I will
confess I am a little nerdy… When I was in school I actually enjoyed summer
reading, I just didn’t enjoy the required school summer reading. Every season
is a good season to read a book, but summer just wouldn’t quite feel like
summer without sitting poolside/beach side/lake side with a book in hand. Is
there really any better way to pass a lazy summer day than soaking up the sun,
enjoying an ice-cold coke, and reading a book. Since summer is basically the
officially book reading season below are a few book recommendations for summer
reading.
Luckiest
Girl Alive is supposedly one of Reese Witherspoon’s favorite reads and has been
compared to Gone Girl. Ani
suffered from a shocking humiliation when she was in school, which left her
desperate to reinvent herself. Now, with a blue blood fiancé, new wardrobe, and
glamorous job she is extremely close to living to perfect life she has dreamed
of. Ani has a secret buried deep in the past that threatens to boil to the
surface and ruin everything she has worked so hard for.
Theodore
Finch is enamored with death, and is constantly thinking of ways to kill
himself, but fortunately, each time something good stops him, no matter how
small it may be. Violet lives for the future and is counting down the days to
graduation when she can escape her hometown. When Finch and Violet meet on the
ledge of the bell tower at school, it is unclear who saves who.
I am
currently reading this booking and am just a little over the halfway point. If
you enjoyed The Cuckoo’s Calling you will definitely enjoy the follow up novel
as well. I will warn you that you have to be in the right frame of mind to read
this book and some parts of the book are a little bit more descriptive than The
Cuckoo’s Calling is.
Lisbeth,
a Jersey girl who works at a diner, dreams of a glamorous life in NYC, a dream
inspired by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Lisabeth life takes an
exciting turn one night when her friend who works at the Met gives Lisabeth the
chance to try on the famous Givenchy dress worn by Hepburn. Lisbeth world is
flipped when Manhattan’s elite mistakes her for their own at the Met Gala.
A debut
novel that delivers the message that in the end ultimately love is what gives
us a place in the world
I am
currently reading To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by the same author. I know
it is a book that has been “tending”, but I waited so long to pick up a copy
because it seemed a little young… I wish I would have given into the hype a
little sooner; it is a fun read, perfect for summer, and I cannot wait to see
what the author has come up with for the second book.
I bought
this book a few summers back when I was at the beach, I am ashamed to say I
bought the book based purely on the cover, but it paid off! It is one of my
favorite books and a fascinating read. Dean Faulkner Wells is the niece of
William Faulkner. In this book she recounts stories of the Faulkner family.
I have
been meaning to pick up this book for the longest time and have heard such
wonderful things about it, so naturally I thought it only right to include it
on this summer reading list. This story is through the eyes of a young Jewish
girl growing up in Boston. Addie was born in 1990 to immigrant parents who were
unprepared for America and the effects it would have on their daughter. At the
age of 85 Addie tells the story of her life to her 22 year old grand daughter
who wants to know how her grandmother became the person she is.
A book
about a southern belle that involves a fun supernatural twist
When I
read this book I literally could not put it down. This is honestly the best
autobiography I have ever read {and incase you are wondering I read a lot of
autobiographies and memoirs}. Katharine Hepburn was so ahead of her time, lived
such and interesting life, it was just destined to be a great book. Read it,
you will not be sorry.
thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteso interesting list
Any time :)
DeleteI always love some recommendations thanks!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you enjoyed this reading list!
DeleteThese sound great! I'm going to have to check them out!
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Lauren Elizabeth
Petite in Pearls
Hope you enjoy some of the books that are included in this list!
DeleteI love your suggestions!
ReplyDeleteWishes & Reality
Happy to hear it!
DeleteThanks for theses amazing suggestions. I am off to the beach in 2 weeks and needs some great reads. I cannot wait to pick up the Katharine Hepburn book.
ReplyDeleteyou will love the Katharine Hepburn book!
DeleteOh thanks for this nice post. I will try to find them on my Kobo app and read on the go. They all sounds and I would love to have a nice read on my holidays :))
ReplyDeleteLu | www.balgarka.co.uk
I would love to go on a holiday right about now! I hope you enjoy some of the books off of this list :)
DeleteI'm over halfway through Luckiest Girl Alive and it is such a page turner. I wrote down some of your other recommendations, I'm constantly looking for book suggestions.
ReplyDelete-Alex
www.monstermisa.blogspot.com
I cannot wait to start reading Luckiest Girl Alive! I hope you enjoy some of the books from this list!
DeleteSo excited to read these!!
ReplyDelete- Daphne
tootangled16.blogspot.com
Hope you enjoy these reads :)
DeleteThanks for the book list. The only one I have read is Luckiest Girl Alive. It is the authors debut novel, and I think it will be a great movie.
ReplyDeleteI have heard such great things about Luckiest Girl Alive - I can't wait to start reading that one!
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