Another Summer Is Over.....

And another Summer Kickoff Feature has come to an end.  Guys, I had a blast sharing some of the best beach reads with you all this summer. This year it was an especially challenging and different summer, so I truly relished the opportunity to armchair travel to some beautiful places through all the fantastic beach reads. While I didn't read as many as I had hoped (do I ever???), now that fall is upon us, I am officially concluding this feature.

But that doesn't mean I won't be enjoying a few beach reads from time to time.  2020 pretty much requires it, right? I can always use a good feel-good read with a coastal setting!

So, what were your favorite beach reads of the summer? Here are my favorites:

Favorite Beach Reads:

 

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Runner-up: Summer Longing by Jamie Brenner

 Favorite Feel-Good Beach Reads:

 

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer

Favorite Historical Beach Reads:

 

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton

Favorite "Smart" Beach Read:

The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

Favorite Beach Read By a Debut Author:

Summer Darlings by Beatrice Lea Foster

Favorite Beach Read With a Side of a Mystery:

Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews

The Beach Reads That Are Still On My List:

Here are a few of the beach reads that I didn't get to this summer that I am hoping to pick up this fall or winter when I need a good escape:

  

500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan

The Second Home by Christina Clancy

The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman

 

East Coast Girls by Kerry Kletter

Just a Boy and a Girl and in a Little Canoe by Sarah Mlynowski

The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

Have you read any of these books? Which one should I read first this fall or winter when I need a good escape? Let me know in the comments below.


So, now I need to know what were your favorite beach reads of the summer? What do you think of my list?  To see all the beach reads that I featured during this year's Summer Kickoff, check out my list here and past year's lists are there as well.

Till next time!