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Same Time Next Summer
by Annabel Monaghan • 2023
An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.
3.73
149k+
Same Time Next Summer Summary
Same Time Next Summer 85%
An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.
by Annabel Monaghan 2023
3.73
149k+ ratings
The Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 85%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ ratings
It's Not Summer Without You
by Jenny Han • 2010
Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.
3.74
737k+
It's Not Summer Without You Summary
It's Not Summer Without You 85%
Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.
by Jenny Han 2010
3.74
737k+ ratings
Have a Great Summer
by Francesca Cocchi • 2026
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
3.85
2k+
Have a Great Summer Summary
Have a Great Summer 85%
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
by Francesca Cocchi 2026
3.85
2k+ ratings
Los elementales
by Michael McDowell • 1981
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
3.98
24k+
Los elementales Summary
Los elementales 85%
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
by Michael McDowell 1981
3.98
24k+ ratings
Spark Joy
by Marie Kondō • 2012
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
3.89
44k+
Spark Joy Summary
Spark Joy 85%
Discard by category, keep what lifts you, fold until clothes stand: a one-time tidying method.
by Marie Kondō 2012
3.89
44k+ ratings
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy
by Jenny Han • 2011
Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.
4.18
44k+
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Summary
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy 85%
Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.
by Jenny Han 2011
4.18
44k+ ratings
Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys
by Mark Dillon • 2012
Fifty songs that built and nearly destroyed a California garage band turned icon.
3.92
128
Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys Summary
Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys 85%
Fifty songs that built and nearly destroyed a California garage band turned icon.
by Mark Dillon 2012
3.92
128 ratings
The Restless Ones
by Abe Moss • 2024
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
3.97
2k+
The Restless Ones Summary
The Restless Ones 85%
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024
3.97
2k+ ratings
A Good House for Children
by Kate Collins • 2023
An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.
3.59
4k+
A Good House for Children Summary
A Good House for Children 85%
An old cliff house collects children. A painter and her silent son move in.
by Kate Collins 2023
3.59
4k+ ratings
Something I Keep Upstairs
by J.D. Barker • 2025
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
3.85
3k+
Something I Keep Upstairs Summary
Something I Keep Upstairs 85%
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
by J.D. Barker 2025
3.85
3k+ ratings
Seven Summers
by Paige Toon • 2024
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
4.07
40k+
Seven Summers Summary
Seven Summers 85%
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
by Paige Toon 2024
4.07
40k+ ratings
The Infinity Between Us
by N.S. Perkins • 2021
After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.
3.82
29k+
The Infinity Between Us Summary
The Infinity Between Us 84%
After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.
by N.S. Perkins 2021
3.82
29k+ ratings
Wouldn't it Be Nice
by Charles L. Granata • 2003
Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.
3.93
513
Wouldn't it Be Nice Summary
Wouldn't it Be Nice 84%
Brian Wilson quit the road, made an album America ignored, and Britain crowned it a masterpiece.
by Charles L. Granata 2003
3.93
513 ratings
Float
by Kate Marchant • 2022
An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.
3.91
14k+
Float Summary
Float 84%
An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.
by Kate Marchant 2022
3.91
14k+ ratings
SMiLE
by Domenic Priore • 2005
His band buried his pop symphony. Bootleggers kept it alive. It took 37 years to finally premiere.
3.80
145
SMiLE Summary
SMiLE 84%
His band buried his pop symphony. Bootleggers kept it alive. It took 37 years to finally premiere.
by Domenic Priore 2005
3.80
145 ratings
Diavola
by Jennifer Marie Thorne • 2024
A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.
3.80
43k+
Diavola Summary
Diavola 84%
A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.
by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024
3.80
43k+ ratings
The Wrong Mr. Right
by Stephanie Archer • 2022
A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.
3.97
45k+
The Wrong Mr. Right Summary
The Wrong Mr. Right 84%
A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.
by Stephanie Archer 2022
3.97
45k+ ratings
August and Everything After
by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski • 2018
Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.
3.41
5k+
August and Everything After Summary
August and Everything After 84%
Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.
by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 2018
3.41
5k+ ratings
Sandwich
by Catherine Newman • 2024
A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.
3.54
218k+
Sandwich Summary
Sandwich 84%
A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.
by Catherine Newman 2024
3.54
218k+ ratings
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman • 1987
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
3.75
9k+
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night 84%
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
by Alice Hoffman 1987
3.75
9k+ ratings
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
4.02
156k+
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song 84%
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2025
4.02
156k+ ratings
Heroes And Villains
by Steven Gaines • 1986
Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.
3.85
771
Heroes And Villains Summary
Heroes And Villains 84%
Sunny surf pop hid abuse, Brian Wilson's breakdown, and Charles Manson as a houseguest.
by Steven Gaines 1986
3.85
771 ratings
House Love
by Patric Richardson • 2023
A cleaning method built on gratitude and vinegar, turning chores into an act of self-care.
3.62
607
House Love Summary
House Love 84%
A cleaning method built on gratitude and vinegar, turning chores into an act of self-care.
by Patric Richardson 2023
3.62
607 ratings
Mile Marker Zero
by William McKeen • 2011
1970s Key West: a drug-fueled creative paradise that produced genius, excess, and its own collapse.
3.93
567
Mile Marker Zero Summary
Mile Marker Zero 84%
1970s Key West: a drug-fueled creative paradise that produced genius, excess, and its own collapse.
by William McKeen 2011
3.93
567 ratings
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2022
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
4.05
315k+
The Hotel Nantucket Summary
The Hotel Nantucket 84%
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2022
4.05
315k+ ratings
This Is Gonna Hurt
by Nikki Sixx • 2011
Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.
4.17
5k+
This Is Gonna Hurt Summary
This Is Gonna Hurt 84%
Beauty in the broken: a rock icon's lens on music, photography, and creative imperfection.
by Nikki Sixx 2011
4.17
5k+ ratings
Songs in Ursa Major
by Emma Brodie • 2021
A crash sidelines a folk icon; an island singer takes his stage and steals his heart.
3.88
14k+
Songs in Ursa Major Summary
Songs in Ursa Major 84%
A crash sidelines a folk icon; an island singer takes his stage and steals his heart.
by Emma Brodie 2021
3.88
14k+ ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 84%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
Deliver Me from Nowhere
by Warren Zanes • 2023
Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.
4.33
4k+
Deliver Me from Nowhere Summary
Deliver Me from Nowhere 84%
Why Bruce Springsteen's darkest album was a home demo he never meant to release.
by Warren Zanes 2023
4.33
4k+ ratings
The Summer I Turned Pretty
by Jenny Han • 2009
Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.
3.74
1.1M+
The Summer I Turned Pretty Summary
The Summer I Turned Pretty 84%
Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.
by Jenny Han 2009
3.74
1.1M+ ratings
Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick • 2006
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
4.29
7k+
Here, There and Everywhere Summary
Here, There and Everywhere 84%
The Beatles' most radical sounds were built by a teenager breaking every rule at Abbey Road.
by Geoff Emerick 2006
4.29
7k+ ratings
White Is for Witching
by Helen Oyeyemi • 2009
The house Miranda Silver grew up in is alive, hungry, and it has never released a daughter.
3.54
13k+
White Is for Witching Summary
White Is for Witching 84%
The house Miranda Silver grew up in is alive, hungry, and it has never released a daughter.
by Helen Oyeyemi 2009
3.54
13k+ ratings
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
by Christina Henry • 2025
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
3.85
5k+
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart Summary
The Place Where They Buried Your Heart 84%
Her dare sends her brother into the abandoned house. He vanishes, and the house is hungry.
by Christina Henry 2025
3.85
5k+ ratings
The Last Word
by Taylor Adams • 2023
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
3.67
83k+
The Last Word Summary
The Last Word 84%
A widow's one-star review draws a dangerous author to her isolated home to demand a retraction.
by Taylor Adams 2023
3.67
83k+ ratings
Boys in the Trees
by Carly Simon • 2015
The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.
3.67
12k+
Boys in the Trees Summary
Boys in the Trees 84%
The girl who stuttered could not speak. The woman who sang could not stop.
by Carly Simon 2015
3.67
12k+ ratings
The Summer Place
by Jennifer Weiner • 2022
A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.
3.56
76k+
The Summer Place Summary
The Summer Place 84%
A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.
by Jennifer Weiner 2022
3.56
76k+ ratings
Heart Bones
by Colleen Hoover • 2020
Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.
4.20
685k+
Heart Bones Summary
Heart Bones 84%
Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.
by Colleen Hoover 2020
4.20
685k+ ratings
The Longing for Less
by Kyle Chayka • 2020
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
3.45
1k+
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less 84%
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
by Kyle Chayka 2020
3.45
1k+ ratings
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 84%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
Efficient Music Production
by Ashley Hewitt • 2020
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
2.90
10
Efficient Music Production Summary
Efficient Music Production 84%
Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.
by Ashley Hewitt 2020
2.90
10 ratings
Catch a Wave
by Peter Ames Carlin • 2006
A $16,000 single, a sandbox piano, and the psychiatrist who took over his life.
3.96
2k+
Catch a Wave Summary
Catch a Wave 84%
A $16,000 single, a sandbox piano, and the psychiatrist who took over his life.
by Peter Ames Carlin 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
Brothers
by Alex Van Halen • 2024
Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.
4.08
9k+
Brothers Summary
Brothers 84%
Alex Van Halen remembers Eddie: the immigrant brotherhood that built rock's most explosive band.
by Alex Van Halen 2024
4.08
9k+ ratings
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2021
Four Malibu siblings, one legendary party, and a house that will burn to the ground by morning.
4.02
1.3M+
Malibu Rising Summary
Malibu Rising 84%
Four Malibu siblings, one legendary party, and a house that will burn to the ground by morning.
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2021
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton • 2006
The buildings we love don't just look good. They model the person we want to be.
3.86
15k+
The Architecture of Happiness Summary
The Architecture of Happiness 84%
The buildings we love don't just look good. They model the person we want to be.
by Alain de Botton 2006
3.86
15k+ ratings
The Summer of Broken Rules
by K.L. Walther • 2021
Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.
3.88
340k+
The Summer of Broken Rules Summary
The Summer of Broken Rules 84%
Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.
by K.L. Walther 2021
3.88
340k+ ratings
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by Miranda Dickinson • 2018
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
4.01
936
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Summary
Somewhere Beyond the Sea 84%
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
by Miranda Dickinson 2018
4.01
936 ratings
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage
by Ali McNamara • 2016
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
4.02
2k+
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage Summary
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 84%
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
by Ali McNamara 2016
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Summer I First Saw You
by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024
When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.
4.06
10k+
The Summer I First Saw You Summary
The Summer I First Saw You 84%
When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.
by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024
4.06
10k+ ratings
Banana Splitsville
by Catherine Clark • 2000
A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.
3.36
798
Banana Splitsville Summary
Banana Splitsville 84%
A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.
by Catherine Clark 2000
3.36
798 ratings
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