Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson is summery and heartfelt and so funny, about nannying your ex-best friend's twin stepkids who spontaneously combust. The Pleasing Hour by Lily King is a solid summer book to me, too, about an au pair in France, but maybe on the sadder side of the spectrum at times. I'd also throw in Commonwealth by Ann Patchett which has a few traumatic moments but is overall a superb read about the children in two families who spend summers together in Virginia, and how their lives change in adulthood, and it goes back and forth between the two timelines
follows the life of a teenage girl in 1969 when she gets swept up into a cult! bigggg coming of age fan myself and it's been my favorite since it explores how we change and how we're influenced. writing is absolutely descriptive and beautiful. looking for new recs myself so this thread is perf <3
after you’ve been poked and prodded in your nether regions: treat yourself to an overpriced coffee & pastry and stroll by all the gorgeous townhomes. as a reward for surviving being born with the best of the 23 chromosomes.
