This week’s theme is “beach reads”. Now, I kind of… don’t do beach reads. I’ll read whatever books whether I’m on the beach or not, and I don’t really go with ‘themes’ for the time of year or anything… I know, I know, I’m boring.
And to top it off, I’m not likely to go to the beach. So I’m at a loss for how to handle this theme and will go for “books I am planning to read soon”, in that it is beach weather here.
- Hex, Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I’ve heard conflicting stories on whether this is scary or not, but either way, I’m a wuss. So summer might be the best time to read it, when the days are long and bright…
- A Court of Mist and Fury, Sarah J. Maas. Once I’ve reread A Court of Thorns and Roses, anyway. Just picked up my copy.
- The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner. This is a reread, but it’s been aaaages. I just finished rereading Queen of Attolia, though. [And because I wrote this post a ways in advance, now I have read it!
- A Local Habitation, Seanan McGuire. Before I end up forgetting details of Rosemary and Rue.
- The Girl with All the Gifts, M.R. Carey. I really have to get round to reading this, don’t I?
- Little, Big, John Crowley. Since I recently picked up a second copy…
- Hammered, Elizabeth Bear. My partner’s been poking me to read these for, uh, a while.
- Uprooted, Naomi Novik. It’s been waiting long enough for me to get round to it, and it sounds great. And it’s on the Hugo ballot.
- The Long Way to A Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers. I really really want to get round to this one, from all I’ve heard.
- Midnight Never Come, Marie Brennan. I really love her Lady Trent books — it’s time I read this. [Read this one now, too!]
Somewhat random selection, I know…
Great list. Uprooted is another one that might make it to my summer reading list. There are a few books on here I haven’t heard of, but they sound interesting. *wanders off to read descriptions*
I’ve been hearing so many good things about Uprooted, and I think it got a Hugo nomination? (Ugh, I’m so behind.)
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Oh there’s some lovely books on your list – The Girl With All The Gifts and Small Angry Planet were 2 of my favourites last year, and I have Hex and Uprooted in my future (I’ll be reading Uprooted in Dutch – Ontworteld – as part of my vague attempt to brush up; having now put it together with Hex in my head, it seems crazy not to read Olde Heuvelt in Dutch too. Um. Right. That’s a plan, then, if I can get my hands on it). I’ll look forward to your thoughts on the Bear, too 🙂
Gah, I’m struggling enough reading in French; people keep telling me I should learn Dutch for my partner and I am so intimidated, ha.
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Oh Uprooted, it’s on my TBR! I think I’m going to read Naomi Novik soon, maybe I should read Uprooted before jumping into Temeraire.
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I remember Temeraire being a lot of fun, but Uprooted has some really really great reviews too…
I’ve only read The King of Attolia from your list, it’s been ages for me, too! I love your reasoning for reading a scary book during the summer! That would be my reasoning as well 🙂
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I love Megan Whalen Turner’s books. <3 They've been well worth rereading!
I have ACOMAF, though I’m not sure when I’m going to read it, I’m not really in the right mood at the moment.
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I want to reread ACOTAR first, and I don’t know when I’ll get round to that…
Not sure if I’ll be spending much time on the beach myself, but I do prefer “lighter” reads when I’m on vacation. With my huge TBR pile though, I’m sure I can always find something that fits the bill 🙂 Uprooted, The Girl with All the Gifts and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet are fantastic books. HEX was awesome too, but ah, read that one with the lights on 😉
I’ve heard such good things about all of them, I feel spoilt for choice! And good to know, re: Hex… I’m a megawuss.
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I’ve read a bit from HEX and I don’t know, it’s kinda confusing for me. I like the premise though and I’m sure it’ll all come together in the next pages. I recommend ACOMAF– it’s a book for all seasons~
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The Girl With All the Gifts IS SPECTACULAR. Once you teach yourself to stop calling it Girl With All the gifs…ahem. As, *coughs* someone named Cait is prone to do. BUT REGARDLESS!! WHAT AN EPIC TBR!! (And it’s not beach weather here because WINTER and also I never read at the beach. xD So I felt vaguely left out of this prompt. ahhaha.)
Ha, I wasn’t calling it that before, but now I might… And heh, Wales never really gets beach weather, even if I did go for beach reads, so the prompt doesn’t work 100% for me either!
I never go to beaches so I don’t have special beach reads or summer reads. I read what I want when I want so I’m likely to be reading disasters, monsters and zombies instead of ‘light’ summer type books! Yes to The Girl with all the gifts. I really enjoyed that book.
Yeah, exactly! Same here. And ooh, good to know you liked that one.