When I go on holiday, I do absolutely everything possible to ensure I do NOTHING. I am named the ‘human rotisserie’ by my dad, as I quite literally like to find myself a spot in the sun and stay there from 9am – 6pm on a daily basis. Moving only to rotate onto my tummy / back, pick up a cocktail, or for a quick dip in the sea. There is absolutely no strenuous activity at all … and god forbid any ‘thinking’. No No No.
Having said this, to be able to lay in the boiling sunshine all day long without getting flustered and claustrophobic I have to ensure I am fully distracted from any conscious thinking. Which leads my neatly to the topic of this post … books. When on holiday I read like a trooper, like seriously, it’s mental. I barely even move from my seat due to being gripped to whatever novel I happen to be reading. Last holiday I went on (2 weeks) I read 6 books … which I should add did make me a little unsociable so this time I’m thinking I may have to calm this down a tad.
I usually purchase a few new books before I go away, I always like to mix a gripping morally controversial book (e.g. I read a lot of Jodi Picoult) with some very relaxed chick literature – Celia Ahern, Jill Mansell, and Marian Keyes being my faves, and absolute go to authors. Now I (sadly?) have read all of their books, and so for this holiday am going to read some new alternative chick lits that I actually got given this Christmas but still haven’t got round to reading.
Rather than spend a ton of money of reading literature this year, I decided i’d pile together all of the books that i’ve bought in the last 6 months that I’ve not got round to reading and Voila, this is my pile. Like I said, i’m going to limit the volume I take this holiday, i’m going to aim for 4, this is mostly because I don’t want to waste suitcase weight on books… i have WAY too many clothes for that. haha.
I’m looking forward to reading Fifty Shades of Grey, despite hearing it’s the worst book ever, I do like to give my own opinion so I shall be giving this a whirl. I’m finally going to read The Girl Who Played With Fire which has been on my ‘to read’ list for over a year now, and I think i’ll probably take 1 Jodi Picoult (there’s only so much of her books you can read in one go as they’re pretty hard hitting – albeit i LOVE them) and one of these chick flits which I got in my Christmas stocking this year.
So there you go, whilst your reading this, I’ll be reading those (in 35 degree heat … swoon). Have you read any of these novels, what did you think? Who are your go to authors?
Absolutely love Jodi Picolut too! Currently reading ‘nineteen minutes’ and I’m hooked! SX
I’m also a juge Jodi Picoult fan, i’ve read everything to date by her & am always itching for the next one to come out. My all time favourite of hers is The Pact, I think i’ve read it about 20 times!
At the moment i’m reading my way through the super girly Lindsey Kelk ‘I heart..’ series- I’d recommend!
Poppy
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I love the millennium trilogy! Larssons a favourite of mine. I read 50 shades of grey with that same attitude but unnaturally the masses are right. It’s terrible :)
I always take too may books with me and become an unsociable git on holiday, need to change that :)
Daniella x
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You should check out Sophie Kinsella’s books – I’m on a mission to read them all and I’m nearly there! I think they’re fab, very laid back, girly, easy reads! xx
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i love reading on the holiday too…
I’ve read 50 Shades – wouldn’t say it was awful, not my favourite book but an alright read! I’m really into crime/sci-fi novels, my go-to authors are Dean Koontz and Simon Kernick at the moment! x