Starr Struck's Summer Reading List

Summer has arrived, y'all! And it's the BEST! We had *such* a lovely weekend enjoying the sunshine (+ doing some much-needed yard work) and it felt so wonderful to be outside so much.

This past weekend of warm weather also made me realize that it's time to share the books that are on my summer reading list with you, so that you can get stocked up for your upcoming vacations, beach days, and/or lazy afternoons reading in the sun. 

We took a short family trip to the beach yesterday, which led me to realize that I probably won't be reading on the beach much [ever?] this summer, because beaching with a baby is slightly less relaxing than it was without (she wants to eat everything on the beach including all the sand!). But that doesn't mean that I'm not still planning on enjoying a bunch of good books this summer...so here's what's on my list!

{Oh, and I should note that my reading lists usually include a few books that I've read recently, but since I have so many good ones on my "to-read" list right now, I decided to make this list *just* books that I haven't read. I'll include some of my favorite recent reads on the next list.}

• Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood: This memoir has been getting rave reviews and Lockwood has been compared to David Sedaris, so it sounds like it's right in my wheelhouse. I've almost never met a memoir that I didn't enjoy and this one is about family dyanmics + having a dad who is a Catholic priest (!?!); I can't wait to read it. 
  
  
• Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002) by David Sedaris: Speaking of David Sedaris, did you know that he just released a book of his diary entries? I heard him interviewed about it on Fresh Air and since I love everything that he puts out into the world, I have no doubt that this book is wonderful. 
  
  
• The Leavers by Lisa Ko: This novel sounds heartbreaking and amazing. It's told from two perspectives--both the perspective of a young, undocumented Chinese immigrant mother and her son--after they are separated when he is a child and he is adopted by white parents. 
  
  
• ​The Rules Do Not Apply: A Memoir by Ariel Levy: Another memoir! This one was described as “Cheryl Strayed meets a Nora Ephron movie" by TheSkimm and was also named one of Time’s Best Non-Fiction Books of 2017 So Far. That's enough for me! 
  
  
• ​Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica: Most of what I know about this book is that it's a gripping psychological thriller written by the author of The Good Girl, which is another book that has been on my list for a while and is a crazy popular NYT Bestseller. This one is also about a disappearing girl and the twisted story behind her disappearance. Sounds like a great beach read.
  
  

• The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo: Called "the epic love story of 2017," this bestseller follows "a thirteen-year journey of dreams, desires, jealousies, betrayals, and, ultimately, of love" between a couple who meet in college. This is the kind of summer read that I always enjoy (because I always have been and always will be a hopeless romantic). 

What do you think? Is that enough to get you started? Haha ;) What's on your list for the summer?

I have to tell you that just composing this list has made me SO eager to read all of these books...maybe Ben and I can take shifts on our beach days so that I can do just a bit of beach reading (or it might be a while before I get through all of these)...

You can peruse my past reading lists here. 

Happy Summer!