Great Books For Summer Reading

I love to read books for sheer entertainment, relaxation, and escapism, and summer is an ideal time to get my fill of fun reads. 

What makes great summer reading? To prepare for this post, I did research to explore the history of summer reading.  

Based in part on that, I offer my recommendations for books I think you'd relish reading this summer. I sure did.   

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First up is The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. This mystery is published by Harper Collins, and is offered in Hardcover, Kindle, Paperback, and Audiobook editions. 

The setting for this thriller/psychological crime drama is Paris, primarily in and around an upscale neighborhood/Paris Apartment building. 

Secrets, lies, and family ties are gradually disclosed by the novel's characters. 

Told from several different points of view, the scenes occasionally move forward and backward chronologically.

Many situations and events are not what they originally seem, and suspenseful details makes this book a compelling read. 

Courtesy Ecco

Next up is Remarkably Bright Creatures, a debut novel by Shelby Van Pelt. Published by Harper Collins Ecco, it's available in Hardcover, Paperback (Harper Large Print), Kindle, and Audiobook formats.

This Goodreads’ Nominee for Best Fiction (2022) and Goodreads’ Nominee for Best Debut Novel (2022), fascinated me.

Although I found it challenging at first to accept the premise that an aquarium cleaning woman could communicate and befriend an Octopus, the writing is so awesome I suspended judgement and allowed myself to be thoroughly entertained. 

Once you start reading the narrative, bet you can't put it down.

                      Courtesy of Penguin Press
 

Last but not least is The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness 75 Books to Cure What Ails You by Ella Berthold and Susan Elderkin.

Originally published by Penguin Press in 2013, it's available in libraries and online in Paperback, Hardcover, and Kindle.

Classified as non-fiction, The Novel Cure is divided into 75 segments and offers book reading cures and/or literary comfort and support for ailments including insomnia, low self-esteem, unrequited love, and broken china. 

I read one topic at a time from this bibliotherapy source, and haven't restricted the dosage just to the summer.

When I'm looking for a book that has the power to distract me from worry and transport me to a better place, I grab and read a book featured in The Novel Cure.

Note: this post is offered for entertainment and educational purposes only and not suggested as medical/psychological advice.

 

For additional information about summer reads see "Summertime and Reading is Easy and Awesome."

What constitutes great summer reading?

I believe it is any type of book you enjoy reading. 

Some of us try to read or listen to stuff that doesn’t require a lot of concentration. 

Others prefer to read those tomes they haven't had time to persue during busier times of the year. 

As you stretch out on that beach blanket or sit in the shade of an old oak tree, take a minute to think of books you've enjoyed reading in summers past or want to read this year.

Which ones are they? Please comment below. Please refrain from putting links in your comments, as they won't be published that way.

Do you find a certain genre or particular format more appealing to read in the summer? Please share that info too.

Have you read any of the three books mentioned above? Please feel free to comment about them too.

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