Summer Reads: 8 Books To Devour On Your Next Beach Trip
Looking for a new wholesome tome to devour on your next beach break? Or perhaps you’re jetting off to a remote island for a week of sun, sea and reading? Whichever it is, we’ve rounded up the best nine books to order (or pre-order) for your upcoming holiday.
The Hookup Plan – Farrah Rochon
Falling in love with your ex is never part of the plan. London Kelly’s friends are convinced she is in need of a hook up to loosen up and relax a little, but no one expected for it to happen at her high school reunion. And even more shocking, no one expected it to be with her arch-nemesis, Drew Sullivan. London quickly finds out why Drew is really back in Austin and everything only becomes more complicated…
Release Date: August 2, 2022
£9.99| waterstones.com
Love on the Brain – Ali Hazelwood
From New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis comes a new sciency rom-com sure to sweep you off your feet. When Bee Königswasser’s lab equipment starts disappearing and staff start ignoring her, Bee finds herself with an unlikely ally in her grad school nemesis, Levi.
Release Date: August 23, 2022
£7.49 | waterstones.com
Carrie Soto is Back – Taylor Jenkins Reid
By the time Carrie Soto retired from her tennis career, she had broken every record and claimed 20 Slam titles. However, after six years of retirement, she watches her record be taken by Nicki Chan. Fuelled by the determination to win, Carrie steps out of retirement in an attempt to take her title back.
Release Date: August 30, 2022
£16.99 | waterstones.com
Daisy Darker – Alice Feeeney
The entire Darker family reunites for the first time in years for their Nana’s 80th birthday. But things take a dark turn when Nana is found dead at midnight. Trapped on the Island, the Darker family must solve who is the murderer or risk getting killed off one by one.
Release Date: August 18th, 2022
£14.99 | waterstones.com
The Marriage Portrait- Maggie O’Farrell
From the author of Hamnet – winner of the Women’s Prize and the National Books Critics Circle Award – comes another captivating historical fiction. The Marriage Portrait tells the story of Lucrezia, who is forced to marry Alfonso after her sister dies the day before she is supposed to marry him. But Lucrezia comes to realize that her safety may be in even greater danger than she imagined.
Release Date: August 30, 2022
£21.99 | waterstones.com
So We Meet Again – Suzanne Park
Jessie’s world turns upside down when she gets fired from her investment banking job because “she’s already being overpaid anyway for a woman”. After moving back home to stay with her parents, Jessie unexpectedly runs into her childhood nemesis Daniel Choi. But things really start to get interesting when Daniel encourages her to restart her abandoned Korean cooking YouTube Channel.
£9.99 | waterstones.com
Mika in Real Life – Emiko Jean
Mika’s life is quite the mess. She just got fired from her job and is a constant disappointment to her parents. But when Mika gets a call from Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption years ago, she longs to be someone that Penny can be proud of. What starts at a small, white lie Mika tells Penny turns into a web of lies. Will Mika eventually be able to face the truth in the future?
Release Date: September 8, 2022
£14.99 | waterstones.com
Heartbreak for Hire – Sonia Hartle
Everyone around Brinkley Saunders thinks she lost it all when she dropped out of grad school. Once a rising star, she now works as an administrative assistant at an insurance agency, at least that’s what people think. Brinkley actually works at Heartbreak for Hire, a company that provides revenge for frenemies, long-suffering coworkers, and jilted lovers looking to take a man down a notch. But is Brinkley doing the right thing?
£13.04 | waterstones.com
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