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A bittersweet, sun-drenched summer of rekindled love and inevitable goodbyes. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Second Chance Summer.
- sun-drenched
- melancholic
- heartwarming
- reflective
- 01
Since You've Been Gone
Morgan Matson
A sun-drenched, playlist-fueled summer of stepping out of your comfort zone and finding out who you are when nobody else is looking.
- 02
The unexpected everything
Morgan Matson
A breezy, big-hearted contemporary read about the messy, beautiful chaos that ensues when perfectly laid plans fall apart.
- 03
That Summer
Sarah Dessen · 1996
A bittersweet, sun-drenched exploration of the summer when childhood ends and the messy reality of growing up begins.
- 04
We'll Always Have Summer
Jenny Han
A bittersweet, sun-drenched farewell to first loves and childhood summers.
- 05
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy
Jenny Han
A sun-drenched, nostalgic dive into the messy, bittersweet ache of growing up and falling in love at the beach.
- 06
Before I Fall
Lauren Oliver · 2010
A poignant, time-bending exploration of teenage cruelty and the desperate search for redemption before time runs out.
- 07
The truth about forever
Sarah Dessen
A sun-soaked summer of chaotic catering gigs, found family, and learning to let go of the need to be perfect.
- 08
Lucky in love
Kasie West
A sweet, sunlit exploration of what happens when a stroke of impossible luck complicates the simple joys of first love.
- 09
Letters to the lost
Brigid Kemmerer
An intimate, emotionally charged exploration of how two broken people can help piece each other back together through the safety of shared words.
- 10
Love and Gelato
Jenna Evans Welch
A sun-drenched Italian escapade that wraps the bittersweet ache of grief in the sweet comfort of first love and newfound family.
- 11
Flipped
Wendelin Van Draanen
A charming, he-said-she-said exploration of first love and the messy, beautiful process of learning to see people for who they truly are.
- 12
My life next door
Huntley Fitzpatrick
A sun-drenched summer romance that contrasts the quiet loneliness of a pristine life with the chaotic warmth of the family next door.
