Best Summer Reads for 2025: Beach Books, Thrillers & Feel-Good Favorites

Looking for the perfect reads to accompany you in your beach tote? Whether you're lounging on a tropical beach or curled up in your hotel bed after an everything shower, here's my ultimate list of summer reads—from juicy romances to jaw dropping thrillers and inspiring memoirs.

💕 Romance & Feel-Good Escapes

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid

2. Before We Were Strangers – Renée Carlino

3. Same Time Next Summer – Annabel Monaghan

4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris

5. People We Meet on Vacation – Emily Henry

6. Things We Never Got Over – Lucy Score

7. In Five Years – Rebecca Serle

8. Everyone Worth Knowing – Lauren Weisberger

9. Picture Perfect – Jodi Picoult

10. Eat Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert

11. Where’d You Go, Bernadette – Maria Semple

12. Winter in Paradise – Elin Hilderbrand

13. If You Could go Anywhere - Paige Hoom

14. City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert

15. When Life Gives You Lululemons - Lauren Weisberger

🔪 Thriller Page-Turners

1. Behind Her Eyes – Sarah Pinborough

2. The Breakdown – B.A. Paris

3. The It Girl – Ruth Ware

4. Behind Closed Doors – B.A. Paris

5. The Hypnotist’s Love Story – Liane Moriarty

6. Local Woman Missing – Mary Kubica

7. The Last Mrs. Parrish – Liv Constantine

8. The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty

9. We Were Liars – E. Lockhart

10. The Silent Patient - Alex Michaaelides

📚 Inspirational Stories & Historical Fiction

1. Educated – Tara Westover

2. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah

3. The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah

🧠 Self-Help

Every book by Brianna Wiest

If you are searching for your next beach read and want to browse by author, these are my go - to’s for finding perfect book to bring on your next tropical vacation!

1. Elin Hinderbrand

2. Jodi Picoult

3. Emily Henry

4. Kristin Hannah

5. Liane Moriarty

6. Taylor Jenkins Reid