Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme by The Artsy Reader.

Before I start this post, I just want to bring some awareness to the current situation at hand in the United States. I live in North Dakota, just one state over from the murder of George Floyd. I have always been very supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement and it’s time for anyone and everyone to take a stand. Please do some research and help in any way you can! Please click the links I’ve attached and educate yourself!

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This week’s topic is books that give off summer vibes. I love books with summer vibes because I live in North Dakota, where we get three months of heat and eight to nine months of snow.

I work full-time as a server/bartender currently, trying to save money before I become a full-time teacher this August. Therefore, I have not and sadly will not have much of a chance to experience the summer heat.

Reading summer books is definitely my go-to escape right now. I typically don’t read a ton of summer romances, but I have been in a weird sorta mood lately.  Here are 5 summertime reads that I have read and 5 books that I have yet to read.

Books I’ve Read

1. Beach Read by Emily Henry – Read my review on why I LOVED this book!
2. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren – I listened to the audiobook of this and I fell in love with the characters. This was such a cute read.
3. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson – This book made me fall in love with Morgan Matson. I fell in love with Clark, the love interest, in this story and it made the book totally swoon-worthy.
4. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green – I read this a couple of summers ago on a beach and while it wasn’t my favorite book by John Green, I still very much enjoyed it!!
5. Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston – This book was not one of my favorite reads of last year, but I still enjoyed it. I really enjoyed Alex as a character and what I loved most about the story was how well it showed him coming to terms with his sexuality.

Books on my TBR

1. Lumberjanes by Noelle Stevenson and Grace Ellis
2. Well Met by Jen DeLuca
3. Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
4. Meet Cute by Helena Hunting
5. One to Watch by Kate Stayman London