Top Ten Tuesday: Ten quick, fun YA beach reads for (almost. ish.) every genre

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For something short, light(ish), and fun in the sun. No tearjerkers in my beach reads!        

c.j.'s selections                         ten ten ten
one		Thriller  And Then There Were Four - Nancy Werlin  A quick dual-POV murder mystery about five teens who realize their parents are conspiring to try to kill them all. Super fun, fast-paced, and psychological.
two		High Fantasy  Royal Bastards - Andrew Shvarts  A breakneck, balls-to-the-wall fantasy adventure with five badass heroes, magic, cinematic fight scenes, explosions, and the perfect mix of irreverence and action.
three		Contemporary  Kill All Happies - Rachel Cohn  A ridiculous, riotous whirlwind of one day, one girl's dream to throw the most epic senior party, one grouchy adult's mission to destroy her, and a whole lot of mayhem.
four		Urban Fantasy  Fate of Flames - Sarah Raughley  A girl-power superhero squad fantasy that reads like your favorite video game, with four elementally magical heroines who slay giant demon monsters, government conspiracy, and tons of action.
five		Fantasy Horror?  Slice of Cherry - Dia Reeves  An irreverent, hysterical, genre-twisting story about the daughters of a serial killer growing into their murderous passions in a town filled with magic, mystery, and charmingly quirky residents.
six		Urban Fantasy  The Rest of Us Just Live Here - Patrick Ness  A genre-bending adventure that switches between irreverent nods to fantasy tropes and the chaotic lives of four teens who are just trying to get by while chaos explodes around them.
seven		Horror  The Dead House - Dawn Kurtagich   A found footage horror film in book form, about two sisters who happen to (maybe?) be the same person, a shocking murder, a supernatural mystery, and a whole lot of lying.
eight		Contemporary Romance  Sway - Kat Spears  A lighthearted romance ala Hitch, about a boy who knows how to play the love game for his hopeless clients, and the girl who inadvertently plays the player.
nine		Fantasy  Poison - Bridget Zinn  A laugh-riot fantasy adventure about a poison expert on a misadventure to save the kingdom, will the help of adorable boys named Fred, sassy princesses, and talking piglets.
ten		Science Fiction  Relativity - Cristin Bishara  A universe-hopping adventure about multiverse theory, quantum physics, and one girl trying to find the combination of circumstances that will create her perfect world.

Your turn!  What fun, short books are your favorite go-to beach reads?