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It's summer reading season! I love that "summer reading" is such a powerful phenomenon. Last night while organizing digital photos I listened to a Libromania podcast simply titled "The Summer Reading Episode". It was quite delightful, and in it a question was posed that I'm curious how other book loving people would answer:
Is your summer reading different from your regular reading?
I don't think my summer reading is different from my spring, fall, or winter reading in any remarkable way. I have added quite a few more titles to my Want To Read list due to so many favorite bloggers publishing summer reading lists . . . but I think that I work through that list pretty equally throughout the year. (Of course, there are times when I read more than other times. I'm currently in a book heavy period of time and loving it.)
With all this talk about books, I think that it might be time for another episode of "Our Library Bag"!
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1. I finished The Shadow Throne. It's the third book in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Ascendance Trilogy. It's really good! Having said that, it might be the most predictable and least exciting of the series making it the weakest of the trilogy. I think The False Prince was the best, it just seemed the most clever. By the third book the "twists" weren't surprises. Definitely recommend this series and I'm very sad to say goodbye to these characters. (The Shadow Throne is free right now with an Audible trial.)
2. & 3. I really enjoyed Renegades. Marissa Meyer just knows how to tell a story. The pages flew by and I eagerly dug into the second book, Archenemies. The conclusion to the trilogy, Supernova, doesn't come out until November and I can hardly wait! At this point, I give these a qualified recommendation. It's targeted to a YA audience, but some of the themes are a little more on the mature side. The first two books read very much as "part 1" and "part 2" of a larger whole, so while I enjoyed reading both books, a part of me wishes I hadn't begun until all three were available.
4. I checked out every single National Geographic Reader that is in our library system for the kids. These readers are super simple, and vary in the quality of writing, but most have great pictures and some basic factoids. My middle child loves the "Stump Your Parents" section.
5. My daughter read Princess Academy and now I'm reading it. This morning I set the kids up with play-doh and managed to read about 150 pages. (Play-doh for the win!) I discovered this positively delightful book via Read Aloud Revival's book list for girls 8-12. I think both my daughter and I will devour the entirety of this list.
6. Once I finish Princess Academy I am going to start The Accident. I added this to my list courtesy of The Modern Mrs. Darcy.
7. This one isn't a library book, but since it is currently the most read book in the house it deserves honorable mention: Barnyard Dance. As far as toddler books that are read on repeat ad nauseam, it's rather enjoyable. It has a pleasant rhythm and watching the various dancing antics of the toddler are pretty adorable.
That's all for now, everyone! I'm going to go read. Do tell me about your summer reading plans and habits! I'm really curious.
I'm going to link this little blog post of mine around the blogosphere. Some places that I like to link include:
This Ain't the Lyceum
This is my Review of the Month for the review collection on LovelyAudiobooks.info
This Ain't the Lyceum
This is my Review of the Month for the review collection on LovelyAudiobooks.info
