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Books like The Five-Star Weekend
A sun-drenched, bittersweet exploration of friendship and grief, served with a side of coastal glamour and culinary delight. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Five-Star Weekend.
- sun-drenched
- bittersweet
- luxurious
- breezy
- 01
The Beach Club
Elin Hilderbrand and Christina Delaine
A sun-drenched, multi-perspective drama that captures the intoxicating, fleeting magic of a summer spent working by the sea.
- 02
Beach Read
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of creative burnout and the terrifying vulnerability of letting yourself believe in happy endings again.
- 03
People We Meet On Vacation
Emily Henry
A sun-drenched, banter-filled exploration of the terrifying leap from platonic soulmates to true love.
- 04
Pack Up the Moon
Kristan Higgins
A bittersweet, tear-jerking, yet ultimately uplifting journey through the first year of grief, guided by letters from a lost love.
- 05
One True Loves
Taylor Jenkins Reid
An emotionally agonizing but ultimately hopeful exploration of choosing between the love of your past and the love of your future.
- 06
The Choice
Nicholas Sparks
A sun-warmed coastal romance that slowly transforms into a devastating test of devotion and impossible choices.
- 07
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
A prickly, deadpan exploration of profound loneliness that slowly thaws into a deeply moving story of unexpected friendship.
- 08
Magnolia Parks
Jessa Hastings
A glittering, high-angst plunge into the messy, glamorous, and deeply emotional world of two soulmates who are as destructive as they are devoted.
- 09
Love Her or Lose Her
Tessa Bailey
A funny, heartfelt journey of a married couple fighting to tear down their emotional walls and fall in love all over again.
- 10
That Summer
Jennifer Weiner
A seemingly breezy tale of mistaken identity that slowly peels back the manicured layers of suburban life to reveal the enduring scars of the past.
- 11
Twenty Wishes
Debbie Macomber · 2008
A gentle, heartwarming exploration of grief, healing, and the unexpected ways we find our way back to joy.
- 12
It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover
A breathless romance that slowly tilts into a devastating, empowering exploration of the impossible choices we make to break cycles of pain.
