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Favourite Summer Books 2019

POPSUGAR Book Club Readers Share Their Favourite Books of the Summer, So Grab Your Beach Bag!

We asked the POPSUGAR Book Club members about their favourite books of the Summer, and our Goodreads list is now overflowing with awesome recommendations. Thank you, readers, for the amazing responses! If you're looking for a fun-loving group who loves books as much as you do, join the POPSUGAR Book Club. It's a welcoming reading community full of literary enthusiasts . . . and a great place to get a book suggestion!

Ahead, check out reader-approved Summer reads you'll want to toss in your beach bag.

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1. Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

Buy it here: Keeping Lucy by T. Greenwood

2. Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Buy it here: Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

3. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart

Buy it here: The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart

4. Educated by Tara Westover

Buy it here: Educated by Tara Westover

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5. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

Buy it here: Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

6. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Centre

Buy it here: Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Centre

7. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Buy it here: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

8. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

Buy it here: Washington Black by Esi Edugyan

9. The Guest Book by Sarah Blake

Buy it here: The Guest Book by Sarah Blake

10. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Buy it here: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

11. The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr

Buy it here: The Unbreakables by Lisa Barr

12. Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey

Buy it here: Magic For Liars by Sarah Gailey

13. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff

Buy it here: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff

14. After the End by Clare Mackintosh

Buy it here: After the End by Clare Mackintosh

15. The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

Buy it here: The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

16. This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

Buy it here: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

17. The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

Buy it here: The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith

18. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Buy it here: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

19. The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

Buy it here: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

"Can't put it down!" — Kelly M.

20. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Buy it here: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

21. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

Buy it here: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson

22. Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair by Danielle Sered

Buy it here: Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair by Danielle Sered

23. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

Buy it here: Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

24. Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

Buy it here: Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

25. The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons

Buy it here: The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons

26. The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Buy it here: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

27. The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Buy it here: The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

28. Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

Buy it here: Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

"My favourite of the Summer." — Lauren O.

29. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Buy it here: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

"So excited for the movie coming out later this month!!" — Charisandra P.

30. The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

Buy it here: The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

"Five stars!" — Christine L.

31. The Favourite Sister by Jessica Knoll

Buy it here: The Favourite Sister by Jessica Knoll

32. Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

Buy it here: Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

33. The Ruins by Scott Smith

Buy it here: The Ruins by Scott Smith

"Couldn't put it down." — Katie M.

34. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Buy it here: The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

"My favourite so far!" — Tracey E.

35. Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

Buy it here: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

36. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Buy it here: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

37. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Buy it here: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

38. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

Buy it here: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

39. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

Buy it here: The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

40. Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

Buy it here: Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings

41. The Memory of Butterflies by Grace Greene

Buy it here: The Memory of Butterflies by Grace Greene

"My favourite read so far this Summer." — SueAnn G.

42. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

Buy it here: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

"A brilliant modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice." — Maggie R.

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