by Bronwyn Jameson
Despite a succession of cold foggy midwinter days, I'm forcing myself toward optimism. Because winter is halfway done...or, if you're in the other hemisphere, the summer heat is halfway done. We're all on our way out of the extremes and heading toward the enticements of spring and fall. My favourite seasons. Yay!
We all have our favourite season(s) and I've been pondering the concept of seasonal reading. This was driven by the sharing, a month or two back, of several lists of recommended Summer (or Beach) Reads. This year I garnered at least six new titles/authors for my TBR list, saved for possible purchase for my next vacation reading binge.
On holidays, whether that's a grand adventure with long plane trips (excellent for reading!) or a staycation (equally excellent for reading!), I do choose books that are a little different to my norm. I want something absorbing, entertaining, unputdownable. Something that adds to the vacation feel by removing me from my usual pattern. My usual mood. My usual genre ... that being traditional romance, mostly category or shorter length titles, from trusted authors and/or series.
My vacation reads may include a dark thriller, a family saga packed with secrets and drama, a fun frothy chic-litty comedy, or a slice-of-life told with an engrossing voice. There may be a once-a-year title by a favourite author, or it may be completely new-to-me, chosen from the blurb or title or buzz.
I've included a few covers from this year's Summer/Beach Reading recommendations and a couple of new titles by author favourites. Have you read any of these?
Do you read different genres or types of books when on holidays?
What does the term "Beach Reads" conjure up (apart from sand between the pages or sunscreen smeared on your Kindle screen)?
