Top Ten Tuesday (TTT) brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish.
With the long (US) holiday weekend (and loads of personal stuff, I’ve barely been home), I didn’t have much time to sit down and work on this TTT post, so it is going to be short and sweet my friends.
Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer
or Ten Books I Think Make Great Beach Reads
Beach Reads…I will say for me any book is a beach read. I’ve been known to sit poolside with a huge Elizabeth George Inspector Lynley Scotland Yard 600+ page hardback in my hands. So really, any book is a beach book for me. Here’s some of the lighter fare I’d like to tackle this summer. Please note that some of my books were on my list last summer. (And possibly the summer before that. 😉 )
Been Wanting to Read
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
Recently Published
A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear
The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio
Woof by Spenser Quinn
New Finds
Double Whammy by Gretchen Archer
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
What about you? What will you find in your beach bag this summer? Comment below and feel free to link to your own TTT list.
Hidden Staircase 
Oh Rainbow Rowell is so amazing. You’ll love them 🙂
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I’ve only read Landline but I loved it!!
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I think I’ve said it like a million times, but Rowell is a genius. Landline is the only one I haven’t read. Will have to purchase that one soon 😀
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Great list – I see a few more to add to mine! Especially Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
http://booksthething.com/2015/05/26/top-10-tuesday-ten-books-i-plan-to-have-in-my-beach-bag-this-summer/
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Loved your list! Full of great mysteries!
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I love Rainbow Rowell! Fangirl is my favorite and Landline is a close second. I also have Aristotle and Dante on my list thatI would like to read this summer as well! Great list!!
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Thank you! I loved Landline, can’t wait to read more by Rainbow Rowell!
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I’ve had the Veronica Mars books on my list as well. I really need to get around to them!
I will be interested to see how my summer reading develops. I often get distracted from my initial list!
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I agree, I have books that I want to read, but others seem to crop up and I read them instead. I’ll have to revisit this list later and see how many I actually got to. Long live Veronica Mars!
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Yeah, I can be easily distracted if my reserves hit at the library!
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Really good list with lots of different types of books. I really enjoyed Whre’d You Go Bernadette? and it was on my list. I also am a huge Rainbow Rowell fan so of course I love those picks. Aristotle and Dante is such a sweet book. Great list!
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Thanks Grace! I’ve heard great things about Bernadette for song long, I really need to just pick it up and read it.
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Fangirl was incredible and I’d like to read Eleanor and Park, too. The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco sounds like it has potential! 🙂
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Thanks Lauren! I love seeing the other books people add to their summer reading list!
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Great choices! I hope you’ll love Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor and Park is one of my favorites! 😀
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Thanks! I loved Landline, so I am excited to read more from Rainbow Rowell.
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Great list! I loved Aristotle & Dante so much, and it would make a perfect beach read. Hope you get round to it and enjoy it!
I posted here: https://lipsyy.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/top-ten-tuesday-holiday-reads/ 🙂
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I’ve heard so many great things about Aristotle & Dante, I am looking forward to picking it up!
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Great list! Bernadette and Beautiful Ruins are definitely perfect beach reads!
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I’ve been wanting to read both of those since they came out. I need to get to them this summer!
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Nice list! I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about Where’d You Go, Bernadette. I might have to give that one a try too.
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Thanks! I have a lot of friends who loved Bernadette!
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I really need to read Rainbow Rowell’s books. Everyone seems to love her books!
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I’ve only read Landline and I loved it!
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Great list! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Aristotle and Dante was a great book! I hope you like it! Happy reading 🙂
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Thank you! I am looking forward to reading it!
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I loved Where’d You Go Bernadette! It’d be a great beach read. I”m also have been wanting to read more Rowell since reading Attachments. The Readaholics book looks great too. Great list!
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Thank you! I’m hoping I can get to all these this summer, but other books always pop up. 🙂
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Great list! I have heard great things about Where’d You Go Bernadette, and I’ve been meaning to get to the Veronica Mars books too. Great list! 😀
Here’s mine if you’re interested 🙂
Rachel
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Thanks! I keep putting Veronica off, I think because I don’t want her to end. 🙂
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YES to all of your Rainbow Rowell books! She is SUCH a talented character writer, I hope you enjoy!
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I’ve only read Landline (and loved it!), I am excited to read more by Rainbow Rowell.
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Yes, I am looking forward to those two!
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Aristotle and Dante was a FANTASTIC book, and you can never go wrong with Rainbow Rowell. Great picks!!
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Thank you! I am looking forward to all of them. And Rainbow Rowell’s Attachments has now made the list as well. 🙂
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Looks like we have three in common for the summer! I also really want to read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, it sounds like a fantastic read (and I’ve heard it’s one of the best ya LGBTQ books out there)!
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Three in common…if I actually read these this summer. I always end up getting random books at the library. 🙂 My to-read pile is so big!
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Same, my pile is getting really ridiculous now. I read much slower than the rate I accumulate books. Sigh.
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I LOVED Aristotle and Dante!
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I have heard that from so many people! Def need to read that one soon.
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I really liked Fangirl! I hope you enjoy it, too. I’ve heard great things about Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Here’s my TTT if you’d like to stop by!
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I’ve been curious about the Veronica Mars books, as I’ve heard good things. And A Dangerous Place looks good also.
Love your header by the way- those old Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys cover are favorites of mine. 🙂
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I loved the Veronica Mars TV show. I don’t know if I would read the books without the background of the three seasons and the movie.
Thanks! (re:header) I love my Nancy Drew collection. ❤
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Oh, I have the Veronica Mars book on my tablet since its release. I really need to get to it too. I’m so glad they had a chance to make the movie.
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Yes, I loved the movie! Especially after season three ended without any kind of closure.
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Beautiful Ruins is on my Summer TBR, as well. I’ve been meaning to read it for quite some time.
Great list! 🙂
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Thanks!
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Oh these look like really fun, light reads. I’ve had ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ on my shelf for years! One of these days it’ll be time to read it… 😀
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The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line is awesome! I listened to an audio version, narrated by Kristen Bell – ❤
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I didn’t know she narrated!! Have to look into that audio book for sure. Thanks.
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Scarlet, Scarlet, Scarlet!!! 🙂
I posted here: https://lipsyy.wordpress.com/2015/06/16/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-books-on-my-tbr-list-this-summer/
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