Summer reading list for 2025 (19 books)

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If you're looking for something to read this summer, this list is a mix of old and new book recommendations. They're not all explicitly summer-themed, but they would be good for reading in the summer. A list of books that actually exist.

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1		The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 19,279 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1) by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 162,010 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 782,764 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) by Shannon Chakraborty 4.24 avg rating — 83,036 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		My Salty Mary: Now a Streaming Series (The Lady Janies Book 17) by Cynthia Hand (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 2,431 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 3.93 avg rating — 516,470 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Geographer's Map to Romance (Love's Academic, #2) by India Holton (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 8,804 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 195,558 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2) by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 45,049 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 4.31 avg rating — 58,733 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,027 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 128,219 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson 3.98 avg rating — 64,873 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 90,852 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2) by Isabel Ibañez (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 41,374 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Holes (Holes Series Book 1) by Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,377,146 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.01 avg rating — 367,463 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		This Night Is Ours by Ronni Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 18,601 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 2 voters · list created May 22nd, 2025 by Shannon (votes) .

Tags: beach, beach-reads, summer, summer-reading, summer-reads

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