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Sweet heavens I am ready for vacation. I simply do not have room in my head for one more thoughtful thought. I need beaches and salt water and books that are both light and delightful. This month is for teen romance in all of its wonderful shapes and forms. So maybe you need something on the fluffy side and can’t possibly take another book about a girl who works in publishing/advertising/the last independent bookstore on earth who is secretly in love with her best friend’s man/her boss/her friend and will need to get obliteratingly drunk/lose 20 pounds/find herself/start her own business before she finds the right person to shag? I’ve got that for you. Plenty of teen angst, possible best friend man stealing, but absolutely no ridiculous careers that none of us can actually have. But perhaps you’re not the one with a book problem this month. Maybe your teen is sighing heavily over Our Town or heaving David Copperfield at the wall in a fit of rage and basically swearing to never open another book after dealing with this year’s required summer reading list. I swear, there are books this month to tempt even the most persnickety anti-reader. Come on. You know you want to know if he likes her or like likes her (or him, I promise diversity this month folks)! Put your hair in a side ponytail (they’re back in), grab beach gear and get ready to fall in love.
Can’t wait for new suggestions?
Try Bewitching Season – Victorian England, fancy dress balls, witchcraft…
or it’s smuttier sequel Betraying Season if you like a bit o’ the Irish.
Or go ahead and buy The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks reviewed by me here.
But if you’re an adult? Feel free to reread your copy of Forever . . . I’m reviewing it later this month, and folks, it’s not going to be pretty.
Mid-month update:
I’m still blogging away over here, but so far, I’ve read:
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares – Have Christmas in July with this wintery scavenger hunt that sends Dash off to look for the right girl.
Boy Meets Boy – a gay romance in a world where for the most part, people aren’t treated differently because of who they love.
Anna and the French Kiss – What could be more romantic than boarding school in Paris?
Flavor of the Week – Can Cyril cook his way into Rose’s heart? Includes recipes! Like for cookies, yum.
The Summer I Turned Pretty – Belly’s always spent the summer at her mom’s best friend’s houses. But this year she’s determined to be seen as a grown-up by the boys.
Continue reading about Belly in It’s Not Summer Without You and We’ll Always Have Summer
One of my favorites My Most Excellent Year!
Go on an exciting scavenger hunt through Europe with 13 Little Blue Envelopes.
The perfect summer reviewing job. Good on you! I look forward to it.