2026 Summer Reading Guide: Page Turning Novels
These are the titles that are so compulsively readable, you’ll stay up way too late reading (good thing there is no school tomorrow!) or maybe even hope your roadtrip lasts just a bit longer.
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
As a longtime Liane Moriarty fan (especially What Alice Forgot), this one totally pulled me in. A delayed flight turns eerie when a woman starts predicting each passenger’s death. Things really take a turn when her visions start coming true, and a handful of passengers must decide whether to change their fate or accept it. This has a big cast of characters, but I found it surprisingly easy to keep track of everyone and the ending really worked for me.
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
This was just a FUN listen – I didn’t know how it was going to play out but I loved every minute of it. Camille and Aubrey swap places for 12 hours to uncover the truth about Camille’s powerful husband, but when he turns up murdered, only one of them has an alibi. They’ll both be forced to reckon with how far they’ll go to protect themselves.
Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
A global pop star and an elite spy are forced to team up undercover when a dangerous mission pulls them into the world of a powerful crime boss. What starts as a high-stakes operation quickly turns complicated as sparks fly between two people who are supposed to be focused on everything but each other. This was an absolute delight and I just picked up the sequel.
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
This one really sucked me in (and broke my heart)! Sisters Cassie and Zoe skyrocketed to fame as the Griffin Sisters in the early 2000s, only to vanish from the spotlight after a sudden and unexplained breakup. Now, two decades later, Zoe’s daughter is determined to uncover the truth, forcing all three women to reckon with the past.