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Jun 2025
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what we're reading this summer (2025 edi...

cara and leo
About this episode

welcome back to your favourite cozy corner of the internet where we chat about life, books, love, and everything in between. in this week’s episode, we’re finally sharing our 2025 summer tbr with you!

we’re talking about all the books we’re manifesting into our summer reading piles, plus some of our absolute faves from last summer that deserve a spot on your list too. from escapist romances and hot literary fiction to reflective reads - this is your official guide to the books we’ll be reading by the pool, on the plane, or curled up with an iced matcha on the sofa.

we also share some honest opinions (as always), including the books that didn’t quite hit and the ones that had us actuallyscreaming. expect bookish chaos, summer vibes, and some questionable language counts (looking at you, colleen hoover).

as always, we’d love to know: what’s on your summer tbr? let us know in the comments or drop us a message on instagram 💌

Books We Want to Read This Summer:

  1. The Summer Will Be Different – Carley Fortune
  2. Meet Me at the Lake – Carley Fortune
  3. My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante
  4. They're Going to Love You – Meg Howrey
  5. The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde
  6. Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid
  7. Adelaide – Genevieve Wheeler
  8. Funny Story – Emily Henry
  9. Great Big Beautiful Life – Emily Henry
  10. Atmosphere: A Love Story – Taylor Jenkins Reid
  11. Sounds Like Love – Ashley Poston
  12. The Safe Keep – Jael van der Wouden
  13. The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
  14. Problematic Summer Romance – Ali Hazelwood
  15. Between Us – Mhairi McFarlane
  16. Dschamilja – Chingiz Aitmatov
  17. Hard Land – Benedict Wells


 Books We Loved Last Summer (2024 & 2023):

  1. One Golden Summer – Carley Fortune
  2. Every Summer After – Carley Fortune
  3. Seven Year Slip – Ashley Poston ★ TMD approved
  4. Funny Story – Emily Henry
  5. The Summer Job – Lizzy Dent ★ Highly recommended summer vibes
  6. Carpe Diem – Autumn Cornwell ★ For the travel girlies
  7. Save Me series – Mona Kasten
  8. Beach Read – Emily Henry
  9. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson ★ If you want mystery with YA vibes
  10. Ellen Hildebrand novels (any of them—perfect for the beach)
  11. My Brilliant Friend – Elena Ferrante


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