2020 Summer Book Picks!

Summer Reading Picks 2020

Here are my picks for the Summer of 2020! There were so many to choose from that I chose not to include memoirs.

Please note: I am behind on posting my reviews and devoting that time to reading. Therefore, several of these titles will link you directly to Amazon to learn more about the book, while others will take you to my website for my personal reviews.

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I hope you enjoy this selection of books.

Beach Read by Emily Henry – Thought provoking rom-com with heart and laughter.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet – Twins grow up inseperable then go seperate ways, one living as a white girl and the other black. 6/2

The Last Flight by Julie Clark – At the airport two women decide to swtich tickets to escape their lives. One plane goes down and the drama ensues. 6/23

Red Sky over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman – No one can capture and create stories centered around Pearl Harbor than this author. 6/9

His and Hers by Alice Feeney – Reporter heads to the town she grew up in to cover a murder and realizes she knows the victim. Mystery and thriller. 7/28

The Woman Before Wallis by Bryn Turnball – Great fictionalized story about Wallis Simpson who fell in love with Prince Edward, which led to his abdication from the throne. 7/21

The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel – Powerful historical fiction about a woman who gift for forgery saved hundreds of children during the Holocaust. 7/21

Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel – Hilarious family drama with spot on wit and dialougue. 7/21

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue – Women are quarantined in a maternity ward when two strangers come in. The balance shifts in ways the character’s would never expect. 7/21

How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton and Lisa Stenke – Unique romance with some fantasy and suspense told from a man’s point of view. 7/14

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman – Fabulous historical fiction. Spanish Influenza in 1918 – couldn’t be more timely. 7/28

The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi – An oninous birthmark, a puzzling murder, an unexplained illness, love and loss make up this well-written novel. 8/4

A Good Famly by A.H. Kim – Rollercoaster family drama that’s intelligent, witty and will suddenly make your own family seem less dysfuntional. Great debut. 7/14

Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale – This will take you on a trip and you won’t want it to end. Pefect summer romance that will give you all the feels. 7/7

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis – Dual timeline story told by two women, eighty years apart, that both search for stolen library books. 8/4

The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by Becky Mandelbaum – Terrific story about mothers and daughters, animals and learning to make the right choices. 8/4

The Sight of You by Holly Miller – Romantic story with a dollop of mysticism and the power of fate over destiny. 6/9

He Started It by Samantha Downing – Author of the mega hit My Lovely Wife is back with another twisted and suspensful book focusing on family and inheritance. 7/21

The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton – Three women’s lives are irreparably changed on Labor Day weekend, 1935, with a historic hurricane on its way. 6/16

We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall – Historical fiction, set during the 1939 World’s Fair, pairs two women whose ambition and friendship is remarkable. 6/16

The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant – Fun contemporary fiction that’s fit for foodies!