Hi everyone! We’re officially well into summer and the longer days that come with it – along with the sun! To celebrate the start of the warmest season, I thought it would be fun to participate in a book tag, which is when I stumbled across the Life’s A Beach Book Tag. This tag was created by Lefty, the Left-Handed Book Lover. Now let’s get onto it!
THE SAND
A BOOK THAT STUCK WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOU FINISHED READING
The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab has taken up a portion of my brain ever since I finished it last year. Addie is definitely up there with my favourite book characters of all time and I really want to read more V.E. Schwab books now – their writing style is so beautiful! Someone on Instagram brought up rereads to me and now I really want to.
THE SUN
A BOOK THAT BURNED YOU
That would be You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao! This was such an emotional read, the ending had me in tears and I know Julie and Sam will stay with me for a long time. This taught me so many important lessons, most significantly that nothing in life is guaranteed, and I think it will always have a special place in my heart.
THE WAVES
A BOOK THAT CALMS YOU DOWN AFTER A LONG DAY
For years my comfort book has always been The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon, so I’m going to go with that! I haven’t reread it in a while now but I always turn to it when I just need an old favourite to relax with. I love this book so much, Natasha and Daniel are both such amazing characters and I think it would have to be my favourite book by Nicola Yoon.
THE BATHING SUIT
A BOOK WITH A PRETTY, SUMMER-Y COVER
I’m going to go for Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon! I love the cover of this so much, the more you look at it the more details you find and it has the perfect summer vibes. The colours are absolutely amazing and so vibrant too!
THE BIRDS
A BOOK THAT IS EVERYWHERE
At this point it feels like It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is literally everywhere… Along with every other Colleen Hoover book. I feel like I’m the only person in the book community who hasn’t read any of her books yet, but I did buy this back in April, so I’ll be reading it soon!
THE COMPANY
A BOOK WITH WONDERFUL CHARACTERS
I have to go for I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston for this! I recently finished this book and it was absolutely amazing – in fact, I’d put it up there with my top reads of the year. The characters were all absolutely wonderful and I loved how distinct and developed each one was. Chloe would definitely have to be my favourite – she was just so fierce and determined!
THE ICE-COLD DRINKS
A BOOK YOU ABSOLUTELY GULPED DOWN
I absolutely whizzed through She Gets The Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick when I read it in April! I love this book so much, it’s another one in my favourite reads of the year and I really want to reread it again soon. Alex and Molly were such amazing characters and their story is one that has really stayed with me – I can never resist the ‘working together to get with their crushes only to fall for each other’ trope!
THE FUN MEMORIES
A BOOK YOU CAN’T WAIT TO RETURN TO
That would have to be The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han! I recently watched the TV series of this and ended up loving it so much (I can’t wait until season two!). I read the books years ago and really enjoyed them and now I think it’s time for a reread – I just need to get my hands on them first!
WHO DO YOU TAG?
Like usual, I’m opening this up to anyone and everyone who wants to take part – it’s such a fun tag to do and I’d really recommend it!
Have you read any of these? Will you participating in this book tag? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to check out your post!
I hope you enjoyed this tag!
Ceri
Read And Review It 
This is such an amazing and fun tag! We might do it in August.
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It definitely is, I had so much fun doing it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I’ll have to check out your post if you do it.
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What a fun tag! I see more and more of this bookish tags surfacing, and love how common elements like the sand and sun of a beach day are tied into fantastic summer reads. 🙂
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Thank you! Yes there’s truly so many now haha, and I really loved that about it too – it’s what made me pick this one! Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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What a fun and interesting tag! I just finished watching the first season (and yes there’s going to be a second) of The Summer I Turned Pretty! I’m torn between reading the series now and waiting to watch the whole thing on film. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you! I’m so excited for season two of TSITP, haha! I hope you enjoy the books whenever you get to them, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Love this tag!
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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You read such interesting books. Every time I read your posts my TBR list gets longer. lol. This is the second time this past week that someone mentioned The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab and I’m curious to dive into it. I enjoyed this book tag. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you! I’m glad to hear that haha, I wouldn’t be doing my job if it wasn’t! I really hope you enjoy The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue, it’s truly such an amazing read. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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What a fun tag! These all sound like great books for different reasons. The one that I would like to read is The Summer I Turned Pretty. 🙂
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Thank you! Yes they definitely are, they’re all so amazing. I really hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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Such a fun tag! I’d love to read The Summer I Turned Pretty.
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Thank you! Ooh I really enjoyed TSITP when I read it years ago, I hope you do too. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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We’re in the middle of Winter here, haha. But I love this tag, so much fun! 🙂
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That’s crazy to think, haha – blogging truly does have us interacting with people right across the globe! I’m glad you enjoyed the post anyway, thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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I enjoyed the movie Everything Everything. Such a cute film. I totally want to read the book.
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Yes the movie was absolutely amazing – even better than I was expecting! I really hope you enjoy the book just as much, thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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What a fun tag! I love that it has titles such as the sand, the sun, the waves, and more! I also haven’t read any of Colleen Hoover’s books either, I’m looking forward to your review. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! Same, I think the titles are so much fun. I’m glad I’m not the only one who hasn’t hopped on the CoHo train yet – I hope you enjoy my review! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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What a fun tag. These books all sound like lovely reads!
Corinne x
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Thank you! They definitely are, thank you so much for reading and commenting x
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I liked It Ends With Us. But, you’re right Colleen Hoover is literally everywhere nowadays lol
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Yes she definitely is, it feels like every bookstore has a whole section dedicated to her haha. Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I’m absolutely loving this tag! What a great way to share the books you’ve read. I throughly enjoyed reading this lovely, thank you so much for sharing with us Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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I’m so glad you enjoyed reading it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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This is an impressive collection, thank you! Love summer, relax and books (with plenty of water and suncream). Have a great summer!
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Thank you! Me too, it’s always so much fun. Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I hope you have a lovely summer too!
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I love this tag, it’s super cute! I really want to check out The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab, I’d sit perfectly next to her other book A Darker Shade of Magic! Also, She Gets the Girl sounds like the cutest summer read for my next trip. I need it with me for those long hours at the airport 🙂 Thanks for the post, I hope you’re having a great summer! x
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I’m so glad you like it! Ooh I really hope you enjoy it, it’s absolutely amazing! I haven’t read A Darker Shade Of Magic yet but it’s on my list. She Gets The Girl is certainly the perfect light, fun read for summer! I hope you love it as much as I did. Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I hope you’re having a great summer too! x
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This is such a great tag and it’s nice to hear about stories that made an impression on you.
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What a fun tag! I’ve been hearing great things about both the book series and show of The Summer I Turned Pretty lately and I’ve been wanting to finally check it out! I read a couple of Jenny Han’s books years ago, so I’m sure I’ll like this series too! I haven’t read any of the other books you included in this post, but I have heard great things about so many of them! Thank you for the recommendations! 🙂 I hope you’re having a great summer!!
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Thank you! Yes there’s been so much hype surrounding it recently but I promise it’s worth it, I loved the books back when I read them and the show was even better than I was anticipating! I hope you do like it. Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I hope you’re having a fabulous summer too 🙂
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Ahh I’ve really been meaning to read the invisible life of Addie LaRue for the longest time now, so glad you liked it! oooh YESS everything everything has such a STUNNING cover! And I hope you like it ends with us, though I, unfortunately, ended up disliking it immensely :(((
I KISSED SHARA WHEELER!! It has THE BEST characters EVER!
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Ahhh I hope you enjoy Addie LaRue when you do read it, it’s amazing! The cover for Everything, Everything is honestly gorgeous. I’m so sorry It Ends With Us was a disappointment for you, it’s the worst feeling when a hyped book completely falls flat 😦 Yesss the characters are something else in Shara Wheeler! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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