So we are just ending our first week of our holiday beach reads, everyone should be enjoying some sun and kicking back for a good rest.
Today my guest is E.L. Lindley
Beach Reads Blog Tour
I’m not much of a beach person so my ideal holiday destination is always a city break. I’m not overly keen on flying these days either so I can’t think of anything better than taking the train to Paris and spending my holiday embracing the lovely cafe culture there. I would spend my days watching the world go by with a glass of wine and a good book. Wherever I go, I always have a paperback and my kindle in my bag so I’d have lots to choose from. My iPod is another permanent companion but curiously I have never listened to an audio book so this would be the perfect opportunity for me to give one a try.
A Fun Read – I think it would be a lot of fun to charge up my kindle and re-read one of my own books. The Georgie Connelly stories are light-hearted crime thrillers which would hopefully get me into a holiday frame of mind. I’d choose Business As Usual because it’s the first one in the series and introduces us to Georgie Connelly. It’s also the first book I ever wrote so it would be nice to re-visit it. I’d then like to spend the rest of the holiday channelling my inner Georgie as she’s such a lively, mad-cap character who’s up for anything.
Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
To be released soon
An Easy Read For Me – A book I’m really looking forward to reading is Thicker than Water by Georgia Rose, which I’ll be downloading onto my kindle the second it’s released. It’s the third book in The Grayson Trilogy and I know this will be an easy read for me purely because I enjoyed the first two books so much. The stories are exquisitely written and introduce us to Emma Grayson and Trent who, despite neither of them having had easy lives, manage to connect and nurture their feelings for each other. As Thicker than Water is the final part of the trilogy, I’m really hoping that things will work out for Emma and Trent. For me the strength of the stories lie in the fact that they’re not just love at first sight, happy ending style romance but deal with real issues such as bereavement and loneliness.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Georgia-Rose/e/B00I4YW2ZA/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
A Book I’ve Been Meaning To Read For Ages – I’ve had a paperback copy of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn on my bedside table for months. I loved Dark Places and Gone Girl and, everyone I know who has read them, keeps telling me that Sharp Objects is Flynn’s best novel. It’s the story of a journalist who returns to her home town after many years in order to cover the story of a missing girl. Flynn does seem to divide opinion, possibly because Gone Girl was such a phenomenal success, but readers seem to love or hate her. I’m definitely in the ‘love her’ camp and really enjoy her dark, spiky style.
Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
A Book From My Favourite Genre – My favourite genre is crime and so I’d get my kindle out to read Hollywood Shakedown by Mark Barry, which I really love. It’s a gritty, old school crime novel and has a wonderful cast of dysfunctionally loveable characters. Frustrated writer, Buddy Chinn is at the centre of the story and he’s the kind of character that readers will adore and want to kill in equal measure. He’s very much a laid back Los Angeleno and so would provide the perfect antidote to all that stylish Parisian glamour. The plot has lots of twists and turns and takes the reader from LA to Chicago and London with lots of hilarious cross cultural shenanigans. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a nice glass of chardonnay.
Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
A Book I Could Truly Escape With – I recently saw Far From The Madding Crowd at the cinema and it really made me want to read the book. It’s the story of Bathsheba Everdene, who’s trying to be an independent woman when it wasn’t really the done thing. She makes some terrible choices though and ends up in a bit of a pickle. I’m not a massive Thomas Hardy fan but I love The Mayor of Casterbridge because, when I was at school the teacher read it aloud to us and it was such a memorable experience. I think I would try and recreate that pleasure by listening to Far From The Madding Crowd on audio book. It’s really long so it would be perfect for the train journey from Sheffield to London and then onto Paris.
Find a copy here from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com
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Oh yes, Paris! I’m not a great flyer either and a city break sounds wonderful. Hollywood Shakedown is waiting on my Kindle and I’m also looking forward to Thicker Than Water.
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We can go together Cathy and then you can help me carry all the books 😀
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You’re on!! 😀
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Think I’d better take a year long break if I’m going to read all the fascinating beach reads recommended so far including E L Lindley’s. And totally agree with her about planes and Paris.
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I totally agree, margaret! I’m loving this tour and how everyone is opting for such a diverse and appealing range of reads 😀
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Great eclectic taste, E – and of course, not just Business as Usual, I’d take more of the Georgie Connelly books. Living near the beach I should have more time to loll about. And would, if work and the garden didn’t get in the way!
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Well Georgie and I appreciate your kind words very much, Judith. I know what you mean about when things are on your doorstep you don’t get to enjoy them as much as people would imagine. That’s the beauty of holidays though when you can just switch off and loll to your heart’s content 😀
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All great choices for the train – am not sure I could get much reading done in Paris!
Thanks for the reminder about Hollywood Shakedown.
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Thanks June – you would definitely be sidetracked by all that Parisian style! I love train journeys but I’m a bit of a compulsive people watcher so my books might end up as a foil to disguise my nosiness 😀
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Looking for some beach reads then here are some suggestions from E. L. Lindley courtesy of Rosie Ember.
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Thank you and I hope you and your readers enjoy the suggestions 😀
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Thanks for adding a few more books to my to-read pile. I won’t admit how many years it is since I first read Far From the Madding Crowd. 🙂
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I know, mine is just getting longer and longer. I think I need to break a leg so that I’m banished to a chair on doctor’s orders with just a big pile of books. I’ve never read Far From The Madding Crowd but the film really inspired me to give it a go 😀
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Lovely idea – a long train journey to Paris! I am sure you will love audio books once you get into them; it reminds me of sitting on the floor with my dolls while Mum listened to plays on the radio….. ahhh….
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The scary thing is Terry I ‘m starting to think this trip to Paris is real. I read your comment, nodding along with a smile on my face – I was so on that train with my audio book 😀 There is something quite lovely about being read to although now we are big people it doesn’t happnen very much – unless of course we embrace audio books 😀
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What a lovely surprise to have Thicker than Water mentioned here E, I really appreciate it and I’m so pleased you are looking forward to it! Now you know how much I love your Georgie Connelly books and I have False Allegiance waiting for me already so that’s a great choice. I am in the love Gillian Flynn camp and hugely enjoyed all three of her books so I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one. I also have Hollywood Shakedown on my list for my holiday (coming very soon – yay!) and can’t wait. I liked the original film of Far From the Madding Crowd, haven’t seen the new one, but haven’t read any Hardy and like the idea of listening to it on audio – like you I don’t listen to audiobooks at all. We clearly have very similar tastes in reading E and Paris is my favourite city so is a perfect holiday destination 🙂
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We need to make it a group Paris trip and then we’ll have so many more books at our disposal 😀 I agree we do seem to have very similar tastes. I loved the original Far From the Madding Crowd film as well, G and so was very reluctant to see this new one but it is fab. All I’m going to say is Gabriel Oak (swoon) – you have to see it 😀
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is and has been on my TBR for a long time. I must move it up. Nice list of books to consider for summer reading! 🙂
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Thanks Diane, hopefully we’ll be able to make a dent in our TBR lists during our real holidays 😀
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Nice choices!
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Thanks Noelle, so many great books out there but it was a labour of love to compile the list 😀
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Great selection of suggestions, yet again. I saw the new film of Far From the Madding Crowd, and although I loathed it at school, would like to give it another go. Reading on the train to Paris? I’d be hoping for a romantic Frenchman to chat to, and put him in my next book!
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Now there’s a thought, Adrienne, I’m going to be fantasising about French men on trains now for the foreseeable future 😀
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I’d love to read all of these. Another lovely collection for summer, or anytime, reads.
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There really are so many great books out there and my TBR list is getting longer and longer as this tour goes on 😀
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S.i.g.h. My list is as well. Every day. 🙂
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Great reads for a weekend at the Beach. THANK YOU!
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Thank you, I’m glad you like the choices 😀
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I enjoy city breaks best too! Love the look of your suggestions – thanks for sharing!
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There are so many wonderful cities and so many great books, it was almost impossible to choose 😀
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Bit late, but in my defence, I am on the Isle of Skye and Internet is somewhat difficult to access. Anyhow, I digress. Great choice of books – I must admit, though, these days I seem to watch movies for relaxation …. Loved Gone Girl (the movie) and maybe I should read her other books. As for FFTMC, I studied it for O level back in the distant past, I think the ink from Hardys pen was still wet in my copy. Loved Terence Stamp and Julie Christie in the original, but would love to see Cary Mulligan in the new one. Still think Sgt Troy was a love rat! lol. Thanks for sharing 😊
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We’ll let you off Lizzie but next time you need a note 😀 I liked the book Gone Girl better than the film but my favourite was Dark Places and I think there’s a film version of that coming out soon with Charlize Theron. In the new version of FFTMC Gabriel Oak is definitley the hottie rather than Sgt Troy 😀
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You’ve sold the film to me !!!!
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Some great choices here – really enjoyed Gone Girl ad keep meaning to read more Gillian Flynn. More for the list…
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