Friday, June 20, 2025

Friday Fives - Five Non-Cozies Set During Summer


I'm in a list making kind of mood so I thought I'd start making random five lists.  Sometimes they'll be bookish other weeks not so much.  Last week I found 5 cozy mysteries that are set during summer. This week I'm looking at 5 non-cozy books set during summer!


1.  Mansion Beach by Meg Mitchell Moore - This book looks gloriously summer-y and is a retelling of The Great Gatsby


2.  One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle - Summer in Italy with a story that touches on some deeper more emotional subjects.   


3.  A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey - Two timelines in North Carolina with family drama and a bit of summer.


4.  The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman - Another summer while touching on heavier topics and a heaping helping of family secrets.


5.  Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan - This is an author I haven't read anything from yet but have been wanting to try some of her books.  There's some starting over and a dog which are subjects I enjoy!

What summer-y books do you have on your TBR?

5 comments:

  1. I loved Summer Romance! But then I'm a fan of Annabel Monaghan's books. Happy reading all of these. :D

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  2. I read One Italian Summer and liked it. Her other book In Five Years was very good too, I liked that one. Viola Shipman has been a win for me but have not read that title you mentioned. Wild to me that Viola Shipman is a man as he nails the genre from a woman's perspective.

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  3. And it's always a cool trick to make your books quite tense and dark - and then set them in bright, sunshiny weather:)). Thank you for the list, Katherine.

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  4. I haven't read any of these but do recognize the covers. All bright and summery.

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  5. I haven't read any of these authors but I have seen them all. Romances, or more accurately life fiction?

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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