I’m about two months into my summer break and I’ve already made my way through quite a few books! And I have even more books piling up that I’m meaning to read. I started writing this post a while back, but kept coming back to change it because I’d put a book on my ‘to read’ list, and then I read it and wanted to talk about it!! And then I just had too many books to keep track of. So this list is a few of the better books I have read and the books that I have sitting in my room, not just in my Amazon cart!
***fair warning: I still LOVE a good YA romance novel***
Books I’ve Read
LOVE AND GELATO // This book took me a while to get into, but I ended up really enjoying it! It’s a story about a teen girl whose mother dies, and she ends up going to live with her father (who she’s never met before!) just outside of Florence, Italy. As you can probably tell from the title, she eats a lot of gelato and finds love. It was really cute and there was a little bit of mystery to it. It got me super excited for my upcoming trip to Florence! I would definitely recommend if you’re looking for something cute and easy.
LOVE AND LUCK // If you guessed this one was written by the same author as Love and Gelato you would be right! This one is based in Ireland and includes some of the characters from the first book. Fun fact, I’m an Irish citizen so I thought it would be fun to read about Ireland since I’ve actually never been! I think I liked this one even more than Love and Gelato!
CRAZY RICH ASIANS // I picked this one up because I keep seeing the movie trailer and I’d heard great things about it. It took me a while to get into it, but I ended up loving it! This one is about a girl who visits her boyfriend’s family in Singapore for the first time and finds out they’re, well, crazy rich. It’s a little confusing because it’s told from so many different perspectives, but definitely an interesting read!
THE HUSBAND’S SECRET // This novel was written by the author of Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty), and I really wanted to read more of her work. It’s about a woman who discovers a secret about her husband that turns her life, and the lives of those around her, upside down. I didn’t love it quite as much as Big Little Lies (which I read earlier this year), but I was definitely hooked.
TELL ME THREE THINGS // This book was about a girl who moves to LA when her dad gets remarried and starts messaging with a boy online – but she doesn’t actually know who he is (think Love, Simon!). There are a few different possibilities to who it is, and it was fun trying to guess which guy it was! This was one of my favorite books I read this summer!
Books on My Reading List
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME // I watched the film a few months back and immediately ordered the novel to read, although I clearly haven’t gotten around to this one yet!
MISS YOU // Another love story set in Italy (are we sensing a pattern here??). I’ll be honest that’s the main reason I grabbed this at the bookstore – and the cover was pretty cute.
WHAT ALICE FORGOT // Another Liane Moriarty novel! I hear this one is one of her best and I can’t wait to read!
HOLDING UP THE UNIVERSE // All I know is this is a love story, and it got so many great reviews!!
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I’ll be sure to update you once of read the rest of the books on my list! Do you have any books you’re hoping to read this summer? Or any recommendations of books I should add to my list?
xx, C
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