I love that people read more in the summer. I certainly do. I listen to audiobooks nonstop year-round, but I have more time to read in the summer because that’s when I sit by the pool. I have several friends who have asked me for recommendations for light summer reading, and I love to give those recommendations based on what I know about the person and what I think they like.

For instance, I recently recommended Janet Evanovich’s Motor Mouth to a friend who I know to be a huge NASCAR fan, and who wanted something funny. Another friend wanted something sexy, so I suggested Maya Banks to her. Another wanted a good intelligent but witty book for her book club, so I suggested Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

My own book club helps me stay diversified in my reading, but if I’m doing my own reading for simple pleasure, I gravitate toward women’s fiction and chick lit. For me to actually purchase a book to read, not listen to, it’s a huge deal because there are SO MANY books that I want to read that I either can’t find on audio, aren’t available at the library, or are too expensive to purchase — although, I must say with Whispersync on Amazon audiobooks are becoming quite inexpensive.

So allow me to wrap up this post by sharing with you some of my favorite reads from this summer.

Still Life With Husband by Lauren Fox — I listened to her book Friends Like Us and adored her style, so I went searching for anything else from her and loved this one even more. She is hilarious, insightful, and has the most fabulously flawed characters I’ve ever seen.

Tempting Fate by Jane Green — Ms. Green has been one of my favorite authors since I read Jemima J. over a decade ago. When I saw she had a new book I snatched it up without having a clue what it was about. She’s that good. If you’ve ever considered cheating on your spouse, I urge you to read this book first.

Just One Day and Just One Year, both by Gayle Forman — If you like young adult/new adult (can’t decide which this is) and you enjoy international travel, pick up Just One Day. But be prepared, because as soon as you put it down, you’ll want to start Just One Year, the follow up.

That’ll do for now, I suppose. But if you want suggestions on a great book to pick up this summer, give me a holler here in the comments and let me know your interests, and I’d be more than happy to make a personalized suggestion for you!

Happy summer reading!