So, guys, I want this chair. I want it so that I can hang it from a tree in my yard and sit outside whenever I want, in solitude, and read my books. It looks pretty comfortable, and the potential for reading and swinging at the same time is high, and THAT is excellent. These three books all feature some outdoor goodness, or at least the potential for some, so I think they fit this month’s Nookish pretty well.
THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE | This is one of my favorite books, guys. It’s emotional and romantic and so fucking lovely. Jandy Nelson creates this really amazing town in Northern California, and Lenny and Joe spend a lot of time outside: in Lenny’s grandmother’s garden, Joe’s backyard, and most especially in the woods. It’s the perfect, late summer outside read. The setting is so vivid and magical, and it adds so much to Lenny and Joe’s story.
THE PENDERWICKS | Guys. This book–this series–is adorable. I love it because it’s got amazing family dynamics and awesome sisters, but it also completely fits this Nookish. These girls spend an incredible amount of time running around outside and getting into all kinds of old-school hijinks. This series has a wonderfully vintage vibe, and the setting that Jeanne Birdsall creates adds to it. A bunch of young kids running around on their summer vacation and making friends and getting into trouble? So much fun.
THE DOOR IN THE HEDGE | I’ve read just one book by Robin McKinley (SUNSHINE), and I really enjoyed it. I’ve had a ton of her other books on my TBR for a long time, and this is one of them. It’s actually, from what I understand, two stories in one. Fairy tale retellings, to be exact. I have to admit that what attracted me to this book for this Nookish was the “hedge” part in the title: you know, plants, outdoors, etc. But I’d like to curl up in my hanging comfy chair and read some fairy tale retellings.
I NEED THAT CHAIR. Well, technically, I need a backyard or front porch to hang it from first, but no matter. I just really, really want it, because (a) it looks comfortable, (b) the colors and (c) I love reading outside. Your book choices match the nook perfectly too! 😉