Already Missing The Summer I Turned Pretty? 17 Swoonworthy Books To Binge Next

That The Summer I Turned Pretty finale felt like our generation's Friends moment. Except instead of shouting 'did she get off the plane?', we were all yelling for Conrad to get on one. Now the kisses are kissed, the promises are promised, and our endgame couple is off to Brussels, the Cousins Beach void is real. So I pulled together 17 books that hit the same summer-heartache-first-love wavelength. Think beaches, boardwalks, weddings, grief, second chances, and a few 'wait, what?' twists.

Want the quick list?

• Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
• Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
• Call It What You Want by Alissa DeRogatis
• Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
• The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
• One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Happy Place by Emily Henry
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• Since You' ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
• The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry
• But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson
• Save the Date by Allison Raskin
• The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord
• The Wedding People by Alison Espach
• To All the Boys I' ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Season 3 tossed in a bunch of Audrey Hepburn nods for Belly, the resident old-movie romantic. Painter' s book is basically that vibe in novel form. Liz has planned her love life like a romcom storyboard, grand gestures included, only to learn real feelings are messy and off-script. The lesson tracks with Belly' s: a wedding does not fix everything and problems fly with you to Paris. Enemies-to-lovers collides with boy-next-door in a way that feels like sneaking one more night on the Cousins porch.

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

If Paris was your favorite part of the finale stretch, this is the American-in-Paris candy you want. Anna is shipped off to boarding school in Paris, meets charming-and-infuriating Etienne St. Clair, and gets a crash course in following your heart even when it is wildly inconvenient. First love, new friends, school drama, and that fizzy, complicated magic that changes you for good.

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

The easy comparison is setting: Cousins Beach energy meets a lake house at Barry' s Bay. But underneath it is the good stuff — grief, how to love someone through loss, how we hurt the people closest to us, and what it actually takes to get back home. Percy and Sam fall for each other across six summers until one mistake blows everything up. Years later, she returns for his mother' s funeral and discovers the pull is still there. Spanning six summers and one make-or-break weekend, it is nostalgic, aching, and catnip if you miss those early Cousins days.

Call It What You Want by Alissa DeRogatis

Senior year, a messy situationship, and the realization that someone you like might not be capable of giving you what you need — at least not yet. Sloane gets swept up in a charged push-pull with Ethan, who has that broody, Conrad-adjacent appeal. It is a coming-of-age about boundaries, timing, and whether the fall is worth the risk.

Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

Belly got years of summers; Fern got 24 hours. One whirlwind day with Will is enough to imprint forever. Nine years later, Fern is back at her family' s lakeside resort after her mom dies, stuck in a life she did not plan. And then Will walks in — different, complicated, and maybe exactly what she has been missing. It is all timing, fate, and whether you can choose your way into the story you want. Big lake-house mood, big feelings.

The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther

Wedding weekend. Grief. A heart that is still bruised. Meredith returns to Martha' s Vineyard for the first time since her sister died, gets dumped two weeks before the family wedding, and dives into the clan' s annual game of assassin — then promptly catches feelings for a dangerously charming groomsman. It is tender, swoony, and sprinkled with Taylor Swift references while it tracks healing in real time.

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

If you loved the mother-daughter heartbeat of TSITP, this one comes for the tear ducts. After Katy' s mom dies, she goes solo on their long-planned trip to Positano. Then the impossible: her mother appears — 30 years younger, very alive. Katy gets one Italian summer to know the woman her mom was before she was Mom. It is magical, aching, and the kind of wish you cannot help making for Susannah.

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Same sun-soaked family-and-friends chaos, just crank the stakes. The Riva siblings prep for their legendary 1980s Malibu bash as secrets, rivalries, and old hurts simmer. Love, loyalty, fame fallout — and one night that changes everything. If you like your beach reads with more fire, literally and figuratively, here you go.

Happy Place by Emily Henry

You could toss any Emily Henry title on this list, but this one shares TSITP' s DNA. Harriet and Wyn split months ago and did not tell their friend group, so they fake an engagement for their annual Maine getaway. If Conrad' s quiet burn worked on you, Wyn' s strong-silent might do the trick. Deep friendships, nostalgia, mental health, and a second chance that might actually stick.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Sunny setting, dark undertow. On a private island off Martha' s Vineyard, Cadence and her rich cousins circle love, loyalty, and a family empire stuffed with secrets. It is about the electric freedom of summer vs the hard edge of growing up, with a reveal that stings. Bonus inside baseball: it shares the Prime Video orbit with TSITP.

Since You' ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson

Missing the friend-core of the show? When Sloane disappears, she leaves Emily a list of dares that shoves her into an unexpected summer. Risks, new crush, and the realization that finding yourself does not mean abandoning your people. Light, funny, and quietly moving.

The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry

Romance, identity, and a dash of summer magic. Natalie keeps slipping between realities and meets a boy who blows up her idea of fate. It is about longing, heartbreak, and believing in second chances, with just enough magical realism to make the air feel charged.

But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson

Season 3 dipped into college life with Belly, Taylor, and Jeremiah before the bigger emotional work happened later. This novel lives in that space where you confront your past and protect your chosen family. Charlotte drags herself to a five-year reunion, runs into the friends she ghosted and the one that got away (hi, Reece), and has to decide what kind of adult she wants to be. Introspective, messy, and romantic in the best way.

Save the Date by Allison Raskin

If the love triangle and almost-wedding chaos had you stress-eating pretzels, this is your lane. Emma is a couples therapist whose fiancé bails six months before the big day. Determined to keep her timeline, she races to find a groom and winds up pulled between Will, a podcast producer who refuses to be a rebound, and Matt, a sweet, newly divorced settle-down type. It is funny, thorny, and full of the push-pull tension that Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah fans know too well.

The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

Friends-to-lovers with a modern twist. Former besties June and Levi have not spoken in a decade. After each suffers a spectacularly public breakup, a single photo of them together sparks an internet ship so loud they decide to fake-date. For June, it might save her shop. For Levi, it might make an ex regret everything. Cue staged photo ops, real chemistry, and the kind of banter that sneaks up on your heart.

The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Craving more near-miss nuptials and summertime existential crises? Phoebe Stone escapes to Newport, Rhode Island to pull herself together and accidentally wanders into a wedding weekend where everyone assumes she belongs. She leans into the mix-up, bonds with the bride, and finds unexpected friendship (and clarity) amid someone else' s big day. It is sharp, funny, and sneakily tender.

To All the Boys I' ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

If you want to stay in Jenny Han world a little longer, Lara Jean and Peter are your next stop. Secret love letters get mailed, fake dating ensues, and then real feelings crash the plan. It is first love, sibling drama, grief, and identity — basically a greatest hits playlist of what made Cousins Beach matter.