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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 12-Jun-18 15:50:26

We've rounded up some of the best books for summer - whether you're jetting off on holiday, or reading in the garden at home.

One lucky person can win everything featured on the page - a book haul worth over £500. Details of all the books HERE and T&Cs HERE We will be picking a winner at random after midday on Monday 23 July.

To enter...simply tell us your favourite and least favourite thing about summer.

kittykomp Thu 14-Jun-18 12:48:20

fav - long days and nice weather
bads - hayfever

djkk Thu 14-Jun-18 13:52:08

smile BBQ
sad UV

CF22586 Thu 14-Jun-18 14:13:13

favourite is the fun days out. Least favourite is applying suncream!

modernworld15 Thu 14-Jun-18 14:13:55

my favourite is being able to have BBQs and picnics in the park. My least favourite is getting sunburnt!

SUSANCORDWELL Thu 14-Jun-18 14:15:17

my favorite thing is sleeping with open windows and hearing the birds sing in the morning and my least favorite is having to mow the lawn so often

smith106 Thu 14-Jun-18 15:00:52

The best thing about summer is visiting my daughter and grandaughter who live far from me the worst thing is getting sunburnt because I am pale skinned so I really suffer in the heat.

lilmiztam22 Thu 14-Jun-18 15:41:28

My favourite thing about summer is being able to spend more time outdoors because of the sunshine lasting longer! My least favourite thing would have to be the increase in bugs and wasps!

NanaPlenty Thu 14-Jun-18 17:16:32

My favourite thing about summer is the longer days and feeling you have more time to do things outside. The thing I dislike is those pesky flie that insist on coming indoors the second you have your windows open.

kezia Thu 14-Jun-18 17:18:56

Favourite thing is long days in the sun either in the garden or on the beach down the road.
Least favourite is wasps!

lauzc87 Thu 14-Jun-18 19:26:29

My favourite thing has to be the warm weather so that I can sit outside in my garden.
My least favourite is the warm nights where I can't sleep.

Isis1981uk Thu 14-Jun-18 19:45:57

My favourite thing about Summer is having a more outdoors lifestyle, sitting out in the garden reading later into the evening. My least favourite thing is having to remember lots of water, hats & suncream for the kids every time we go anywhere!

SandraDJ Thu 14-Jun-18 20:06:11

I love the light mornings and evenings, and the long days being able to enjoy the garden.

I don't like barbecues, the smell of the cooking wafts into my house so I have to close the doors and windows to keep the smell out.

alem2018 Thu 14-Jun-18 21:14:43

Best thing - warm weather

Worst thing - wasps

flossy1973 Thu 14-Jun-18 21:21:51

Fave: warmer weather

Least fave: too hot to sleep!

bikerbill Thu 14-Jun-18 21:45:37

Best thing is the long light nights

Worst thing when it gets too hot

madge47 Thu 14-Jun-18 21:58:52

Love going to the beach in summer.Hate summer thunder storms

mitchellsanders Thu 14-Jun-18 22:13:37

I love being out and about in shorts and a tee shirt.
I hate wasps

chrisbishop55 Thu 14-Jun-18 23:06:12

Favourite thing is when the sun shines I can be out in the garden all day. Least favourite is that no housework gets done and I'm ashamed if anyone calls in and sees the mess that I make and live in!

bobistheboss Thu 14-Jun-18 23:37:51

Love the light evenings to spend time with family
dislike hayfever!

grannyqueenie Thu 14-Jun-18 23:52:07

I love the feel of sunshine on my skin, albeit through sun protection, and always feel healthier in summer.
My least favourite thing is when, having planned a weather dependent activity, the weather does the typical British thing and lets us down!

Iceprincess Fri 15-Jun-18 07:37:31

Favourite thing about summer : the light mornings
Least favourite: The heat !

Suema Fri 15-Jun-18 08:20:53

Favourite thing: sitting in our new garden with a cold drink and a book while the grandsons bounce off all their energy on the trampoline.
Least favourite: insects!

Leahcar Fri 15-Jun-18 09:02:06

My favourite part of summer is my garden. Relaxing with a good book being pleasantly distracted by the bees and birds that visit the garden is my perfect day.

My least favourite part are the long hot muggy nights.

dragonfly63 Fri 15-Jun-18 10:10:50

My favourite thing about summer is my garden. The colour, the scent, the butterflies and birds, fresh vegetables, home grown fruit and Mother Nature making sure that it al happens at the right time. My least favourite thing is the bugs and beasts that spoil it all!

Stansgran Fri 15-Jun-18 10:55:27

Sitting on the swing with a g&t on a perfect summer evening is the best bit. Midges last night and no swifts or bats yet to deal with them.