Summer might be all about vacations and pool outings, but it also comes with plenty of downtime. Whether swaying on a swing or sitting beachside at the Boulder Reservoir, idle July and August days are the perfect time to dent your must-read books list. From mysteries to easy, breezy novels, there are many selections worthy of your Kindle, including the following:
Just for the Summer is a fun rom-com about two people who have been unlucky in love. Joining forces in hopes that their luck will change, they agree to date just for the summer, believing their future breakup will lead them to the love of their lives. A move to Minnesota and the sudden guardianship of siblings leave the two with more than they bargained for, including feelings for one another.
If you’re not afraid of a little heavy lifting for your summer reading list, Sociopath might take you down an unexpected path. Written by a woman who found herself void of empathy, fear, and guilt and overwhelmed by feelings of nothingness during childhood, this memoir explores how society writes off and misunderstands those with sociopathy. Of course, it also explores what it’s like for those afflicted.
No One Ever Asked is the tale of three vastly different women: A longstanding PTA chairwoman and wife of an executive, a nurse whose infertility led her to adoption, and a novice teacher who is the first woman in her family to graduate college. Their lives converge in a tinderbox of labels, biases, and privilege, ultimately exploring the complexity of what it means to be human.
The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream tells the story of Ginny, a sugar-loving, developmentally challenged woman taken in by her younger sister, Maggie, after overdosing on strawberry Jell-O. Maggie, already raising two boys, freelancing, and attempting to have a dating life, finds her world turned upside down by her sister’s presence. The central theme explored is family, making it an excellent, humorous, and relatable read for anyone with siblings.
How to Solve Your Own Murder starts in 1965 when Frances Adams, a teenage girl, is told by a fortune teller that she will eventually be murdered. No one takes her seriously until, 60 years later, the prediction proves true. In the present day, Anne Adams begins investigating who killed her great aunt, opening a can of worms that might solve this murder or lead to a new one.
Summer offers many opportunities to crack open a good book, from car rides to long nights on back porches. Try one of the above and make the season a real page-turner.
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