Like you, we’ve been OBSESSED with bumpin’ brat by Charli XCX so we simply had to bring you a list of brat books for a so Julia summer.
It’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl – and Stargazer shows what happens when you don’t work it out on the remix. TikTok is in agreement: Stargazer IS brat.
No explanation necessary.
Set in 1969, this novel follows one teenage girl’s rebellious summer – a summer that leads her into the Manson family’s ranch and impacts the rest of her life. Sexy, rotten, brat.
Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare
Set between London, Paris and Miami, described by Elle as a book that’s ‘chaotic, darkly funny and keeps you on your toes’ – need I say more?
You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
Picture this: the hot, wealthy man you’re dating whisks you away on an island holiday so you can meet his family. The holiday sizzles with romance and you can finally see yourself falling in love – with his dad.
This book is the definition of ‘when you’re looking in the mirror, you’re just looking at me’. YMAFODWYB is a fun, sexy read about a messy love triangle.
The Nude by C. Michelle Lindley
‘Don’t know if it’s real or I’m spiralling’ was written directly after Queen Charlie XCX read The Nude – look it up (don’t actually).
It’s 1999, and a professional art historian brat flies to a Greek island to acquire a rare nude sculpture. It’s a work trip full of food, alcohol, prescription pills and a complicated love affair with her translator and his wife, not to mention protests by locals who don’t want the sculpture to leave the island.
A book for the brats who can’t stop stalking their latest love interest on social media. Is everything romantic, or is it an unhealthy obsession?