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It finally feels like proper summer has arrived here: things are slowing at work as people take vacations, the sun is shining not just once a week but every day, and it’s warm enough to laze in parks or the backyard morning, noon and night – with books, obviously. Perfection.
The Rim of the Prairie by Bess Streeter Aldrich – this has been my year for discovering Bess Streeter Aldrich. I’ve loved what I’ve read so far (A Lantern in Her Hand and A White Bird Flying) and look forward to reading more.
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin – a newly released Regency romance about a young woman on the hunt for a rich husband to save her family. This came out a few months ago in the UK and lots of my favourite fellow readers have had only good things to say about it.
A Year of Living Simply by Kate Humble – it’s always good to be reminded that it’s only the simple things that matter.
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby – Nancy Pearl is fan of this YA novel about fifteen-year-old Alice as she makes the transition from homeschooling to high school. There’s usually a lengthy waitlist for this during the school year (it’s by a BC author so I assume it’s on school reading lists) but apparently teens become illiterate during the summer so I was able to grab it on a whim.
The Suitors by Cécile David-Weill – a French comedy of manners about two sisters on the hunt for a husband wealthy enough to purchase the family’s summer estate that means so much to both of them.
Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley – a cupcake-baking football player, a reality tv star, and a fake dating ploy – clearly the stuff of summer reading.
What did you pick up this week?
The Captive Reader 
These look like good books. I want to read Fake it till you Bake it.
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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I did end up abandoning Fake It Till You Bake It – just wasn’t right for my current mood – so hope you have more luck with it!
Sometimes you do need to be in the right mood 🙂
I kept seeing A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting in bookstores in the UK but knowing (a) my luggage was already too heavy because I am a bad packer and (b) I had it on reserve at home already prevented me from being too tempted. But I picked it up at the library yesterday so plan to start reading the minute I finish my last grad school paper.
I definitely agree that teens are allergic to school reading until about one day before school starts. See Betsy in Spite of Herself and Ivanhoe to see that nothing changes! I read something else by Juby that I liked.
I really enjoyed A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting. It’s everything I want in a Regency novel. You have a treat in store once your paper is done!
Fun reads! Glad you’re having nice weather for outside reading. Have a great summer.
Thanks! The beautiful weather disappeared just in time for the weekend (of course) but it’s slowly coming back now.