june reads

Here’s everything I read in this first month of summer! Lots of great ones.

I shared my giant summer reading list a few weeks ago – you can find it here!

Let me know what you’re reading below!

I do have a book of the month membership – I love it so much. That’s where I got a few books from this month. I get so many of my new releases and debut author books there. You can sign up for one here.

All of these books are linked through bookshop (if available!) and I highly suggest shopping through there because it will support your local indie bookstore. You can choose the local bookstore to support! I support Penguin Books when I buy which is my fave here in Pittsburgh.

WHAT I READ IN JUNE 2024

Swan Song – 5 stars

I can’t! I can’t believe I’m already talking about Elin’s final summer novel. I obviously loved it. We’re following the police chief (who has a role in a few other novels, but this is a stand alone book) who is seconds away from retiring when drama strikes on the island! It’s true, classic Elin and such a good read. Also, the ending. I wanted to bawl my eyes out! Now that I’ve read it, I think I might listen to the audio version too.

Summer Romance – 5 stars

I LOVE the first few books of this author and I couldn’t wait to read this. It didn’t disappoint!! Huge huge fan and I loved it. I love that her books usually have slightly older (read: 30s, haha) female characters. This story is no different and follows Ali who is recently divorced and meets a guy in the park when her dog pees on him. This was such a heart warming, cute, loving story and I loved Ethan as a character so much.

A Happier Life – 4 stars

Oh how I loved this one too! Again, another book I was majorly looking forward to. This is sort of historical fiction as it’s told in dual timelines of present day and 1976. We follow Keaton who decides to get her grandparents’ house ready for sale, but there is some mystery involved in their lives. This is so heartwarming and sweet and I just loved it! Also how dreamy is the name Sunset Lane? I want to live there.

The Paris Novel – 4.5 stars

Another great one. I adored the premise of this. The story is about Stella and when her mother dies, the only inheritance she has is a plane ticket to Paris. She ends up going and having such an amazing adventure. As expected, the food description is out of this world and I could practically taste it. This was such a good escape for me and I loved the vivid imagery and descriptions. Highly recommend!!

The Midnight Feast – 4.5 stars

I was highly anticipating this book as well. It did not disappoint! It may be my favorite of her books?! The story is about a murder at a resort on the summer solstice and there are SO MANY TWISTS!!! I couldn’t put it down and was in suspense the entire time. This is also told in dual timelines with many characters. But it’s done so well and it isn’t confusing. The ending is so good.

The Next Mrs Parrish – 3.5 stars

Ugh, I am unsure how I feel about this. So I didn’t love the first book because the characters are just SO terrible, but when I saw that this was coming out, I couldn’t stop thinking about it! I had to know what happened. You definitely need to read the first book before this. This story continues to follow those characters – Amber and her marriage to Jackson, Daphne and it does get a little twisty but nothing crazy. The characters are so unlikeable and I hate hate hate the storylines having to do with the kids.

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