Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Jamie's Top Ten (9 actually) Books Set At The Beach/Near The Sea

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This week's topic was Top Ten Books With X Setting...it's up to you! What did I choose?

BEACH SETTINGS!

Guys I love books set at the beach or by the sea so I decided to make a list of the top ten that I've read! Please give me more suggestions in the comments!




The Books:

The Au-Pairs by Melissa De La Cruz (this is my sister's pick bc I was talking to her while I was working on this! I STILL need to read this series bc she's told me it's so fun multiple times!)

Tell me if you've read any of these/if you have any more suggestions for me!



50 comments:

  1. I need to read so many of these, especially GOLDEN and TWENTY BOY SUMMER!

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  2. oooh the Summer books and the Scorpio Races I adore both of those!
    marissa
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  3. I LOVED The Scorpio Races. I just recently got my hands on TWENTY BOY SUMMER and NANTUCKET BLUE and I can't wait to read them now!

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  4. Jamie I was going to choose beach too but I thought that we had recently done one not long ago LOL

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  5. I love Nicholas Sparks! Hmm not sure The Last Song would have been my pick from him though. I really enjoyed Nights In Rodanthe though, have you read it?
    I haven't had a chance to read The Scorpio Races but it is on my TBR list.

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  6. I borrowed Raw Blue from the library the other day! I love books set in Australia and I've been to the Beach that Carly waitresses on a million times. It seems like the ultimate beach read. :)

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  7. I enjoyed Scorpio Races, but haven't read any of the others. I thought of a few "beach" settings, but they aren't exactly the sun bathing variety: Ship Breaker, Nation by Terry Pratchett, and Beauty Queens by Libba Bray.

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  8. Though they're not all 100% on the beach, Sarah Dessen books! And I really like OF POSEIDON by Anna Banks. Nice choice!

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  9. I don't read many books set by the beach, I'm not sure why. That said, I do have The Scorpio Races on my bookshelf to read, where it's been sitting for a good few months now.

    Great list.

    Sarah

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  10. I've actually never read any of them. I feel so bad now! I really want to read Nantucket Blue, though, and I'm definitely going to add some of them to my wishlist now.

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  11. Great list! We all need some beach settings now and again, especially when the weather isn't so great! Definitely want to read The Summer I turned Pretty!

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  12. I LOVE Twenty Boy Summer. I need to read Golden and The Summer I Turned Pretty.

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  13. love the look of this! I read The Summer I Turned Pretty, and thought it was alright, but Sarah Dessen's beach town books should get on your TBR (to be read in a sandchair at the beach, obviously) :-)

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  14. Great list! I really need to check some of these out!

    I found my list incredibly difficult to compile!

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  15. I chose the beach for my list this week, too! We have a few in common, but here's a few more I can recommend: Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols, Rules of Summer by Joanna Philbin, On the Island by Tracey Garvus Graves, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen.

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  16. How fun! This is my first time to join in. I read about it on JoAnn's Lakeside Musing blog. I'm off to visit other blogs!

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  17. I haven't read any of these even though I've been wanting to. Maybe I will check them out before the end of summer and get my beach on ;) Great list!

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  18. I *almost* did this topic as well, but then I settled on Top Ten Favorite Southern Novels. Fun topics!

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  19. The beach! Didn't think of the beach. Great setting.

    I ended up with WWII-era as my pick!

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  20. Great list. I ended up with WWII as my setting!

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  21. I love beach setting books. I really enjoyed Nantucket Blue, it was surprising substantial compared to its cover. I still need to read 20 Boy Summer. I've had it checked out from the library, but cannot seem to find the time.

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  22. Loved "The Last Song"! I still need to read The Scorpio Races! Great list!

    -Sonnie @ ParaDays

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  23. I have no idea why I don't read more books set at the beach, but I really need to read a few of these! I totally loved The Summer I Turned Pretty, and really want to read Moonglass and Twenty Boy Summer. Great list!

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  24. I chose books set during wars this week! So many awesome titles. Also in case anyone is interested, I've got a giveaway going on. So, free stuff, come on down! :)

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  25. I've only read a couple of these, but I'll definitely need to check out the others! I've heard great things about the Sixteenth Summer and the Au Pair. Great list!

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  26. I love that you included The Scorpio Races on your list. It's not at all what readers normally think of when they think of a "beach" book, but the island of Thisby is almost like its own character. I would love to visit (minus the killer horses!!).

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  27. Great idea for a list! Makes me want to go to the beach!! :)
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  28. It is a great list! Breathe by Abbi Glines have also a beach setting. It is a good book.

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  29. What a great theme! I think Scorpio Races is a book I want to read. Great list!

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  30. I like beach books, but I haven't read any of these books...kind of sad! They look good.

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  31. Ha! I also went with Beach setting. Its such a perfect setting for this time of the year. Great list, we share some books.

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  32. Raw Blue keeps showing up on blogs. I think I need to treat myself to a copy.

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  33. Good list of beach books, thanks for sharing! I made a list of ten books I happened to read in the last year that are set in the American Deep South. Please stop by to see :)

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  34. Great list! I have read Raw Blue and The Scorpio Races and loved them both :). This is my first Top Ten and I am excited to participate!

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  35. I do not read a lot of beach theme novels have seen Nantucket blue around.

    Thanks for hosting. Fun my first time partaking.
    Mine

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  36. That's a great list of books! I like the beach and I like contemporary YA when I do read YA so I'll probably add a few of these to my TBR list! Actually, I think I have Moonglass on my shelf...yep, I do! I had some fun with mine and chose weddings as my setting!

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  37. "On the Island" by Tracey Garvis-Graves is my favorite!

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  38. There are so many books on here that I've wanted to read, but haven't got around to it. I see a library trip in my future :)

    Rebecca @ Vicariously!

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  39. I love beach settings too! I liked The Scorpio Races the best, but I also really like The Summer I Turned Pretty. For me, Twenty Boy Summer was just too sad to count as a one of my favorite beach reads.

    I'd recommend My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. It's not necessarily set by the beach, but it has a strong summer setting.

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  40. I haven't read a single one of those, they look great though. Thanks for hosting, I posted my first Top Ten Tuesday today :)

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  41. My favorite beach setting is definitely On the Island.

    My TTT.

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  42. The Au Pairs series looks pretty interesting. I have a copy of The Scorpio Races, everyone seems to rave over it so I'm excited to read it. Nothing like reading about the beach in the summertime :)

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  43. I love this weeks top ten theme. There is soo much diversity in posts this week.

    Our setting was alternate realms...Hogwarts anyone? :)

    Rachel @ http://thebigbookbinge.blogspot.com/2013/08/top-ten-books-set-in-alternate-realm.html

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  44. I haven't read any of these. Love The Scorpio Races cover. It's been a while since I've picked up a beach read. This inspired me to do so, soon.

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  45. I read 'On the Island' by Tracey Garvis Graves on holiday last year, and that's pretty much set on one big beach! It's basically a modern-day Robinson Crusoe desert island type scenario in which a young tutor and her teenage student are stranded on a desert island for several years after their connecting plane crashes into the ocean around The Maldives. It has a couple of cliched moments, but I sailed through it and absolutely loved it, it was the perfect poolside read for a hot day!

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  46. I love the theme for this week so much I joined the link with Linky ;)
    I enjoyed reading "The summer I turned pretty" by Jenny Han.

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  47. Yep, you have my fave beach read for this summer on your list - Nantucket Blue. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks is good, too.

    I decided to go with a more indoor theme - <a href="http://inkandpage.me/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-favorite-books-set-in-a-school/'>Top Ten Books Set in a School</a>

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  48. I'm a new book blogger and I can't wait to start participating in these! It's a great idea!! Check out my upcoming list here http://klynneerickson.wordpress.com

    Thanks!

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