Ahh, summer. The time for sipping iced tea by the pool, roasting marshmallows by some magnificent bonfire, and readings! The following are some summer book recommendations! The theme is light, juicy, and overall summery books!
"To All The Boys I've Loved Before" by Jenny Han
Jenny Han is great at writing light, romance reads. All her books are easy to breeze through! To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.
(I'll be doing a review of this soon. I. Loved. It. So. Much.)
This represents any light, romance reads!
"The Summer I Wasn't Me" by Jessica Verdi
She never meant for her mom to find out. And now she's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good. Lexi knows she can fix everything. She can change. She can learn to like boys. New Horizons summer camp has promised to transform her life, and there's nothing she wants more than to start over. But sometimes love has its own path...
This represents any books with the central theme surrounding summer!
"The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
I chose this because I personally didn't pick this book up until summer started because it's just massive! School, work, friends, family, plans always get in the way of reading my big, fantasy epics. Summer is the perfect time to lose yourself in a different world. You have time to immersive yourself! Go read that big fantasy!
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard
This represents any long epic fantasy series or just any massive book or book series sitting on your bookshelf that you've neglected reading because of it's size! It's time.
"Summer on the Short Bus" by Bethany Crandell
Spoiled, Versace-clad Cricket Montgomery has seventeen years of pampering under her belt. So when her father decides to ship her off to a summer camp for disabled teens to help her learn some accountability, Cricket resigns herself to three weeks of handicapped hell. Her sentence takes a bearable turn as she discovers the humor and likeability of the campers and grows close to fellow counselors. Now, if she can just convince a certain Zac Efron look-alike with amazing blue eyes that she finally realizes there's life after Gucci, this summer could turn out to be the best she's ever had. Summer on the Short Bus is a very non-P.C., contemporary YA with a lot of attitude, tons of laughs, and a little life lesson along the way.
This represents any light, contemporary reads!
"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte
Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed.
With a heroine full of yearning, the dangerous secrets she encounters, and the choices she finally makes, Charlotte Bronte's innovative and enduring romantic novel continues to engage and provoke readers.
This represents all those classics that you've promised yourself to read, but neglected to because classics take more time and effort to read. You've got time, now add some effort! You can do it!
I hope you enjoyed some of my reccomendations! It's up to you, of course, what books you want to read. Have an awesome, book-filled summer!
