Just some books that I think I might want to read this summer. This is not an exhaustive list, or even a “To Be Read” list, but just a selection of books that I think I might read during the next season for a variety of reasons.
Books on My Physical Shelf
- Funny Story by Emily Henry
- This Night Is Ours by Ronni Davis
- Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier
- Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
- Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin (OwlCrate)
- Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima (sequel, Bane of Asgard, is out October 22)
- Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen (OwlCrate)
Summer Releases I Have Preordered
- The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst (7/9/24)
- The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (7/16/24) - I’ve actually read the ARC, but didn’t want to leave it out.
- The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton (7/23/24)
- Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell (7/30/24)
- My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows (8/20/24)
Summer Romances with Summer Literally in the title
I’d like to read at least one of these
- Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez - I actually just finished this book, but I hadn’t read it yet when I started this list.
- This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune - this takes place on Prince Edward Island
- Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
More Books That Look Good for Summer
- Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
- Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
- A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
- For the Love of the Bard by Jessica Martin - A Shakespeare company in the summer
- The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson - Historical Fiction
I Need More Fantasy Books
- We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal- I read the first book recently
- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - I’ve been meaning to read this series
Books I’d like to read that have sequels coming out in the fall
- The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon (sequel is out October 22)
- Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima (sequel, Bane of Asgard, is out October 22)
Books listed total: 24 -1 ARC read -1 Summer Romance read = 22. Book Math.