My Favorite Backlist Beach Reads

There are so, so many great backlist beach reads out there. Here are some of the beach reads I have featured in the past, but are still worthy of a mention this summer.  In fact, some of these are the best books I've read in the past few years.  I have linked each book to my review if you want to learn more.  

So, have you read any of these books? Let me know which ones are your favorites or if they are on your TBR list.

Young Adult Fiction:

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

Broken Hearts, Fences, and Other Things to Mend by Katie Finn

The Summer After You and Me by Jennifer Doktorski

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

Adult Fiction:

A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

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 Karne White

Villa America by Liza Klausmann

Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

Something in the Water by Catherine Steaman

The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner
The Secret to Southern Charm by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Recent Additions: 

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren 

 The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves 

Drawing Home by Jamie Brenner 

You, Me, and the Sea by Meg Donohue

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

The Southern Side of Paradise by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Summer of '69 by Eilin Hilderbrand 

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 

 The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore

There's something here for every reader and interest!  Hopefully I have given you some ideas of what to throw in your beach bag this summer or just a good book to escape with while staying at home.  Let me know what you think!