Summer Reading Options via Goodreads

Good reads published their 2025 Summer Reading Guide this week. They offer a variety of entry points for readers as well. From setting, to expert recs, to reader driven lists, genre, and more.

Use the links below to explore one by one or simply use this link to bring it all up on on page.

Readers' Most Anticipated Books of Summer

Here they are! The books that everyone will be buzzing about, all season long.

Ready to Escape into a Great Book?

Discover 144 new reading recommendations based on summertime destinations. 

The Goodreads Staff Share Our Summer Reading Plans

Take a peek at the collective Want-to-Read shelves of our very bookish colleagues!

Summer Spinetinglers: 72 Highly Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers

99 New Romances & Romantasies to Heat You Up This Summer

New for You: Stock Your Shelves with These Summer Debuts

Reading Recs Based on the Latest Movie & TV Hits

You can access the Goodreads Guide to Summer Reading for past years by clicking on the year in the following list:

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022

Don't underestimate the treasures you will find on past year's lists.

Want even more Summer Reading suggestions? Use this link to pull up all of my posts tagged summer reading in reverse chronological order.