Too Soon To Think About Summer Reading?

In Ohio, it's often hard to tell which season it is outside. Wind, snow, sleet, hail, sunshine, tulips - any of those things can pop up just about any time. When Mother Nature confuses (and she does!) I rely on manmade clues. My calendar says it's April and my brain is begging for more time in the hammock, so we must be approaching summer.

And what's a hammock without a book?

Summer Reading 2016

Here's what's on my list:

• The Secret. Yeah, I know it's not a recently released title but since when did that stop me? Having recently read The Alchemist, I would like to compare Paulo Coelho's insights with The Secret. Are they similar? Is one more powerful than the other? If you've read both and have an opinion, boy-oh-boy would I love to hear from you! Please get in touch and let me know you'd like to send in a guest review!
• The Secret Life of Bees. Not new (see above) but been too long on my shelf. 
• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Because my son said it's a good book and I could really learn a lot from it. Please, he said. Because sometimes you really bug me, mom. (Perhaps I should move this one up the list a bit.)  
• The Big Book of Culinary Medicine. I'm looking forward to finding out how this may complement what I learned from Anti-Cancer Diet. 

Light Reading or Heavy-Hitting Books for Summer? 

I tend to look for lighter reading in the summer, but I have some serious stuff on my shelf, too. Those titles include:

• A Higher Call
• Unbroken (Yes; it's still on my 2R list. No, I haven't seen the movie yet.)
• Notorious RGB
• Presidential Courage

I'll admit to having trepidation aplenty just thinking about that last title. I don't know if I should read it before the election (and risk becoming even more jaded about our current candidates) or after (whereupon I may simply run for the border, screaming). We'll see....

So what are you reading? And what do you plan to read this summer? Want to guest blog about it? That would be great! Let me know.