It’s time! I love to kick off Memorial Day Weekend with my summer reading list.
This is one of my favorite days of the year. Oh my gosh – there are SO many great books this year. My list doesn’t even cover them all. I am so excited about all of these reads for the season! I reference this list all summer long and it saves me if I’m unsure of what to start reading.
The first half of the list is full of books that are already released, with the second half in order by release date. There are some weeks where I just can’t even wait for a new release. I have 99% of the books linked below to bookshop.org. If you are able to purchase the books through bookshop, it would mean so much to me! Bookshop supports YOUR local independent bookstore. To me, bookstores are MAGICAL. I walk in and instantly feel like I’m in a Nancy Meyers movie and could stay there all day.
If you prefer to purchase on amazon, I’ve also made a 2025 summer reading list shop here for easy access.
Also! If you’re new around here, my go-to reads and favorites picks are most types of women’s fiction. Light, fun, beachy reads are my #1 choice. I love to listen to nonfiction, memoirs and autobiographies on audible. I like thrillers, but have a few triggers that I stay away from. I read to escape, to get lost in the story, to feel like the characters are my friends. And I actually love the day after I finish a great book and can’t even stand to start a new one because I’m mourning my new (character) friends. It’s the best worst feeling.
I can’t WAIT to hear your recommendations in the comments, what you’re reading now and what’s on your list!
MY 2025 SUMMER READING LIST
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay
Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid
Summer Light on Nantucket by Nancy Thayer
Back After This by Linda HolmesÂ
The Page Turner by Viola Shipman
My Friends by Fredrick Bachman
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland
The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner
Love Camera Action by Noel StarkÂ
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Love Haters by Katherine Center
You Make My Heart Stop by Becky Hunter
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Swept Away by Beth O’Leary
Flirting Lessons by Jasmine Guillory
Dying to Meet You by Sarina Bowen
The Last Ferry Out by Andrea Bartz
What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon
What Will People Think? by Sara Hamdan
Wild and Wrangled by Lyla Sage
What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon
Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
My Best Friend’s Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin
Saltwater by Katy Hays
Broken Country by Clare Leslie HallÂ
The Tenant by Frida McFaddenÂ
Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith
Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore
Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins
The Names by Florence Knapp
What If It’s You by Jilly Gagnon
The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave
One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt
The Death of Us by Abigail Dean
We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough
Disco Witches of Fire Island by Blair Fell
Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle
 I Want You More by Swan Huntley
The Last Session by Julia Bartz
Tell Them You Lied by Laura Leffler (5/27)
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson (5/27)
The Guest Cottage by Lori Foster (5/27)
The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly (5/27)
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (5/27)
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey (5/27)
Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore
It’s a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan (5/27)
Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto (6/3)
So Happy Together by Olivia Worely (6/3)
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater (6/3)
We Don’t Talk About Carol by Kristen L. Berry (6/3)
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown (6/3)
Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid (6/3)
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch (6/3)
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark (6/3)
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (6/3)
Eat Post Like by Emily Arden Wells (6/3)
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison (6/3)
Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh (6/3)
The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward (6/3)
Flashlight by Susan Choi (6/3)
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager (6/10)Â
The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCausland (6/10)
Welcome to Murder Week by Karen Dukess (6/10)
The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb (6/10)
Confession of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight (6/10)
Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin (6/10)
Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle (6/10)
Far and Away by Amy Poeppel (6/10)
This Is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie (6/10)
The Nimbus by Robert P. Baird (6/10)
The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten (6/10)
Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson (6/10)
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston (6/17)
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman (6/17)
The Ripple Effect by Maggie North (6/17)
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick (6/17)
Don’t Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine (6/17)
I Did Warn Her by Sian Gilbert (6/17)
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland (6/17)
Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell (6/24)
Cruel Summer by Maisey Yates (6/24)
Finders Keepers by Sarah Adler (6/24)
The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood (6/24)
Happy Wife by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores (6/24)
Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino (6/24)
The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans (6/24)
Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox (7/1)
The Art of Vanishing by Morgan Pager (7/1)
Summer on Lilac Island by Lindsay MacMillian (7/1)
The Spirit of Love by Lauren Kate (7/1)
Our Last Vineyard Summer by Brooke Lea Foster (7/1)
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware (7/8)
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean 7/ 8Â
Darling Beasts by Michelle Gable (7/8)
Totally and Completely Fine by Elissa Sussman (7/8)
The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani (7/8)
This Stays Between Us by Sara Ochs (7/15)
Love is a Warsong by Danica Nava (7/22)
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson (7/22)
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction by Kate Hash (7/29)
You Belong Here by Megan Miranda (7/29)
Mean Moms by Emma Rosenblum (7/29)
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen (8/5)
Anywhere With You by Ellie Palmer (8/5)
Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings (8/5)
Too Old for This by Samantha Downing (8/12)
The Incredible Kindness of Paper by Evelyn Skye (8/12)
For the Record by Emma Lord (8/12)
All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi (8/19)
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell (8/19)
The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander (8/19)
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham (8/26)
The Academy Elin Hilderbrand and Shelby Cunningham (9/16)
P.S. FOR OTHER READING RECOMMENDATIONS:
you can check out all of my reading lists here!
Especially my 2024 summer reading list, my 2023 summer reading list, 2022 summer reading list, 2021 summer reading list, 2020 summer reading list, 2020 fall reading list, 2020 winter reading list, 2019 fall reading list, 2019 winter reading list, my 2018 summer reading list and my 2017 summer reading list!
(This is not sponsored and I purchase all books myself! There are a few affiliate links above to bookshop and amazon. Thank you!)
