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Although I do have an iPad which I use to read, sometimes it’s just nice pick up an actual book and read. Plus, you can’t just throw your iPad in the sand like you can with a book. I know some people read “smart” books, but not me. In fact, I rarely read non-fiction unless it’s an autobiography. And I typically pick out books based totally on their covers. Pink cover = good book.
I read (and finished) Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later on vacation and thought it was great. It is getting bad reviews, but really people? This isn’t Shakespeare. If you liked the Sweet Valley books back in the day, you will like this. It’s a super easy and fast read, which I like. I hate picking up a book after a few days and not being able to figure out what has already gone on in the book and basically having to re-read it. This won’t happen here!
Who hasn’t heard of Matt Logelin’s story? If you weren’t routing for him after he lost his wife, then something is wrong with you. Little Maddie is a doll. And Matt is a great dad. And I am so happy that he has found someone. I love that he’s so open with his life and loves to meet his readers. I have a friend that met him and I felt like I was a celebrity because I knew someone that met him! I haven’t started this book, but I am looking forward to it.
I started Tina’s book, Carrots N’ Cake, while on vacation as well. Out of all the food bloggers, I find her as being one of the more real ones. She’s honest and full of energy and doesn’t spend her entire day working out. So far it’s an easy read and is nicely separated into chapters for easy reference. And it has recipes, which I wasn’t expecting!
These Tori Spelling books have been out for ages, but they are perfect beach reads. I love Tori (and her reality show) and usually buy her books as soon as they come out. I’m not so sure about Dean, but if she likes him, it’s all that matters. And the way Tori spills her past is great. She holds nothing back and if you like gossip, her books are for you!
Also on my reading list are Rob Lowe’s Stories I Only Tell My Friends, Bethenny Frankel’s
A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, and Thin, Rich, Pretty by Beth Harbison. What’s on your reading list this summer??
If you haven’t read The Hunger Games I highly suggest the 3 book series! Kristin Hannah – Winter Garden was wonderful, I cried so hard at the end though. I don’t know if you follow her blog but Ree Drummond (Pioneer Woman) has 2 books out, a cookbook and her love story, it was good. Portia De Rossi’s biography – Unbearable Lightness was very interesting. Kathryn Stocketts – The Help was a hard read for some of it but definitely worth it and I highly recommend it. Those are a few that stick out in my mind that aren’t just Nora Roberts type reads, I read alot!
I totally have to borrow these books from you. Except for the cooking one. I don’t need to read more recipes since I never seem to make them.
May I suggest my own book for addition to your list? I’ve been told it’s a great summer read, which was the goal! And it also has recipes! 🙂
Letters from Wishing Rock (a novel with recipes) by Pam Stucky.
What would happen if everyone in town lived in the same building? Ruby Parker is about to find out. Her fianc? has left her and she needs a fresh start, so she moves to Wishing Rock, Washington, a small town on Dogwinkle Island in the waters near Seattle, where she meets a quirky cast of characters who quickly become family. Letters between the neighbors and their friends chronicle the twists and turns of the characters’ daily lives. There’s Jake, a handsome and charming first-year medical student who catches Ruby’s eye from the start, despite his being over a decade younger. Millie, a Wishing Rock resident for forty years, runs the town’s library, post office, newsletter and grocery store, knows everyone and everything, and shares the history of the area with her playful wit. World traveler and psychic Alexandra bestows insight and wisdom with humor and compassion, and Ruby’s Gran heads to the United Kingdom, heeding her own advice to seize the day. And then there’s Ed; if something fun is going on, the grandson of the town’s founding father is likely at the center of it. Amidst all this action, Ruby manages to find passion and companionship, but will she be able to open her heart to love?
Online dating, a group trip to Scotland, a discussion about dogwinkles, a fateful hoedown, and friendships old and new, all interspersed with recipes from some of the town’s best cooks, make Wishing Rock come alive in this delightful and insightful look at life, love, relationships, and community.
Available at Amazon and for a variety of eReaders. Lots of great reviews at Amazon to help you get an idea of what others think. http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Wishing-Rock-novel-recipes/dp/1460960122/ THANK YOU for considering it!!!
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