Sometimes
the best beach reads are the ones that have been out for a few years
that fly under the radar or you may have looked them over. For the past
ten years, I've compiled a list of my favorite backlist beach reads that
shouldn't be missed! The best part about backlist beach reads is the
fact that they are out in paperback, which is the perfect type of book
to throw in your bag or luggage. This list has something here for
everyone - young adult, romance, and historical beach reads and when
possible, I have linked the title to my review.
Young Adult Beach Reads:
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Boys Next Door/Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols
Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
The Season of You and Me by Robin Constatine
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Open Road Summer by Emory Lord
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
Save the Date by Morgan Matson
The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon
The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable
Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue
Under a Dark Summer Sky by Vanessa Lafaye
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff
The Night the Lights Went Out by Karen White
Villa America by Liza Klausmann
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable
The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner
The Secret to Southern Charm by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Southern Side of Paradise by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams
The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Beach Read by Emily Henry
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
Summer Longing by Jamie Brenner
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer
Summer Darlings by Brooke Lea Foster
Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews
The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Mailbu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland
Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
Sea Glass Summer by Miranda Liasson
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
On Gin Lane by Brooke Lea Foster
The Lost Summers of Newport by Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig
The Siren by Katherine St. John
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams
Hula by Jasmin Iolani Hakes
California Golden by Melanie Benjamin
The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton
Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
Happy Place by Emily Henry
The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon
Save What's Left by Elizabeth Castellano
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Recent Additions:
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
Under the Stars by Beatriz Williams
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
Elizabeth of East Hampton by Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani
Have you read any of these beach reads? Do you have any recommendations for me? Let me know in the comments below.
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