Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Top Ten Books That Will Be In Daisy's Beach Bag This Summer


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My vacation is in June this year and I LOVE reading on the beach, so here's what I'm bringing:

17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen: this sounds like a super cute contemporary, AKA a perfect beach read.

Lady Windermere's Lover by Miranda Neville: I like Miranda Neville's writing and I love reading romance novels in the sun.

The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson: I've heard great things about Tiger Lily and am really curious about this one!

On the Fence by Kasie West: Kasie West is awesome. So I need this in my beach bag. And also: cute contemporaries make for the best summer reads!

For All Time by Jude Devereaux: I LOVED the first book in her Nantucket Brides series, and as I said before: romance + sun = awesome.

Eona by Alison Goodman: we read Eon for book club and Eona is our June read and OMG I JUST NEED TO READ IT BECAUSE EON WAS SOOOOOO GOOD!

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson: but only if someone tells me it won't make me cry! I've heard her books are tear-inducing and crying on the beach is a bit awkward.

A Breath of Frost by Alyxandra Harvey: because it's a witchy book and I love (good) witchy books.

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I'm guessing this will be in more bags than only mine. I read Love in Times of Cholera on the beach in Italy and it worked perfectly, so I'm thinking I'll do the same with this one.

A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin: but only if I can still carry my bag after adding this one cause it's HUGE! But I promised Kelly and Kimberly I'd start it soon, so I'll try!

That's it for me, what's in your beach bag? Anything I should add and explain to the nice people at the airport that my bag is overweight because I just HAD to add another book?





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25 comments:

  1. Oh, The Vanishing Season! That's definitely one I want to read this summer.

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  2. Yes the Vanishing Season I want to read it so bad! I loved Tiger Lily and actually her contemporary series, Peaches, made it on my list this week =)

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  3. Oh, I've read A Breath of Frost. I don't normally read witchy books, but that one was so good. If you haven't read it before, then I highly recommend it.

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  4. Awesome list!!! :D
    I have mine here too! And 17 first Kisses and Since You've Been Gone are gonna be on mah TBR SOON! <3
    http://writerformisfits.blogspot.com/2014/06/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-books-that.html

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  5. I've read only Eona from these, and it was amazing, I hope you'll enjoy it :) The rest are all on my TBR, so I hope you'll enjoy them, too! Happy reading!

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  6. That Hundred Years of Solitude was quite a surprise!

    Here's my Best Beach Bag Books!

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  7. One Hundred Years Of Solitude made my list too! I'm reading The Game Of Thrones this summer as well. Really awesome picks!

    Check out my TTT!

    Katrina @ Chased By My Imagination

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  8. I like Harvery, and I LOVE my Nook because it does cut down on the poundage of books I have to carry. But reading at the BEACH...nyah. All that sand, water and glare. I would rather read on the front porch with a nice cool breeze!

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  9. I cried a little at the end of Since You've Been Gone, but I think I could have controlled myself if I hadn't been alone. It's mostly just a fun read until the last chapter.

    Also, I'm dying to read On The Fence!

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  10. Since You've Been Gone is one of my beach picks. Good to know it's a tearjerker!

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  11. The Vanishing Season and Since You've Been Gone sound great. I decided to mix my list up with new books and some that have been in my TBR pile that I hope to polish off on vacation.

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  12. Just finished VANISHING SEASON and all I can really say is that it shouldn't be compared to or judged against TIGER LILY. I loved TL -- any classic lit story from the perspective of some other character is brilliant. But things that worked for TL didn't work for VS, and vice versa.

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  13. I really want to read SInce You've Been Gone and On the Fence! They both look amazing :)

    Kyra @ Blog of a Bookaholic
    My TTT!

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  14. http://crazyinparis.com/2014/06/03/ten-books-that-will-be-in-my-beach-bag-this-summer/

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  15. I think George R. R. Martin makes for perfect beach bag reading! I read two of them poolside myself (books 1 and 3).

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  16. Great list!! Since You've Been Gone and On the Fence are both on my TBR list as well. I hope you enjoy all of these books this summer.

    Here is my TTT: http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2014/06/top-ten-tuesday-books-that-will-be-in.html

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  17. On the Fence and 17 First Kisses are in my TBR pile. Reading on an Italian beach sounds like a dream!

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  18. Great list! I recently bought One Hundred Years of Solitude, but haven't started it - maybe it will get added to my bag as well (:

    Tina @ Pages of Comfort - old follower
    My Top Ten

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  19. You should definitely read Since You've Been Gone! I'm surprised that another commenter called it a tearjerker...I didn't have that experience at all (and I'm a weeper!). There's some sweet, heartwarming, best-friendy stuff near the end that made me go "aww," but it is definitely not a sad book, if that's what you're worried about.

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  20. I've been wanting to read The Vanishing Season and 17 First Kisses. They sound excellent and I've heard great things about them.

    My Top Ten: http://vampireandotherparanormalthingsqueen.blogspot.com/2014/06/top-ten-tuesday.html

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  21. Great list! This was a fun topic. It was just hard to choose which books to include. Lol! Here's my TTT.

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  22. that's a nicely stocked beach bag. enjoy your summer reading. kelley—the road goes ever ever on

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  23. I can't wait to read 17 First Kisses - Rachel is in my book club! I'm so excited for her.

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  24. I suggested some of my easier reads to my friends and readers.

    Marianne from
    Let's Read

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  25. This is a great list and awesome meme! I will definitely be linking up from now on...and I will be adding more books to my Goodreads TBR list.

    Melissa @ Double-Stacked Bookshelves

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