Valentine’s Day is over, so time to put aside the fascination with all things romance. Instead, inspired by the daffodils poking their heads above ground, I’m thinking of warm days and holidays. My mind has been flitting over places I’d like to visit and from there I was inspired to list YA books set in different countries. I won’t cover every country – so feel free to fill in the missing places.

England – quite a choice here but I love Suffolk so I’ve opted for I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith.

France – Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell

Italy – A Room with a View by E M Forster

Spain – A World Between Us by Lydia Syson

Lithuania/Russia – Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys

Czech Republic – Cabinet of Curiosities by Paul Dowswell

Holland – Silent Saturday’s by Helen Grant

Ireland – Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

Greece – Gods and Warriors by Michelle Paver

I have purposefully not included WW2 books set in Germany as I didn’t want to define Germany by that time period, but that still leaves plenty of countries unaccounted for. What have I overlooked?