The Order of the Rainbow

In the last two months I've read all five of Rainbow Rowell's books. They're all amazing and relateable and funny and awesome and you should read them... but which first? And then what? Are any of them related - should I read them together?

I think there's a certain order that you should read these books in order to get the most out of them. It's not extremely important that you read them in this order (even to me), and all of her books are stand-alones, but here is my list of how to read Rainbow Rowell:

1) Attachments is Rainbow Rowell's first novel, and I think that you should start your RR journey at the literal beginning, and if not take the exact same path as the author through her books, then at least start from the base. Also, all of Rowell's books are amazing (in my opinion, at least), but I think that from her first novel, the books will either get better or stay at the same level, meaning this is your best chance to like the books better the more you read.

2*) Eleanor & Park takes place in 1986, so if you want to take a time journey, you should read this one fairly early. On the other hand, if you want to finish the RR journey with her most popular, most emotional and probably most liked book, save this one for the end.

3) Fangirl takes place exactly third in chronological order. Also, it relates to Carry On and Landline, and is the first book you should read out of these three. Its characters are older than Eleanor & Park's, and it's more serious than Attachments** - so you're advancing from the last two (unless you decided to read E&P later on).

4) Carry On is a standalone book, but nontheless, it strongly relates to Fangirl. I read this one before reading Fangirl, and I think a tiny (tiny) bit of the magic was lost.

5) Landline features a tiny (tiny) cameo of characters from Fangirl, so if you want to understand that part, and also continue with the chronological order, it's best to read this book after Fangirl and Carry On. It also talks about more adult (although not necessarily more serious) topics than any of the other books, so it's a good one to finish with.

*You might want to read E&P here - please consult number 2).

**Although not the other way around - its characters are not older than Attachments', and it's not more serious than E&P.

And that's it - your (my) guide to reading Rainbow Rowell. I strongly urge you to read at least (at the very, very least) one of these books, as they are all great and interesting and amazing and etc', etc'.

~TidyTal