Beach Read (Book Of The Month Edition)

Goodreads is a social cataloging website and community for readers and authors to find, share, and discuss books. They recently published a list of the top 60 titles from the last five years, using both the numbers of readers and reader ratings to determine their picks. Here are some of the highlights.

With your toes in the sand, the sun on your face, and the roar of the surf drowning out your worries, reading at the beach is a double dose of escape. But what makes the perfect beach read? Depends on the reader. From frothy rom-coms to twisty thrillers, generational sagas to moving memoirs, our favorite beach reads run the gamut. Here are 29 beach-perfect books.

Bestselling author Emily Henry has a new novel coming out on April 23. Funny Story is about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. Henry's fans have fallen hard for her authentic, believable stories about relatable, imperfect characters. Read on to learn more about her newest book and get our recommendations for more realistic, heartfelt rom-coms.

Last month, in a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of ThriftBooks, 2,000 romance novel lovers shared their thoughts and opinions about the genre and their favorite characters. Read on to see what we learned about Romance vs. Real Life.

It's time for our annual roundup of the best books from the previous year. The titles we chose span the full range of genres and categories. For all you love junkies, here are the twenty romances, ranging from sweet to spicy, that made the cut.