Today's Topic
Top Ten Books To Bring To The Beach This Summer
- I don't know about you, but I like to read Mysteries at the beach. Sometimes I'll throw in a summery feeling book from a different genre, but there's something about a Mystery and the ocean that just go together for me. Here is a list of books I'll be thinking about for my beach bag:
1. With Malice by Eileen Cook
- I've already read this, but I can't NOT put it on my list because-- It's a PERFECT beach book. A book you never want to put down, so you can just lie on the beach for hours and hours reading... what better thing is there?
2. The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks
- Another one I've already read, and a non-mystery, but I like it for the beach because it's funny and it's Castaway-like.
3. Please Don't Tell by Laura Tims
- This is a thriller about a girl who thinks she probably killed a boy she hated and is now being blackmailed.
4. 738 Days by Stacey Kade
- So again, not a mystery, but I've heard only really really good things about this book... and I love Stacey Kade.... and look how summery the cover looks!!
- Release Date: June 7, 2016
5. Run by Kody Keplinger
- Such a beach book because-- ROAD TRIP!! And on the run from the cops!
- Release Date: June 28, 2016
6. You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour & David Levithan
- Set during San Francisco Pride (which is typically in June), and it's about friendship. Also, I could read any Nina LaCour book at the beach.
- Release Date: June 7, 2016
7. Twisted by Hannah Jayne
- The daughter of a serial killer... and there's new bodies piling up?? YES!
- Release Date: July 5, 2016
8. How to Disappear by Ann Redisch Stampler
- A girl is on the run for a murder and a boy is sent to hunt her down. Totally beach!
- Release Date: June 14, 2016
9. Never Missing, Never Found by Amanda Panitch
- A girl who was abducted as a child now works at an amusement park where a girl has gone missing.
- Release Date: June 28, 2016
10. American Girls by Alison Umminger
- A girl who runs away to L.A. and starts researching the Manson Family?? Ummm, yeah, I'll be reading this at the beach (or anywhere else).
- Release Date: June 7, 2016
What books will you be reading at the beach this summer?
I'm currently reading With Malice and I totally agree that it's a fantastic beach read. I agree that a mystery can be an incredibly gripping beach read!
ReplyDeleteYou have excellent taste in beach reads! WIth Malice, American Girls, NMNF and 738 Days are high on my tbr. Thanks for putting Twisted and How to Disappear on my radar. Happy summer reading!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for With Malice!!! I have heard nothing but great things. I also want to read 738 Days and You Know Me Well. Great list!!
ReplyDeleteNot surprising some of these are on my "summer list" in my head!
ReplyDeleteI just started reading 738 Days last evening! I love Stacey Kade and have been looking forward to this book for a while. You Know Me Well is another book I picked up at BEA and hope to get to this summer. Happy reading!!
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: http://jacquesbooknook.blogspot.com/2016/05/top-ten-tuesday-books-i-plan-to-read-at.html
Never Missing, Never Found is on my TBR list for the summer. With Malice has recently caught my attention and I might also try to get my hands on it soon. Great list you have here.
ReplyDeleteYou Know Me Well...yes! So good. I can't remember why I didn't put this on my list. :)
ReplyDeleteI want to read How to Disappear so badly!!! I'd add The Delta Girls by Juliet Madison to your list, a bit of mystery and a bit of romance mixed with a dash of paranormal ;)
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I loved that you picked mysteries. For me, summer mean contemporary and romance which are not genres I read very often. I'm always up for a good mystery :) Great list!
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I still really want to get to The Lifeboat Clique. As soon as I heard it compared to Mean Girls I was sold.
ReplyDeletePlease Don't Tell sounds really interesting! I will have to try and get around to that one at some point.
ReplyDeleteMy TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/top-ten-tuesday-59/
I've never considered mysteries and the beach as destined companions, but I think you have a really good point. It would be so easy to get lost in that kind of book for sure. I like the sound of How to Disappear. It has me curious about why she committed a murder or if she committed it at all! So many questions. Nice list this week!
ReplyDeleteAll of these are new to me, but Please Don't Tell looks really good!! I'm going to have to check that one out for sure. I can definitely see mysteries being great beach reads! :D
ReplyDeleteHere are my Top Ten!
All of these sound good. I've got quite a few of them already on my TBR list. I like to read mysteries in the winter, so, totally opposite I guess, but I'll have to keep these in mind. Thanks for sharing! here's my TTT. happy reading and happy summer!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about The Lifeboat Clique as I thought it sounded fun- and that cover. :) I might have to read that one this summer.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! I can't wait to read You Know Me Well and American Girls this month!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my TTT!
Wow I literally don't know any of these books! But looking forward to check them out! :)
ReplyDeleteThose look like awesome books! Here's my Top Ten Tuesday:
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What a great list. I have not heard of all the books in here. But WIth Malice seems to be a good one.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for Amanda Panitch's book. Loved Damage Done, the ending was stellar. I also can't wait to check out With Malice. Great list!
ReplyDeleteNearly all of these are new-to-me, but how fun! So many sound/look really great. Also, I've been curious about "The Lifeboat Clique" since seeing that gorgeous cover. :) Great list.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for visiting Finding Wonderland, Michelle. Visit anytime. :)