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Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie KinsellaSomething Borrowed by Emily GiffinConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
Chick Lit for the Beach
1,386 books — 1,785 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl StrayedEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
473 books — 1,136 voters

Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzGabriel's Fire by Lotchie BurtonChasing Headlines by J. Rose BlackGuards! Guards! by Terry PratchettAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Favorite Summer Reads
3,423 books — 1,075 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellLord of the Flies by William Golding
Down by the Sea
742 books — 560 voters

All of Me by Kelly MoranReturn to Me by Kelly MoranBoracay Vows by Maida MalbyTropical Dreams by Kelly CozzoneThe Island by Elin Hilderbrand
Summer Beach Reads (all stories set in beach towns)
441 books — 446 voters
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloA Land Remembered by Patrick D. SmithThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsSwamplandia! by Karen Russell
Best Books Set in or About Florida
811 books — 335 voters

Return to Me by Kelly MoranAll of Me by Kelly MoranLawless by Tracey WardJaws by Peter BenchleyThe Selkie by Rosanna Leo
Great Beach Reads
365 books — 326 voters
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinImaginary Girls by Nova Ren SumaOn the Fringe by Courtney King WalkerA Blue So Dark by Holly SchindlerThe Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
Swimmers on the Cover
287 books — 282 voters

Jaws by Peter BenchleyThe Demarcation of Jack by Dana BennettThe Beach by Alex GarlandDelicious Desires by Jackie WilliamsTreasured Dreams by Jackie Williams
Takes you away...to the beach
381 books — 267 voters
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny HanIt's Not Summer Without You by Jenny HanWe'll Always Have Summer by Jenny HanOne Hot Italian Summer by Karina HalleBeach Read by Emily Henry
Best Summer Romance Books
263 books — 256 voters

Keeping Mr. Right Now by Robin BielmanSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenFallen Too Far by Abbi GlinesHer Accidental Husband by Ashlee MalloryBlue Jeans and Coffee Beans by Joanne DeMaio
Beach Covers
413 books — 121 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanA Town Like Alice by Nevil ShutePicnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Fictitious Australia
463 books — 115 voters

Drawn by Chris LedbetterDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneLiquid Comfort - A Surf Story by Cheryl Lee PetroChasing Forever Down by Nikki Chartier
Beach Books
107 books — 108 voters
The Little Mermaid by Walt Disney CompanyThe Forbidden Vial by Nathalie LaineFlipping the Scales by Pete TarsiMermaid Tales from Around the World by Mary Pope OsborneThe Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Mermaids
174 books — 98 voters

Unthinkable Consequences by Bob RectorDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneSeaside Seduction by Sabrina DevonshireThe Reef by Nora Roberts
Suspense/Romance Novels set in Tropical Locations
50 books — 91 voters
A House Without Windows by Stevie TurnerBlue Lady by Stephany TullisDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneSex in the Title by Zack Love
girly beach reads
116 books — 90 voters

Something Wilder by Christina LaurenA Sudden Crush by Camilla IsleyFrom Thailand with Love by Camilla IsleyThe Unhoneymooners by Christina LaurenDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Take me to an island, a beach, a jungle
252 books — 83 voters
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssPandora by Joshua GrantThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Fictitious Shipwrecks
147 books — 71 voters

Flotsam by David WiesnerA House for Hermit Crab by Eric CarleTime of Wonder by Robert McCloskeyOne Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskeyMister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Picture Books About Seaside/Beaches
318 books — 53 voters
17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail by Pooja AgnihotriEarly Warning Signals by G. Scott GrahamThe Company Valuation Playbook by Charles SunnucksOutliers by Malcolm GladwellExplosive Growth by Cliff Lerner
The Beach Blanket MBA
24 books — 48 voters

If the Ring Fits by Camilla IsleyThe Roommate Experiment by Camilla IsleyGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryYou Rock My World by Camilla IsleyThe Love Haters by Katherine Center
2025 Beach Reads!
34 books — 46 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
319 books — 44 voters

The Penderwicks by Jeanne BirdsallOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaBecause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamilloSummer of My German Soldier by Bette GreeneThe Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars
Middle Grade Summer Themed Books
362 books — 39 voters
Emma by Jane AustenDune by Frank HerbertKate by Tate JamesFake by Tate JamesLiar by Tate James
It is a four letter word......
342 books — 36 voters

Dead Simple by Peter JamesBrighton Rock by Graham GreeneLooking Good Dead by Peter JamesPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWill's War in Brighton by Nils Nisse Visser
Books Set in Brighton
58 books — 35 voters
Curses, Boiled Again! by Shari RandallMurder by the Seashore by Samara YewBy Book or By Crook by Eva GatesClammed Up by Barbara RossTitle Wave by Lorna Barrett
Cozy Mysteries: Seafood & Marine Themes
62 books — 32 voters

In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondQuiet American by Graham GreeneLotusland by David JoinerThe Lover by Marguerite DurasTree of Smoke by Denis Johnson
Fictitious Vietnam
54 books — 31 voters
Daddy's Hobby by Owen JonesBangkok 8 by John BurdettCatching the Sun by Tony ParsonsKilled at the Whim of a Hat by Colin CotterillBangkok Tattoo by John Burdett
Fictitious Thailand
55 books — 25 voters

In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey RatnerThe Rent Collector by Camron WrightFigurehead by Patrick AllingtonThe Map of Lost Memories by Kim FayHoliday in Cambodia by Laura Jean McKay
Fictitious Cambodia.
15 books — 17 voters
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey WoodBoo Hoo Bird by Jeremy TankardMake a Wish Bear by Greg FoleyFroggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
Preschool-"B"
116 books — 17 voters

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