Summer is a time to relax and recharge, and fun reading is a great way to do this? Here are 10 books from different genres that we think will be great summer reads. So get some lemonade and grab a book!
1. “The Summer of Broken
Rules” by K.L. Walther
Returning to Martha’s Vineyard for her cousin’s wedding, Meredith (Mer) Fox navigates her first summer without her late
sister, Claire. But, when a tall, charming, and funny groomsman, Wit, catches her eye and they form an alliance to win the family’s annual game of assassin, Mer slowly finds her falling for Wit, when she gets assigned hernewest target.
2. “Sunkissed” by Kasie West
According to a Goodreads review, “Sunkissed” , which has garnered 3.82 stars, follows the story of Avery who has always loved music. After a stinging betrayal by her closest friend, Avery is dragged to a remote summer camp, isolated from her usual musical outlets and surrounded by her tech obsessed sister. Averyis ready to quit hoping for a better summer when she meets Brooks, a charismatic staff member who catches her attention. Avery realizes she must stand up for what she wants to finally get her happy
ending.
3. “Better than the Movies” by
Lynn Painter
When her crush, Micheal, moves back to Omaha, Elizabeth (Liz) Buxbaum decides to try to win him over through the help of her annoying next door neighbor Wes Bennet. As Liz works to get noticed by Micheal, her friend- ship with Wes starts to grow. Torn between winning her childhood crush and her growing friendship with Wes, Liz must decide what her heart truly desires.
4. “Eleanor and Park” by Rain-
bow Rowell
Set in 1986, Eleanor and Park are each other’s first love and even though their personalities are different, their interests are the same. As they bond over how similar they are, their friendship turns from first love to something stronger. They know first loves don‘t always last, but they know what they have is worth a chance for more.
5. “Isla and the Happily Ever
After” by Stephanie Perkins
This is the third book in the Anna and the French Kiss trilogy. Isla Martin has always been a hopeless romantic and has been
in love with Josh Wasserstein. Ready to finish her senior year at a French boarding school, a chance encounter launches her into a relationship with Josh. Isla is finally getting her happily ever after, but Josh’s impulsive person- ality takes a toll on their relationship. Will Isla get her happily ever after or will it slip past her hands like it always had?
6. “The Summer She Went
Missing” by Chelsea Ichau
Audrey Covington, beloved daughter, sister, and friend, went missing during a summer in the small vacation town of Clearwater Ridge. Nearly a year later, her bestfriend, Paige, returns to Clearwater Ridge in hopes to solve what happened. As Paige moves closer to the truth, she unearths secrets she wished had stayed buried. With the help of Audrey’s brother, Dylan, she realizes that danger lurks closer than she thought.
7. “We were Liars” by E. Lock-
hart
Seventeen year-old Cadence Sinclair returns back to the beach where her family’s vacation home
is. The last time she was here was during summer when she was fifteen. During that summer, according to her family, Cadence suffered severe hypothermia when she went for a swim one night. Her accident left her with a
brain injury that in resulted in her losing her memory about what that night. Now back at the beach, two years later, Cadence wants to piece together what her family might not be telling her about what happened that summer.
8. “Anne of the Green Gables”
by Lucy Maud Montgemory
Amazon describes “Anne of Green Gables” as a “timeless classic.” The novel is set in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Anne Shirley, an orphan who was adopted by Culbert siblings, Matthew and Marilla. The Culberts who originally wanted a boy were met with an eleven-year-old girl instead. Anne’s fiery temper, bright personality and desperate wish to finally belong and call somewhere home allowed her to capture the heart of Marilla and Matthew. This coming of age series spans over 8 books and follows the story of Anne as she makes friends and finally begins to fit in.
9. “Sorcery of Thorns” by Mar-
geret Rogerson
Elisabeth Scrivener was raised to protect the library and keep dangerous grimoires locked away.After an incident with a danger-
ous grimoire, Elisabeth becomes a suspect in a conspiracy. In hopes of clearing her name she works
with a sorcerer, Nathaniel Thorn to unravel the conspiracy and find out deeper secrets of her life.
10. “Betting on You” by Lynn
Painter
Three years ago, Bailey Mitchell and Charlie Sampson were seat neighbors on a ten hour flight to Omaha, Nebraska. Now three
years later, after she runs into him at the movie theater, Bailey is hopeful that she can finally forget about him, but unfortunately for her Charlie also happens to be a coworker at her new job. Charlie is convinced that people of the opposite gender can‘t be friends,but Bailey believes otherwise. As Bailey and Charlie start spending time with each other, will they
just be able to stay friends or does Charlie‘s view on relationships also apply to them?
