Book Recs Based on Your Watchlist for Summer 2026

It’s a book babe summer! Book girlies rejoice because summer 2026 is going to be filled with incredible reads AND watches. Book to screen adaptations have been cranking out all of 2026, from a new season of Bridgerton, Wuthering Heights, and Project Hail Mary, there’s been something for all fans to discover. If you’re tuning into more of these anticipated new releases this summer and beyond, we have the perfect book recommendations for you.

1. Starting off strong with a hockey romance after the success of Heated Rivalry comes Off Campus, the TV adaptation of Elle Kennedy’s best selling novel, The Deal. The Off Campus universe consists of 13 books, and if you’re loving Garrett and Hannah’s love story, read The Graham Effect.

You loved Garrett Graham in college, now experience him in dad mode. The Graham Effect follows Garrett and Hannah’s daughter, Gigi, playing for the women’s hockey team at Briar. Gigi is the perfect blend of both her parents with lofty Olympic dreams. She meets Luke Ryder, the grumpy to her sunshine. Can they work together to achieve their goals or will the chemistry between them lead them down a different road? And what will Garrett think??

Shop: The Graham Effect

2. Continuing the hockey romance theme, if you loved Heated Rivalry, Illya and Shane are not over yet. Find out where their story goes in The Long Game. The continuation of Shane and Illya’s rivalry turned romance is filled with emotional depth, personal struggles, and choosing love over all obstacles.

Shop: The Long Game

3. Summer wouldn't feel right without a beach read. Summer romances are essential for book girlies, and if you’re planning to watch Every Year After based on Carly Fortune’s first novel, Every Summer After, you MUST grab her latest release, Our Perfect Storm. The summer vibes are captured perfectly page by page.

Frankie wakes up on her wedding day to a note from her fiance telling her he can’t marry her. It’s up to her best friend Geroge to pull her out of this slump, the only thing is, he has been yearning for her since they were kids. Follow these childhood best friends as they travel to the island of Tofino, BC and face long suppressed emotions.

Shop: Our Perfect Storm

4. Next up: the highly anticipated release of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. This movie is sure to be a smash hit at the box office. If you’re into adventure, monsters, and long journeys you must read the Shield of Sparrows series by Devney Perry.

The first book, Shield of Sparrows, follows princess Odessa on a journey to a new land, after an arranged marriage. She faces fierce monsters and discovers truths about a world she was long sheltered from. In book two, Rites of the Starling, the journey continues in a gut-wrenching reveal of two worlds colliding.

Shop: Shield of Sparrows & Rites of the Starling

5. Over twenty years ago, we were bestowed with a masterpiece none other than, Practical Magic. A sequel is finally coming in 2026 and we will be SAT watching the sisters who shaped us and their next generation of young witches. If you’re needing a witchy read prior to this movie release, we recommend reading, Bewitched by Laura Thalassa.

Bewitched is the first book in a series that follows a young witch with incredible powers and one unfortunate side effect - every time she uses her magic, she loses her memory. This book is sure to entertain fans with plenty of witchy vibes, spells, and a very spicy sorcerer.

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Bonus: The Love Hypothesis, will be releasing as a movie in 2026, if you’re excited for that - read anything by Ali Hazelwood. Some popular titles include; Deep End, Problematic Summer Romance, Bride, and Mate.