Summer 2018 | Swashbuckling Adventures + Summer Beach Reads
Pirates, mermaids, and romance! Oh, my!
Grab a chair or lay down a towel! It's finally that hot sizzling time of year and I have the PERFECT reading list for you to enjoy this season!
If you need some new books to put in your TBR pile or maybe some new beach reads, browse to your heart's content! Below you'll find a mix of pirate escapades, treasure hunts, mermaid, and siren adventures along with some fairy tale retellings and contemporary reads.
*Want to read the synopsis? Just click the book you're interested in and it will take you to Goodreads. 😊*
EXTRA WHIMSIES TO BE FOUND: Scroll to the end to find the special playlist I made for you! ;)
Deadmen Walking (Deadman's Cross, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan
Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
The Forbidden Sea (Forbidden Sea #1) by Sheila A. Nielson
The Syrena Legacy series by Anna Banks
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep by Ari Berk
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Seafire (Seafire, #1) by Natalie C. Parker (comes out next month!)
The Mermaid’s Pendant by LeAnn Neal Reilly
Seven Tears Into The Sea by Terri Farley
The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse #1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga #1) by Jennifer Donnelly
The Mermaid by Christina Henry
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide #1) by Mackenzi Lee
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (Guide #2) // TBR ALERT---RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2018
The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare #2) by Lauren DeStefano // TBR ALERT --- RELEASE DATE: December 18, 2018
The Siren by Kiera Cass
Traveler (Traveler #1) by L.E. Delano
Given to the Sea (Given Duet #1) by Mindy McGinnis
Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell
Breakwater (Broken Tides #1) by Catherine Jones Payne
The Emerald Sea (The Glittering Court #3) by Richelle Mead
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness // TBR ALERT---RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018
To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders #1) by Sara Raasch
Isle of Blood and Stone (Isle of Blood and Stone #1) by Makiia Lucier
Pacifica by Kristen Simmons
Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Lake Silence (The Others #6) by Anne Bishop
Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller
Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #2) by Tricia Levenseller
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
Grit by Gillian French
100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
99 Lies by Rachel Vincent
Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
The Rules of Summer (Rules of Summer #1) by Joanna Philbin
The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford
The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood #1) by Ann Brashares
Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard
Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny
Book List in No Particular Order
- Deadmen Walking (Deadman's Cross, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan
- Seven Tears Into The Sea by Terri Farley
- The Mermaid’s Pendant by LeAnn Neal Reilly
- The Forbidden Sea (Forbidden Sea #1) by Sheila A. Nielson
- The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep by Ari Berk
- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood #1) by Ann Brashares
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han
- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- The Rules of Summer (Rules of Summer #1) by Joanna Philbin
- The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford
- Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
- Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
- The Syrena Legacy series by Anna Banks
- Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga #1) by Jennifer Donnelly
- Given to the Sea (Given Duet #1) by Mindy McGinnis
- Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
- Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny
- The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse #1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke
- The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks
- The Siren by Kiera Cass
- Grit by Gillian French
- The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare #2) by Lauren DeStefano // ON SALE DATE: December 18, 2018
- And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness On sale: September 4, 2018
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide #1) by Mackenzi Lee
- The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee // ON-SALE DATE: October 2, 2018
- Traveler (Traveler #1) by L.E. Delano
- The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell
- The Mermaid by Christina Henry
- Seafire (Seafire, #1) by Natalie C. Parker (comes out next month!)
- The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
- Steel by Carrie Vaughn
- To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
- These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders #1) by Sara Raasch
- Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
- The Emerald Sea (The Glittering Court #3) by Richelle Mead
- 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
- 99 Lies by Rachel Vincent
- Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
- Breakwater (Broken Tides #1) by Catherine Jones Payne
- Isle of Blood and Stone (Isle of Blood and Stone #1) by Makiia Lucier
- Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
- Lake Silence (The Others #6) by Anne Bishop
- Pacifica by Kristen Simmons
- The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
- Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard
- Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer
- To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller
- Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #2) by Tricia Levenseller
*All book cover images were found via the website www.goodreads.com. All copyrights belong to their respective authors, publishers, artists, and any other partners.*
I seriously listened to this on repeat while putting this list together for you! :)
Are you going to read any of these over the summer? Do you like my playlist?
Let me know what you think!
