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Top Ten Books That Should Be In Your Beach Bag (Your Perfect Beach Reads):
1. Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler - Let's see, it's not really rocket science. Summer, boys...you get the picture, eh?
2. Beastly by Alex Flinn - It's a quick read, it's fun, and it's pretty much brainless. If you love fairy tales, this is the perfect beachy read for you.
3. The Darlings are Forever by Melissa Kantor - It's fun, and it's girly. Plus, you always spend your summer with your best friends, right? Why not read about them, too?
4. Gossip Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar - Pure. Brainless. Fun. Why be deep when you can be shallow?
5. The Liar Society by Lisa & Laura Roecker - Hey, you can never go wrong with a good mystery, a snarky protagonist and a great plot.
6. Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty - It's the start of one of my favourite contemporary series, and that's saying something, especially because I don't LOVE contemps.
7. Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar - It's got the beach, surfing and a whole lot of sweet melancholy and passion to keep you riveted while you get the perfect tan. Sold? Me too...*packing it now*.
8. A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle - It's one of my all-time favourites because it takes place during summer at the beach, and it has dolphins - automatic bonus, of course.
9. Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles - Yes, because I am THAT girl...the one who can't get over the beautiful, blossoming, sweet but oh-so-wrong summer romance.
10. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling - Notice how I didn't pick just one book? What list is possibly complete without some teenage sorcery and a bad guy with a snake-like nose? Oh, right. None. You're welcome.
A Ring of Endless Light is one of my all time favorite books! So glad to hear you love it too, Melissa!
ReplyDeleteI think HP is a must re-read this year. I wanted to re-read the series before the movie but I don't know if I'll have time. I try to re-read all the books every year.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read Raw Blue.
Raw Blue! The surfing! The boys! The waves! I adored that book, I'm so glad to see it on the list :) Also, Twenty Boy Summer was fantastic-- totally defied my expectations. I'd love to add Sarah Dessen to the list, almost all her books feel like beachy reads to me. Great list!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I agree Twenty Boy Summer is the perfect beach read. And Raw Blue is the perfect book to read at anytime :)
ReplyDeleteI loved Leaving Paradise! I think I love it more than Perfect Chemistry!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely agree with HP. I try to re-read the series every year; I am planning to read them again this summer.
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks! I so need to check some of these books out. :) Donna
ReplyDeleteLol, brainless *g* I do love books like that at the beach
ReplyDeleteTwenty Boy Summer made my list as well! :) And I have to agree with you on Sloppy Firsts! :) I really need to read Leaving Paradise...
ReplyDeleteGreat list. I really loved Twenty Boy Summer, Beastly, and The Liar Society. Another beach worthy read is The Summer of My Skinny Dipping, which was a great surprise read for me. I haven't read Raw Blue but it is definitely on my summer reading list.
ReplyDeleteGreat picks!! I loved Leaving Paradise and I plan to read Sloppy First (and the rest in that series) this summer! :)
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So many have Gossip Girl on their list. I'll have to look into it.
ReplyDeleteLove the list. LOVE anything Simone Elkeles.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe Jacinda hasn't read that yet. Pshhh.
Twenty Boy Summer made my list. It was such a pleasant surprise for me when I read it. I wasn't expecting it at all.
Have a great day!
I can't wait to go to the beach this summer! I've been meaning to read quite a few of the books you listed...glad to hear they're perfect for reading while basking in the sun! :)
ReplyDeleteYes to Jessica Darling & Leaving Paradise! I would take those books with me anywhere :-) Great list Melissa.
ReplyDeleteGossip Girl and Potter made my list too.
ReplyDeleteI need to get a copy of Raw Blue for myself, I want to read that one again:) And I've heard the Liar Society rocks, so I need to get that one too. So many books I need to get! You know me and snarky protagonists, gotta love em:)
ReplyDeleteNice top ten!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to re-read HP next month, in preparation for the last movie.
I guess i should get Raw Blue since I've seen so many people love it.
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Love Harry Potter! He made it on my list, too. I didn't realize Megan McCafferty had written anything else. I love me some contemporary... I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteAwesome choices :) I agree, a combination of brainless fun and books that involve summer or the beach in some way. And Harry Potter, naturally.
ReplyDeleteI'm so with you on Beastly.
ReplyDeleteI agree-- no list is ever truly complete without Harry Potter. Few things are, really. I had Gossip Girl on my list, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI read Beastly awhile back and enjoyed seeing the story in a more modern version. But the older I get, the creepier that story (and most Disney-esque tales) become. A drug-addicted father GIVES his daughter to a 16 year-old recluse in exchange for drugs, and the boy tries to make the girl love him? It just kind of turns my stomach a little if I think about it too much. :p
ReplyDeleteI'm seeing HP on a lot of lists. And deservedly so. Great series. Happy reading!
Aw, glad to see A Ring of Endless Light get some love! You're right, that one would make a great beach read. Dolphins = awesome.
ReplyDeleteTwenty Boy Summer sounds intriguing. Thank you for the recommendation.
ReplyDeleteHere's my list of books I plan to carry in my beach bag this summer.
Great list! Now I just need the beach! Will the mountains do? It's all I got... ;)
ReplyDeleteIt is impossible to pick just one HP book! They all rock too much to decide, :)
ReplyDeleteGreat list!
Oh gosh- how can you choose just ten? This is a great list Melissa! There are a ton here I will have to add to my 'to-read' list!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you on the top two. Both are great beach reads! :)
ReplyDeleteGossip Girl and The Liar Society...completely agree! Have you ever read the Private series? I would totally add those to this list too.
ReplyDeleteReally wish I had some of these books in my beach bag! Great list :)
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