I’m going to finish up my post-op/summer reading list with this post.

My Fair Lazy by Jen Lancaster:  Irreverent, hysterical, and completely likeable, Jen Lancaster’s fifth memoir promises to be a HOOT. There’s no words, really, to describe exactly how much fun reading her books are. I <3 JL 4 Ever.

Jane Slayre by Charlotte Bronte and Sherri Browning Erwin:  In the same vein as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Jane Slayre is the classic Jane Eyre, but with a heap of vampires, zombies, and other ghoulies. It seems like too much fun!

Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovitch:  Stephanie Plum, the lovable and completely inept bounty hunter from New Jersey is back in the 16th installment in the series. What can you say about this series? None of these novels are War and Peace. What they ARE is a good time. The entire series is fluffy and funny and silly and the characters are precious. I love this series and can’t wait to check out book 16!

Cheat the Grave (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 5) by Vicki Pettersson: OK, so every single time I try to describe this series to someone, they give me a look like the stupid is just pouring off of me. It is difficult to describe without making the series sound queer, so I am not even going to try. I will say that I adore the series. Pettersson is quickly becoming one of my favs in the supernatural genre. I can’t wait to read what happens next! (Really, check the series out. It is so good!)

Spider Bones (A Temperance Brennan Novel) by Kathy Reichs:  The basis for the hit TV show Bones, Reichs’ forensic anthropologist heroine Temperance Brennan returns in another chilling mystery. What will Brennan do when she discovers that the dead body she is dealing with is a man who already died 40 years ago? I don’t know what she will do, but I can’t wait to find out!

Death’s Excellent Vacation by Charlaine Harris:  Charlaine Harris is not the only author representing in this collection of supernatural short stories. Katie McAllister, Jeaniene Frost and others contribute to the tome with tales of witches, werewolves, telepaths, and mayhem. I love these collections because I often am introduced to new authors I would have otherwise missed.

The Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah: After the death of their father, two sisters find that their Russian heritage that their mother is so tight-lipped about is hiding in the fairy tales she told them as children. Reluctant at first, the two sisters set out to learn the truth behind the tales. Who doesn’t love a good fairy tale? Even better, a Russian fairy tale? I absolutely loved Hannah’s Firefly Lane and I am excited to read something else by her.

There could be later additions, but this is it for now!

After the surgery, 12 days away (July 1st!), I figure I will have a wee bit o’ time on my hands and that I should use it to read. Because really? If you are me, there can never be enough reading. And what a better way to take my mind off the fact that I will, in fact, have two stomachs, than by filling my mind with exceptional reads!

Also, I’ve received some recommendations that look fabulous, so I figured I would put together my post-op reading list, or a summer reading list for you non-surgically challenged folks.

Here we go, in no particular order.

You’ll Never Blue Ball In This Town Again, by Heather McDonald: Ok, so I lied a little bit. I <3 the title of this sassy memoir so much that it had to be first on my list. Known best for her appearances as a round table guest on my fav show Chelsea Lately, Heather McDonald is a comedienne, wife, mother, and apparently she does not put out. Or at least she didn’t if we believe the title of her memoir. This book has only been out for about a week and it is getting fantastic and hysterical reviews. I cannot wait!

The Help, by Kathryn Stockett:  During the height of the Civil Rights Movement, three women come together to shed light on the disturbing relationship between southern whites and the way they treat their black maids. Sounds super heavy, but it is also excellently reviewed, so it goes on the list.

How Did You Get This Number? by Sloane Crosley:  I am FUCKING giddy over the prospect of reading this book. I read Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake and simply adored it. She is in the elite class of authors who make me squee and laugh aloud. Truly, she is spectacular.

The Department of Lost and Found, by Allison Winn Scotch: I’ve not read Winn Scotch before, but I am totally impatient to do so. In this novel, the main character Natalie seems to have it all. That is until she finds out she really does have it all: cancer. Then, her cheating boyfriend leaves her. After Natalie becomes hopelessly addicted to The Price Is Right, she does life examiney stuff. It sounds sooooo good.

Tales of the Otherworld, by Kelley Armstrong:  Vampires and Witches and Weres, Oh My! Kelley Armstrong is one of my fav paranormal fiction writers. TOTO is a collection of short stories about otherworldly characters. Some characters are familiar if you are a reader of her books, and some are brand new. Love, love, love her and can’t wait to read the shorts.

OK, I just decided to break this into a few posts. My ass hurts from sitting here. I’ll be back later with more booktasticness.