My Summer Reading List

Summer officially kicks off every year for me with the last day of school. So, to be fair to summer, or in full disclosure or something, I'm going to give two lists. The books I HAVE read this summer and the books I have on my TBR (to be read) pile as well as on hold at my local library. I'm thorough like that. LOL This month has been a YA summer of awesome so far and it's only June. I've read and enjoyed the following books abundantly. (One less than the others, but that's a preference thing). OK! Here they are: 1. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris 2. Embrace by Jessica Shirvington 3. Unraveling Isobel by Eileen Cook 4. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins 5. Deadly Cool by Gemma Haliday 6. The Body Finder by Kim Dertling 7. Endure by Carrie Jones 8. Spellbound by Rachael Hawkins 9. Spellcaster by Cara Lynn Shultz 10.Hourglass by Myra McENtire 11. Die for Me by Amy Plum 12. Until I Die by Amy Plum 13. Desires of the Dead by Kim Dertling On my immediate to read pile is: 1. Arise by Tara Hudson 2. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 3. A Need So Beautiful by Suzanne Young 4. Rapture by Lauren Kate 5. Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich 6. The Last Echo by Kim Dertling 7. Timepiece by Myra McEntire 8. The Last Rite by Lisa Desrochers Obvi these 8 won't last me all summer, but I still have a shelf of cozy mysteries a dear friend sent me when I decided to write one earlier this year. I love all their quirky titles. And another load of romances I've scored this year attending writers conferences. So, when the YA runs out (as if) I have other genres I will dive into. Honestly, I'm such a Word Nerd, I read cereal boxes at breakfast if I didn't bring my Kindle to the table. True story. I just love words. If you read YA and are looking for some summer suggestions, I loved all the ones I read so far this summer. They're unique, some para, some angels, some time travel, sci-fy Ex-Files-style, lots of romance, evil pixie kings, and a couple YA mysteries too. Hope your summer is filled with thousands of fabulous words. Happy Reading! ~Julie