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Summer Book Recommendation 2017

July 02, 2017 Hello, my dear bookworms.

You are right; it’s one of these posts, where I recommend some books to you that, I think, are perfect to read during the summer. The criteria are, as always, the setting, the atmosphere and how good it fits into the summer. This time I, also had the idea to structure the recommendation into genres (no Science Fiction or High Fantasy), so that there is hopefully a book for everyone.
However, I‘ll be honest to you guys, I skipped the spring recommendation. I have honestly no idea what books are fitting into spring. Title: Doon [Doon #1]
Author: Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon
Genre: Fantasy, YA, Romance
Published: 2013

But the Scottish countryside holds other plans.

Why You Should Read It
Doon takes place during the summer holidays, which sounds really good. It also seems to be an YA version of Outlander  by Diana Gabaldon. I haven’t read this book myself but it’s on my own summer TBR.
 Title: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Author: Jenny Han
Genre: YA, Romance, Contemporary
Published: 2014

This is also a book from my summer TBR. To my mind YA books are perfect for the summer. At least, I have the feeling that it’s the only season that I get interested in reading about teenage problems and love triangles. Series: Commissario Brunetti series
Author: Donna Leon
Genre: Crime, Fiction, Cultural, Italy
Published: 1992- now
All books can be found here.

About the author and the series
Donna Leon (born September 29, 1942, in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice and featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti.
Donna Leon has lived in Venice for over twenty-five years.
Her crime novels are all situated in or near Venice. They are written in English and translated into many foreign languages, although not, by her request, into Italian. Her ninth Brunetti novel, Friends in High Places, won the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 2000.


Normally, I don’t like to read crime books in the summer. To my mind that’s something for the darker seasons of the year. However, I’m totally in love with Donna Leons’ Commissario Brunetti series. Every book, even the fourth and fifth which are set in winter, gives me the feeling that I’m in the middle of Venice in the summer. The detailed description of the city, the people and the culture caught me directly as I read the first book. Furthermore, the paperbacks have a perfect size to take it with you on holidays. I’m usually not a big fan of audiobooks but the one of the Commissario Brunetti series, which can be found on Youtube, are really good, too.
 Title: Medici: Die Macht des Geldes [I Medici #1]
Author:  Matteo Strukul
Genre:  Historical, Fiction, Cultural
Published: 2016

Disclaimer: I have no idea why, but this book , according to goodreads, is only available in Italian, German or Dutch... So here is the German and the Italian synopsis.

Florenz im Februar 1429: Als der Bankier Giovanni de‘ Medici stirbt, hinterlässt er ein enormes Vermögen und ein hervorragend funktionierendes Netzwerk. Seine Söhne Cosimo und Lorenzo sollen gemeinsam die Leitung von Familie und Geschäft übernehmen. „Politisch nüchtern, im eigenen Leben maßvoll zurückhaltend, aber entschlossen im Handeln“ – das sind die fundamentalen Verhaltensregeln, die Giovanni seinen Söhnen sterbend aufträgt. Doch so einfach lässt sich sein letzter Wunsch nicht erfüllen, denn Giovanni hatte mächtige Feinde. Vor allem der verschlagene und blutrünstige Rinaldo degli Albizzi kennt nur ein Ziel: die Vorherrschaft in Florenz zu übernehmen. Und dafür ist ihm jedes Mittel recht ...

Firenze, 1429. Alla morte del patriarca Giovanni de’ Medici, i figli Cosimo e Lorenzo si trovano a capo di un autentico impero finanziario, ma, al tempo stesso, accerchiati da nemici giurati come Rinaldo degli Albizzi e Palla Strozzi, esponenti delle più potenti famiglie fiorentine. In modo intelligente e spregiudicato i due fratelli conquistano il potere politico, bilanciando uno spietato senso degli affari con l’amore per l’arte e la cultura. Mentre i lavori per la realizzazione della cupola di Santa Maria del Fiore procedono sotto la direzione di Filippo Brunelleschi, gli avversari di sempre continuano a tessere le loro trame. Fra loro c’è anche una donna d’infinita bellezza, ma dal fascino maledetto, capace di ghermire il cuore di un uomo. Nell’arco di quattro anni, dopo essere sfuggito a una serie di cospirazioni, alla peste e alla guerra contro Lucca, Cosimo finirà in prigione, rischiando la condanna a morte. Fra omicidi, tradimenti e giochi di palazzo, questo romanzo narra la saga della famiglia più potente del Rinascimento, l’inizio della sua ascesa alla Signoria fiorentina, in una ridda di intrighi e colpi di scena che vedono come protagonisti capitani di ventura senza scrupoli, fatali avvelenatrici, mercenari svizzeri sanguinari…
Carey Corp Commissario Brunetti Crime Donna Leon Doon Fantasy Fiction Historical Fiction Jenny Han Matteo Strukul Medici recommendations To All the Boys I've Loved Before YA





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