My Favorite Backlist Beach Reads

Over the past ten years or so, I've read some amazing beach reads. Everything from historical beach reads to ones filled with romance and gorgeous coastal settings. I've updated a list of my favorite beach reads and I am excited to share them with you today. I've linked the book title to my review if you want to learn more about a particular book.  So, if you are looking for a beach read to take with you on vacation this summer, look no further! There's something here for everyone.

 

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

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

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

Save the Date by Morgan Matson

Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett 

 

 

 

Adult Beach Reads:

 

 

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 Karen White

Villa America by Liza Klausmann

 

 

 

 

 

The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

You, Me, and the Sea by Meg Donohue
The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

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 Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 

The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren 

Drawing Home by Jamie Brenner

 

 

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

 

 

 

Recent Additions: 

 

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

So, what do guys think? Do you see some of your favorite beach reads on my list? Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments below.