The summer holidays and summer reading!

Today I finished school for summer- yay! I know in the US schools get a longer summer holidays than the 6 weeks given in the UK so that's why it might seem a bit late. So summer means sun (if I'm lucky!) and lots of reading and I thought I'd share with you the 16 books are on my line up to read this summer:

• Eight Keys by Suzanne Le Fleur

• Daughter of Xandu by Dori Jones Yang 

• Die For Me by Amy Plum

• A Song For Summer by Eva Ibbotson ( I actually thought I'd read this one as it's been on my shelf for a few years but it turns out I haven't!)

• These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

• Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (my first Dessen after I was recommended her books)

• Witch Child by Celia Rees

• The Keeper's Daughter by Gill Arbunthnott

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• Troubadour by Mary Hoffman

• The Traitor's Smile by Patricia Elliot

• Emma by Jane Austen

• The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird

• River Secrets by Shannon Hale

• The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (my first Philippa Gregory)

• Shadows On The Moon by Zoe Marriott

I probably won't get through them all but I want to use all the free time I have in the holidays to get through as many of the unread books that I own as possible and I'd like to read at least 10. There are some favourites I'd like to re-read too such as Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Anne Of Green Gables by L.M Montgomery and Party Shoes by Noel Streatfield.

Also, I might not post as regularly or consistently as usual because I have an Italian friend staying with me for a month who I only get to see once a year so I want to spend time with her. There will also be one week where I won't be updating, which is about three weeks from now.

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? What are you planning to read this summer?

Summer Reading Places and photos of me reading!

I really enjoyed talking about reading places in my discussion about where you read and it's officially summer now (YAY!) so I found some photos of reading places/photos that are my dream summery reading places, some of which I could read in if I wanted to. Enjoy!

In the fields surrounded by nature

Lizzie Bennet from Pride and Prejudice reading outside.

In a hammock

That hammock seats looks a bit warm for summer but oh well....

On the beach or by the pool

"It's cool, as long as I've got a good book I don't
mind being buried in sand!"

This looks like fun but it would probably result in the ruin of the book if I tried it....

In a tree/tree house

What I would do to have a tree house to read
in like this one!

Clear blue skies and white sand at my feet... yes please :)

A great suitcase for a desert island...

Me reading in the park

I was in the park with my mum and she took a photo of me when I was reading on a bench (I was too engrossed in my book to notice) and then I got the idea of taking a few other photos to try and design a new header or button for this blog. Here they are:

Where are your dream summer reading places?