Summer Reading

The absolute BEST part about summer isn't the warm weather, grilling out, or even the frozen margaritas (well, maybe not)... it's about the reading.  More than anything it's about having more time to read.

The homework is done, exams taken, and now they are trying to figure out every which way to not be B O R E D, but that doesn't bother me much, because I know at the end of the day, quite literally, I get to read.  There's not much on TV lately, so why not pick up a book?

This year I'm even going to try and read one book a week.  I know, I know, I can't even relax without setting goals already, but this is just my way of not getting hooked on shows that I could care less about.... just as soon as The Voice is over.  If you're like me, it's all too easy to plop in front of the TV and watch hours of mindless "reality" television.  So, yes, it's kinda like having homework all summer, but it just happens to be the best homework ever.


And to boot, I'm not going to spend a dime on any of the books.  These are all books I either have laying around, borrowed, or downloaded and just haven't gotten to yet.  I figured our summer schedule at the rink is 11 weeks, so I have chosen 11 books that will get me through to the first week of school.  Stop cringing, we're not even close to that yet.

Here's my Summer Reading List (not in any particular order):

1. Inferno by Dan Brown:  Love the last three... can't see how this one will be any different.
2. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon:  Heard from many reliable sources it's fabulous.
3. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach:  Must read one baseball book in honor of my mom.
4. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton:  Downloaded for Pittsburgh and never read.
5. All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue:  Well because it's summer... and I'm a girl... and I loved her first book.
6. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman:  Started a couple times and kept putting down for something lighter.
7. Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness:  C'mon already.  I just have to finish this one already.
8. The Shortest Way Home by Juliette Fay:  Love her other stuff.
9. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh:  Came highly recommended by someone who has fabulous taste.
10. Daring Greatly by Brene Brown:  Love her, love her, love her.  Isn't that enough?  Plus I want to dare greatly myself.
11. Untitled by Mo Parisian:  I have a date in mine when it will be done, so it will be nice to read (and fix) in its entirety.  Hopefully I can come up with a title by then too :)

So that's it.  As soon as I hit publish, I am on the hook for reading all of these books.  Every Sunday I will review what I read and put in my two cents on here.  I am going to start with The Language of Flowers, because I hate keeping books that aren't mine for too long!

What about you this summer?  What will you be reading?

Happy Monday!  And looky there.... it's just in time for The Voice!