13 Holiday Reads LGs Will Love This Summer

A Reese’s Book Club pick and long-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026, this is the kind of novel that feels both intimate and cinematic all at once. Set on a remote, storm-battered island home to the world’s largest seed bank, it follows a family who are the last remaining caretakers of a rapidly vanishing world. When a mysterious woman washes ashore during a violent storm, everything starts to unravel.

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Very much part of the zeitgeist and already set for a major film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway, this is a razor-sharp take on influencer culture. Natalie Heller Mills has built a flawless “tradwife” online persona – immaculate farmhouse, cowboy husband, picture-perfect domesticity. But when her reality fractures in a surreal and unsettling way, the illusion starts to collapse. What follows is part psychological thriller, part satire of social media perfection – and entirely gripping.

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A warm, witty and deeply human family drama from the bestselling author of Me Before You. Lila is juggling a chaotic household when her estranged father suddenly reappears, throwing everything into disarray – including her already fragile sense of control. It’s messy, funny and unexpectedly tender, with Moyes’s signature ability to make domestic chaos feel completely addictive.

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If you loved Heated Rivalry, this is where it all started. When NHL captain Scott meets juice bar assistant Kip, it quickly becomes something far more complicated. What unfolds is a secret relationship under mounting public pressure, where desire and ambition are constantly at odds.

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From the bestselling author of The Housemaid, this is a fast, twist-heavy psychological thriller about a woman who refuses to accept the end of her marriage quietly. When Naomi is pushed out of her home and replaced by a younger woman, what begins as heartbreak turns into obsession – and then something far more dangerous.

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Consider this Swedish bestseller and deeply moving meditation on ageing, independence and family an emotional counterbalance to the season’s high-octane thrillers. Bo is determined to live on his own terms, even as his son tries to take control of his life – including the fate of his beloved dog.

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For something heartwarming and funny, you can’t go wrong with Alison Espach – think a destination wedding, a depressed stranger in the wrong place at the right time and a bride determined not to let anything ruin her perfect weekend. Funny, sharp and unexpectedly moving, this is a story about grief, timing and the people who change the course of your life when you least expect it.

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The thrilling third instalment in Navessa Allen's bestselling Into Darkness series blends all our favourite tropes: a dark, addictive enemies-to-lovers romance built on fake dating, blackmail and blurred moral lines. Stella and Tyler hate each other on sight but are forced into proximity in a way that quickly spirals beyond control.

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If you like your sci-fi, you may already be aware of this one – it was one of this year’s hottest blockbusters starring Ryan Gosling. One man wakes up alone on a spaceship with no memory – but the knowledge that he may be Earth’s last hope. From the author of The Martian, this is smart, propulsive and unexpectedly funny, with the kind of pacing that makes it impossible to put down.

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