Noel, Eleanor and I are on our way home from Show Low, Arizona, after enjoying some lovely, relaxing days in the cooler 70s! I queued this up ahead of time, because I don't like telling the internet that we're on vacation till we're actually back.
Since there isn't any tv or internet where we stayed, I requested a ton of books at the library for all of us, packed some puzzles and board games, and bought Eleanor a new Color Wonder
book and markers.There's no way I could have possibly read all of these books, but I brought up spares in case I didn't like some of them. My selections fall into three basic categories:
These Need Reviewed, But They're Nice Light Reading
- Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe: A Novel with Recipes
by Jenny Colgan. Chick lit, about Issy Randall, who is starting her own bakery. I've read about a third of this one already, and oh man, the recipes make my mouth water. Perfect light vacation reading, for Shelf Awareness.
- What Darkness Brings: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
by C.S. Harris. I requested a copy of this from the publisher because I love these books. Stay tuned for a review and a giveaway for one of you soon!
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| Bread and Wine and a surprise visor from Noel arrived in my mailbox on the same day! |
I've Been Meaning to Read These
- MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend
by Rachel Bertsche. I read Katie's review of this forever ago, and I've been meaning to get around to it ever since.
- State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett. I've been wanting to read this for two reasons: I've heard it's really good, and South America is sadly neglected on my 2013 reading map.
- Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
by Shauna Niequest. I've read rave reviews of this all over the internet, and I was totally excited to win a copy of it at Hollywood Housewife a few weeks ago. I purposely saved it for this trip.
I Love Young Adult Lit
- The Lonely Hearts Club
by Elizabeth Eulberg. I heard Elizabeth at the TFOB this year, and she was so funny in real life that I can't wait to read one of her books.
- Birthmarked
by Caragh M. O'Brien. At some point I added this to my "to-read" shelf on Goodreads, so I just randomly requested it from the library. It gets pretty good reviews, hoping it lives up to the hype! Of course, it's book 1 in a trilogy.
- Pure
by Julianna Baggott. This one is ditto Birthmarked, although the reviews aren't quite as good.
Once I've unpacked everything and done our laundry, I'll fill you in on what I actually got around to reading!
What do you like to read on vacation?
