It seems like a perfect time for this tag since we’re in the middle of summer here and I’m in that spot where I’m happy in the summer shine and about to start endlessly complaining about it. This one was originally created on Youtube by Amy Jane Reads although I’ve seen a couple of summer tags floating around.
Three Books You Want to Read this Summer:
Contagion comes out in late July and The Forest Queen in early August. I’m trying to stay away from early reviews/spoilers and go into them blind because I’ve read books by the authors before and I really loved them.
(Only while looking up The Forest Queen did I realize Betsy Cornwell had a sequel to Mechanica which I read a while back and thought was great so Venturess is on the list for me as well.)
I heard some iffy things when I first picked this one up but honestly more recently two of my favorite Youtubers have loved it so I definitely want to get to this after Bright We Burn which is pretty much what I’m waiting for delivery for now!
A Character that Most Embodies the Traits of Summer:
Clara. She’s a practical joker. She’s got a bit of a short fuse and a temper and she just wants to enjoy the long lazy days of summer and vacation with her mom without having to do anything pesky like work with her enemy.
And like summer there was just enough of her and then the book was over before I got annoyed 🙂
Book I Most Associate with the Physicality of Summer:
Yeah, I’m not really a hot weather person so I’m certainly not a summer physical person. I grew up at the beach and looking at it and floating in it… but I can’t even swim. So this was a difficult one but one of the first things that came to mind was ROAD TRIP!
The monsters can be read as metaphors for like screaming children fights or out of work bathrooms when there’s still 150 miles of desert in front of you! And there’s also…
It’s got a road trip near the end and summer is when I feel most like ditching town!
What kind of books do I like to read on holiday?
Depends on the holiday. If it’s a staycation without work then I probably will aim for the bigger books or the meatier ones. Going away or having a lot of plans at home even and I try to keep it simple and quick.
You’re going on a holiday with an author- who? Where? What would you want to know?
George R.R. Martin and it probably ends in a cabin in the woods with me screaming, “Jaime, Sansa and Stoneheart! Just give me their endings! That’s all I want to know anymore!”
Or Taylor Swift where I can just get endless song-writing lessons.
Book of the Year (So Far)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Unable to narrow it down to one!
How Did I Spend Summer Holidays as a Kid:
Mostly they’d pack us in the car and take us to the beach- which when I was a very little kid was a bit of a haul. We also did participate in our libraries summer reading challenges every year.
Plans this Summer:
And then you turn adult and not only does work become an issue you have to pay for your own bloody holidays! My nephew will be visiting next month so hopefully I can do some fun touristy things with him. I’ve been wanting to go zorbing for some strange reason. Maybe that…
I can’t possibly injure myself while locked in a big ball!
🙂