https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 05:27:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176621 Wed, 13 May 2015 09:48:04 +0000 twodoghouse 2176621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you like YA here are some I really recommend!<br /> - Raven Cycle series and Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater<br /> - Kristin Cashore's Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue<br /> - Finnikin of the Rock and its sequels<br /> - Delirium trilogy<br /> - We Were Liars<br /> - The Last Summer of You and Me</p> <p>Not YA but great series:<br /> - The Magician's and its sequels (like a grown up Harry Potter)<br /> Margaret Atwood's post-apocalyptic series - Oryx &amp; Crake, Year of the Flood, MaddAdam</p> <p>I'm reading All the Light We Cannot See which is great so far. I can't let a book Rec post go by without recommending Arundhati Roy's God of Small Things, as it's my favorite book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176435 Wed, 13 May 2015 07:34:20 +0000 AggieDaze 2176435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you liked the conversational style of Fault in our Stars, you might like other recent John Green books: "Paper Towns" and "Looking for Alaska."</p> <p>I also recently enjoyed "The Storied Life of AJ Finkery." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176358 Wed, 13 May 2015 00:16:21 +0000 birdofafeather 2176358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Girl on the train and unbroken </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176315 Tue, 12 May 2015 22:19:32 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2176315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: mr. bee's favorite writer! i'm sure he has some on his kindle that i can read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176309 Tue, 12 May 2015 22:11:55 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2176309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also on the YA series front, His Dark Materials series with the Golden Compass (ignore the terrible movie from a few years ago), Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass. Hands down my favorite books of all time, can't recommend enough. </p> <p>If you like Sci Fi the Martian is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176291 Tue, 12 May 2015 21:55:37 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2176291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since you aren't opposed to YA check out The Mortal Instruments series and/or The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. I liked those series more than Divergent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176280 Tue, 12 May 2015 21:44:21 +0000 delight 2176280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pancakes: my book club read What Alice Forgot and everyone loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2176277 Tue, 12 May 2015 21:39:12 +0000 sometimesshesings 2176277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some books I've liked recently:<br /> -The Bee Keeper's Apprentice and the rest of the Mary Russell series.<br /> -An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir<br /> -The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy by Jenny Han<br /> -I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson<br /> -Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin</p> <p>Vacation reading is the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175963 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:14:02 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2175963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This Is Where I Leave You - just finished it and it was entertaining! The movie was great too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175951 Tue, 12 May 2015 15:04:59 +0000 Beehive 2175951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Read the Neapolitan Novels trilogy by Elena Ferrante! My Brilliant Friend is amazing. I've just started the second one. So good and very fun to read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175913 Tue, 12 May 2015 14:34:07 +0000 lamariniere 2175913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Hmm, in that case, have you read any Murakami? I LOVED Kafka on the Shore. IQ84 and The Windup Bird Chronicle were also really good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175847 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:50:40 +0000 lisa1783 2175847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tofuwad: I actually just finished reading Attachments and Fangirl from Rainbow Roswell. Attachments was ok but Fangirl was really good. Landline is next on my list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175845 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:49:46 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2175845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: i read that trilogy on one of the trips. It's when I catch up on all my fun reads! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175839 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:48:25 +0000 lamariniere 2175839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently read the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Some parts of the 1st book are a bit too violent/twisted for my taste, but I was totally drawn into the series! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175830 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:46:06 +0000 Pancakes 2175830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Rosie Project was a fun, quick read. I have read almost all of the Liane Moriarty books and enjoyed them. What Alice Forgot is my favorite, The Husband's Secret has been my least favorite. In that same vein, I also like Jojo Moyes's One Plus One and Me Before You. </p> <p>Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel was interesting and a little bit different. I'm looking forward to readings Gretchen Rubin's books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175826 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:43:02 +0000 tofuwad 2175826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rainbow Rowell has an adult book called Landline that you might like if you liked Eleanor &amp; Park. I also second The Rosie Project. The last book I loved was a YA book called The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal, but it's a pretty intense book so maybe that's not the best vacation read?? Personally I'm dying to read An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine. I work in a children's bookstore though, so I tend to read really intense adult books to counter all the children's books I read! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175799 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:29:38 +0000 Anya 2175799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: seconded! The second one is out now too, it's in my queue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175795 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:28:41 +0000 PurplePeony 2175795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion? I read it while on mat leave and LOVED it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175794 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:28:38 +0000 Anya 2175794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>-Ready Player One<br /> -The Silver Linings Playbook<br /> -the Spellman series by Lisa Lutz </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-vacation-read-recommendations#post-2175783 Tue, 12 May 2015 13:24:41 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2175783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's time to start planning for our yearly trip to the Philippines. Last year the internet was out and we had so much downtime, I was able to read a ton of books including:</p> <p>- Divergent series<br /> - Eleanor &amp; Park, Wonder, Fault in Our Stars<br /> - Where'd You Go Bernadette<br /> - Tiny Fey, Mindy Kaling, #GirlBoss<br /> - Unbroken<br /> - French Kids Eat Everything &amp; Bringing Up Bebe<br /> - Wild<br /> - Grisham books<br /> - Hyperbole and a Half</p> <p>Any suggestions for fun books? I will probably read the Hunger Games because I read the Twilight series one year and Divergent last year. But I need more... lots more! </p>