The Bookery's 2025 Summer Reading List

Books you should read this Summer

Memorial Day weekend 2025 has come and gone and whether you're heading to the beach or going camping this Summer, or maybe just staying indoors with the AC turned on, we've compiled a list of books that we highly recommend reading this Summer.

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That Summer

Jennifer Weiner

Daisy has everything she could ask for in life, a family, a thriving business and a full schedule, but is still dissatisfied. By accident, Daisy she starts receiving the emails from another woman, Diana, who has a glamorous life Daisy can only dream of. When the two women meet in person, we learn that it was not completely accidental.

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Adult Assembly Required

Abbi Waxman

Laura moves to Los Angeles, only to find herself homeless after only a week. A series of mishaps later, an ex-boyfriend trying to get back in the picture, and a lot of adulting to do, Laura and her friends will figure it out together.

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Good Eggs

Rebecca Hardiman

A fun-filled novel about second chances, the story about the Gogarty family and the caretaker coming to look after the grandmother and the various problems they keep getting themselves into. This is definitely a heartwarming story that is a good Summer read.

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The Identicals

Elin Hilderbrand

Two estranged twin sisters living in two different islands will swap lives to save what is remaining of their broken family. They will both discover each others secrets which might be enough to break them apart for good.

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Joan Is Okay

Weike Wang

Joan has a stable career at one of the busiest hospitals in New York City, but when her father dies suddenly and her mother returns to America from China to reconnect with her children, a series of events sends Joan spiraling out of her comfort zone just as everything around her spirals into a health crisis more devastating than anyone could have imagined.

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I Hope This Finds You Well

Natalie Sue

A hilarious and relatable story, I Hope This Finds You Well follows Jolene who after an IT mix-up ends up with access to the whole company's private emails. She will start uncovering secrets from her coworkers and the company that will start bringing the walls around her down. A tender and funny debut novel, this is a great read for the Summer.

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