With only one month of summer left, there's just enough time for that last-minute beach trip with your friends or family. And with that beach trip comes one final novel to read before you're back to being forced to read (or pretending to read) college textbooks. Whether you're looking for a romance, murder mystery, or a light comedy, this list hasit all!
1. "Modern Romance " by Aziz Ansari
If you liked watching comedian Aziz Ansari play Tom Haverford on "Parks and Rec " then you'd love his new bestseller. "Modern Romance" offers a hilarious look into the ups and downs of relationships and love in the 21st century.
2. "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
"We Were Liars " chronicles the summers of an obnoxiously wealthy girl with a dark secret. Her and her family spend their summers on their own private island where they can no longer run from the lies they've been living with.
3. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
Easily one of the most talked-about thrillers of the year, "Gone Girl" will have you on the edge of your seat from page one. If you haven't seen the movie yet, I highly recommend reading the book that started it all.
4. "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler
Any of the Chelsea Handler books are bound to make you pee yourself with laughter. Written in the form of a collection of essays, get an inside look in the raunchy, hysterical life of Chelsea Handler.
5. "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
Very different from Green's well-known bestseller, "The Fault in Our Stars, " "Looking for Alaska " is a knockout in its own category. Miles "Pudge" Halter took a leap of faith and left his lackluster life in Florida to attend the anything-but-boring boarding school in Alabama where he meets the beautiful, rebellious Alaska Young.
6. "Paper Towns" by John Green
Yes, the movie just came out, but read the book first! The narrator/protagonist Quentin "Q" Jacobsen is the witty and adorable boy-next-door falling for the seemingly perfect Margo Roth Spiegelman. Check out the adventures the two embark on in print before on screen!
7. "The Longest Ride" by Nicholas Sparks
In Sparks' 17th romance novel, "The Longest Ride" follows two couples whose lives intersect in ways they never would have imagined. Classic city girl meets country boy story.
8. "The Silver Linings Playbook" by Matthew Quick
The heartwarming novel that the film starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence was based on. If you've already seen the movie, that's OK! The film was "loosely " based on the novel, and you will still fall in love with the story.
9. "Primates of Park Avenue" by Wednesday Martin
"Primates of Park Avenue" is an original, clever memoir about Wednesday Martin's experiences with the super-elite Upper East Side mothers. "Think 'Gossip Girl' but with a sociological study of the parents." — InStyle.
10. "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed hiked more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail — alone. "Wild" is an emotional and inspirational memoir chronicling the life of a woman's journey to find herself.
11. "But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz" by Geoff Dyer
One of the best novels written about music, "But Beautiful " is composed of eight vignettes each telling the story of eight men who shaped modern jazz. I personally find jazz music to be a little boring, but I can assure you this novel is anything but.
12. "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P" by Adelle Waldman
Nathaniel Piven is a new hotshot in the literary scene, and he's ready for something more. A humorous and intelligent coming-of-age novel about a young man's search for happiness and love in Brooklyn.
13. "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
"And Then There Were None" is considered the world's best-selling mystery novel. Ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are enticed onto a private island and then killed off one by one. No one knows how, and no one knows by whom.
14. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
The touching coming-of-age story turned film that follows the life of Charlie as he navigates through the roller-coaster world of high school.
15. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A book list wouldn't be complete without a classic. Exemplary tale of America in the 1920s.
