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Alternative Summer Reads: Juicy, Dark and Gripping Books That Will Have You Choking On Your Cocktail!
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items Not feeling like a typical cutesy Summer beach read? Don't worry, I've got you- check out these darker alternatives to your generic beach reads. Trust me, these reads are so good don't forget to apply your sunscreen!
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Twisted and toxic Summer vibes
Darker Beach & Vacay Vibes
Not So Summer-Lovin'
Twisted and toxic Summer vibes
Toxic and twisted friendship book that you will fly through.
The Three of Us: Agbaje-Williams, Ore
Set in the beautiful Italian landscape, this novel servs green-with-envy jealous, identity theft, murder, homoerotic tension. Cool, elegant evil. Great stuff.
Talented MR Ripley
Love Island meets The Lord of the Flies
"The Compound" by Aisling Rawle
A weekend getaway on a private Greek island turns deadly when old grudges, hidden secrets, and a murder trap a group of friends together during a violent storm 🏝🌩
"The Fury" by Alex Michaelides
Darker Beach & Vacay Vibes
Think idyllic beach and holiday settings, but mix this in with secrets, lies, murders, affairs. A great accompaniment for you when you are poolside on vacation!
Idyllic beach setting, mysterious new woman, all the locals are bewitched by her… but what is the truth behind the perfect facade?
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A glamorous and bewitching woman turns up at a lovely cutesy beachside destination. She seems so perfect and EVERYONE just loves her. But, why is she there and what exactly is she hiding? Not your usual cutesy beach read- twisty, turny and one hell o...
One Last Secret: A Domestic Thriller Novel
Summer, rich people, secrets, lies and entitlement. Grab a cocktail and get stuck in- you will be hooked!
We Were Liars
Picture the beach setting: Middle-class aspiration turning sour, simmering seemingly perfect relationships now tasting sour. You know those couples who spend time together with other couples, but they all not-so-secretly detest each other? This is th...
HQ Our Holiday.
Sunburned dread, social decay, sexual tension, menace. All in the backdrop of a pretty Summer.
The Guest
A travel journalist on a luxury cruise witnesses a woman being thrown overboard—but when every passenger is accounted for, she must prove that it wasn't all in her pretty little head....
The Woman in Cabin 10 : Ware, Ruth - Amazon.fr
Filthy rich people on a members only resort, peppered with secrets and dirty lies.
"The Club" by Ellery Lloyd
Not So Summer-Lovin'
Raw, angry, sexually charged, and emotionally brutal. Reads like a fever dream in summer heat.
Animal
A very current and topical novel about an influencer family. Evokes all sorts of questions about putting your life on the internet. Who is watching?
People Like Her
Hot Girl Summer but make it emotionally disastrous.
Malibu rising
Set on a blazing Summer's day, 4 friends gather for a babyshower. This has envy, secrets, bitterness and toxicity in spades. Enjoy!
So thrilled for you
A Summer in London in the midst of a sweltering heatwave. This deals with lovers, friends and everything in-between. Imagine sticky, sweaty summer nights in the big city, emotional messiness overlapping lives with lots yearning and dissatisfaction be...
Evenings and Weekends
A group of mothers, led by a powerful Queen Bee, return to the playground after the Summer break. Think social politics, hierarchy and the threat of getting stung by the leader of the Hive.
The Hive
Two former best friends reunite more than twenty years after a disastrous summer in New York when they buried a body together and a deadly secret tore them apart. It's exquisitely toxic.
Our Deadly Summer by Emer McLysacht & Sarah Breen
When a groom is accused of sexual misconduct just hours before his wedding, a viral online list forces the couple to confront trust, truth, and the devastating power of public judgment. Do you trust your husband to be, or do you trust the list?
The List: Gripping Contemporary Drama & Suspense