I need to get through exactly ONE MORE MONTH of school before Summer can finally kick off. When I close my eyes I can basically feel the sand between my toes. Sunglasses on top of my head, the smell of sunblock, the rushing of the waves, the wind playing with my hair, hot bodies to look at... aaah. Okay okay, wishful thinking. So far it has only been raining here and I am not actually a beach-person. But I do enjoy summer and being outdoors! I just don't appreciate sweaty, sandy crowds. I like the beach best when there is no one there - which means at night or in winter. Neither ideal for reading.
So I will read my beach reads elsewhere. That doesn't mean I'm not going to enjoy my non-beach beach reads. But which ones? That's ever the question. Contemporary. That's the word immediately flashing in my head. Fun, fluffy, sweet, fast contemporary books full of bittersweet romance, beautiful friendships and the perfect fantasies of summer days and summer nights. Ah well ah well oh, tell me more, tell me more..
Here is a list of ten contemporaries I plan to read this summer. Some have only just been released, others have been on my TBR longer. Some might disappoint, others will hopefully blow my mind. Contemporary is a tricky genre. When done right it can be the best thing in the world, but it is always hard to find the balance between deliciously fluffy and insufferably cheesy. And some might not even be happy romances at all. I'm always looking for that rare gem that takes contemporary to a different level, that is just something more. I know of at least two of these that they aren't 'beach reads' in the exact sense of the word - but I'm still really determined to pick them up.