This post is going to be a mixture of books I think you should bring with you to lounge with on the beach and books that I haven't read that I will be bringing.
Not sure if I will make it to the beach this summer - but if I do this is totally what I will be doing.
What you should be taking...
So everyone who knows me knows that I am a hardcore Sarah Dessen fangirl, and this is the best of the best. Macy Queen is looking for perfection, but she finds chaos and discovers that it is even better. Wes is a hottie, and the catering business is fun. If you haven't read this one yet you're completely missing out. It's a fantastic beach read; just embrace it.
This book does not get as much love as it deserves, it is wonderful and different - Two of my favorite things. It involves a hot guy and a summer job dressing in classic colonial America clothes, while dealing with subject such as grief, death, and finding one's self. It's fantastic.
HOT! HOT! HOT! John After is gorgeous, and this book has you really wanting to meet every police man you see. Such a good story, it deals with some serious stuff, while being absolutely addictive and completely enjoyable. This is a book you get lost in.
What I will be taking...
When a death threat
arrives with teen celebrity Vivian Divine's fan mail, Vivian has no
choice but to go on the run to Mexico. She soon discovers, though, that
her Oscar-nominated performance killing villains on-screen did nothing
to prepare her for escaping a madman in real life. Some people say he's a
hero, others tremble in his presence, but one thing is clear: he won't
stop until Vivian is in his grasp. Why didn't she pay more attention
during those judo lessons for her role in Zombie Killer?
Vivian
finds an ally in the mysterious and charming Nick. He is everything
Hollywood boys are not-genuine, kind, and determined to see Vivian for
who she really is. But even he seems like he can't be trusted-what could
he be hiding?
Beat up, hungry, and more confused than ever about
who she's running from, Vivian is living in a real-life blockbuster
horror flick. But there's no option to yell "cut" like there is on
set....
Lauren Sabel's Vivian Divine Is Dead is a creepy, witty,
fast-paced adventure about family, fame, and having the courage to save
yourself.
I started this one and I can tell I am going to be HOOKED.
No matter how many boys
Claire kisses, she can’t seem to find a decent boyfriend. Someone who
wouldn’t rather date her gorgeous best friend, Megan. Someone who won’t
freak out when he learns about the tragedy her family still hasn’t
recovered from. Someone whose kisses can carry her away from her
backwoods town for one fleeting moment.
Until Claire meets Luke.
But Megan is falling for Luke, too, and if there’s one thing Claire knows for sure, it’s that Megan’s pretty much irresistible.
With
true love and best friendship on the line, Claire suddenly has
everything to lose. And what she learns—about her crush, her friends,
and most of all herself—makes the choices even harder.
In her
moving debut, Rachael Allen brilliantly captures the complexities of
friendship, the struggles of self-discovery, and the difficulties of
trying to find love in high school. Fans of Sarah Ockler, Susane
Colasanti, and Stephanie Perkins will fall head over heels for this
addictive, heartfelt, and often hilarious modern love story.
Lucy’s learned some
important lessons from tabloid darling Jayla Heart’s all-too-public
blunders: Avoid the spotlight, don’t feed the Internet trolls, and keep
your secrets secret. The policy has served Lucy well all through high
school, so when her best friend Ellie gets sick before prom and begs her
to step in as Cole’s date, she accepts with a smile, silencing about
ten different reservations. Like the one where she’d rather stay home
shredding online zombies. And the one where she hates playing dress-up.
And especially the one where she’s been secretly in love with Cole since the dawn of time.
When
Cole surprises her at the after party with a kiss under the stars, it’s
everything Lucy has ever dreamed of… and the biggest BFF deal-breaker
ever. Despite Cole’s lingering sweetness, Lucy knows they’ll have to
’fess up to Ellie. But before they get the chance, Lucy’s own Facebook
profile mysteriously explodes with compromising pics of her and Cole,
along with tons of other students’ party indiscretions. Tagged. Liked.
And furiously viral.
By Monday morning, Lucy’s been branded a
slut, a backstabber, and a narc, mired in a tabloid-worthy scandal just
weeks before graduation.
Lucy’s been battling undead masses
online long enough to know there’s only one way to survive a disaster of
this magnitude: Stand up and fight. Game plan? Uncover and expose the
Facebook hacker, win back her best friend’s trust, and graduate with a
clean slate.
There’s just one snag—Cole. Turns out Lucy’s not the only one who’s been harboring unrequited love...
Bettina Vasilis can
hardly believe it when basketball star Brady Cullen asks her out, and
she just about faints when her strict father actually approves of him.
But
when school starts up again, Brady changes. What happened to the sweet
boy she fell in love with? Then she meets a smoldering guy in his
twenties, and this “cowboy” is everything Brady is not—gentle, caring,
and interested in getting to know the real Bettina.
Bettina knows
that breaking up with Brady would mean giving up her freedom—and that
it would be inappropriate for anything to happen between her and Cowboy.
Still, she can’t help that she longs for the scent of his auto shop
whenever she’s anywhere else.
When tragedy strikes, Bettina must
tell her family the truth—and kiss goodbye the things she thought she
knew about herself and the men in her life.
Leslie Connor has
written a lyrical, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful story about
family, romance, and the immense power of love.
What are you guys taking with you to the beach?
