Summer 2014 Wrap-Up part one (the summer books)

According to my goodreads account I've read 16 books, out of which 7 can be tagged "summer". You know what I mean - the sweet, cute, funny, romantical stories everyone loves reading (especially on the beach ... where I haven't been for a few years). I liked all of them, but who doesn't like these books, right? :) I don't read this genre very often (unless you think of GoT as a romance :) ), so it was a nice rest from all the mysteries, thrillers and heartbreaking novels ( John Green I'm looking at you ... ).

The first book I've read was To all the boys I loved before by Jenny Han. Since everyone on booktube was talking about it, I had to read it too and to my great surprise it was worth it! At first I was discouraged by the cover, which to me looks like something my 12 year old self would have enjoyed, but I thought "Why would everyone love it so much if it was bad, right?" 
Now it's been three months since I've read it and the book doesn't really stand out for me anymore. All the stories are being mixed up in my head, but I don't think that really matters. I think we all like these books, because of the predictability. We know that the characters are going to stay together, we just don't know how and when it's going to happen. There's something calming in reading a book that you know how's going to end. It may not be as exciting as other books, where you're almost afraid to turn the page, expecting your favourite character to be stabbed in the stomach (boy that escalated quickly ...), but sometimes it's nice to just read and not have to think about anything. Does that make sense? So I decided not to write about each book, but just to give you a list. Some of them may not be exactly viewed as "summer books" but this is my list, my rules.

Here's the list of my summer "summer" reads:

An abundance of Katherines by John Green  (is my least favourite, but still good)

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell (maybe my expectations were too high because of all the hype, but I  haven't enjoyed it as much as everyone else seemed to, but it was still a great read)

 Lola and the boy next door by Stephanie Perkins (was as good as Anna and the French Kiss which I loved!)

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins (is my favourite of the triology. And my favourite of the summer reads as well. That says something ...)

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour (The ending here is obvious, but the way to it? Not so much)

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (The only non-YA book here, but still fun to read. A lot of fun actually!)

And what about you? Do you like to read romantic fiction during summer days? Or do you stay with your favourite genres all year long? Have you read any of these book or any similar one? Let me know in the comments, I'd love to know what you think!