Every summer there is list upon list of the perfect books to take with you to
the beach.
I have nothing but respect for those lists and the excellent recommendations,
but then I
realize, I am not the type of person to read on the beach. Here are my top ten
reasons
why I will never again take a book to the beach.
1. The glare. If only I had a pair of prescription sunglasses.
2. Sunscreen. When you need to reapply SPF 50 or higher every 45
minutes,
there's a
good chance your glasses will be smudgy and smeared within 15 minutes of the first
application and it only goes downhill from there.
3. Sweat. Who can read when their eyes are burning with sweat and
sunscreen?
4. Warped pages. It's like the book has been in a damp attic for a
decade rather
than
in my hands for two hours.
5. Condensation. An ice cold drink is great on the beach, not so much
for the
pages of
my book.
6. Books are heavy. Using the book to block the sun is a bad idea
when your
hands are
sweaty and slick with sunscreen. There is no way to play it cool when you drop
your book
on your face for the fifth time in thirty minutes.
7. Cavorters. You know those people having fun, chasing each other,
flinging
water
droplets everywhere. I'm in the Dark Night of the Soul. Only tear drops should
land on
these perfect pages.
8. Spoilers. Stranger who sees my book cover, "Oh, I love that book.
Just wait
until
you get to the ending." Then I think maybe I should drop the book on my face a
little
harder.
9. Weird sunburns. A sunburn that exists only on inside of your left
calf and
ankle and
the top of your right foot, while your neck is weirdly white because you didn't
look up
or move for the last two hours.
10. Audio-books!
Audio-books are perfect for the book-lovers beach vacation. Whether you're
planning a
road trip to the beach, spending time by the pool, or relaxing in a hammock in the
shade, an audio-book can let you close your eyes, kick back, lose yourself in
the story.
Here are three books I want to lose myself in this summer.
DANGEROUS DECEPTION by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Is there any better pick for a summer day than a
dark
fantasy Gothic romance? I didn't think so either.
About:
From the
world of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES--a dangerous new tale of love and magic continues
in the
sequel to DANGEROUS CREATURES.
After a disastrous car crash outside New York City, Ridley Duchannes-Dark
Caster, Siren,
and bona fide bad girl-has gone missing. Her wannabe rocker and quarter Incubus
boyfriend, Wesley "Link" Lincoln, was driving, and when he comes to, Ridley is
nowhere
to be found. The only clue is the giant raven emblazoned on the hood of the
truck that
hit them, which can mean only one thing: Silas Ravenwood is back. And he has
Ridley.
Determined to find her, Link reunites with old friends John Breed and Liv
Durand, his
New York bandmates, and the mysterious Lennox Gates-who has his own reasons for
tracking
down Ridley. Together they travel through the Caster Tunnels and the Deep South
to New
Orleans, where they uncover the truth about the infamous Ravenwood labs and
exactly what
Silas has been doing within those walls. By the time Link and his friends reach
Ridley,
she is no longer the Siren they know and love. She's something new. This time, love
might not be enough to save them.
In this sequel to Dangerous Creatures, the bestselling spin-off of the #1 New
York
Times bestselling BEAUTIFUL CREATURES novels, coauthors Kami Garcia and
Margaret
Stohl deliver an intoxicating blend of magic, suspense, and danger.
Summer road trips are not always fun, sand, and
adventure.
About: From
critically-acclaimed author Trish Doller comes a powerful new psychological
page-turner
perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and Sara Zarr.
Eighteen-year-old Arcadia wants adventure. Living in a tiny Florida town with
her dad
and four-year-old brother, Cadie spends most of her time working, going to
school, and
taking care of her family. So when she meets two handsome cousins at a campfire
party,
she finally has a chance for fun. They invite her and friend to join them on a road
trip, and it's just the risk she's been craving-the opportunity to escape. But what
starts out as a fun, sexy journey quickly becomes dangerous when she discovers
that one
of them is not at all who he claims to be. One of them has deadly
intentions.
A road trip fling turns terrifying in this contemporary story that will keep
readers on
the edge of their seats.
The start of an addictive new series by Sarah J.
Maas, A
COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES looks to captivate and enchant.
About: When
nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature
arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she
only
knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but
Tamlin-
one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy
hostility into a
fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the
beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the
faerie
lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin-and his
world-forever.
Perfect for fans of Kristen Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in
a sexy
and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!
I'm in agreement with you regarding taking your books to the beach. Your choice of Audio books is quite interesting, and I'll be taking them into consideration for my venture outside this year. Thank you for the selection!! (Peggy Roberson 5:13pm May 19, 2015)
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