Top Ten Tuesday: Summer Reads

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and it's a way to share what you're loving in list form. The topic changes every week, so there is always something new to discover!
This week's topic is:  Top Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag.  Now, I am not going to only list books that are beach-y reads.  Instead I'm going to list books that I hope to read this summer.  Here we go!

 

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

A Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie


The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani
 
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

The Heir by Kiera Cass

Whew...it will probably take me much longer than this summer to get through these books simply due to the length of the majority of them!  Yikes!  What books are you planning on throwing into your beach bag?

Also, look for next week's top ten:  Books I'd Love to See as Movies/TV Shows

Happy reading!

Comments

  1. MandyMay 27, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    Great list. I've only read The Heir which I loved by the way. Looks like you have a great selection of books. I hope you get the chance to read them all. Thanks so much for sharing. Have a great week and happy reading. My TT

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    1. MelJune 1, 2015 at 10:01 AM

      I've read the rest in The Selection series, so The Heir is a natural choice! I've liked it so far. Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. UnknownMay 27, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    Great list. I hope you get a chance to read The Casual Vacancy, it's not everyone's cup of tea but is definitely something everyone should read. Happy reading. My TTT

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    1. MelJune 1, 2015 at 10:01 AM

      I've heard that, but I like to reserve my judgment. Thanks for visiting, Jess!

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