It’s been quite a while since I’ve linked up for Top Ten Tuesday! This week we’re talking about our favorite beach reads. I’m not a big beach person—we don’t have a lot in the traditional sense where I live—but I am all about lying in the hammock in my backyard with a good book and a tall glass of iced tea!
I don’t really stick to any particular genre or style of book when picking out beach reads. They just have to be so compelling you can’t put them down, and they should be something that’s not too serious—no nonfiction exposes or tear-jerking fiction. Also, they should preferably be in paperback. Hardcovers are too heavy for casual summer lounging!
So, here are ten books I plan to tote out to the hammock this summer, and quite possible devour in a single gulp. I’m sure there are many, many more to be found in the depths of my TBR list but these are just some of the more recent, off-the-top-of-my-head titles.
The Three, by Sarah Lotz // Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch // Tell the Wolves I’m Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt // And I Darken, by Kiersten White // We Could Be Beautiful, by Swan Huntley // The Sister, by Louise Jensen // This is a Book, by Demetri Martin // The Hanged Man, by P.N. Elrod // Norwegian by Night, by Derek B. Miller // Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson
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Kathy @ Kathy Reads Fiction
I’m more a hammock in the backyard or the mountains (aside my kiddie pool, of course), too. I loved Let’s Pretend this Never Happened (so funny), and the look/sound of The Sister is calling my name. There are so many books about sisters out right now or coming out. New trend, maybe?
Martha
I’ve noticed a lot of books about sisters hitting shelves too! I’m hoping this is a good one, it sounds really dark and riveting.
Julia
Finally, some new titles to add to my TBR! Great list :)
Martha
Thanks! :)
Jacque @ Jacque's Book Nook
I have a copy of And I Darken, but I probably will not get around to reading it until Fall. The rest are all new to me, but Let’s Pretend This Never Happened looks really cute. I’ll have to check that one out. I hope you have a wonderful summer of reading. Thanks for stopping by my TTT.
Martha
I hope you read tons of wonderful books this summer as well! :) Thanks for stopping by!
Giovanna
Tell The Wolves I’m Home, is one of my favorite books! I hope you love it as much as I did :D
Martha
I’m planning on starting it this week! :)
Kat
Agreed, beach reads must be paperback. Nothing hurts worse than accidentally dropping a heavy book on your face after you fall asleep reading on your back in the sunshine. Not that I have ever done that…
I also really want to read The Three and Norwegian by Night. I have been trying to read more mysteries, and also have a weird obsession with Norway, so it sounds perfect!
Martha
LOL I think we’ve all been in that boat!
I’ve read lots of mysteries set in Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, but I think this is the first I’ve picked up that’s set in Norway. I need to find some more Norwegian crime fiction!
Angharad
Such a great list. I’m really looking forward to And I Darken and I’ve always wanted to read Tell the Wolves I’m Home, I’m definitely going to add some of these to my Goodreads. Thank you.
Our TTT is here if you want to check it out – http://twobookthieves.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/top-ten-beach-reads.html
Martha
I think my only problem with And I Darken is knowing that once I’ve finished it, I’ll have to wait and wait for the next two books in the trilogy. :D Thanks for stopping by my blog! I will be sure to check out your TTT!
Lianne @ eclectictales.com
Great list! That’s my criteria as well when it comes to selecting recommendations for vacation reads: light (physically and story-wise) but compelling that you can’t put them down. I haven’t read any of these but I did add We Could Be Beautiful to my wishlist recently as it sounded really interesting :)
My TTT
Martha
I hope it’s as gripping as it sounds from the blurb! Nothing like a good thriller while you’re soaking up the sun. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog!
A ROOM OF MY OWN
Interesting list! Tell the wolvesI´m home is already on my TBR list. We read a lot aout sisters in Sweden, too
Martha
I’ve heard TTWIH recommended so many times over, it must be such a good book! I’ll probably gulp it down in one sitting some sunny weekend. :)
Brittany Link
The Three, The Hanged Man and And I Darken are all on my TBR.
Hope you can get some awesome hammock reading done this summer!
Martha
Thanks! I hope you get in plenty of reading time as well. :)
Annemieke
Oh, And I Darken. I’m so torn about putting that one on my have to pre order list. There are so many others I have to get. Decisions, Decisions. Great list. :)
Martha
I know, and then if you read it this summer, you’ll have to wait for the rest of the trilogy to come out! I almost prefer to wait until I can gulp down all the books at once. :D
Mellie
Super jazzed about getting that knhowow-.
ellesees.net
I can’t remember if I finished Let’s Pretend or not! But I remember liking what I read of it.
Martha
I’ve never read any of her stuff so it ought to be a fun introduction!
Chachic
I haven’t read any of these but I hope you enjoy reading them! Preferably in the setting you described – in a hammock with an iced tea on hand. I’m a big fan of freshly brewed tea (both hot and iced) myself.
Martha
Thanks! Yes, reading simply isn’t the same without tea at hand. :D