tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post6392431375660528020..comments2024-03-19T09:19:52.393-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Book Addict: My 2013 Picks for Beach Reads and My Summer Reading List Christina / Book Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-63814948185201382332013-06-03T12:42:43.988-04:002013-06-03T12:42:43.988-04:00I really need to read GOLDEN, it sounds fabulous. ...I really need to read GOLDEN, it sounds fabulous. And you can never go wrong with a Dessen novel for summer :)<br /><br />Great picks!Lea (YA Book Queen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07360720431931072505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-83583139755100705902013-06-01T06:09:10.657-04:002013-06-01T06:09:10.657-04:00Some great suggestions! Thx!Some great suggestions! Thx!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366133592609472493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-15788274673095315632013-05-31T08:57:22.803-04:002013-05-31T08:57:22.803-04:00LOVE your summer reading round-up, Christina! Ther...LOVE your summer reading round-up, Christina! There are so many books on here that I want to read! Golden is one that stands out - I've been hearing a lot of good things about that one recently, so I need to go order myself a copy! Leanna Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156147175772720617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-90953044812644585582013-05-30T22:12:42.954-04:002013-05-30T22:12:42.954-04:00I loved Golden and Dare You To and liked Nantucket...I loved Golden and Dare You To and liked Nantucket Blue. I want to read All the Summer Girls. I've been meaning to try Elin Hilderbrand's books too. Right now I am reading my first ever Mary Alice Monroe (The Summer Girls) and will definitely be checking out some of her other books. I also hope to check out Dorothea Benton Frank's Lowcountry books this summer.Christina Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756342293865115352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-41322905983236022262013-05-30T21:47:44.460-04:002013-05-30T21:47:44.460-04:00Thanks for visiting and for the recommendation! Thanks for visiting and for the recommendation! Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-56221205428805005412013-05-30T21:47:27.195-04:002013-05-30T21:47:27.195-04:00Thanks, Natalie! I read Hilderbrand's The Isla...Thanks, Natalie! I read Hilderbrand's The Island and loved it. I want to read more of her work in the future. Thanks for visiting! Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-28301278698312802292013-05-30T21:46:34.774-04:002013-05-30T21:46:34.774-04:00Thanks, Kit! I hope you get to read some of them t...Thanks, Kit! I hope you get to read some of them this summer...especially A Hundred Summers. It was fantastic! Thanks for dropping by.Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-3494918482622704372013-05-30T21:45:44.606-04:002013-05-30T21:45:44.606-04:00Haha. No problem! I hate when that happens. I hop...Haha. No problem! I hate when that happens. I hope you get to read Golden....it was really good! Thanks for dropping by, Melissa!Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-5589670087410089902013-05-30T21:44:37.845-04:002013-05-30T21:44:37.845-04:00Thanks, Juju!Thanks, Juju!Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-51180230052386908882013-05-30T20:04:16.853-04:002013-05-30T20:04:16.853-04:00One of my favorite things about summer is bringing...One of my favorite things about summer is bringing a good book to the beach or pool. Thank you for this massive list! :) It's great that you gave them categories too! If I could recommend a novel to get "lost in the past" with it would be the book "Journey" (book 1 of 3) by author Max Zimmer. The story takes place in the 1960s and follows a young boy, Shake, growing up Mormon in America with an unlikely dream to play jazz trumpet. Shake Tauffler is a kid who responds to bigotry, abuse, repression, hypocrisy, and death with courage, humor, heartbreak, and the utmost sincerity. His rites of passage are vividly familiar and his dream to play jazz shared by most any musician. But his ten-year story of growing up Mormon in America takes us to an altogether different place. Shake struggles to find his own sexual, musical, and moral consciousness with so many obstacles thrown in his path along the way. You will care for him and root for him throughout the novel :) Hope you will have this beach side with you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975981755720989921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-89285480529773953872013-05-30T16:39:07.901-04:002013-05-30T16:39:07.901-04:00I love your choices. I adored Golden and enjoyed N...I love your choices. I adored Golden and enjoyed Nantucket Blue. I have A Hundred Summers and All the Summer Girls, and The Yonahlassee on my Kindle. I can't wait to get into them. I'm really looking forward to Beautiful Day, too. Which Hildebrand did you read? I've read a couple by her, but own three others that I haven't gotten into yet. I've been meaning to read Grave Mercy and The Vincent Boys for forever. Maybe I'll get into them this summer, too. Great list!!<br />-Natalie @<a href="http://natflixandbooks.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Natflix&Books</a>Natalie @Natflix&Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738039522965794238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-91783538935922149292013-05-30T16:11:04.140-04:002013-05-30T16:11:04.140-04:00Ahh I love this list, thanks for all the suggestio...Ahh I love this list, thanks for all the suggestions! There are a few on here I'd like to read (Golden and All the Summer Girls), and A Hundred Summers looks good - I hadn't heard of it before, but I do enjoy a 20s/30s setting!kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854966834578026067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-23284809810490023532013-05-30T13:56:42.219-04:002013-05-30T13:56:42.219-04:00I've seen such great reviews for Golden - and ...I've seen such great reviews for Golden - and seeing that you enjoyed it, too, really makes me want to give it a go. I'm always looking for fun new summer reads, so I really appreciated this fantastic list of titles to get me started. Thanks, Christina! <br /><br />(PS...if, for some reason, two comments show up, it's because I thought it deleted my first one haha)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-56506006809034911102013-05-30T13:55:21.150-04:002013-05-30T13:55:21.150-04:00I have heard SUCH great things about Golden - I do...I have heard SUCH great things about Golden - I don't know why I keep overlooking it! I've definitely been looking for some fun summer reads though, and I really appreciate all these great recommendations. Thank you, Christina! :)Melissa (i swim for oceans)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06840790603713851746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-16794549572235933362013-05-30T13:19:27.030-04:002013-05-30T13:19:27.030-04:00What a great list. I love it. What a great list. I love it. Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-69266474003481744742013-05-30T10:19:09.882-04:002013-05-30T10:19:09.882-04:00Me too. I am dying to read Grave Mercy this summer...Me too. I am dying to read Grave Mercy this summer. I must make it happen. I will have to check out your review of True! Thanks for visiting, Quinn!Christina / Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661826027260861430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244224993534617084.post-16000282093138792032013-05-30T09:59:34.404-04:002013-05-30T09:59:34.404-04:00Ooo, it looks like you've got some great books...Ooo, it looks like you've got some great books planned for the summer. I really need to read Grave Mercy!! I keep hearing how amazing it is, and how amazing the sequel is, too.<br /><br />I've recently read True (my review is up today) and Spies and Prejudice. I enjoyed them both, but they weren't as amazing as I was hoping for. But perfect for summer, I think. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com