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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.

Gma29 Wed 18-Jul-18 09:44:33

I love having the doors and windows open on a lovely day, but I hate the clammy, sticky days we often get

AngelaCringle Wed 18-Jul-18 09:24:23

I love being outside in the lovely garden in the sunshine.I hate the hot stuffy night when it's so hard to sleep.

UKJILL Wed 18-Jul-18 09:05:21

Best thing - beautiful warm sunny days and brilliant blue skies

Worst thing - no air conditioning!

MrsVincent01 Wed 18-Jul-18 08:45:26

My favourite thing about the Summer is spending time with the children and my husband, seeing family and travelling around a little more. I also love the scent and colour of the flowers in the garden and the peppers and tomatoes in the greenhouse. My least favourite thing, the cost of all the activities! it is so high and also too much sun, I know I shouldn't complain but I need my factor 50 if its higher than 20 degrees.

Patterry Wed 18-Jul-18 07:16:56

My favourite thing is wonderful sunny days, not having to take a raincoat with you when you go out.
Worse thing is the threat of a water shortage

greentoad Wed 18-Jul-18 04:16:06

fav: being outdoors a lot
least fav: heatwave

whobeme Wed 18-Jul-18 01:09:46

My favourite is the lovely long days so I can spend time sitting out in the garden.
My least favourite are WASPS these pesky little bleeders always find me and I never go more than 10-14 days without being stun. I obviously smell right to them!!

kennyh Tue 17-Jul-18 23:15:41

I love the summer being able to sit outside in the fresh air,Doing my magazine comps in the warm breeze,coffee in one hand,pen in the other, But the one thing I hate about summer,is the hot dry weather like we are having this year.Everywhere you look the landscapes have all turned brown,& barren.Even my vegetable garden is suffering nothing grows in this heat.And the worst part will be,all the veg & fruit will cost double the usual price in the autumn,when the crops are picked,& they have suffered heat damage,& lack of water.

IvvieN Tue 17-Jul-18 22:28:01

Best bit of Summer? Lying on a beach reading a book all the way through, without feeling guilty about doing nothing
Worst bit? Having to pack up and go home before I've finished the book!

chezvic Tue 17-Jul-18 22:22:09

I love being able to go out and about in a tshirt, meaning I don’t have to din hats, gloves, socks, boots etc. But I hate wasps and bees, they terrify me

Ducksy21 Tue 17-Jul-18 22:06:34

Favourite - 6 weeks summer holidays to spend with my family
Worst - Drinking too much wine at the evening bbq

saraandbart Tue 17-Jul-18 21:00:39

The best thing about Summer is bbqs, lounging in the sun reading a good book, and not having to put layers on to go outside!
The worst thing is the flies and wasps!!

flamingtoaster Tue 17-Jul-18 20:48:24

My favourite thing about summer is going to the beach either walking or bodyboarding with my husband. My least favourite thing about summer is insect stings.

JANH Tue 17-Jul-18 20:06:56

I love the heat but not the humidity
I love the fun days out but not the flies
I love the garden but loathe the gardening

rachael204 Tue 17-Jul-18 19:58:38

Best thing - no rain
Worst thing - bugs!

19ds70 Tue 17-Jul-18 19:54:41

Favourite thing - sunny and hot chilling in the garden
Worst thing - sunny and hot while at work.

craftycarol Tue 17-Jul-18 19:52:46

Favourite thing about summer is sitting in my lovely garden with my husband - both of us reading a good book, drinking a glass of wine and then having a little snooze!
Least favourite thing is horseflies - had a lot this year.

jocarter Tue 17-Jul-18 18:39:00

My favourite thing about summer is that we have lots of picnics by our local riverside.

The worse thing about summer for me is this unusual heat, sadly I don’t like to moan about it, but it personally makes me poorly.

Lioness68 Tue 17-Jul-18 18:21:36

I love the summer flowers in my garden. The worst thing is hot sticky nights when it's impossible to sleep.

jojangles5 Tue 17-Jul-18 18:08:44

Favourite thing is the lovely hot weather with NO rain.
Least favourite thing is being unable to sleep because of the hot weather!

helen55 Tue 17-Jul-18 17:57:19

FAV summer thing is Long warm Evenings
WORST summer thing Insect bites.

cake17uk Tue 17-Jul-18 17:33:35

Best thing, being able to sit in the garden, enjoying the evening warmth
worst - insect bites and too hot at night!

fialcross Tue 17-Jul-18 17:14:08

I love the long, sunny days and the chance to get out with the grandchildren.
I hate having to go to work when the sun beckons!

grannyRos Tue 17-Jul-18 16:56:47

Most favourite: Love reading in the garden.
Least favourite: Wasps.

cmlb72 Tue 17-Jul-18 16:30:28

I love sun, sea and family holidays...ost dislike sunburn and insect bites1