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Summer is one of my favorite times of year, simply because I have so much free time to read. I got through a good number of books during the break, but I still have a lot I hope to read one day. Here are just a few:

“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen

So many people have suggested I read this book, and I know I would absolutely love it. Some of my favorite books are classics including “Wuthering Heights” and “Little Women” and this is up there with the greats. I recently had to read another one of Austen’s books, “Persuasion”, for a class and I thought it was really good. I also no longer have an excuse not to read it because my friend bought be a stunning copy of it from Barnes and Noble for my birthday. 

“Daisy Jones & The Six” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

This is another one I have been recommended a lot. I read “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” this summer and really enjoyed it, so I would love to read more books written by this author. I have also wanted to watch the show since it came out, but have been holding off in order to read the book first. 

The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

One of my biggest regrets to this day is only reading the first book in this series. I honestly don’t know why I stopped, and hope I will still like it as much as I would have as a kid. All I know is I will definitely be tuning in to the Disney+ series. 

Anything written by Mitch Albom

I have read a decent handful of his books and can confidently say he is one of my favorite authors of all time. If you haven’t read “The Five People You Meet in Heaven”, do it. You can thank me later. These are just those books you think about for weeks, months and even years after you first read them. 

“All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr

This is a book I do not know much about, but I have seen it all over social media and it seems like a very interesting plot. The movie adaptation is also releasing on Netflix in November, so I would love to read it before that comes out. 

Unfortunately, my TBR list grows much faster than I can read so I have no idea when I will get to these books. Hopefully sooner rather than later but it’s so sad how little I read while at school. I am attempting to make time this year so maybe I won’t have to wait until next summer to read some of these amazing books!

Delaney Chase is the co-campus correspondent for the St. Bonaventure University Her Campus chapter. She works with the other campus correspondent and various board members to communicate with the rest of the Her Campus community as well as edit articles and lead weekly meetings. Delaney is a junior and is currently studying journalism and political science. She also is a writer for TAP into Greater Olean, an online news platform in the St. Bonaventure area, as well as a captain of the St. Bonaventure Women's Club Basketball team and Vice President of SBU for Equality. She enjoys hearing and sharing experiences with those of similar interests and enjoys being involved in different activities across the SBU campus. She finds this a great way to gain connections with those at her university and in nearby areas. She is enjoys the ability to gain experience and further her knowledge of the communications field. Outside of her time in school, Delaney loves listening to Taylor Swift and will take absolutely any opportunity to bring her up in conversation. She can often be found at the campus Starbucks with her friends ordering a pumpkin spice latte or brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso. She enjoys reading classic novels but also loves watching the trashiest reality TV shows.