Book Recommendations for Summer

By Mira Reisberg
By Mandy Yates

I've always been the type of reader that has a hard time starting. I'm not the type of reader who can just read anything. And if a book doesn't instantly grab me right from the beginning I put it down. Time is precious to me and I don't want to spend my time reading a book that is just meh. So I don't read as often as I'd like, because in the past I've spent a lot of time starting books and putting them down.

But when I find a book that grabs me, I'm hooked and can't put it down. 

The best way to find a really good book is to get book recommendations. 

Below is a list of recommendations I got from friends, blogs, and websites. Because this is a summer reading list I decided to only include recommended books from 2017.
What books published in 2017 do you recommend reading?
A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins

Calico Girl by Jerdine Nolen

Cyclone by Doreen Cronin

Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry

Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King

Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson

One Shadow on the Wall by Leah Henderson

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

Real Friends by Shannon Hale

Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart

See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng

The Enemy: Detroit, 1954 by Sara Holbrook

The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish

The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth Wein

The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner

The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla

Thick as Thieves (Queen's Thief) by Megan Whalen Turner

Train I Ride by Paul Mosier

Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail

Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

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