It’s hard to believe that my younger self used to FLY through books weekly in the summer. This month, I lost a whole week while we were on vacation because I didn’t really have a second to read! I still read SO many great books – pretty much everything by my favorite authors of the summer.

I also shared my giant summer reading list, which is my favorite thing ever.

I do have a book of the month membership – I love it so much. I read SO many books from this box. I get so many of my new releases and debut author books there. You can sign up for one here.

Most 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.

Okay, keep me posted on what you’re reading below!

WHAT I READ IN JUNE 2025

Atmosphere – 5 stars

I am an OG TJR fan – I’ve been reading her books since 2014 when she was writing strictly romance. I LOVE everything she writes. I never think her next book will interest me/live up to the hype/compare to the others I’ve loved and they always do. It’s wild. This story follows astronauts and it is so compelling and nonstop exciting. I absolutely loved it and I really didn’t think I would this time.

Mansion Beach – 5 stars

Another huge huge favorite of mine!! I love reading her books every summer and this one is fabulous. It’s a modern retelling of The Great Gatsby and it is SO great. I absolutely love her writing and this story is fascinating and exciting. The character development is incredible and so is the detail.

The Love Haters – 3.5 stars

Oh look – another one of my favorite authors! Seriously this was the best month of reading ever. This one is very cute and I really liked it. Probably not my favorite of hers but I still enjoyed it. The main character takes a job based on a tiny white lie and the story unfolds from there. Lots of swimsuit/body talk which I was over halfway through. Oh and the dog storyline was super cute!

It’s a Love Story – 4.5 stars

Shocking – another favorite summer author. And this was such a great summer read! We follow a child actor who is now a studio exec and promises that a famous popstar can write a song for the movie she is producing. We have pure enemies to lovers between her and the cinematographer. His family is fun and hilarious and he brings her right into it – it’s great! Many of my favorite tropes are in this one.

Til Summer Do Us Part – 3.5 stars

This is a fun quick summer read. Our main character (who is divorced) pretends to be married so she can fit in with her coworkers who are mostly men. Her best friend’s brother partakes in this fake marriage and they end up on a marriage retreat. Forced proximity, one bed, all of those fun tropes are included. It’s cute one, light and funny at times!

Sounds Like Love – 5 stars

Ah this one was SO good. Love love loved it. We follow a musician who pretty much has writer’s block (music block?!) and ends up back in her hometown hoping to get some inspiration and find the words. She ends up meeting another musician who is stuck on the same song (sounds crazy right?) and they decided to finish it together. This is phenomenal and I loved it so much. If you love music, you will LOVE this.