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Books for every season!
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items Finding & reading a book appropriate to the season/weather is one of my favorite pastimes! There's nothing better than sitting next to your Christmas tree reading a Christmas-y and winter-y book, just like there's nothing better than reading a bo...
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Fall
fall is THE season for reading.
3.50 stars on Goodreads. No words can describe how much I love this book! This was such a fun and easy read. What better way to get into fall than with witch-y books? Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones cast an accidental hex on her ex-boyfriend, Rhys Penhallow. As a descendant ...
The Ex Hex: A Novel by Erin Sterling, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
4.11 stars on Goodreads. Another witchy book! The only way to describe this book is ‘warm’. As you can guess by the title, our main character, Mika Moon, is a witch in hiding. Due to some events, her identity is discovered by a family who seeks Mika's help to teach magic to...
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - Barnes & Noble
3.72 stars on Goodreads. If you are to read one book from this list, let it be this. Mieko Kawakami does it again with ‘All the Lovers in the Night’. Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor living alone in the city. She has no contact with anyone except another editor. As sh...
All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami, Paperback
3.74 stars on Goodreads. You will either love this or hate this. Personally, I couldn't put it down. Read about a couple's impulsive marriage. Cleo and Frank decide to haphazardly get married. They love each other, but the marriage was inspired by Cleo's need to attain a Gr...
Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, Paperback
in3.44 stars on Goodreads. This book is like an episode of Gilmore Girls. If you are a fan of the show (and a fall enthusiast) looking for an easy romance read, than this book is for you. I wasn't the biggest fan writing-wise, but the book was extremely enjoyable. The fall vi...
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, Book 1) - Barnes & Noble
3.87 stars on Goodreads. After her dad's death, Emilia Nightingale inherits Nightingale Books. As she discovers the overdue bills of the bookshop, Emilia considers selling. But she made a promise to Julius, the town's most-adored librarian. Julius' passing was hard on all o...
How to Find Love in a Bookshop: A Novel - Barnes & Noble
Winter
what better way to enjoy the cold than with a book?
3.70 stars on Goodreads. Reading this during the holiday season was a spiritual experience. Christmas books are a gift from the universe! i truly didn't think I'd enjoy a time-loop novel as much as I did, but this book just made me so happy. I will definitely re-read it thi...
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
3.70 stars on Goodreads. Yay for winter romances! Our main characters, Gio and Iris, are bound together by a gelato recipe which precedes their birth. Gio is desperate to retrieve this recipe, which is the secret behind the success of his family's shop. Gio's uncle is the on...
A Winter in New York: A Novel|Paperback
3.56 stars on Goodreads. Sokcho is a South Korean town where nothing really happens, located on the border between North and South Korea. Sokcho and its citizens have been constant victim of aggression from North Korea, where guns are ready to shoot from the watchtower. Our ...
Winter in Sokcho (National Book Award Winner) - Barnes & Noble
4.30 stars on Goodreads. I don't know why, but this book is so much better when read in the winter. After a bar bet and a grilled-cheese sandwich, Alexis Montgomery's world is shaken by Daniel Grant, an attractive and laid-back carpenter who's ten years younger. Despite the...
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
3.93 stars on Goodreads. Of course this list should include a classic! I love to read classics, but sometimes I find myself bored half-way. However, I couldn't put down this book!! Set in 1920s New York, ‘The Great Gatsby’ narrates the adventures of the wealthy Jay Gatsby wh...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
4.13 stars on Goodreads. This is definitely one of my favorite classics. The book centres around Dorian Gray, who sells his soul for eternal beauty. After a daunting conversation about the eventual passing of one's youth and beauty, Dorian is adamant on doing whatever he can...
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
3.98 stars on Goodreads. I don't know what it is about this book that hits so well during winter. I'm not the biggest fan of Hazelwood's books, but I enjoyed this one so much. Despite being exceptionally skilled, Mallory Greenleaf gave up on chess because it destroyed her f...
Check & Mate (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
Spring
3.90 stars on Goodreads. Pie and flowers. Yum. This book is the definition of ‘opposites attract’. Famous pop star Amelia ‘Rae’ Rose is exhausted, and decides to drive out to the nearest ‘Rome’ she can find. In her case, it's Rome, Kentucky. Her car breaks down in front of N...
When in Rome: A Novel by Sarah Adams, Paperback
3.98 stars on Goodreads. This book is spring personified. College senior Daniella agrees to help ou her childhood friend and first love by faking a relationship with him. Daniella has been in love with Levi since high school & stopped seeing him out of embarrassment aft...
Picking Daisies on Sundays a book by Liana Cincotti
3.66 stars on Goodreads. In my mind, Greek mythology and spring are best friends. In this Greek mythology retelling, Claire Heywood tells the story of thefamous Greek hero Perseus, told from the perspective of the women in his life: his mother Danae, his wife Andromeda, and his trophy Medusa.
The Shadow of Perseus: A Novel by Claire Heywood, Paperback
3.99 stars on Goodreads. This could also be counted as a summer book, but for me it is strictly to be read in Spring. Set in Hilo, Hawaii, ‘Hula’ tells the story of and connection between three women from different generations: grandmother, mother daughter. All that links th...
Hula: A Novel by Jasmin Iolani Hakes, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
3.6 stars on Goodreads. A young gay man in Seoul grapples with love and friendships in a shifting society. Young is a fun-loving college student living in Korea with his best friend Jaehee, who often visit nearby bars to forget about their family and monetary struggles. Ho...
Love in the Big City by Sang Young Park, Paperback - Barnes & Noble
Summer
Almost all these books take place in summer beach houses or anywhere near a body of water.
With a 4 star review on Goodreads, Emily Henry's ‘Happy Place’ is a nostalgic summer read. The story revolves around a recently broken up couple (Wyn & Harriet) who have been forced to reunite on their yearly getaway with their friend group in Ma...
Happy Place by Emily Henry, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
4,26 stars on Goodreads. This is a story about love, grief, and friendship, wrapped up in a nice little summer setting. If you like second-chance romance books with a hint of agony, than this is a book for you. Our main character, Macy, has built a (seemingly) perfect life ...
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, Paperback
4.43 stars on Goodreads. This is the perfect read if you're looking for something fun and light! One of our main characters, Justin, thinks he has a curse where every time a girl breaks up with him, she ends up finding her soulmate. Through a Reddit post, Justin connects wit...
Just for the Summer (B&N Exclusive Edition) - Barnes & Noble
4.17 stars on Goodreads. I don't usually enjoy books with the ‘marriage for convenience’ tropes because I find them to be cliché. But this was such a fun and easy read!! I love the summer vibes it portrays. During college, Anna and Weston enter a marriage of convenience to ...
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren, Hardcover
3.76 stars on Goodreads. I am a sucker for nostalgic summer reads, especially if they take place in summer beach houses! Sam takes her straight-laced fiance to the beach house where she spent most of her adolescence to look at wedding venues. This story is once again told in...
Same Time Next Summer - Annabel Monaghan - Barnes & Noble
4.21 stars on Goodreads. I didn't enjoy this as much as I could because of the cheating trope the author decided to add. ‘Every Summer After’ is similar to ‘Love and Other Words’, where we get to see how the story between the two main characters, Percephone or ‘Percy’ and Sa...
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®