When putting together #chloeharrietsbookclub, I found it most challenging choosing the perfect books for those months I was on holiday. (I returned home this week and can truly say, I made some great choices - reviews coming soon on my Instagram). What to read while I'm away, can really enhance how I feel about the holiday, that books and those characters will forever remind me of that trip, so it's important to get it right. I want to read something will add more chill to the holiday, not something which is going to leave me stressed, or crying on the beach. I remember choosing The Fault In Our Stars for my holiday reading a while ago before it was so well known, we lead to some pretty depressing beach reading. You want something lighthearted and empowering to reading during the Summer - so I've raided my bookshelves to find all the books which I think would be a great fit and put together a list of my recommended holiday reads, along with where you can read my more in-depth thoughts on the books.
So here are the books I'd recommend for planes and by the pool:
Young Adult Fiction:
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Leviathan - You can read my review here.
- To All The Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Hann - You can read my review here.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky - Not so lighthearted, but the style of writing makes it a pretty easy read, and it's sort of lovely.
- Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall - You can read my review here.
- If Was Your Girl by Meridith Russo - I posted my initial thoughts here
- Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon - You can read my review here.
- Every Day by David Levithan - You can read my review here.
- When We Collided by Emery Lord - You can read my review here.
- The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
- A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard -You can read my review here.
- Paper Towns by John Green - You can read my review here.
- Open Summer Road by Emery Lord - this is the one I read on holiday this year, and it made the perfect holiday read. I'll be talking about it more on my Instagram soon.
Memoirs:
- The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon - You can read my review here.
- Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton - I posted some of my initial thoughts here.
- Ice Cream for Breakfast by Laura Jane Williams - I posted some thoughts here.
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - You can read my review here.
- CTRL ALT Delete by Emma Gannon - You can read my review here.
Adult Fictions:
- Essays in Love by Alain De Botton - the other book I read on holiday this year, review coming to my Instagram soon.
- Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aicman - okay, this one might make you cry, but it's so wonderful I had to include it - You can read my review here.
- My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella.
Self Help
- Playing Big by Tara Mohr - I talk about this a little here.
- You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero - I talk about it in this blogpost
I hope this is helpful! What books are your favourite summer books?
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