Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten listsEach week we will post a new Top Ten list complete with one of our bloggers’ answers. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND post a comment on our post with a link to your Top Ten Tuesday post to share with us and all those who are participating. If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. If you can't come up with ten, don't worry about it---post as many as you can!
This week the topic is "Top Ten Books that Should be in a Beach Bag." A fitting topic for the official start of the summer. I'm actually in the process of packing for Disney World and obviously I'll be packing some books. And while I thought of some great books that could go in my beach bag, I've read most of the ones that I thought of. So, the books on my list won't be going with me, but they're still great beach reading!
1. Harry Potter series -- Who doesn't love the adventures of the boy wizard? Definitely not me! I absolutely love the series. And it's a fairly easy read in terms of reading level.
2. John Grisham -- Classic beach read! Action/adventure/mystery/suspense all right there with uncomplicated prose. Perfect for the those lazy days in the sun.
3. Stephen King -- Same reasons as John Grisham but with supernatural fun!
4. Christopher Moore -- Want some supernatural story with a lot of comedy, definitely pick up some Moore. I especially loved A Dirty Job!
5. Love Finds You series (various authors) -- As many issues as I have with Christian romance, this series is pretty good with light romance. Plus no graphic sex scenes for your beach time.
6. MaryJanice Davidson -- Especially her Sleeping with the Fishes trilogy. Mermaids and marine biologists... perfect for the beach.
7. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies trilogy -- The real Jane Austen might be a bit heavy for beach reading. So go for this wonderful romp through Regency England with zombies! (You know I had to include a zombie book!)
8. Katie MacAlister -- If you want paranormal romance with sex, I say pick up her Dark Ones series. A pretty fun, predictable story with hot men and steamy sex scenes.
9. Various magazines -- Basically the trashier the better. I loved catching up on my celebrity news (People, US, Hello, etc) on the beach. For those times when the sun really gets to you and you can't really focus on real sentences anymore. Grab a fun, throw-away magazine.
Okay, so only 9. But there's a lot of options in there. So enjoy on the beach for me. I'll be reading my books on a plane and the great world of Disney!
