I’ve
been a bit MIA this week and a slow reading week too. School came back in session and work is
picking up a bit and I’m learning more and more information and dealing with
different situations. In the last few weeks
I’ve been pondering a few things. One of
those things is that people are horrible drivers/parkers in parking decks;
seriously there is no need to act like Indy 500 meets Tokyo Drift. The other is about my reading patterns and
preferences. I think the majority of the
reason is that there have been a lot of recommendations for some light breezy
contemporary books; some summer beach reads I guess you'd call them. I have nothing against them, I had a few I really
rather enjoyed and a few others I haven’t gotten to yet. I never seem to pick them up right away;
always leaning towards the other choices.
I
have been hearing about some newer ones lately; some I’ve purchased others and
others I have not. As the contemporary genre
is not a section I've been drawn to in the past I think twice before dishing
out my hard earned dollars. That
realization made me take a harder look at my book shelf. I have a healthy selection of books but they
are generally in the same categories and mostly supernatural or fantasy. It was never intentional and I always prided
myself on being eclectic. So I have set
out to try and diversify my collection and have purchase a bunch of new books,
both series I have read good things about in my fantasy side and several
contemporary types and I'm excited for them to arrive. I did splurge and go on a bit of a book
spree, had to even buy another shelf to house them on. However, I found several at a fantastic price.
The
ones I have received and read, were a great break from the more supernatural,
paranormal, fantasy worlds I've been in and out of. I recently read a handful of books by Hailey
Abbot to go along with my handful by Alyson Noel that I read a few years
back. I enjoyed them, quick and
refreshing and down to earth. Reading
through them quickly I decided to start checking out the other books, newer
ones people recommended in the contemporary field. I have several that vary in their themes and
topics but all seemed different and interesting. I currently am looking forward to the Rainbow
Rowell books Fangirl and Eleanor & Park and Stephanie Perkins
Lola and the Boy Next Door and Anna and the French Kiss which I heard
rave reviews from a few booktubers I've started to follow recently. If you'd like to check them out, some of my
favorites thus far are polandbananasBOOKS, Katytastic, abookutopia, and jessethereader
to name a few (note some have more than one channel to check out).
The
Hailey Abbot books I’ve read the last month include Boy Crazy, Flirting with Boys,
and Forbidden Boy. I have one more that arrived 2 days ago The Other Boy that I look forward to
reading this week, hopefully. They were
all quick reads I finished in a shift at work and made me smile. They were light and airy and had a good dose
of sweet summer fun and romance with enough going on elsewhere to keep it
interesting and make each one different.
I can’t really give much about them without spoiling the summer fun so
if you need a quick little contemporary story to bring a few hours of summer
romance to your day check them out.
So
please share with me your thoughts about books.
Do you only read one type of book?
Are you like me and do it unknowingly or do you simply have a
preference? Also book
recommendations? Any contemporary
stories you think I should add to my list to complete my collection? Have a booktube channel you think I might
like share that too, I have started to really enjoy them and considering doing
one myself but that means being in front of the camera and I've always been
behind so it might take some time to build up the courage there. Comment below and let's discuss books!
