At this point in the summer, I’m thinking about travel. I don’t usually take vacations in the summer because it’s like a sauna in the Georgia heat, but it’s a great time to start planning a fall getaway. This week’s prompt has us thinking about those vacations, too, as we read books set in a place from our travel bucket list. My bucket list includes places like Ireland, Italy, the French Riviera, and Montana. What places are on your travel bucket list?
Beyond just talking about vacations, we’re looking at upcoming book festivals you can travel to as well. There are so many great ones coming up. We’re also reading a great new release that would make a fantastic beach read, too!
Here’s the books I’m looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of these books by clicking the images below:
RWL Reading Challenge – Week 29: Set in a place from your travel bucket list
The Bungalow
by Sarah Jio
Posting on Tuesday, July 15th
Bora-Bora has always fascinated me – a strategic base during WWII and a dormant volcano, it’s a beautiful place. This novel features dual timelines and explores the island’s WWII history.
Here’s some other great options for this prompt:
- Bestseller: Three Junes, Julia Glass (Greece)
- General Fiction: Beside the Turquoise Sea, Emma Burstall (Crete)
- Romance: East of the Sun, Julia Gregson (India)
- Thriller: Darkest Truth, Catherine Kirwin (Ireland)
- Nonfiction: Lost Kingdom, Julia Flynn Siler (Hawaii)
Upcoming Book Festivals
Posting Thursday, July 17th
I’m looking for my next book festival to visit and have a list of some great upcoming events in the 3rd quarter. I hope I get to see you at some of these!
Sponsored Read – Week 29
Friends to Lovers
by Sally Blakely
Posting on Saturday, July 19th
When lifelong best friends who tried to date, but crashed and burned, are forced back together for a mutual family vacation weekend with siblings and moms….what could go right?
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What I’m Reading
- Current print book: That Birthday in Barbados, Inglath Cooper
- Current audio book: Everything is Probably Fine, Julia London
- Book I’m most looking forward to: Where the Wildflowers Grow, Terah Shelton-Harris
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