[Roby32888]

Any good books to read for the long hot summer.

[Vampire-Prince]

Two of my favorite Underrated books are:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23349304-the-weight-of-destiny
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22676013-home-is-where-you-are

[Roby32888]

Thanks for the suggestions.

[Syman1967]

the art of racing in the rain - Garth Stein

Late to the party but here are my recommendations ( I have recently finished them and loved them very much!)

A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman


Goodreads rating: 4.30

In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.

Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time?

Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations.

A feel-good story in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, Fredrik Backman's novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful and charming exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others.

Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt


Goodreads rating: 4.21/5

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boys and The Wednesday Wars, two coming-of-age novels about unlikely friends finding a bond. Okay For Now, his latest novel, explores another seemingly improbable alliance, this one between new outsider in town Doug Swieteck and Lil Spicer, the savvy spitfire daughter of his deli owner boss. With her challenging assistance, Doug discovers new sides of himself. Along the way, he also readjusts his relationship with his abusive father, his school peers, and his older brother, a newly returned war victim of Vietnam.

Woman with A Secret by Sophie Hannah
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Secret-Novel-Sophie.../0062388266
If I Stay
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4374400-if-i-stay

The Girl on the Train is a good summer read, light.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22557272-the-girl-on-the-train

[BadCatt]

I just found the The Three Body Problem Trilogy by Liu Cixin. Sci Fi . engrossing.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman


Goodreads rating: 4.30

Downloaded this one. Thanks for the suggestion! Sounds like a wonderful book!

[Amill]

I know I'm too late but there will be more summers right?
Try City of Thieves by Davi Benioff ( yes, Game of Trones' producer)

[Roby32888]

Thanks for the suggestions.

I know it's already winter but check out the Bewitched and Bewildered series by Alanea Alder if you haven't

the martian book was pretty decent

Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood is excellent!