Best fiction books to read this summer, according to Goodreads
'One Last Stop' and 'She Who Became the Sun' are among the best beach reads this summer.
Another romantic comedy to consider is by the New York Times bestselling author, Jasmine Guillory. The novel follows the love affair between marketing director Ben Stephens and movie star Anna Gardiner. The pair’s lighthearted flirtation takes a turn for the serious when Ben helps Anna in a family emergency and they reveal truths about themselves that they’ve never told anyone else. At the end of the novel, Stephens and Gardiner are left with the opportunity to turn their fling into something real.
Austin’s debut novel follows an anxious 20-year-old named Gilda as she takes a job as a receptionist at the Catholic church. Gilda, an atheist herself, soon finds herself obsessed with her predecessor’s mysterious death.
Newman’s latest thriller is centered around the kidnapping of the pilot’s family. The kidnappers make a deal with the pilot: Crash the plane and kill all 143 passengers onboard and the pilot’s family can live.
A few days ago, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers released her latest fiction novel that envisions a future where everyone has what they want – with the help of robots. The science fiction novel envisions a sustainably maintained world, in stark contrast to our own reality.
Set in 1345 China, the novel follows a brother and sister as they deal with the loss of their parents. While the brother is destined for greatness, society overlooks the daughter. As a violent attack by bandits murders the brother, the sister finds herself using her brother’s identity to take his place in a nearby monastery.
Violinist Anna Sun finds unexpected fame when one of her videos goes viral on YouTube. As she grapples with this newfound career success, she finds herself struggling with burnout as she attempts to replicate that moment. This internal conflict is compounded with the news that her boyfriend wants an open relationship. As a result, Anna embarks on a string of one-night stands.
Named the Most Anticipated Book of July by Time Magazine, Business Insider and others, this novel follows a stay-at-home mother as she becomes convinced she’s turning into a dog. As her symptoms intensify, she turns to “A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography,” a book she found at the library, to cure herself.
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