Summer Is the Perfect Time to Catch Up on Some Reading

(NewsUSA) - Sponsored News - As summer days grow longer (and hotter), with them comes a more relaxed mindset -- there are no lunches to make, kids to get off to school or parent-teacher conferences to attend. In short, it tends to be a great time to catch up on some of those guilty pleasures that you deny yourself nine other months out of the year.

For bookworms, summer is license to read light.

"I still cherish the notion that summer reading is more leisurely and wonderful than the rest of the year," Kris Kleindienst, co-owner of Left Bank Books in St. Louis Mo. told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in an interview.

If you're looking for a recommendation on what to take to the pool or on vacation, look no further than the recommendations below:

* "The Lightbearers," by Nora Garcia. According to one reviewer, "Garcia has done an excellent job of providing a mix of the paranormal, evil geniuses and robots into one thrilling story around a couple that removes the boundaries of a single life." "The Lightbearers" starts off by proving Jean and George Crystal are not your average couple. They have been tasked with guarding humanity and enlightening those with whom they come into contact. As readers move through 3,300 years, they're shown how George and Jean, originally an Egyptian king and queen, can cross all boundaries to ensure they accomplish their given task.

For more information or to buy the book, click here or search "Nora Garcia" on Amazon.

* "The Girls in the Garden," by Lisa Jewell. For anyone who fancies themselves a sleuth, this mystery begins in a London neighborhood after a girl finds her 13-year-old sister Grace unconscious and hidden in a remote corner of a communal garden. The community denies any wrongdoing and, as an investigation unfolds, secrets and betrayals are spilled, challenging the picturesque and idyllic neighborhood image.

* "End of Watch," by Stephen King. The acclaimed author finishes the Bill Hodges trilogy ("Mr. Mercedes" and "Finders Keepers") in typical page-turning fashion by pitting an aging protagonist (Detective Hodges) against his nemesis, a mass murderer who is back with more even more terrifying methods at his disposal than before. Washington Post reviewer Elizabeth Hand says, "One finishes this novel feeling great empathy for its resolute protagonist and even greater trepidation about that next round of Candy Crush."