People often ask for my opinions of what they should read next. I thought since people generally have more time to read in the summer, I’d consolidate my favorites from the last six months. These are books that received 4.5 stars. Interestingly, I had no 5 star picks from this calendar year. Any of these would be a great pick for the beach. Happy summer, everyone!

Links to read my blog posts and/or buy each book are here:

The Orphan’s Tale
Pachinko
The River at Night
Behind Her Eyes
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
The Orchid House
The Dry
The Orphan Keeper
Karolina’s Twins

2016’s favorites are listed here.