Books

Summer Reading List: 25 Books to Read on Vacation

June 10, 2019

I love putting together reading lists for y’all and this one is one of my favorites every year! Summer reading is my favorite. There is nothing like being on a beach somewhere and diving into a good story…or if you are like me this year, you are more likely on your couch reading and feeding the baby. haha Either way, it is so nice to get lost in a good book during the sweet summertime. I am about halfway through my second book so far and have ordered a couple of these on my list to read next! A few of these were suggestions by this community and I have come to really appreciate when you give me suggestions because you guys are way more in the know that I am on things and I always love reading and trying things y’all suggest to me! With that being said, Where the Crawdads Sing was the #1 suggested book by you guys, so I think it is safe to say that you should definitely read that one! I ordered it and can’t wait to read it next.

Summer Reading List:

Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
It’s Not You It’s Him by Sophie Ranald
Oddly Enough by Carolanne Miljavac
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Hey Ladies by Michelle Markowitz and Caroline Moss
Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly
Eleanor Oliphant by Gail Honeyman
Again, but Better by Christine Riccio
The Cactus by Sarah Haywood
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – Most suggested by this community**
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
When Life Give You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
Beach House Reunion by Mary Alice Monroe
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews

And as always, I’m ending this list with a classic, so make sure to read To Kill a Mockingbird this summer! Even if it’s your 100th time to read it! One of my favorite classics and so very relevant in today’s society.

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The Best Spring Break Books to Read on Vacation

March 18, 2019

Spring Break is here and I am loving these new releases just in time to throw in your beach bag (or in my case, hospital bag – haha). I rounded up a few spring break books that have (mostly) been released in the last couple of months and have great ratings! I am hoping to read some of these this year and a couple of them are from my 19 books to read in 2019 post, but some are new to my blog! After reading the synopsis of each book, these all sounded so good and like great options for a spring break trip!

19 Books to Read in 2019

January 14, 2019

This is one of my most popular posts every year and I absolutely love putting it together for 2 reasons. 1. Because it makes me research new books releasing this year and some old titles I may have missed out on and 2. Because it gets me so excited to read again! I didn’t do a great job of reading last year as I mentioned in this post, but I am hoping to turn that around. I see many nursing sessions and summer travels in my future, so I plan to take advantage of that time to read. I also recently discovered audio books… you mean that’s been a thing? Well, not to me. I am as loyal as they come to the real thing. I love books, but my lifestyle tells me audio books are the only way I’m getting all of these read this year. So, here we go! 19 books (or more) to read in 2019…

Best New Books To Read This Fall

October 15, 2018

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been in search for the best new books to read this fall! I’m so excited about every single one of these that have recently released or will be over the next couple of weeks! These are some of my very favorite authors and I am probably most excited to read Kate Morton’s newest book that just came out last week! I got it in the mail over the weekend and am so excited to dive in as she is by far one of my favorite authors. I’ve read all of her books and they are all amazing and leave me stunned every time. She is amazing at fooling you and then fooling you again until you are so confused as to who the villain is until the end. It is truly fun and exciting to read a book by her.

Many of these are based on real people or they are spinoffs from older classics and you guys know how I love my classics! Liane Moriarty also has a book coming out in a couple of weeks that I am so excited to read. She is another favorite of mine (who wrote What Alice Forgot).

25 Books to Read This Summer

May 16, 2018

You guys know how much I love putting book lists together and putting this one together over the last couple of days has been so awesome. I literally added all of these (and then some) to my list of books to read – but, who am I kidding? I’ll probably not get to half of them. Ha! These sounded so good and I wanted to put together new releases that sounded like the perfect summer vacation reads or front-porch swingin’ kind of books. So, here are my books to read this summer! I hope you enjoy and please let me know if you read any/ have already read them. I want to hear what you think!

Book Review: First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

March 28, 2018

You guys voted to see more book reviews again and I am PUMPED to share this one by Emily Giffin with y’all today! I have been making more of an effort to read again (and not binge watch Netflix as much), so here we are! My first book review of the year! I have no idea how often these will come around, but once I finish a book, I will review it! Personally, I love reading book reviews and getting other people’s book recommendations, so I hope that you find these helpful. FYI, I love chick lit and that is what I tend to read the most, but I also love historical fiction, mystery, classic novels and self-help (ish) type books, so that is what you will find here. No Tweeny/ YA books over here. I am sort of over them…unless J.K. ever decides to write another Harry Potter, then I’ll be all over it!

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13 Books To Read During Spring Break

February 26, 2018

Spring Break is the perfect excuse to sleep in (if you don’t have kids) and read as much as you want to or catch up on books you’ve been lingering on forever. I always take advantage of time in the car or when the kids are napping to dive into a good novel. I’ve listed some great vacation books below: some I have read, some are new releases!

18 Books You Should Read 2018

January 8, 2018

This continues to be one of my favorite posts to write every year and one of my top-performing posts as well, which means you guys love it, too! That makes me so happy and makes it that much more fun to put together! Last year I did not have a lot of time to read. If I’m being honest, I only finished one book all year. Pathetic. So, this year, I have already cracked the books, done my research and put together this list of books you simply must read this year! Cheers to reading ALL the books in 2018!

First up…

I just started First Comes Love by Emily Giffin. It is so good so far and I am falling in love with the characters. I started it last year, but life and kids happened, so I put it down and never picked it back up. I started it again over the weekend and I love it! So, I am adding it to my list. She is, after all, one of my favorite authors.

15 Books to Read Before the End of the Summer

July 25, 2017

I have not had as much time to read lately as I would like to, but reading still remains my favorite past time. I have been getting lots of questions about what I’m reading and what’s on my reading list, so I thought it would be fun to share that with y’all today. If I had more time to read right now, these are the books that would be at the top of my list to read before the summer ends. In fact, I am about half way through these first two books right now and they are so good! …

17 Books To Read in 2017

January 18, 2017

I think this is one of my favorite posts of the year. Why? Well, I LOVE to read. It has always been my favorite pass time. Getting lost in a good book is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the every day. After a lot of perusing the new books releasing this year, I have pulled out the ones I am most looking forward to reading! Also, a few old titles to catch up on if you haven’t read them yet.

I’ll be honest, when I was looking at last year’s post: 16 Books to Read in 2016, I realized I didn’t even read half of the titles I had planned on. Of course, we also weren’t exactly planning on having another baby this past year, either. Life sure is funny that way. This year, maybe I will have more time to read and travel. I can normally finish a book when we are road tripping some place and I am planning to travel a good bit more with our family this year.