The best thing to do in summer is sit around by the pool (or in it!) and read. But the thing is you never know what to read so, here are my top eight summer must reads!
It was Sloane
who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But
right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane
just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.
On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?
Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.
Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?
Kiss a stranger? Um...
Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?
Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?
Anna has everything
figured out - she was about to start senior year with her best friend,
she had a great weekend job, and her huge work crush looked as if it
might finally be going somewhere... Until her dad decides to send her
4383 miles away to Paris. On her own.
But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Etienne, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he’s taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-missed end with the French kiss she’s been waiting for?
Belly measures her life
in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the
months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks
until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away from
Susannah, and most importantly, away from Jeremiah and Conrad. They are
the boys that Belly has known since her very first summer--they have
been her brother figures, her crushes, and everything in between. But
one summer, one terrible and wonderful summer, the more everything
changes, the more it all ends up just the way it should have been all
along.
Savannah would be happy to spend the summer in her coastal Carolina town working at the library and lying in a hammock reading her beloved romance novels. But then she meets Jackson. Once they lock eyes, she's convinced he's the one - her true love, her soul mate, a boy different from all the rest. And at first it looks like Savannah is right. Jackson abides by her mama's strict rules, and stays by her side during a hospitalization for severe asthma, which Savannah becomes convinced is only improving because Jackson is there. But when he's called away to help his family - and seems uncertain about returning - Savannah has to learn to breathe on her own, both literally and figuratively.
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
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"One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time."
The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.
As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?
A transporting debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.
Three years ago, Alison
disappeared after a slumber party, not to be seen since. Her friends at
the elite Pennsylvania school mourned her, but they also breathed secret
sighs of relief. Each of them guarded a secret that only Alison had
known. Now they have other dirty little secrets, secrets that could sink
them in their gossip-hungry world. When each of them begins receiving
anonymous emails and text messages, panic sets in. Are they being
betrayed by some one in their circle? Worse yet: Is Alison back? A
strong launch for a suspenseful series.
Twenty years ago,
America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now
the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own.
Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’
fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover
that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she
always thought. The Heir on Goodreads.
1. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
I just finished reading this yesterday so stay tuned for my review on it! I have to say I absolutely loved it! It's fun, it's summery, it's cute, and warms your heart!
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| Since You've Been Gone on Goodreads! |
On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that Emily would normally never try. But what if they could bring her best friend back?
Apple picking at night? Okay, easy enough.
Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?
Kiss a stranger? Um...
Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?
Go skinny-dipping? Wait...what?
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2. Anna and The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Similar to Since You've Been Gone or the other way around, is a fun contemporary about Anna whom originally from Georgia, moves to Paris to attend SOAP which stands for School of America in Paris. And if you are going to read this you might as well go ahead and read the companion novels Lola and the Boy Next Door (*Swoons* Cricket) and Isla and The Happily Ever After which I'll give you a heads up, it's pronounced eye-la.
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| Anna and The French Kiss on Goodreads! |
But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Etienne, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he’s taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-missed end with the French kiss she’s been waiting for?
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3. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
This trilogy is one I recently re-read and I still love it after all these years!
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| The Summer Trilogy on Goodreads! |
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4. Breathing by Cheryl Renee Herbsman
This is not a popular book at all and I actually found it at goodwill but it is just so cute and I love it and this book doesn't get as much credit as it deserves plus I also love that it's set in my state!
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| Breathing on Goodreads! |
Savannah would be happy to spend the summer in her coastal Carolina town working at the library and lying in a hammock reading her beloved romance novels. But then she meets Jackson. Once they lock eyes, she's convinced he's the one - her true love, her soul mate, a boy different from all the rest. And at first it looks like Savannah is right. Jackson abides by her mama's strict rules, and stays by her side during a hospitalization for severe asthma, which Savannah becomes convinced is only improving because Jackson is there. But when he's called away to help his family - and seems uncertain about returning - Savannah has to learn to breathe on her own, both literally and figuratively.
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5. We Were Liars by e. Lockhart
This is one of the only books that I did not spoil myself by guessing the ending and I actually read it in one sitting! It's a summery, psychological mystery thriller, who wouldn't want to read it? And I absolutely can't wait to meet e. Lockhart at Y'all Fest!
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| We Were Liars on Goodreads! |
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
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6. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
All I have to say about this one is *Fangirl Squealing*. This one is super summery and cute and you MUST read it!
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| My Life Next Door on Goodreads! |
The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, messy, affectionate. And every day from her rooftop perch, Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs up next to her and changes everything.
As the two fall fiercely for each other, stumbling through the awkwardness and awesomeness of first love, Jase's family embraces Samantha - even as she keeps him a secret from her own. Then something unthinkable happens, and the bottom drops out of Samantha's world. She's suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?
A transporting debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another.
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7. Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Not a lot of people know about these books or are too intimidated to read them. Here's something I'd like to clear up, they aren't bad books. There are just a lot of them... 16 to be exact, or 18 if you count Ali's Pretty Little Lies and Pretty Little Secrets. But to make it easier to read them they have now started binding two books together so it's cheaper to buy! The reason I like them so much better than the show is because the story just flows together instead of the random plot twists in the shows. The couples are WAY cuter and the main characters (Hanna, Emily, Spencer, and Aria. And of course Ali) are just so much more fun to read about.
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| Pretty Little Liars on Goodreads! |
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8. The Heir by Keira Cass
Last but not least, this books is just such a great companion to The Selection Trilogy that you just have to read it!
Twenty years ago,
America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon’s heart. Now
the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own.
Eadlyn doesn’t expect her Selection to be anything like her parents’
fairy-tale love story. But as the competition begins, she may discover
that finding her own happily ever after isn’t as impossible as she
always thought. The Heir on Goodreads.
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