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Babymoon coming up! Need Book Ideas!!

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Yippee!!  I leave for CA (San Diego, Santa Monica, then Santa Barbara) on Thursday after work...I'm super stoaked - it's my first trip to CA!

A whole 6 days I don't have to go into the stinkin' office!

I do need some additional book ideas since I have the long plane ride to and from (I'm WAY on the east coast!), 4 hour train ride from San Diego to Santa Monica, and hopefully lots of pool and beach lounging time...

So far I am bringing:

The Help (my book club book this month)

Jenny McCarthy's Belly Laughs (because some ladies recommended it here!)

Anything else that's "vacation worthy"?

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  • diddlenationdiddlenation
    depends on what kind of books you like  i am at the beach and have two jennifer weiner books on my kindle.  her books are good and fun but not beach trash  if you like serious stuff there are the girl with the dragon tattoo books.  
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    What kind of books do you like?  

    Just so you know, Baby Laughs is a super easy ready and you will probably FLY through it.  I did.  It was good.  Jenny McCarthy also has a book called Baby Laughs.  I just bought it but haven't read it yet because I'm in the middle of another book.  

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  • klovesdklovesd
    I'm going to Santa Monica and LA for a babymoon on Aug 17th! I can't wait, I'll probably be picking up the same book s- The Help and Belly Laughs! Great minds think alike I guess!
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  • megan.e.jensen@gmail.commegan.e.jensen@gmail.com member
    image909bride:

    What kind of books do you like?  

    Just so you know, Baby Laughs is a super easy ready and you will probably FLY through it.  I did.  It was good.  Jenny McCarthy also has a book called Baby Laughs.  I just bought it but haven't read it yet because I'm in the middle of another book.  

    I generally like easy reads...I have read several Jennifer Weiner books a while back...is it Belly Laughs or Baby Laughs?  Or she has a second book called Baby Laughs?

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  • megan.e.jensen@gmail.commegan.e.jensen@gmail.com member

    imageklovesd:
    I'm going to Santa Monica and LA for a babymoon on Aug 17th! I can't wait, I'll probably be picking up the same book s- The Help and Belly Laughs! Great minds think alike I guess!

    Too funny!  My BIL lives in Santa Monica so thankfully, we have free accomodations for 7 out of the 9 nights we are there!

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  • Jules08Jules08 member
    I just finished Water For Elephants...it's a quick read but good!
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  • alachalach
    I read the Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton.  Also, I love reading celeb autobiographies so if you're interested I loved Tori Spellings (all 3 books), Kathy Griffin, and Janice Dickinson!
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  • PenniePie25PenniePie25 member
    I recently read and LOVED the Hunger Games trilogy. They are very easy reading, and I went through all three in 2 days because they were so good. I highly reccommend!
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  • JMack1117JMack1117

    imagePenniePie25:
    I recently read and LOVED the Hunger Games trilogy. They are very easy reading, and I went through all three in 2 days because they were so good. I highly reccommend!

    So addictive!!  I second this recommendation!

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  • megan.e.jensen@gmail.commegan.e.jensen@gmail.com member
    Can you tell me a little about the kind of books they are?  Funny?  Serious?  Sci Fi?  Thought provoking?  I think I would like to take a variety!  I'm so excited - and thanks for all recommendations!!
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  • ellehinckellehinck
    I like stuff by Carl Hiaasen for summer reading.  Pretty light, funny, colorful characters.  They all take place in Florida and usually have an environmentalist slant to them.  I've read a bunch of them and have liked them all. 
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  • JillianAshley6JillianAshley6

    vI've never met anyone who DIDN'T like the Hunger Games books. They are dystopian, and young adult. So while they are thought provoking, they aren't difficult reads.

    For those that read HG and liked them, you should also read Divergent by Veronica Roth. Its another dystopian YA book that is fantastic.

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    Light reads- anything by Emily Giffin (Something Borrowed, etc), Sophie Kinsella (I love Can You Keep A Secret? the most), Cecilia Ahearn (just not PS I Love You- too dark for vacay...but her other stuff is neat), Jen Lancaster (all of hers are hysterical)
    YA reads (which I love because while they are usually thought provoking they are easy reads)- Divergent by Veronica Roth, Delirium and Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, If I Stay by Gayle Forman, Looking for Alaska by John Green
    Historical Fiction- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon...LOVE this series. So romantic. I should probably name this baby after the main characters because these books got me in the mood so much ;)
    Sci-Fi- The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. So different than what I normally read....but O.M.G so good. So so good.

    Hope this helps!

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  • Jessica011010Jessica011010 member
    I've never been disappointed in a book by Jodi Picoult or Kristin Hannah! Have fun on your trip!
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  • oliviosisoliviosis member
    I LOVED The Thirteenth Tale!   I second Emily Giffin suggestions (although I think her earliest books are best) and I also love the earlier books by Jane Green (Jemima J is my favorite and I liked Babyville and Mr. Maybe).
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  • ejgballerinaejgballerina member

    imageJules08:
    I just finished Water For Elephants...it's a quick read but good!

    Yes, Water for Elephants is great!

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  • jnealetjnealet member

    I 5th the Hunger Games, they were excellent reads.  I just read My Secret Daughter by S. Gowda, it was surprisingly good. 

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  • megan.e.jensen@gmail.commegan.e.jensen@gmail.com member
    Thank you guys so much!  I think definites are The Hunger Games series, and Water for Elephants, and a few others mentioned some authors that I have read a while back (and loved) but forgot about!  Thanks!!!
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  • 909bride909bride
    imagemegan.e.jensen@gmail.com:
    image909bride:

    What kind of books do you like?  

    Just so you know, Baby Laughs is a super easy ready and you will probably FLY through it.  I did.  It was good.  Jenny McCarthy also has a book called Baby Laughs.  I just bought it but haven't read it yet because I'm in the middle of another book.  

    I generally like easy reads...I have read several Jennifer Weiner books a while back...is it Belly Laughs or Baby Laughs?  Or she has a second book called Baby Laughs?

    She has both, Belly Laughs and Baby Laughs.

    I was also going to recommend Emily Giffin.  (I couldn't remember if it was Giffin or Griffin and to be honest, I was too lazy to walk upstairs and look.)  Something Borrowed and Something Blue by Emily Giffin are good, quick summer reads.  :)  Have fun on vacation! 

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