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Books That Feel Like a Summer Crush
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items I am a huge reader and I have read hundreds of books in the past few years - especially romance (my favorite genre). These books are some of my favorite summer stories that made me laugh and cry. I love almost every trope and there’s many good ones i...
This is a super fun and fast paced romance set in NYC! The girl has to move back to the city she hates for the summer and ends up living on the same floor as a billionaire she hates from her past. I love this book because it is enemies to lovers as w...
Summer in the City by Alex Aster
This is such a cute and emotional summer read! It takes place at a wedding on Martha’s Vineyard, while the main character is dealing with grief from her sisters death. She makes an unlikely alliance during a family game of assassin. This is a sweet s...
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
This book was so beautifully written it was painful to read. It is set in the Italian countryside, and follows a slow-burn connection between Elio and Oliver during a few weeks in the summer. It is filled with raw intense emotions. It captures the ac...
Call Me by Your Name
This book made me feel so many strong emotions. This is a second chance romance told over the span of 6 summers and one fateful weekend. The story flips between their innocent summers as teenagers and the weight of the choices they made as adults. Th...
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
This book is such a chaotic and fun rom-com! The two main characters cannot stand each other, but they end up on a free honeymoon in Maui together. The tropes include fake dating and enemies to lovers! This is such a good beach read since it is light...
Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
This is definitely a bit darker and more mysterious but it was still set as a summer book and was so unforgettable. I read this book years ago but I still think about it. It is set on a private island where a bunch of rich teenage kids call themselve...
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
This book was SO good. It follows a famous family made of four siblings during one summer day in 1983. There are many flashbacks and a party that changed their lives forever. This book is still summery with surfing and celebrity drama.
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book is such a sweet summer read, where the story follows a girl who travels to Italy to complete her mom’s last wish. While she’s there she finds out a lot of secrets about her mom’s past and even finds a romance for herself! The tropes include...
Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
This book is super sweet and heartfelt! The girl spends her summer with the side of the family she barely knows in a cute lake town. There are lots of stories and secrets in this town, and she reconnects with herself. This book has a lot of tropes li...
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
This book is SO underrated in my opinion! The main character just graduated high school and feels really overwhelmed about what she’s going to do for the rest of her life. She ends up going on a European cruise with her family for the summer and meet...
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book follows a girl who had a rough childhood as she goes to spend the summer with her estranged dad in a beach town in Texas. She’s unhappy and counting down the days until she can leave until she meets a boy who is very quiet and mysterious. T...
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover