So, summer hasn't quite hit just yet.
Right now, it's pretty much like winter.
But the sun will be here soon, right?
Time to get started on some summer reads!
If you'd like to take a look back at previous Summer Spotlight posts and maybe find some great summer reads from years gone by (my go-to summer reads are YA contemps with beach-town settings and very hot boys!) then just click on the image above. It will take you to a magical place of sunshine, beach parties and long, hot summer nights.
Here are ten books on my summer reading list - a mix of old and new - there are some highly-rated summer reads from years past that I'm really hoping to get to this year! If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han --To All the Boys I've Loved Before was my favourite book last year and so I've been counting down the days to this one. I've just started reading P.S. I Still Love You and I love it already. Super cute!
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick -- This is an older release that I really need to get to. I bought a copy of this one on release and somehow never got around to reading it even though I've heard ALL GREAT THINGS! A companion novel, The Boy Most Likely To, releases in August, so I need to get to this one before then.
The Summer After You and Me by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski -- This sounds like such a great summer contemp with its Jersey Shore setting and tale of summer love and broken hearts. Also, the cover is perfect. Can't wait to read this one!
Between Us and the Moon by Rebecca Maizel -- I really enjoyed Maizel's Vampire Queen series (OK, I still need to finish that series, but what I've read of it, I really liked) so this one went straight onto my summer reading list. I have been seeing a few mixed reviews of Between Us and the Moon, but I'm gonna give it a whirl anyway.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen -- People keep telling me that I have to read this book. It will happen. In a way, I'm kind of glad that I discovered Dessen so late, because now I have all the fun catching up to do!
Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten -- If you like your summer reads a little dark and twisty, here's one for you. Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls releases July and promises to be a thrilling read with shades of Gone Girl. Can't wait!
Villa America by Liza Klaussmann -- I really enjoyed Klaussmann's debut 'Tigers in Red Weather' and this one sounds like it'll be another hit for me. Set in the 1920’s on the French Riviera, Villa America is the summer getaway of Gerald and Sarah Murphy who live a charmed life filled with famous friends and fabulous parties, until, that is, a stranger enters their lives and tragedy strikes.
The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett -- Publisher buzz and early reviews suggest that will be one of THE books of the summer, and with its One Day meets Sliding Doors pitch, who am I to argue? Early reports indicated that this is very good indeed, and I really enjoyed One Day (liked the movie too!) so I'm hoping this will be a summer hit for me.
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter -- Another older release that I really should have gotten to a long time ago. I've had a copy of this one since 2012 would you believe! I have heard great things about this one, with its dreamy Italian setting and epic long-lost love story, and I am really looking forward to finally reading it.
Here are ten books on my summer reading list - a mix of old and new - there are some highly-rated summer reads from years past that I'm really hoping to get to this year! If you've read any of these, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Young Adult
Click on book titles for Goodreads description.
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han --To All the Boys I've Loved Before was my favourite book last year and so I've been counting down the days to this one. I've just started reading P.S. I Still Love You and I love it already. Super cute!
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick -- This is an older release that I really need to get to. I bought a copy of this one on release and somehow never got around to reading it even though I've heard ALL GREAT THINGS! A companion novel, The Boy Most Likely To, releases in August, so I need to get to this one before then.
The Summer After You and Me by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski -- This sounds like such a great summer contemp with its Jersey Shore setting and tale of summer love and broken hearts. Also, the cover is perfect. Can't wait to read this one!
Between Us and the Moon by Rebecca Maizel -- I really enjoyed Maizel's Vampire Queen series (OK, I still need to finish that series, but what I've read of it, I really liked) so this one went straight onto my summer reading list. I have been seeing a few mixed reviews of Between Us and the Moon, but I'm gonna give it a whirl anyway.
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen -- People keep telling me that I have to read this book. It will happen. In a way, I'm kind of glad that I discovered Dessen so late, because now I have all the fun catching up to do!
Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten -- If you like your summer reads a little dark and twisty, here's one for you. Suicide Notes From Beautiful Girls releases July and promises to be a thrilling read with shades of Gone Girl. Can't wait!
Adult Fiction
The Blue by Lucy Clarke -- Lucy Clarke's books combine exotic locations with great mysteries and complicated family ties and as such she's one of my go-to authors for great summer reads. The Blue, which takes place aboard a luxury yacht full of dark secrets and mysterious happenings, releases late July.
The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett -- Publisher buzz and early reviews suggest that will be one of THE books of the summer, and with its One Day meets Sliding Doors pitch, who am I to argue? Early reports indicated that this is very good indeed, and I really enjoyed One Day (liked the movie too!) so I'm hoping this will be a summer hit for me.
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter -- Another older release that I really should have gotten to a long time ago. I've had a copy of this one since 2012 would you believe! I have heard great things about this one, with its dreamy Italian setting and epic long-lost love story, and I am really looking forward to finally reading it.
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