my last five.

if you asked me to take down the last five books i've read, these are the ones i'd grab for you off my bookshelf.

my idea of the perfect summer read : light (meaning i  finished this in a weekend), funny, and touching. i loved "something borrowed" but i have to admit... i almost loved this one more. 

there is nothing like british humor (think nick hornby). i was so glad M told me about this one, especially before the film version comes out. Marianne just finished reading it and we swooned in the middle of the night (because she couldn't put it down either and stayed up reading) discussing dex and em.  

this was the first book for the summer book club. that's the beauty about book clubs; you'll read a book you probably wouldn't have noticed/picked up in the first place. i think we all agreed that we were in love with the idea of this book {though when i was googling for a book cover image, the movie looks pretty steamy! may have to hunt it down...}.

another recommendation by my bestie (she has the best taste in books/film/music). And as i kind of joked about above, lately i've been reading books turned into films so i can compare the two. this one is a winner both ways. (and i do a lot of my reading paired with a bubble bath, apparently)

what i'm currently reading. [again, i thought the movie version was beautiful] that i have been wanting to  get the book in my lap all these years. And then like a sign i found it in a used book shop. 

i'm three days late with Meghan's Top 5 Thursday link-up but i had to do this one. i love books. in fact, you can add these two from the book swap to my summer reading.