I think it's safe to say that the summer weather has arrived! Iced drinks, sunglasses and relaxing weekends. Summer is a hard season for me since I suffer from hot flashes and weather headaches so I try not to overextend myself. I like to spend my days sitting in the shade by the pool with a good book - something I can get lost in (a side of Gin & Tonic is also nice to have).

I love reading fiction; I want to escape from the real world into something new and be taken on an adventure. I also enjoy psychological thrillers, fantasy, mystery and a touch of romance.

• Omens - Kelley Armstrong
• The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
• I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain - Wil Walton
• The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden
• Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories - Kelly Barnhill
• The Roses of May - Dot Hutchison
• Let the Right One In - John Lindqvist
• The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
• Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo