It's Time for Summer Reading on Goodreads!

Posted by Sharon on June 14, 2021
Summer Reading 2021
 
No matter what else you have planned for this season, we hope picking up a great book or two is on your list! As always, we're happy to lend a hand with recommendations from your fellow readers, bestselling authors, and more!



 

 
The Hit Books of the Year (So Far)
Here are the books from the first half of 2021 that are most popular with Goodreads members.

 

 
The Most Read Books of the 2021 Reading Challenge
See the titles our site's most ambitious readers are picking up.


 

 
Readers' Hottest Books of Summer
Take a peek at the titles topping your fellow Goodreads members' Want to Read shelves.



 

 
Armchair Travelling: Books Set in Every U.S. State
Embark on a literary state-by-state tour through America with these popular books published in the past ten years.





 
Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books
Trust these bestselling authors when it comes to unputdownable page-turners.



 

 
Goodreads Employees Share the Books They're Reading This Summer
Join us around our virtual water cooler to talk about the titles we're most excited to read this season!





 
Comedian Ali Wong's Six Summer Book Picks
See the books that have made her laugh, cry, and immediately buy more copies to send to friends.






What will you be reading this summer?
 
Let us know in the comments!
 
 

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message 152: by Lesa (new)

Lesa Parnham Maridele wrote: "Am I the only one that doesn't plan what I'm reading ahead of time? I have in my possession about 150 books that I "want to read" along with that many available on library ebook. I read what I'm in..."

Maridele wrote: "Am I the only one that doesn't plan what I'm reading ahead of time? I have in my possession about 150 books that I "want to read" along with that many available on library ebook. I read what I'm in..."


message 153: by Lesa (new)

Lesa Parnham same


message 154: by Maxine (new)

Maxine Woff wrote: "Maridele wrote: "Am I the only one that doesn't plan what I'm reading ahead of time? I have in my possession about 150 books that I "want to read" along with that many available on library ebook. I..."


message 155: by Maxine (new)

Maxine I'm with you! I never plan in advance. I do have an extensive "to be read" list, and when one's finished, I look through the list and choose whatever one seems to speak to my mood at the moment.


message 156: by TravisC (new)

TravisC Anything by a male author?


message 157: by Serena (new)

Serena Archer I hope to finish the Lord of the Rings series as well as the Throne of Glass series and the ACOTAR series.


message 158: by Stella (new)

Stella I don't really have a set plan but I am looking forward to the release of "Goldilocks: Wanted Dead or Alive" and reading loads of books!


message 159: by Shirley (new)

Shirley McAllister I have 13 books on my TBR list for the month of June. I will read them maybe not in this order but by the end of June.

A Telegram from Berlin by A. OConnor
Just Fine, Thank You by Evelyn Eite
The Search: A Dust Bowl Love Story by Tiffani Burnett-Velez
Three Words for Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor
Breathing Fire by Jaime Lowe
The Widows of Champagne by Renee Ryan
Those I have Lost by Sharon Maas
The Clockmaker's Wife by Daisy Wood
The Girls from the Beach by Andie Newton
The Wartime Singers by Lesley Eames
The Ice Swan by J'nell Ciesielski
The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham


message 160: by Bharat (new)

Bharat About to finish The psychology of money. Excited to read The Laws of Human Nature and Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Will try to finish them both by the end of June. 🤞


message 161: by Courtney (new)

Courtney Maridele wrote: "Am I the only one that doesn't plan what I'm reading ahead of time? I have in my possession about 150 books that I "want to read" along with that many available on library ebook. I read what I'm in..."

I have a TBR list, but my next pick is always whatever I am feeling in the moment! I have books that I think I'll read this summer, but nothing is set in stone.


message 162: by Bianca (new)

Bianca Sandale I'm finally gonna be a real bookseller again and read all the new books which are going to be published in winter 2021 already


message 163: by Howard (new)

Howard white Am 250 pages into 1Q84 and cannot put it down ,,,!


message 164: by anika (new)

anika currently reading Six of Crows, hope to read Crooked Kingdom, The Grisha Trilogy and possibly Red Queen and series


message 165: by Denali (new)

Denali Christianson ~Semi-active~ Maral wrote: "for this summer, i've got a plan to read the lord of the ring books and Hobbit! and i'm really excited :)"

YES LET'S GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! Best books ever written in my humble opinion XD


message 166: by Freidia (new)

Freidia Hello, everybody.
I have started on a #worldreadingchallenge. I have collected books by writers from almost 160 nations, and am about to buy the rest of the books. Some nations have literally no actual works translated to English, so it is very difficult to complete my challenge. If anybody here can help me out somehow, I shall be so grateful to you.
I hope that all are safe and investing their time now in extensive reading.
Ciao!


message 167: by Alicia (new)

Alicia Heading to Martha’s Vineyard soon. Taking Summer on the Bluffs, among others!


message 168: by Jeanne (new)

Jeanne This Summer will be for finishing the four books I’ve started this May which are all about a quarter read:
A Promised Land
Robin
Moby-Dick or, the Whale
The Martians


message 169: by Kim (new)

Kim Catanzarite When I finish Addie LaRue, I'm going to read A Shadow Intelligence and Daisy Jones & the Six. I also want to read Whimsy, a novella by Shannon McLeod.


message 170: by Kim (new)

Kim Catanzarite Melissa wrote: "And shall the Southern Hemisphere folks sit this one out? :)" Treasure Island is one classic I've always wanted to read as well.


message 171: by Kim (new)

Kim Catanzarite shadow wrote: "Ion wrote: "shadow wrote: "Black ThornsBlack Thorns (Thorns Duet, #2) by Rina Kent
looking forward to reading it"

find yourself a boyfriend ))"
too messy and complicated. :)"


I try to plan, but the plan doesn't always go as planned:)


message 172: by Mony (new)

Mony Those Summer Nights by Ivy Smoak
One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle
Worth It by S.M. Shade

Those Summer Nights (Sweet Cravings, #2) by Ivy Smoak Worth It by S.M. Shade One Hot Italian Summer by Karina Halle


message 173: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Maridele wrote: "Am I the only one that doesn't plan what I'm reading ahead of time? I have in my possession about 150 books that I "want to read" along with that many available on library ebook. I read what I'm in..."

I am the same. Never plan ahead for my next read!.... Also heading into winter here. No summer reads for me!


message 174: by Berina (new)

Berina Now I´m reading The Throne Of Glass series and after that I will start ACOTAR series, so this summer will probably be all about MAAS.


message 175: by Luca (new)

Luca Dofus Currently immersed in It, Stephen King


message 176: by Nilaaa (last edited May 31, 2021 12:28AM) (new)

Nilaaa I will read Six of Crows and then The Grisha Trilogy and finally I will complete the red queen series by reading War Storm and Broken Throne


message 177: by Devendra (new)

Devendra Kalwani I'll be reading A Song of Ice and Fire this summer. I've already read the first two parts in May and soon I'll be picking up with A Storm of Swords after my exams. It's a nice read so far and I really really wish that GRRM will come up with the Winds Of Winter till I finish all 5 parts.

A Game of ThronesA Clash of KingsA Storm of SwordsA Feast for CrowsA Dance with DragonsGeorge R.R. Martin


message 178: by Mars (new)

Mars Nina wrote: "I will read The Blood of Olympus and then Six of Crows this summer!"

I love those ones!! Percy Jackson always has a special place in my heart and Six of Crows was one of those books that I couldn't put down!!


message 179: by Tanya (new)

Tanya Yes m doing a summer reading challenge and have picked out 20 books to read and posted them . Excited to read theese and more

https://readlovereview.com/2021/05/18...


message 180: by Giza (new)

Giza Daemon I was given The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Revised and Updated Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey by the college I'm going to this fall, so I'm reading it now. I'm also working my way through Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein for the first time which I'm very excited about! Maybe not the most summer-oriented titles but I don't really have a reading schedule or anything. lol Not that organized I'm afraid.


message 181: by Maribel, (new)

Maribel,  Entre mar y libros Primero terminar las lecturas actuales. Y por mes junio leer sobre autores Latinoamericanos , puede que La azotea de Fernanda Trias.
Quiero empezar y leer poco a poco Middlemarch.
Y luego libros algo más ligeros , típico para llevar a la playa y que me apetecen:
Érase una vez la taberna Swan, Los últimos días de Rabbit Hayes, de Anna McPartlin, La historia de Marie Powell, esposa de Milton, de Graves, recreación histórica. Y seguir con un libro de cartas de María Zambrano.


message 182: by Mehrnoosh (new)

Mehrnoosh HKH there are thousands of books i want to read in summer.this is the last year of my school and im absolutly over the moon about it,so i am going to read all these books:
1_the old man and the sea
2_the alchemist
3_tuesdays with Moory
4_The Nocturnal Harmony of Wood Orchestra
5_veronica decides to die
6_her eyes
7_Anna Karnina
8_Mrs Dalloway
and so on....


message 183: by sian (new)

sian Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom

I'm going to continue exploring the Grishaverse by reading the Six of Crows Duology. Looking forward to it! :)


message 184: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Bhear I don't have them planned. It is really what sounds interesting to me that day & I have a lot! I'm also looking for the next one that comes along in the one of the series I have at home to add to my collection. I will probably reread several before the summer is over.


message 185: by gabi (new)

gabi Astha wrote: "The Paper Girl of Paris"

SAME I CAN"T WAIT


message 186: by Jackie (new)

Jackie Currently I am reading Yellow Wife. I plan on tackling my TBR . I am excited to read Kristen Ashley's Rock Chick series and well as Malibu Rising.


message 187: by Aparna (new)

Aparna We are inevitable by Gayle Forman


message 188: by Lorna (new)

Lorna Davidson Memoirs of a Geisha


message 189: by Lexi (last edited Jun 03, 2021 01:14PM) (new)

Lexi Sheri wrote: "I like to throw in at least one book that is "good for me" so I'm thinking either Middlemarch by George Eliot or Villette by Charlotte Bronte."

I recommend Villette.


message 190: by Renia (new)

Renia Amanda wrote: "I don't have them planned. It is really what sounds interesting to me that day & I have a lot! I'm also looking for the next one that comes along in the one of the series I have at home to add to m..."

I do the same!


message 191: by Carmen (new)

Carmen not going back for the OG quote but NO LOL -
I don't plan what i'm going to read - because usually i'm limited by what the library has available on ebook!

I'm on 3 hold lists right now. Had to switch to starting The Starless Sea after Piranesi was unavailable. Finished Warmth of Other Suns a few weeks ago, waiting on Caste and The Sum of Us. Just finished Every Last Fear in about 2 days when it became available. Hoping to get a lot of reading in this summer.


message 192: by Meghan (new)

Meghan Buchman I'm reading all the Bridgerton books this summer!


message 193: by taby cat (new)

taby cat I know for sure I want to read The invisible life of Addie larue.
But I don’t really plan what I read I kinda just go to my library and pick based of what genres I feel like reading lol


message 194: by layla ✿ (new)

layla ✿ ok


message 195: by Chelsea (new)

Chelsea MacDonald This is my summer of sequels!
The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4) by Maureen Johnson
Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) by Rainbow Rowell
As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3) by Holly Jackson


message 196: by Lightwhisper (new)

Lightwhisper This summer I hope to read from comics to history, from children's books to poetry. I really hope to travel through the stories and enjoy the happiness and fulfilment it brings ^^


message 197: by Linda R, (new)

Linda R, Confessions from the Quilting Circle by Maisey Yates

I have Confessions From the Quilting Circle on audio tape and I'm looking forward to a good family yarn. My grandmother was part of a quilting circle and made each of her grandchildren a quilt on their 18th birthday. I loved mine. I also love Maisey Yates writing so I am eager to read her new venture into Women's Lit.


message 198: by Richard (new)

Richard Alex Christofi, Dostoevsky in Love: an Intimate Life


message 199: by Serena (new)

Serena From blood and Ash 🌶🌶🌶


message 200: by Steve (new)

Steve Owens I’ll be reading Station Eleven, Malorie and My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones to name a few.


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