I scoped out the best books target has to offer for all the booktokers out there! From rom com to thriller, these are books I have read and love or would love to read next!
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All the books I have my eye on to read next or have already read and enjoyed, I hope you find your next summer read here!
One True Loves-Taylor Jenkins Reid. At the top of my list! Sounds like a great plot that will have me hooked right away
One True Loves - by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Paperback)
Love and Other Words- Christina Lauren 2nd on my list to read!
Love and Other Words - by Christina Lauren (Paperback)
This one sounds so good!
After I Do - by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Paperback)
Read this and it is soo cute!!
Love on the Brain - by Ali Hazelwood (Paperback)
This book was the perfect summer read! Emily Henry keeps putting out the perfect beach read
People We Meet on Vacation - by Emily Henry (Paperback)
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Currently reading another Kristin Hannah book, The Women. But I’ve heard great things about this one
Nightingale (Paperback) (Kristin Hannah)
Been a few years but I really liked this read
In Five Years - by Rebecca Serle
Beautiful Disaster - Jamie Mcguire Now a Movie!! So excited, this was such a good read from a few years ago
Beautiful Disaster (Paperback) by Jamie Mcguire
On my list TBR
Without Merit 10/15/2017 - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
Book is better than the movie and a very good read. Not what I was expecting when I started. Romance, suspense/mystery wrapped up together beautifully.
Where The Crawdads Sing - by Delia Owens (Paperback)
Sooo good, you'll be wondering who done it until the end!
The Guest List - by Lucy Foley
Slow to get in to but really enjoyed it after halfway and things picked up
The Love Hypothesis - by Ali Hazelwood (Paperback)
This one gives me romantic summer vibes and want to lay out on an italian beach with an aperol spritz
One Italian Summer - by Rebecca Serle
Always a good author choice!
Meant to Be - by Emily Giffin
Suspense is one of my FAV genres and this looks like it checks every box for that
Then She Was Gone - Reprint by Lisa Jewell (Paperback)
Absolutely LOVED the two books I've read by Megan Miranda
The Last to Vanish - by Megan Miranda
Read a few years ago, and really enjoyed it
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (Paperback)
This one had me 😭😭😭 so good and so heartbreaking
All Your Perfects - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
On my list to read, loved her book The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Paperback)
This book keeps popping up for me, taking it as a sign that its a must read
The Last Thing He Told Me - by Laura Dave (Paperback)
Soooo good and kept me guessing until the end! Did not expect it AT ALL
The Perfect Marriage - by Jeneva Rose (Paperback)
This book will always have a special place in my heart as I read it freshly postpartum during lots of contact naps. Colleen Hoover is a queen 👸🏼
Reminders of Him - by Colleen Hoover (Paperback)
I had to add this one, it's such a popular series that I have in my possession and just haven't gotten around to starting yet. I plan to be reading these books throughout the summer! And this box set is honestly such a good deal.
A Court of Thorns and Roses Paperback Box Set (5 Books) - by Sarah J Maas
Tessa Bailey Series
Book One in this series, and it was super cute! Definitely gave me Schitt’s Creek vibes. Rich girl gets displaced in a fishing town and falls in love with the rugged local fishermen. Steamy and funny!
It Happened One Summer - by Tessa Bailey (Paperback)
I read the first book in this series, It Happened One Summer last year and have started this book. Such a fun series!
Hook, Line, and Sinker - by Tessa Bailey
Another Tessa Bailey book on my TBR list! Sounds so cute and a quick easy read when you need a break from reading anything that has some depth to it!
Secretly Yours - by Tessa Bailey (Paperback)
Top Books I’ve Read in 2025 that You NEED to Read!
This book was SO cute and funny!!! Read this at the beach and it was the most perfect book for vacay. You must read! I think I might be on a Christina Lauren kick from now on when it comes to finding the perfect book for summer.
Unhoneymooners - by Christina Lauren (Paperback)
Oh this was so good! Not quite as good as the first, The Perfect Marriage. But it was really good and kept me guessing what was going to happen. I am looking forward to the third book in the series!
The Perfect Divorce - by Jeneva Rose (Hardcover)
Ok this series starts out a little rough in the first book but it gets so much better! I’ve gotten through the first 3 books and I have enjoyed the world of Zodiac Academy and finally seeing character development. The first is kinda eh but it was eno...
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening - by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti (Paperback)
Currently reading for book club and I am loving it!! I needed a good fantasy book and this one does not have your typical 20 something FMC but a mother that is fighting to get her daughter back while fighting her urges to engage in romance with her f...
Between Wrath and Mercy|Paperback
After being a huge fan of the Hunger Game series I of course had to read the most recent book! I had heard from someone this was the best one. I wouldn’t go as far as saying that however it was very good and definitely a must read if you’ve read the ...
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - by Suzanne Collins (Hardcover)
Another book club read for me and I must say I really enjoyed this book. It follows a former CIA spy but has a FMC. Which is not typical for a spy novel. The cast of friends, all former CIA spies that helps the FMC figure out who is trying to send h...
The Spy Coast - (Martini Club) by Tess Gerritsen (Hardcover)
I LOVE all things Lucy Score! She is one of my favorite authors. I love anything I read by her! This is the first of the series. It involves mystery, romance and humor all in one. Highly recommend! Can’t wait to dive into the next book.
The Dead Guy Next Door - by Lucy Score (Paperback)