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Favorite Books to Read in Summer
15
items Read up on your summer break with these epic tales that put you in a place of warmth
Sections
3
Romance
Mystery
Travel Fiction
Romance
Who doesn't love a quick read in the sand?
A retelling of the Trojan War from the POV of Patroclus, two lovers who are banned to be together, The Song of Achilles grips your heart and squeezes tears from your eyes. An easy read for YA
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
If you're familiar with the Amazon Prime Series, then do yourself a favor this summer and read Jenny Han's OG books!
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Boxed Set
A ghostwriter travels back home and on her way picks up a few ghosts of her own.
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Based in Martha's Vineyard, Meredith's annual family game at a wedding turns into something much more interesting
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
When a lost secret emerges, best friends turned sisters try to rebuild what they once had while renovating their beloved summer beach house
The Beach Trap by Ali Brady
What do two ex-best friends who have nothing in common do when they see each other again on vacation? Try to make i right obviously…
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
“An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past”
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
Five years into the future, Dannie wakes up from her perfect life in Manhattan to a different life that makes no sense until she lives those five years just as her vision has played.
In Five Years: A Novel by Rebecca Serle
Mystery
Because nothing screams summer quite like a good, old fashioned mystery!
With a killler on the loose and an unsolved mystery under his nose, retired DCI is forced to come out of retirement to find the killer of a crime writer
Murder in Tuscany by T.A. Williams
Catching the same train everyday, Rachel starts to imagine the lives of one of the households. That is until she catches something and becomes a part of their lives.
The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula Hawkins
During a trip to a beach house on the Mississppi, three friends have a run in with a supernatural guest
Summer House Mystery by Eva Pohler
Travel Fiction
If you aren't traveling much this summer, here are some reads that make you feel like you're there
Travel can change a person, sometimes we have to find ourselves in the midst of it all
The French Chateau Escape by Gillian Harvey
Leaving San Francisco for a summer on the Italian Riviera she runs into a local who turns Isla's world upside down
Italian Rendezvous by June Patrick
Lily has dreamt of moving to France, so she begins renovating a farmhouse. But will it be the farmhouse that keeps her there or her feelings?
A Year at the French Farmhouse by Gillian Harvey
After reaching a crossroads in her life, Clover decides to visit her cousin in the Italian Lakes until a surprise visit from her 80 year old mother encourages her to let loose.
A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please