Happy Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I'd love a list of fun, interesting, upbeat fiction books to read this summer. Winners--engaging characters, solid story lines, and happy endings. Beach books about being at the beach would be lovely since I probably won't get to go myself...I enjoy romance, sci-fi, mystery and non-fiction. (A sci-fi romance with a mysterious story line based on some historical area or event would be dandy. :hurray: ) Any suggestions? Really entertaining non-fiction would work, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I've gotta see what turns up here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I really enjoyed Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series, which begins with Soulless. It would be fun, light summer reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The best book I have read lately: http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Bliss-Grumps-Search-Happiest/dp/044669889X Even my 15yo ds loved it!! And anything by Sarah Addison Allen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexigail Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariposa Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I just finished Surviving the Island of Grace: Life on the Wild Edge of America by Leslie Leyland Fields. It is nonfiction, but I was completely enthralled with her depiction of her life in Alaska as a commercial fisherman. Not exactly the beach you had in mind, but it was such a good read! She is a Christian, but I would not call it a Christian book at all--not all Bible quotes or anything (not that there is anything wrong with that). I also loved The Geography of Bliss, above; very interesting. I will have to try to think of some fiction titles, which is what I most commonly read. Hoping some people will add to this; now that school is almost out I look forward to some summer reading!! Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. Very Funny. It's a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Anything by Sarah Jio, starting with Violets of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Anything by Sarah Jio, starting with Violets of March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Anything by Sarah Jio, starting with Violets of March. Agreed. I resisted Violets (as I tend not to like that particular framing device), but I really enjoyed it. Elin Hilderbrand writes engaging beachy books; I think they're all set on Nantucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I've been enjoying Georgette Heyer's Regency romances. So far I've read Cotillion, The Black Sheep, The Foundling, and The Convenient Marriage, and I'm in the middle of Frederica - they're all *awesome*. Great characters, fun plots, and happy endings :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Have you read Anne McCaffrey's "Freedom" series? It is sci-fi/action/romance, similar to the Pern books. It may feel a little dated, but it is light and fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahrazad Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 The Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. I believe it starts with Crocodile on the Sandbank followed by The Curse of the Pharoahs, The Mummy Case, and therest of the series. Entertaining reads and witty enough to make me LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Bill Bryson's I'm a Stranger Here Myself is hilarious Jenny Lawson's, Let's Pretend This Never Happened The Amelia Peabody's are awesome, just got my Mom into them. For old school fantasy, I recently fell in love with the Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett, best I've read in a long time. One of my favorite, totally ridiculous summer reads are the MEG books by Steve Alten http://www.stevealten.com/meg.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Have you read The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series? It is a lighthearted and sometimes poignant detective series that takes place in Botswana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 These are all great suggestions! I'm happily adding to my Amazon wish list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 The Miss Julia books by Ann B. Ross Some of my all time favorites are the Mitford books by Jan Karon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 An Embarrassment of Mangos by Ann Vanderhoof it isn't fiction, but it is a fun beachy book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 I just recently read The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay and am presently reading its sequel. The Power of One is seriously the best book I have read in years. Beware though, it can be bit of a tear jerker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Thanks, guys. I just checked out a few of these titles from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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