5 Books You Need To Have On Your To-Read List This Summer
While we have yet to sink our toes into the warm, warm sand, we know we can find solace in a good book
Feel the temperatures rising? We are knee-deep in the heat of summer. While we have yet to sink our toes into the warm, warm sand, we know we can find solace in a good book. Think of this as changing up your sometimes tired routine, because the daily grind can be a bit of a… well… grind.
And even if we know that we wish to live our adventures beyond mere day (and night) dreaming and vicarious living, know that a good book is always the second best choice we got, and you can count on that bottle of wine or cocktail as the perfect reading partner.
From non fiction to steamy romance reads, we start you off with five page-turners that will put the sizzle in summer and fly you off to distant lands, while beating the heat too.
5 Reads for the Summer
5 Reads for the Summer
The First Time We Met by Jo Lovett
This book has the meet-cute to end all meet-cutes. Imagine serving in a coffee shop and catching that cute guy’s eye, only to learn after a round of flirtatious banter that he is set to be married that same day. Sadly such a turn of events happened to young cafe waitress Izzy, who thinks she’s found the One in Sam, until she finds out that he is mere hours away from a happily ever after of his own.
The First Time We Met by Jo Lovett
But in the world of romance novels, we know this does not spell the end for our two leads. As they find their lives intertwined throughout several years, will they cross paths and try it again? Perfect for fans of One Day and Love, Rosie, this love story is the perfect balance of sweet and strikingly tense and will have you at the edge of your seat, secretly rooting for them the whole way through.
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
We know the iconic status of The Devil Wears Prada knows no bounds, and don’t deny that you too are dying to find out what happened to our beloved characters then. Author Lauren Weisberger satiated such wishes with this series’ sophomore release Revenge Wears Prada, which talked about Andy Sachs post-Runway walkout, but Lululemons talks about one of my personal favorites, Emily Charlton.
When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
Remember her? She was Andy’s frenemy and co-assistant to the icy EIC Miranda Priestly. But in this book, she has since moved on from the magazine and has dabbled in social media. When things take a wrong turn, she and her family head to the suburbs and teams up with two unlikely people -- a model and a lawyer -- and the book details their Stepford Wives-esque adventures and the ways they combat that very lifestyle.
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
You thought the sexual tension ended with Simon Hastings and Daphne Bridgerton? Think again. After learning of the sad departure of Rege-Jean Page from the Netflix adaptation of Bridgerton, things seem to take a grim turn at the Ton. But leave it to Anthony Bridgerton to bring in the steamy sexual tension in this book, and is the perfect one to pick up while waiting for the second (and third and fourth!) season to come knocking on our doors.
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
The Viscount Who Loved Me details the story of Anthony Bridgerton, the patriarch of the family and Daphne’s older brother, who not only found a girlfriend, but a potential wife. However his sister-in-law Kate Sheffield isn’t happy because she’s heard about this rake’s escapades with many a maiden, and she is determined to kick him out of their lives forever. But it has been said that hate and desire share the same kind of rush. Is it possible that loathing can very well turn into love? At the Ton, anything is possible. For enemies to lovers trope fans, this is the tome to pick up.
The Switch by Beth O’Leary
If you caught the film The Holiday, this concept would be more than familiar to you except that this happens between two relatives living in England. After overachiever Leena Cotton was told to take a sabbatical following a fiasco at work, she and her grandmother Eileen agree to switch homes. On the other hand, Eileen agrees, mainly because she is looking for a second chance at love.
The Switch by Beth O’Leary
With Eileen living in Leena’s London apartment and Leena in Eileen’s humble Yorkshire home, both ladies learn the art of adventure in different ways and how one little switch makes their life change for the better.
I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom
Don’t we all? But in this pandemic, everything is far from normal. Even the new kind of normal takes some getting used to, but thank God for Rachel Bloom, right? I certainly am. The Crazy Ex Girlfriend star pens an autobiography with a title that is seemingly pandemic-related, but it is more than that. She writes about numerous attempts to be normal and yet achieving the opposite of it. Told in hilarious anecdotes and narratives, she takes us through a journey of growth, her moments with her dog (told from the point of view of her dog), her pregnancy, falling in love, and more in this book that screams who she is. I was lucky enough to attend her book launch with Yael Grobglas, and she is every bit the weird wonder that she is.
I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom
“Whimsy has always been a serious business for me,” she writes in her book, and she showcases all of this explicitly. For fans of the show and for those who have yet to get into it, this is a book that will have you roaring with laughter just as I did. Tip: Get the Audible version on Amazon for the full experience! Hearing Rachel narrate an anecdote written in script form is ten times better. I guarantee it.
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