After reading a few great books recently, I decided I needed to make a book list for myself for summer reading. I have several books in a pile that I want to read, but I'm always finding others that I add to me "to-read" list on Goodreads. So I don't have to buy any books this summer, I made a list of books that I either already own or that are available from the library.
In no particular order, here is my summer reading list:
- The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
- The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman
- Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (I never read this as a child!)
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- One Thousand White Women. The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus
- The Provence Cure for the Brokenhearted by Bridget Asher
- Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (#3 of the food trilogy. I loved the movie Chocolat, and need to read the #2 book, Blackberry Wine too!)
- Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
I've already finished two books last week that I consider to be part of my summer reads. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay was a book that I couldn't put down. It was the tale of what occurred in France during the Holocaust and the Vel’ d’Hiv' roundup, the day when the French police rounded up all the French Jews, including over 4,000 French children, and sent them to their death in Auschwitz. It was horrifying, and I was surprised that with all of the books I've read over the years about the Holocaust that I had never heard of this tragedy. The other book I read last week was the book selection for the online book club through Great Thoughts. The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain was the story of three friends, one who mysteriously commits suicide, and the survivors search for why. Overall I really enjoyed this book, except the mystery was rather predictable. I definitely would read the other books this author has written.
What's on your summer reading list?








