I love to read at the beach but I must have the following for maximum comfort:
Lounge Chair
Sunglasses
Paperback Books
Beverage
Snacks
With the above I'm set for the day, earlier this summer I got caught up reading Breath, Annie, Breath and ended up uber sunburned... so let's add sunscreen to the list too! I'm really lucky that the beach is a little over two hours from my house. One Sunday I woke up and drove as far east as I could. This is where I ended up...
My Beach Reads Picks
For me, the perfect beach read is light but thought provoking with lots of warm and fuzzy feels and minimal crying feels. There's no ugly crying at the beach... haha.
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I don't have beach reads! I don't like reading at the beach, or anywhere outside really. But I love reading fun, summery contemporaries. :)
ReplyDelete"Anna and the French kiss" sounds so lovely for a beach read. I'd pack a shade, a bottle of juice and take my dog to dog beach to read.
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty, I can't stand the beach - much too hot and sandy. But for a beachside-cafe read, I quite enjoy a cosy mystery.
ReplyDeleteWell Isla and The Happily Ever After sounds perfect!
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I would love to read Lailah (The Styclar Saga #1) by Nikki Kelly release this month.
ReplyDeleteI would pack a towell and sunglasses. Thank you for this chance.
I love reading YA at the beach, but as you said, nothing too sad that would make me cry! A must if I'm going to read at the beach is a comfy beach chair and sunglasses. Thanks for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't have one particular book, but I usually like to read contemporary romances with humor at the beach. I must have a comfy chair, towel, sunglasses, and an umbrella.
ReplyDeleteI love The Devil Wears Prada b/c it is so fun and light and I have to pack sunscreen!
ReplyDeleteIt has to be a romance, so probably the next Mara Dyer book. So romantic but with mystery too.
ReplyDeleteI HAVE to have sun block or I burn badly.
anything light and fluffy! Beach must have? CAMERA + Sunblock hahaha :)
ReplyDeleteI love chiklit books, maybe Bridget Jones Diary would be my choice. Towel and sunglasses are must have!
ReplyDeleteJenna
My fave would be anything by Stephanie Perkins
ReplyDeleteMy beach read book of choice would be whatever I was reading at the time.
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Thanks for the giveaway! I like romantic books on the beach. <3
ReplyDeleteTo All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han! Its a light, funny, easy read! Definitely perfect for a day out on the beach!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I like to read romance at the beach :)
ReplyDelete-Cameran
Anything light & fluffy is great! And can't forget a blanket to lay on!!!
ReplyDeleteI read Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick. That's a perfect summer read!
ReplyDeletei never go to the becah and i would fear to damage my book i think but if i were i would need a enjoyable, easy read with HEA ( and another items are drinks, fresh drinks so i wouldn't need to leave my book^^)
ReplyDeletesomething from jaci burton!
ReplyDeleteContemporary romances, something light
ReplyDeleteAnna and the french kiss sounds perfect for summer
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I don't usually read at the beach, but I think I would pick Anna and the French Kiss. For a day at the beach I have to have sun cream and sunglasses :)
ReplyDeleteAny book by Jenny Han, jennifer L. armentrout or Abbi Glines would be my perfect beach read :P
ReplyDeleteMelody Anne's Billionaire Bachelors series are my fave beach reads :) as long as i have the books and sunglasses I'm ok
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one of my must haves while in the beach is a beach towel!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves. Or anything by Kasie West. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI would bring along a romance, probably from Robyn Carr or Nora Roberts! I bring a pail and shovel, you have to build a sandcastle at the beach.
ReplyDeleteGone Girl :)
ReplyDeleteI always bring a big beach blanket to the beach. A favorite beach read is Anna and the French Kiss.
ReplyDeleteSunglasses. Favorite beach read: Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler. :D Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI don't have specific beach reads but I do love to read things like the Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay in summer. I always bring with me a towel.
ReplyDeleteSunglasses and a book, or my kindle. And I don't really have any "beach reads" that are a specific genre. I tend to just read what I am in the mood for, be it horror or contemp or fantasy.
ReplyDeleteI MUST pack sunscreen, chapstick with SPF and well, a book.
ReplyDeleteI read my usual fare when at the beach or pool. i don't deviate to the light and fluffy for summer. My MUST HAVE is sunscreen because I am a redhead.
ReplyDeleteHi! Unfortunately, I don't have a beach read this Summer. Although, Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe sounds intriguing. My beach must have is sunglasses. Thank-you!!
ReplyDeleteAnna and the French Kiss and To All The Boys I've Loved Before sounds great for a beach read. My must have are sunscreen, fresh drink, and towel.
ReplyDeleteAnna and the French Kiss and a bottle of suncream :-)
ReplyDeleteSunscreen is a must and The Running Dream
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get Perfected by Kate Jarvik
ReplyDeleteAny book by Elin Hilderbrand and sunscreen.
ReplyDeleteI love reading every book on the beach, I don't have a specific beach read.
ReplyDeleteI would bring my sunglasses, water, bathing suit and sunscreen with me.
My book beach read is Anna and the french kiss cause i love this book so much and i can read it so many times !!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a particular book, any will do. I always need a towel and sunscreen
ReplyDeleteI have been reading Don't Breath a Word by Jennifer McMahon. I must bring a wide brimed hat with me to the beach.
ReplyDeletedon't have any book in mind; SPF
ReplyDeleteForbidden by Jana Oliver
ReplyDeleteI love On the Island and My Life Next Door! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAnything paranormal!
ReplyDeleteMy beach read book of choice right now would be Opposition and Silver Shadows! I’m so looking forward to reading these!! My must have item is a bottle of Hawaiian Tropic dark tanning oil!
ReplyDeleteI love On the Island, and my one must-pack item is a blanket to sit on. I HATE sand!
ReplyDeleteAnything paranormal genre. like Styxx maybe :)
ReplyDeleteSomething paranormal i guess :)
ReplyDeleteCoastliners by Joanne Harris is amazing beach read!!
ReplyDeleteI think Harry Potter would make an excellent beach read. I'd definitely remember to pack sunglasses and/or a big hat.
ReplyDeleteI do not have a particular beach read. When I'm headed to the pool, though, I take the Kindle Paperwhite. I don't have any glare with that thing.
ReplyDeleteMy best beach read is a very romantic book like books from Lavyrle Spencer :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley! Super cute!
ReplyDeleteI love reading anything by Joy Fielding or Linwood Barclay!
ReplyDeleteI'd bring Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore. It's very light and cute. Perfect for the beach!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I don't bring books in the beach but I love reading summer-y contemps as well. :D
ReplyDeleteA paranormal/urban fantasy book. Or any light read.
ReplyDeleteEdenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson, and I gotta have a comfortable chair and sunglasses :)
ReplyDeleteI would have to say Paper Towns by John Green and my must-pack items are a pair of shades and a bottle of water.
ReplyDeleteContemporary books.Sunglasses.Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLight romance reads make for great beach reads. Must pack items are definitely sun block and sun glasses.
ReplyDeleteI like reading contemporary romances on the beach :) And I definitely need to have some sort of cold beverage with me, like iced coffee!
ReplyDeleteI love reading contemporary romances on the beach with my Ray Ban sun glasses on my eyes !!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a particular favorite beack read, I just like them light and funny so I can relax. Thank you for the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteMy pick is Anna and the French Kiss. Must pack sunscreen!!
ReplyDeleteContemporary and paranormal romance books :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Beach read book? Hmm, maybe something light and funny. A must pack is my Tab or Kindle :)
ReplyDeleteBreathe, Annie, Breathe sounds like a really great book!
ReplyDeleteI'd pick Throne of Glass, and I can't go to the beach without sunglasses :)
ReplyDeleteI love any comedic romances. And Sunscreen and Cosmo are beach must haves
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading romance at the beach. Sunglasses are my must pack item. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm reading Outlander, and I think it would be an awesome beach read! As for must-haves? Sunscreen. Always, always sunscreen!
ReplyDeleteSomething light or summer like. And the must thing i’d bring for beach read are the book itself, and sun screen/ sun block.
ReplyDeleteI prefer old sci-fi novels for the beach. and I must have my sunglasses or it's impossible to read in the sun.
ReplyDeleteI actually don’t have beach reads because I never read at the beach :P it’s really weird! I tried reading classics though... but I always end up putting it down to do something else. Sunglasses is a must... and a hair tie :P Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
ReplyDeletei enjoy sci fi and i must have my shades
ReplyDeleteAnything by Sarah Dessen is perfect for the beach! I actually really like listening to The Truth About Forever as an audiobook when it's the summer holidays! A sunhat, sunglasses and a light scarf to cover my shoulders so they don't burn!
ReplyDeleteI love a fun romance, something flirty and cute. Stephanie Perkins is perfect. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAnn S
The perfect beach reads for me a light romantic comedies! Whenever I hit the beach I have to pack like 3 pairs of sunglasses because I like to swap as the day goes on =P
ReplyDeleteI love the beach! And reading! I like to keep my beach reads light, with some humor and not much angst.
ReplyDeleteWhatever I might be reading at the moment is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI'd just read whatever I'm currently reading, and I'd have to take my I-Pod (w/Kindle app) with me.
ReplyDeleteAny old book for sure is a book read and I need a nice warm blanket to read on the beach. We live on the coast and it's cold. :)
ReplyDeleteBook: Vampire Academy
ReplyDeleteItem: Iced Coffee
Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews and Cast in Flame by Michelle Sagara are at the top of my Summer TBR this year! -- Must have items: Sunscreen and my ipod.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing giveaway!
Anna and the French kiss! Item: A cocktail
ReplyDeleteA beach read book I would choose is probably Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen! And some must haves: sunscreen, sunglasses, and my ipod :)
ReplyDeleteAnything fantasy!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite beach read is Beauty Queens by Libba Bray, and I must always have my sunglasses!
ReplyDeleteHaving seen the cover in your post, I think I would like to re-read The Great Gatsby!
ReplyDeleteAnd I would have to take sun cream as otherwise I would burn to a crisp!
DeleteDepends on my mood
ReplyDeleteIsla and The Happily Ever After, finally the book out :) cant wait for Isla and Josh
ReplyDeleteAnna and the French Kiss and sunscreen because all I have to do is walk outside and I'm burnt D:
ReplyDeleteI'm not fussy. Any old book will do.
ReplyDeleteI love The Penderwicks series. I also desperately want to read The Railway Man by Eric Lomax now.
ReplyDeleteI love beach with any books will do, if I can spend reading by the beach... :D
ReplyDeleteI don't choose my books any differently from usual when I go to beach. Also, I wouldn't volunteer to go at all, usually friends drag me along. Direct sunlight gives me headache. But when I do go, obviously I need a towel to lie on (no one wants sand all over their precious book) :D
ReplyDeleteI would choose Anna and the French Kiss . A towel and bottle of water is must haves for beach reading.
ReplyDeleteI used to take books with me to the beach, but now that I'm a little overprotective of them I don't anymore. But I used to take Harry Potter with me, and always have a towel with me.
ReplyDeleteMy beach read, well, the only book I've read on the beach this year was actually A Study in Scarlet :P My beach read is more of a ya contemporary though!
ReplyDeleteI like romantic books on the beach.
ReplyDeleteI like to read some fun m/m, like Tara Lain or EM Lynley's Precious Gems series. Clare London's SAY A LITTLE PRAYER actually takes place on a beach, too...
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Sunscreen is a must, as well as sunglasses and a hat or umbrella for shade. I like books with short chapters and light content at the beach so that I can stop frequently and not lose the story.
ReplyDeleteI love mysteries, urban fantasies or paranormal romances, so I pack at last two books - making sure they are from different genres - then I can switch between them at will.
ReplyDeleteI would love to read Eleanor and Park before summer is over.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have any beach reads per se. It is just whatever I am currently reading. I went to the lake earlier and read while my friend fished and it is a Spy Thriller. Sometimes it's a romance. Sometimes Sci-Fi. All depends where and when my next reading vacation is going to take place.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a particuliar beeach read, I read whatever is next on my TBR. I have to have a big beach umbrella.
ReplyDeleteA Romance genre book I think would be the best for a beach read, or for me the next book on my TBR list!!
ReplyDeleteMy beach read of choice is always Anne and the French Kiss - I love it so much, I hope to get my hands on Lola and the Boy Next Door soon as well. Also, I always need my sunglasses for a day on the beach. And snacks. Yum!
ReplyDelete"There's no ugly crying at the beach... haha. " Love it!
ReplyDeleteI like reading fluffy contemporaries at the beach. Like Janet Evanovich. Sunglasses are a must.
I love a good romance and/or mystery is my beach preference. Sunglasses and sunscreen are a must for this blue eyed paled skin woman. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd go for Breathless by Lurlene McDaniel. And snacks and cold drinks are definitely a must!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a specific beach read, just something fun would be perfect. A pair of shades and some munchies are my must-packs for beach reading. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove a Jill Shalvis book from her Lucky Harbor series. Definitely need my snacks and a cool drink to go with my beach read!
ReplyDeleteI'm taking my reader with all my favorites :)
ReplyDeleteI don't really change my reading in summer. I like to bring a little bag to protect the book and a pencil!
ReplyDeleteI love romantic suspense and mysteries.
ReplyDeleteAnything light and involved roadtrips:)
ReplyDeleteI like romance when at the beach.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite beach read is any good contemporary romance (Sarah Dessen's books, Anna and the French Kiss, and similar reads). I've never actually read anything while at the beach, though, but I would bring sunscreen with me.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite beach read is probably Wifey by Judy Blume.
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Anything by Colleen Hoover!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a specific beach read, I just like romances with an HEA
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