books I’ve been focusing on this year, this list is a little romance-heavy. It is a term usually used for romance or more ‘general’ fiction, but there is the odd speculative title that also uses the term to differentiate it from other types of speculative fiction books.
This Week, I’m in the Mood For…
Contemporary
Match Me If You Can
Swati Hegde
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Adult
Format: ebook
Published: June 4th, 2024
I Want to Read This Because it’s set in Mumbai, which is not something I come across often in fiction, and it sounds like a really fun book with interesting characters and a great premise! I’m excited to get to it!
Love at First Psych
Cara Bastone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Adult
Format: Audiobook
Published: March 2nd, 2023
I Want to Read This Because not only does it have a fun premise, but I love Santino Fontana as a narrator – after hearing him do The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, I really wanted to ear more, and came across this one. I also really like full cast audios, so this ticks a lot of boxes!
The Mercury in Me
Rachael Fernandes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Young Adult
Format: ebook
Published: June 6th, 2024
I Want to Read This Because it’s come up on these lists a few times – I love the cover, for starters, and I love the link to Freddie Mercury. The blurb doesn’t give too much away, so I’m excited to uncover more when I get to this!
Tell Me I’m Worthless
Alison Rumfitt
Genre: Horror
Age: Adult
Format: Paperback
Published: October 28th, 2021
I Want to Read This Because it just sounds really good – it’s another one that’s come up a few times, so I definitely think it won’t be long until I (finally) read it. I picked it up originally because a friend raved about it, and he’s someone I always trust when it comes to books. I also really like stories featuring hauntings.
Wish You Were Her
Elle McNicoll
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age: Young Adult
Format: ebook
Published: June 5th, 2025
I Want to Read This Because Rom-Com with shades of You’ve Got Mail, featuring autism representation and a rivals/enemies-to-lovers storyline – why wouldn’t I want to read this one!
Are there any contemporary books you’ve really enjoyed recently? Or ones on your TBR you’re really looking forward to?
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