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Vacation/Beach Reads!

posted 8 months ago in Books

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7SEVENJ9 September 25, 2010

So I leave for vacation on Friday and am loading up my nook with books for the flights and for the beach... I love mysteries, murder plots, legal thrillers, etc.

So far, I have the following:

The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Women's Murder Club series by James Patterson
Sookie Stackhouse series (I've read all of them except the last two) by Charlaine Harris
Stephanie Plum series (just #17, I've read the rest of them) by Janet Evanovich
Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell
Kinsey Milhone Mysteries series by Sue Grafton

Anyone have some good suggestions I may have missed? I want a good selection while I'm in Mexico, not sure what I'll be in the mood to read, so I want to ensure I have choices!

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PurpleUnicorn April 19, 2011

i totally recommend The Outlander, and there is a whole series if you become intrigued to continue which i have no doubt you will!

ETA: its by Diana Gabaldon

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7SEVENJ9 September 25, 2010

@PurpleUnicorn - thanks! I'll check it out! :)

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dotdotdoodlebot June 18, 2011

I so reccomend the Hunger Games series! Good pick! I just started the series 3 days ago and I am already on the 3rd book! I couldnt put them down!

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MrsDibs April 16, 2010 Columbus, OH

If you enjoy The Hunger Games, Unwind by Neal Shusterman is amazing.

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miss bloom November 5, 2011 Baton Rouge, La

If you like the Women's Murder Club series (love!), you might enjoy anything by Allison Brennan.. The Prey/The Hunt/The Kill or Fear no Evil/Speak no Evil/See no Evil

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I love the hunger games series. I really do, but they dont seem like "beach reads" to me. They're violent and had me openly crying more than once. Honestly they're a bit depressing. Interesting and suspenseful, yes, but any story whose primary plot is children murdering each other just doesnt scream "beach read" to me. For the beach, I recommend 13 little blue envelopes or girl at sea by Maureen Johnson. Both are fun, interesting, quick reads,About traveling to exotic lands but not as juvenile as they're cover art implies.

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tee22 September 27, 2012 Chicago

If anyone read the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants books, the last one just came out and I really enjoyed it.

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7SEVENJ9 September 25, 2010

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! :) Keep em' coming! I'm downloading as much as possible to load up my nook, cuz with 12 hours of flights (there and back total) I'm gonna need something to keep me occupied!

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