Summer reading season is in FULL SWING, and that means you are probably hearing about great books everywhere you turn. But how many of those books live up to the hype? This week, Meg is joined by Sorta Awesome Regular and author Katie Proctor, and they are here to give you the rundown on which recent books getting lots of buzz actually live up to all the hype! Plus a fun summer beauty pick and vicarious travel in Awesome of the Week!

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Adult contemporary fiction:

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes Amazon | Bookshop

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Amazon | Bookshop

Circe by Madeline Miller Amazon | Bookshop

Olympus, TX by Stacey Swann Amazon | Bookshop

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Amazon | Bookshop

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Amazon | Bookshop

Daisy Jones and the Six also by TJR Amazon | Bookshop

One, Two, Three by Laurie Frankel Amazon | Bookshop

Project Hail Mary, Andy Weir Amazon | Bookshop

The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave Amazon | Bookshop

Non-fiction:

Broken, Jenny Lawson Amazon | Bookshop

Live Your Life, Amanda Kloots Amazon | Bookshop

Middle Grade:

Hand in Hand, Katie Proctor Amazon | Bookshop

Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston Amazon | Bookshop

Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Mentioned:

The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Okay for Now, Gary D. Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop

Young Adult:

A Pho Love Story by Loan Le Amazon | Bookshop

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Amazon | Bookshop

Tokyo Ever After, Emiko Jean Amazon | Bookshop

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