Trophy House by Anne Bernays (2005) (this is my book group selection for June)
Crooked House by Agatha Christie (1949)
Niccolò Rising by Dorothy Dunnett (1986) (I really meant to read this before I went to Bruges)
The Hanging Wood by Martin Edwards (2011)
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans (2018)
The Steam Whistle Theatre Company by Vivian French (2019)
The Active-Enzyme Lemon-Freshened Junior High School Witch by E.W. Hildrick (1973)
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry (2023) (If you recommended this, let me know! I saw it on my way to a funeral last week and recalled that someone said I would like it.)
Someday I’ll Find You by C.C. Humphreys (2023)
The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelley (2025)
The Golden Tulip by Rosalind Laker (1991) (I carried this all over the Netherlands but did not have time to read it)
Gale Force by Owen Laukkanan (2018) (This was on last year’s list but I never got to it)
The Black Honeymoon by Constance and Gwenyth Little (1944)
The School Run by Ali Lowe (2024) (my review)
The Eights by Joanna Miller (2025) (my review)
Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky (2025) (Kill the Boy Band was one of the funniest books I ever read - maybe this is a risk, I put it on reserve without even reading the description)
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi (1993)
The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (2021)
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (2016)
The Matchmaker by Aisha Saeed (2025). My review.
Some of these are books I bought or got from the library recently and others have been sitting around for years waiting to be chosen. I included one extra in case something is disappointing. I did fairly well with my 2024 Books of Summer but I think I can do better this year! Here’s the breakdown:
General Fiction = 3
Historical Fiction = 7
YA/Juvenile = 4
Have you read any of these? Anything I should move to the top of the pile?
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7 comments:
I hope you'll enjoy Old Baggage. It started me on a real Lissa Evans binge!
I love the House of Niccolo series and also enjoyed Crooked House and The Eights, but haven't read anything else from your list. Good luck!
Great list. Agatha Christie, always a good choice!
Catherine Aird is quite economical compared to the lengthy mysteries published nowadays, and her style is a bit mannered, but I have read every one and enjoyed them all, especially the earlier ones.
I'm reading Patti Callahan's latest, The Story she left behind, so I will probably want to read Secret life of Flora Lee, and a couple of your other choices I have at home waiting for me to get around to them if their library due dates don't sneak up on me.
I've read a couple of these, the AC and The Hanging Wood, both good. I'm not doing this officially but have listed 10 books in my tbr notebook that I would like to read over the next 3 months. That pile of books looks very impressive!
Sorry, I bungled the Patti Callahan Henry title (as well as her name)! The title should be The Secret book of Flora Lea.
Oh great to see your summer list! I have listened to the audio of Eligible when it came out and I remember it being funny and a fun novel. See what you think. I'm also interested to hear what you think of The Eights, and the Martha Vineyard Book Club book. A friend is going to MV soon for the summer and plans to read it while there. If you like The Eights -- I will add it to my TBR. Enjoy your reads!
I've only read a few of these, the highlight of which is Old Baggage. Niccolò Rising is on my to-read list too but, having binged on the Lymond books early this year, I'm trying to hold off at least until Fall before I start it.
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