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7 sizzling summer reads
Get ready to lounge in the sun with these books you won't want to put down!
By Natalie Bahadur
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The long, lazy days of summer are ideal for curling up on your deck with a refreshing glass of lemonade and a delicious book that you just can't put down. As everything seems to be lighter in summer, from our clothes to our meal choices, keep your reading light, too! Leave those heavy classics for fall. This summer, indulge in light, witty and highly entertaining chick lit. We've rounded up 7 of your best bets -- some old, some new, but all delightful!
Getting Rid of Matthew
Harper Collins Canada, 2007
OK, ladies -- we've all read those stories about how to get a man, how to keep a man. Really, there's got to be some limit to the shameless tactics! But Brit author Jane Fallon's latest novel, Getting Rid of Matthew, is a delightful spin on this typical story. Protagonist Helen knows just how to get her man but once she's got him, she's just not sure that she wants him! Enjoy the ride as Helen discovers that you should always be careful what you wish for … because you might just get it!
Shopaholic and Baby
The Dial Press, 2007
She's ba-ack! Mind-numbingly dippy and yet still oh-so-adorable, Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) returns in this fifth installment of the Shopaholic series by brilliant storyteller, Sophie Kinsella. Becky is up to her old tricks again, but this time, there's a baby on the way. As the loveable heroine bumbles through pregnancy (and the shops, too!), you'll fall more and more in love with her, perhaps not because of, but in spite of, her charming cluelessness. You'll put this book down wanting more Becky and her scatterbrained antics.
Something Borrowed
Griffin, 2005
You know the popular wedding tradition: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue? Well, “something borrowed” takes on a whole new meaning in this debut novel by author Emily Giffin. Here's the short version. Rachel and Darcy have been best friends since childhood. Darcy is engaged to Dexter. Rachel is Darcy's maid of honour. So far so good. Until Rachel and Dexter have a steamy encounter and everything begins to unravel. This story rolls along at a quick clip and you may even find yourself pondering the rules of love and friendship. All's fair in love and war? Something to think about …
What's your fave book right now? Share your thoughts with other ELLE Canada readers in our forums!
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