Summer is finally here! The sun is shining and the jumpers are packed away for another season. There's nothing better than enjoying a moment to yourself with a brilliant Summer read, except knowing that your books are giving back while you kick back. 25% of your orders can be donated to UK schools, all you need to do is relax. 

Books for Summer 2025

If your Summer holiday is your only chance to rest and relax with a book, in which case we highly recommend our Star Books. Constructed over the year, these are our best books of the year and these are our first port of call when recommending books to readers only able to pick up a few titles a year. 

In our collection we have fantastic books, both fact and fiction, that we think will make the perfect Summer reading recommendation. It wouldn't be Summer without fun and frivolity and there's plenty of that here from feel-good fiction titles, relationship stories that will set your heart soaring and humorous fiction that will have you laughing out loud. 

For those who seek it, our Summer reads also include some brilliant books that are more serious in nature. From that page-turning mystery that will keep you gripped to your seat; the thriller that will send a shiver down your spine regardless of the temperature outside; or the literary fiction that could leave you with a lump in your throat.

Our Summer reading recommendations are full of books for every reader. It’s the perfect opportunity for casual readers to pick up that book they’ve heard so much about. It’s the perfect time to embrace the heady joy of the season by picking up a particularly sunny read. Recharge in the longer days and discover those books that may have passed you by. Your holiday haul equals classroom gold with 25% of your order going to UK schools. When you shop with LoveReading you can read guilt free all summer long knowing you've changed lives with your order. 

Summer 2025 Non-Fiction Book Recommendations

If you're planning to get out in the great outdoors, Walk Britain offers inspirational Great British walks fuelled by adventure. With 90 walks spread across England, Wales and Scotland, spend the summer and beyond seeing what our beautiful island has to offer.

The Generosity of Plants by Rosemary Gladstar is an inspiring, colourful, and graceful collection of images and quotes highlighting our wonderful world of plants. This book would make a gorgeous present for those who love plants of all varieties, who is invested in our environment and nature, or those who are actively interested or involved in herbalism. Rich and fresh and colourful, The Generosity of Plants is a book full of positivity and love. Highly recommended.

With Dip! master the art of putting together the perfect smorsgabord of Summer plates for sunny days. Dips provide an endless array of easy options for your Summer of fun from international favourites like hummus, guacamole and baba ghanoush, to classics such as spinach and artichoke dip, cheese and chive dip and whipped feta. With 75 recipes as well as pairing and serving suggestions, Dip! is the low-effort way to impress your family and friends.

A lyrical blend of memoir and literary travelogue, Laura Coffey’s Enchanted Islands recounts the author’s voyage of self-discovery around myth-infused Mediterranean islands in the wake of heartbreak, after becoming immersed in a new translation of The Odyssey. Beautifully bittersweet as it balances personal experiences with sweeping, big-picture mythological scope, and intertwines raw realities with poetry and legend, Enchanted Islands is, fittingly, an enchanting memoir of love, loss and finding new directions through tumultuous seas.

Looking for a more humorous memoir? Not everything that glitters is gold - which is why Ben Aitken gave London the cold shoulder and went to Preston instead. Hailing from Portsmouth, Ben knew from experience that unfashionable places could be quietly brilliant. So, over the course of a year, the author of The Gran Tour visited twelve of the least popular spots in the UK and Ireland for a city break. The motivation wasn't to take the mickey or stick the boot in, but to seek out the good stuff, to uncover the gems, to have a nice time. 

Shitty Breaks is a celebration of the underdog; a love letter to the wrong direction; and evidence that there's no such thing as a shitty break. What's more, by spreading its affection beyond the usual suspects (which are often overdone and overpriced), Shitty Breaks promotes a less expensive and more sustainable brand of travel. Cheeky weekend in Milton Keynes anyone?

Summer 2025 Fiction Book Recommendations

For rom-com fans, Summer is our season, with a plethora of sunny romances to enjoy. Be Swept Away by Beth O'Leary's new relationship story that sets an adventurous new course. Ali Hazelwood fans can dive in at the Deep End with her new take on college romance. And of course with the warm weather also comes wedding season, and The Wedding Forecast is a feel-good, joyful rom-com perfect for the Summer. 

While We're Young by K. L. Walther is a YA coming-of-age that's a riotous riff on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. With fractured friendships, family strife and dreamy romance, this road trip read is perfect end of school reading.

Francesca Hornak's So Good to See You begins with the final days of University: this smart, achingly amusing and emotional Star Book delves into the highs and lows of friendship over a fifteen year span. 

The ferociously funny Kathy Lette has a double bill in our Summer reading selection this year. The slicing, piercing and irreverently funny The Revenge Club can be enjoyed in paperback this Summer while her new book, Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do Us Part is eagerly anticipated and set for release in July. 

So, grab your refreshing beverage of choice and prepare to enjoy these Summer reading recommendations knowing your beach reads are helping to build futures.

If you’re looking for recommendations for younger readers, do check out our Summer Reading collection on LoveReading4Kids, where you can find fiction, fact and activity books from toddlers to teens.