Whether you're getting that summer tan, lounging out and about with an iced matcha, or reading under a straw hat, one thing's for sure: summer isn't summer without the perfect book.

BookTok has spoken— and these are the ultimate beach reads of the season.

1. “Funny You Should Ask” by Elissa Sussman

Chani Horowitz is a writer who once interviewed Hollywood star Gabe Parker at the peak of his fame, just as he was cast as the first Jewish James Bond. Their weekend interview was full of unexpected chemistry, and the resulting article made Chani’s career go viral. But it also changed the way the world—and she—saw Gabe.

Now, ten years later, Gabe is trying to make a comeback, and Chani is asked to interview him again. As they reunite, old memories resurface, and Chani begins to wonder what really happened during that first interview, and if their connection was more than just a headline.

2. “Happy Place” by Emily Henry

Harriet and Wyn were the perfect couple—until they broke up. The only problem? They haven’t told their closest friends yet. When they’re all invited back to their annual summer getaway at a cottage in Maine, Harriet and Wyn decide to fake their relationship to avoid ruining the trip.

As the week goes on, pretending to be in love gets harder, especially with all the memories and unresolved feelings still between them.

3. “Every Summer After” by Carley Fortune

Persephone “Percy” Fraser spent six unforgettable summers at her family’s lake house in Barry’s Bay, where she met Sam Florek, the quiet, thoughtful boy next door. What started as a childhood friendship turned into something more, until one devastating mistake shattered everything.

Now, twelve years later, Percy returns to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral. Being back forces her to confront the past, the choices she made, and the love she never truly let go of.

4. “Icebreaker” by Hannah Grace

Anastasia Allen is a competitive figure skater with her sights set on the Olympics. Focused and disciplined, she has no time for distractions, especially not from the hockey team that now has to share her rink.

Nathan Hawkins, the hockey team captain, is everything Anastasia thinks she doesn’t need. But when an accident forces the two teams to train together, and her partner gets injured, Nate unexpectedly steps in to help her.

5. “The Unhoneymooners” by Christina Lauren

Olive Torres considers herself the unlucky twin. She is always losing jobs, her plans are falling through, and nothing ever goes her way. Her twin sister, on the other hand, just had a dream wedding… until the entire wedding party gets food poisoning, except Olive and Ethan, the groom’s annoying (but hot) brother.

With a fully paid honeymoon to Hawaii suddenly up for grabs, Olive and Ethan reluctantly agree to go, pretending to be the happy couple so the trip doesn’t go to waste.

6. “Love and Other Words” by Christina Lauren

Macy Sorensen thought she had moved on from her past. She’s now a successful doctor with a safe, predictable life and a safe, predictable fiancé. But everything changes when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos, her first love and the boy who once meant everything to her.

As teenagers, Macy and Elliot bonded over books, spending weekends together at her family’s lake house, until one night shattered their relationship. Now, more than a decade later, they’re forced to confront the question: Can you ever truly get over your first love?

7. “Beach Read” by Emily Henry

January Andrews is a romance writer struggling with writer’s block after a recent personal loss. Augustus Everett is a literary fiction author who’s equally stuck, mourning his own grief. When they end up as neighbors for the summer, they make a deal: each will write in the other’s genre to jumpstart their creativity.

As they swap genres and share their struggles, January and Gus challenge each other’s assumptions about life and love.

8. “One True Loves” by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Emma and her husband, Jesse, were high school sweethearts who married young. They had a happy life until Jesse went missing in a helicopter crash and was presumed dead, leaving Emma heartbroken. After years of grieving, Emma starts to rebuild her life and falls in love with Sam, her best friend.

Just as she’s about to remarry, Jesse unexpectedly returns, very much alive. Now Emma faces the impossible choice between the man she thought she lost and the life she’s built in his absence.

9. “Meet Me at the Lake” by Carley Fortune

After years of avoiding the summer lake house where she spent her childhood, Emmy Langston returns to care for her ailing grandfather. The lake holds bittersweet memories, especially of her first love, Ben.

As Emmy reconnects with the people and places of her past, she begins to face the secrets and regrets she left behind. With the summer stretching ahead, she must decide if she can find peace.

10. “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry

Poppy and Alex have been best friends and vacation buddies for years, taking one trip together every summer despite being complete opposites. Poppy is spontaneous and loud, while Alex is practical and reserved.

After a fallout threatens to end their tradition, they decide to take one last trip together to mend their friendship.

11. “The Spanish Love Deception” by Elena Armas

Catalina Martín has a big problem: her sister’s wedding in Spain is coming up, and she still doesn’t have a date. To avoid endless questions and family pressure, she convinces her charming but infuriating coworker, Aaron Blackford, to pretend to be her boyfriend for the trip.