Summer Books

I was strolling through Barnes & Nobles during my lunch break today. As I looked around there was a Summer Beach Reads table. I immediately wanted to pick them up and read them! The table was packed with books. The covers that caught my attention are above.

I took a few minutes to write down some of the books that they were recommending, those are listed below:

A Summer Affair - Elin Hilderbrand

The Beach Club - Elin Hilderbrand

The Scenic Route - Binnie Kirshenbaum

Summer Blowout - Claire Cook

The Beach House - Georgia Bockoven

Angels - Marian Keyes

Body Surfing - Anita Shreve

Jemima J

This book is a great light summer read. I found it to be a bit predictable, however there is a few surprises along the way. The character JJ is very self conscious and unsure of her place in not only her home and office, but in her skin too. She battles with her relationship with dieting and with food. I wasn't to please with the story line making the character change so much for a man she meets via the Internet. It was fun to see the idea of the beginning of the Internet and how people were getting used to the new 'fad'.

Read - summer 2006

Big Stone Gap

This book is much different and also very similar to the other books that I have read by Trigiani. There are many classic elements of an Italian up bringing which I personally LOVE in her work.

Ave Maria is the main character in this book that has developed into a series of books. Ave Maria is considered to be a town spinster as she is in her mid thirties and un-wed in a small Virginia town in the 70's.

The book explores what it means to actually find yourself through pieces of your family that you never understood, or even knew about. It touches on the emotions of a woman and how she is perceived for expressing and doing as she pleases. The characters portrayed in the story from the Blue Ridge mountains in this small town are very interesting.

I really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to finishing the series. There is a movie currently being adapted from this book.

Read May 2009