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message 1: by Jennifer, The Paranormal One (last edited Aug 02, 2013 08:02AM) (new)

Jennifer (ivashkovlover) | 3376 comments Mod
With weather heating up I love reading a light summer romance! What are some of your favorite summer reads?

The Boys of Summer (Summer, #1) by C.J. Duggan An Endless Summer (Summer, #2) by C.J. Duggan Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler Unbreak My Heart by Melissa C. Walker That Summer by Sarah Dessen Two-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt A Summer to Remember (Seasons, #1) by Jessica Gunhammer How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson Endless Summer (The Boys Next Door, #1-2) by Jennifer Echols Summer Sisters by Judy Blume The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland The Summer of Skinny Dipping (Summer, #1) by Amanda Howells The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy





message 2: by [deleted user] (last edited Jun 30, 2013 08:21PM) (new)

My favorite summer reads are:

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Entwined by Heather Dixon Little Women (Little Women #1) by Louisa May Alcott The Inheritance by Louisa May Alcott Glamorous Illusions (Grand Tour Series, #1) by Lisa Tawn Bergren The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2) by Ally Carter Beneath the Glitter by Elle Fowler The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers

I don't know, I love reading the older books in the summer. I guess some of the books I listed above wouldn't necessarily be your typical light teenage summer books, but they are what I usually read at least once each summer. :)


message 3: by Kimberley (new)

Kimberley Patterson (kimberleypattersonauthor) | 12 comments So far my book The Three month Plan which was released July 1st has been reviewed as a great summer read :) The Three Month Plan by Kimberley Patterson


Irena BookDustMagic | 54 comments here are some books i plan to read this summer (although i know i won't be able to read them all):

It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2) by Jenny Han We'll Always Have Summer (Summer, #3) by Jenny Han The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker, #1) by Jenna Black The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg Touch of Power (Healer, #1) by Maria V. Snyder Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X, #1) by Richelle Mead .


message 5: by Jennifer, The Paranormal One (new)

Jennifer (ivashkovlover) | 3376 comments Mod
Irena wrote: "here are some books i plan to read this summer (although i know i won't be able to read them all):

It's Not Summer Without You (Summer, #2) by Jenny HanWe'll Always Have Summer (Summer, #3) by Jenny Han [book..."


I loved The Summer I Became A Nerd and Glimmerglass.


Mairita (Marii grāmatplaukts) (mariigramatplaukts) I read On the Island (On the Island #1) by Tracey Garvis-Graves and loved it! I would highly suggest How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski as a great summer read as well. It was so much fun. That Summer by Sarah Dessen was disapointing. Now I`m reading Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen and it`s so much better. Nice summer read.


message 7: by Kathryn (new)

Kathryn (Vicq) Swapping Lives I really enjoyed this book and I think it would be a great summer read. Well for next year or this autumn maybe?


message 8: by Tessa (new)

Tessa (tessa_ioana) | 30 comments The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder - was nice, but a little sad.
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick - was a cute light read
And of course, there are those 'summer authors' that have 90 percent of their books happening on a beach:
Sarah Dessen Sarah Ockler and Abbi Glines .


message 9: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 1 comments During the summer my tastes don't really change. I just read whatever lol


message 10: by Ashley (new)

Ashley (ashielizz) I love anything light and fun. Something contemporary, romantic, beach-themed....


message 11: by Ella Janine (new)

Ella Janine (ellajingreads) I plan on reading Gayle Forman's books, other than that I just read whatever :)


message 12: by Tayler (new)

Tayler Housley (taylerhousley) These are the books I'm planning on reading this summer. I'm hoping I get done with all of these plus more.

:)

I am currently reading... To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han

& then I also plan to read these books: Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Willow by Julia Hoban The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch Flutter by Gina Linko Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

What are you planning on reading this summer. Add me as friend on here or follow me on Twitter to keep up to date with me :) Twitter: @taylerhousley


message 13: by Reyouf M (new)

Reyouf M | 3 comments I have about 30 books sitting in my tbr shelf getting all dusty! Planning to read all of them in the summer and i am on a book buying ban until i finish reading all the books in my tbr shelf. Here are some of the books that i plan on reading Just One Day (Just One Day, #1) by Gayle Forman Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) by Lauren Oliver Requiem (Delirium, #3) by Lauren Oliver The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks


message 14: by Mary (new)

Mary (maria17) | 3 comments I'm currently IN LOVE with the Star-Crossed Series, by Rachel Higginson, check it out, it's major summer-reading material!! Besides, there are 6 books of the series (yet me, lots to read)
Rachel Higginson
Reckless Magic
this is the first book, seriously, try it out!


Jessica (BookRockGoddess) Bolton (bookrockgodess) | 2 comments I plan on putting together a TBR for my summer reading list. I need to read a bunch of my series so I think that's what I will be putting on my TBR.


message 16: by Winona (new)

Winona Muliadi (winonamaria) this Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson looks like an awesome summer read. It's a recent release and I had heard lots of great things about it. I haven't actually read it yet, but I sure will once I'm over with my brain-damaging finals!


Andrea: BookStoreFinds (bookstorefinds) | 2 comments Reynawaf wrote: "I have about 30 books sitting in my tbr shelf getting all dusty! Planning to read all of them in the summer and i am on a book buying ban until i finish reading all the books in my tbr shelf. Here ..."

I read gone girl! i also read Dark Placesby Gillian Flynn. Love her writing!


message 18: by Kayla (new)

Kayla Winona wrote: "this Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson looks like an awesome summer read. It's a recent release and I had heard lots of great things about it. I haven't actually read it yet, but I sure w..."

I'm just about to start Since You've Been Gone ! It seems like it's going to be a really great book even though I haven't had the chance to read Morgan Matson's other books yet.


message 19: by Andrea: BookStoreFinds (last edited Jun 03, 2014 05:45PM) (new)

Andrea: BookStoreFinds (bookstorefinds) | 2 comments A few books that are on my "read next you silly girl" list are:

The Willing Frog Music Shadow and Bone Siege and Storm The Treatment LegendShadow Kiss Mortal Danger The 5th Wave The Way of Kings Sharp Objects If I Stay The Uprising

Butt here are sooo many that i NEED To read that i cant think of under this sort of pressure.. lol


message 20: by Jennifer, The Paranormal One (new)

Jennifer (ivashkovlover) | 3376 comments Mod
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson Sounds great! I plan to read this one soon! Just met the author and got my copy signed.


message 21: by Marit (new)

Marit Witucki Any John Green books I can get my hands on, City of Heavenly Fire, The One, Jane Eyre, other classics, finish The Hobbit, I don't know if I finished the Narnia series years ago, so I plan on finishing that.


message 22: by Jordan (new)

Jordan (thewritejordan) | 14 comments I always intend to reread books I own. I never end up doing so.

My family and I are trying to read fifty books during the month of summer (June 1st to September 1st!) So I plan on doing quite a bit of reading.

Here are a few summer-y books that I have read in the past:

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys by Kate Brian Belles (Belles, #1) by Jen Calonita Secrets of My Hollywood Life (Secrets of My Hollywood Life, #1) by Jen Calonita I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1) by Ally Carter Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen 13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1) by Maureen Johnson Bras & Broomsticks (Magic in Manhattan, #1) by Sarah Mlynowski Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) by Stephanie Perkins




message 23: by Ayesha (new)

Ayesha Schreave Redston (missschreave) | 2 comments This is what I am currently reading:

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

And these are the books I am planning to read:

Half-Blood (Covenant, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Pure (Covenant, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins Paper Towns by John Green Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider

June to September :) Yey!


message 24: by Shen (new)

Shen (Damonish29) | 5 comments Im reading Dan Brown


message 25: by Allison (last edited Jun 03, 2014 09:43PM) (new)

Allison (littlenightinowl) | 2 comments Yeah! I'm reading some Dan Brown too!
My list:
-Inferno(reading now)
-Digital Fortress
-Deception Point
-City of Ashes (reading now), City of Glass ect...
That's enough to achieve ha ha :P

Harry Potters always a great summer read though!


message 26: by Jordan (new)

Jordan (jords) | 9 comments During summer, I usually read longer books, So I'll read some of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, accompanied by some shorter books to get as much read as possible :)


message 27: by Lilac (new)

Lilac  (lilac_wales) | 60 comments I do the same and read long books that I might not have time to read during the school year. This year my goal is to read War and Peace in a week. It's going to be hard but I've made a bet for £20 and I'm determined to do it. Between longer reads I also like to catch up on YA series. Lots of YA books are released around February-May and I use summer to read some of them. This year it'll be Cress, Dreams of Gods & Monsters, Raging Star and a few others.


These Violent Delights (Robin) I plan on reading this summer:

Four A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1 - 0.4) by Veronica Roth (Since it comes out early July) Dissonance (Dissonance, #1) by Erica O'Rourke (Also a July release) Between the Spark and the Burn (Between, #2) by April Genevieve Tucholke (An August release) Landline by Rainbow Rowell (July release) The Beautiful Ashes (Broken Destiny, #1) by Jeaniene Frost (August release) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) by Tahereh Mafi Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) by Tahereh Mafi The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2) by Rae Carson The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, #3) by Rae Carson Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5) by Sarah J. Maas Tiger's Promise (The Tiger Saga, #0.5) by Colleen Houck The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz Never Fade (The Darkest Minds, #2) by Alexandra Bracken Elusion by Claudia Gabel Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins and a lot more


message 29: by Ashly (last edited Jun 04, 2014 04:01PM) (new)

Ashly (ashlyh) I hope I can get to all of these this summer.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han Already Reading Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2) by Stephanie Perkins Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2) by Laini Taylor Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner Ink (Paper Gods, #1) by Amanda Sun The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine Hero by Perry Moore

Here are some romance contemporary books I read.
Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) by Stephanie Perkins Getting Over Garrett Delaney by Abby McDonald Falling in Love with English Boys by Melissa Jensen The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin (not a romance book but its still good)


message 30: by Sophia (new)

Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (hannahfully) Erm... I have a lot of books to get through this summer... a few of them ARCs! O_O


message 31: by Sally (new)

Sally (prhonor) | 4 comments Honor Raconteur's Artifactor series is tearing up the fantasy book world.....The Child Prince and now the release of book two The Dreamer's Curse...I recommend them for Summer reading


message 32: by Rick (new)

Rick (Rickel) | 1 comments Almost Royalty: A Romantic Comedy...of SortsFunny and intense, with dialogue like a Will and Grace episode, great ending.


message 33: by Clarice (new)

Clarice | 7 comments Can't wait for SUMMER (even though I have a busy schedule) I will squeeze books in my time here and there. Like before bed or ALL NIGHT READING PARTY, or simply on my breaks. Anyway I am planing on getting all my to-read shelf cleaned up and transferred to my READ shelf (if you know wht I mean). Also I want to read all the new release by my fav. Authors and be up to date on each one of my fav. Blogs. I want some romance, mystery, and maybe just maybe something paranormal in my books. So keeping things interesting!!! Anyway in general reading WHTEVER I can get my hands on!!! Lol :) ;) ;P


message 34: by Marybeth (new)

Marybeth (narutofan14) i have a lot of books that i need to read this summer and i have a few that i am really looking forward to.

Books that i am currently reading:
1. Obsidian (Lux, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
2. Zigzag by Ellen Wittlinger
3. To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han
4. Fat Cat by Robin Brande
5. What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
6. City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, #6) by Cassandra Clare

Books that i want to read this summer:
1. My Life Next Door (My Life Next Door, #1) by Huntley Fitzpatrick
2. The Way of Shadows (Night Angel, #1) by Brent Weeks
3. The Space Between Us by Jessica Martinez
4. Minders by Michele Jaffe
5. Pointe by Brandy Colbert
6. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
7. Dreamland  by Sarah Dessen
8. Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires, #4) by Rachel Caine
9. Stop Pretending What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones
10. The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer
11. A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
12. How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
13. The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
14. Leaving Paradise (Leaving Paradise, #1) by Simone Elkeles
15. Just Like That by Marsha Qualey
16. Catch a Falling Star by Kim Culbertson
17. Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess

This is just a small list of what i will be reading this summer and hopefully i will get to read all of them. since i am having surgery in july that means i won't be able to swim for the rest of the summer so i will have plenty of time to read this summer.


message 35: by Maggie (last edited May 31, 2015 01:16PM) (new)

Maggie | 20 comments 1. My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century series by Rachel Harris! -I really recommend it! Light read in Florence about time travel!

2. Isla and the happily ever after, Stephanie Perkins

3. Love and Other Foreign Words, Erin McCahan

4. My life next door, Huntley Fitzpatrick

5. Unearthly series, Cynthia Hand

6.Hex Hall series, Rachel Hawkins

7.The Iron Fey series, Julie Kagawa


message 36: by Rosine (new)

Rosine (rosineg) | 9 comments Summer books that I plan on reading this summer are...
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway 99 Days by Katie Cotugno The Night We Said Yes by Lauren Gibaldi Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak by Brian Katcher The Perfectionists (The Perfectionists, #1) by Sara Shepard Kissing in America by Margo Rabb Proof of Forever by Lexa Hillyer Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1) by Jenny Han Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern


message 37: by Megan (new)

Megan (megandurrence) | 12 comments I don't really have "summer" reads, but a few of the summery-type, light reads I've enjoyed year-round are
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler From Fame to Shame by Veronica Blade Maybe Someday (Maybe, #1) by Colleen Hoover White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Legacy of Lies & Don't Tell (Dark Secrets, #1-2) by Elizabeth Chandler


message 38: by Shelby (last edited Oct 11, 2015 12:52PM) (new)

Shelby | 31 comments Megan, I absoluey love From Fame to Shame, Maybe Someday, and White Hot Kiss.

Here are some other summer type reads,

Where I Belong (Alabama Summer, #1) by J. Daniels Falling for the Ghost of You by Nicole Christie Prince of Wolves (The Grey Wolves, #1) by Quinn Loftis


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