Now that summer is here, and the snows some of us experienced only 4 months ago are a distant memory, its time to hit the beach! There is no need to go into all the usual aspects of beach life (safety, sunscreen, etc), we should all be well aware of the issues!

However, now you are on the beach and soaking up the rays. Maybe you have had a dip and found the sea to be warmer than you expected. You may even have been indulging in spot of people watching! The question is - what next?

Reading is one thing that many of us love to do, but rarely get chance. Lying on the beach gives us an opportunity to lose ourselves in a book. So you've decided to read...the next question is what to read.

From July onwards, thisiscostablanca.com will bring you our 'book of the month' (click here for July's). Moreover, to make it easier for one lucky thisiscostablanca.com member to read our book of the month, our friends at Bookworld España have agreed to let us give 1 copy away. So whether you are into schoolboy wizards, or cracking codes for famous Italian painters, make sure you are registered with us (click here to register), and enjoy those hours on the beach with a good read.

Finally, if you have read a good book, and want to recommend it to others, why not write a few lines about it and This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . We will then publish it in our Reader's Contributions Section.