25 Books You Should Read This Summer
Put me just about anywhere with a good book and I’ll forget where I am…if the book is a good one, of course! Summer is coming up and I’m getting my list together for books I want to lose myself in. It’s such a great feeling to be able to kick up your feet and relax. At the cottage swinging in a hammock, on the beach under an umbrella or even on the boat while the guys fish, these are all spots I’ve spent hours reading. Pure bliss.
I’ve been asked for recommendations on good summer reads and have come up with this list of 25 books you should read this summer. Most of them are books I’ve read from summers past. A couple of them are on my personal summer reading list this year and have heard good things about them.
Here are my summer picks!
- Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
- Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
- Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
- Calling Maggie May by Anonymous
- Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain
- Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James
- Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
- The Pact by Jodi Picoult
- Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
- Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
- Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
- The Devil Wears Prada by by Lauren Weisberger
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
- The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
- The One and Only by Emily Giffin
- Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
- Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
- We Were Liars by E Lockhart
- Third Degree by Greg Iles
- The Good Girl by Mary Kubica
- The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford
You can also find these books on Amazon.ca and Kobo.
Have you read any of these books? What books are on your summer reading list this year?
That’s quite the list…..one day I’ll get to sit and read again. Not a chance with a toddler running wild lol
If you’re looking for books for your kids to read this Summer (or maybe you’d want to check them out for yourself), here’s a giveaway my sister is sponsoring for several of her books / audio books. 🙂
http://kristyscottage.com/audio-book-giveaway-from-rebekah-a-morris-jump-start-your-familys-summer-reading/#comment-194942
Thanks for this big list! You make things easier for us 🙂
I have to admit that I have not read any book on your reading list. This does not surprise me as tastes in reading are as different as tastes in food. I may read some of them because I am always on the lookout for new fascinating authors. Thank you for this list.
Love to read in the summer. Love the book choices
Thank you, I like book recommendations!
Oooh this is a great list!! I can’t wait to check them out!! I honestly am super excited to read the Holly Madison book that comes out shortly!! Ive been dying to know those playboy secrets!!
I like seeing other people’s list of what to read Always interesting and fun to see. The Good Girl sounds good, and I like Jodi Picoult, too.
I am reading the Madaddam Trilogy by Margaret Atwood beginning with ‘Oryx and Crake’, which I really enjoyed. I am about to dig into the next two.
Many on your list may fit the bill as well, thanks for the recommendations!
What an amazing list of books. I’m not sure if I’ll get to read any this summer with 2 new grandbabies!!
I’m an avid reader and always looking for something new to read; I love recommendations, so thank you! I have a vacation coming up and will definitely review your list to see what is available in electronic format.
I so remember reading the Children in the Attic series when I was younger. Great reads! I haven’t heard of The Good Girl but it sounds like a good beach read. 🙂
There are some books on that list I really want to read. Perfect for the summer holidays!
IT’S YOU by Jane Porter!
I am familiar with a few of these titles, but I have not read any of these books. I would like to read The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Thank you for sharing this list.
Thanks for the reading list! Some of these books are on my TBR list.
I can’t wait to try some of these books, I love to sit outside and read it’s relaxing. Thanks for some ideas.
You’ll often find me with a book in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other 🙂 Thanks for creating this great list 🙂
I tend to like my books completely unlike I like my life – dark and tormented and full of mystery 😉
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The Island and The Good Girl!
That’s a lot to choose from. I think I’d choose Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella and The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain.
“Flowers in the attic” and “the girl on the train” would be the two I’d want to read most and first.
Ooooh, tough choice. I think I would pick Heart of the Matter and We were Liars. 🙂
The good girl and Summer sisters are two I have not read and sound good.
The Good Girl and The Pact
Love to read & have read many of these but would love to read The Midwife’s Confession & the Pocket Wife. Thanks
This is a great selection of summer reads.
I would pick 15.The Devil Wears Prada and the Good Girl
looks like we have similar taste in books! I will be adding some of these to my list! I loved “Good Girl”. Are you on Goodreads?
Yep! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/4778983-stacie-vaughan
What a great list! I have read at least 10 of these and loved them. 🙂 Really want to read a couple of these that you have listed…The Good Girl, The Girl on the Train. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Summer sisters and summer land would be my choices
Let’s Pretend this Never Happened (I like weird families) and The Midwife’s Confession. There are quite a few that I will be adding to my book bucket list though. Thanks for the posting. I will also follow you on Goodreads.
The Pact by Jodi Picoult & Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella would be the 2 choices for me. But I am sure I will end up reading the whole list!
I would choose The Girl on the Train and The Good Girl. I’ve read some of the books on your list (most recently The Pact) and I loved them, so I bet all of these books are good! I’ve heard Great things about The Girl on the Train, and I’ve never heard of The Good Girl before but I read the synopsis and I am intrigued. Thanks for the chance!
The Good Girl sounds good, and I like Jodi Picoult, too.
Summerland and The Island
I would get Confessions of a Shopaholic and Confessions of a midwife. After reading my choices apparently I like confessional books 🙂
summer sisters by judy blume and i’ll read the twilight series since everyone is so into it and i have yet to be able to read it.
I would choose The Pact and The Midwife’s Confession.
Let’s Pretend It Never Happened and The Island are two I have not read and would be interested in.. I am an avid reader so was surprised how many of your list I have not read.
I am reading Summer Sisters right now and I’m enjoying it. I would love to win The Pact and The Island.
The Devil Wears Prada and The Fault In Our Stars.
I would pick Summer Sisters by Judy Blume and The Pact by Jodi Picoult.
I’d love to read The Girl on the Train and The Midwife’s Confession
I’d choose Summerland and The Good Girl if I can only pick two.
I would love to read The Island and Eat, Pray, Love
Thanks for the list,i have not read Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella yet!