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Summer Reading Giveaway: Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz

Witches of East End actually IS a summer beach read. It takes place in the summer, and parts of it involve a beach. Crucial events of the book take place over the Fourth of July weekend, which is now just around the corner. If you are visiting family over the Fourth of July, and read this book before you go, while you’re there, or really any time after you leave, I’m pretty sure you’ll appreciate your own family more (although obviously there are exceptions). For your reading pleasure, we have a beautiful hardcover copy of Melissa de la Cruz’s first novel for adults, The Witches of East End.

What are you doing over the Fourth of July weekend? Post here and I’ll randomly pick a winner on July 6.

Summer Scares: What Melissa de la Cruz Is Reading

Melissa de la Cruz, author of the YA vampire series Blue Bloods, had her first novel for adults, The Witches of East End, come out today, from Hyperion. As part of Summer Scares, Melissa offered to share her own recommendations for summer reading. Check out our review of The Witches of East End… you might want to add that to your list as well!

Melissa de la Cruz recommends:

Swamplandia by Karen Russell – more moody and funny than scary, but there is a dark theme to the book. very readable and fun.

Everlasting by Alyson Noel – again not scary but an awesome ending to a great series, very romantic!

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl – a hot Carolina summer, scary, dark and swoony.

For summer reads I also always enjoy anything by Laura Lippman, who is the queen of suspense.

I haven’t read any of these books, and I’m always looking for something new to try, so I’ll be checking her recommendations out. I hope you will, too! Thanks, Melissa!