Summer reads season isn’t over yet! Here are the top five books logged during our summer reading program. If you’ve read these popular picks, not to worry-we have a readalike matched with each one. What’s a readalike you ask? A readalike is a book suggestion that has a similar style, storyline, or general vibe as a book you have already read and enjoyed.
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Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college–they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now–for reasons they’re still not discussing–they don’t. They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
Hired to write a profile on the movie star who is her number one celebrity crush, Chani has a whirlwind weekend with the actor and is still questioned about it ten years later despite her own successful career.
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Everything is fabulous at a catered barbeque until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack–loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night.
Gwendolyn and Estella have always been as close as sisters can be. Growing up in a wealthy, eminent, and sometimes deceitful family, they’ve relied on each other for support and confidence. But now Gwendolyn is lying in a coma, the sole survivor of Estella’s poisoning of their whole clan.
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Sparks fly when Fizzy, a romance writer and Connor, a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the ultimate Hollywood love story–but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script.
One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London
Frustrated by a lack of body diversity on her favorite reality show, Bea, a plus-sized fashion blogger uses an unexpected invitation to star in the show to bolster her career, before unexpected romance complicates her prospects.
Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
The beautifully ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is completely silent one weekday morning, until a woman’s terrified scream echoes through the room. Security guards immediately appear and instruct everyone inside to stay put until they determine there is no threat.
As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend.
Shadow Sister by Lindsay Marcott
Ava grew up in a haunted mansion, envied by all her friends. But when her mother died mysteriously there, the thrills of Blackworth Mansion became nightmares. Ava never accepted that her mother perished from natural causes, but no one would believe her.
Happy reading!
-Melinda
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