Books for a Messy Girl Summer Reading Aesthetic
If your Summer Reading Aesthetic is all about a Messy Girl Summer, a Brat Girl Summer or a Carrie Bradshaw Summer, I have the perfect summer reading list to inspire and guide you through a summer of taking chances and going your own way!
2025 Books for a Messy Girl Summer Reading Aesthetic
Whether you’re planning a Messy Girl Summer, another Brat Summer or a new Carrie Bradshaw Summer, you’re ready to take chances, take risks, and even make a mistake or two. You might be planning to try a new hairstyle or fashion trend, fall into a romance you might regret, say what you think and have no regrets at the end of the summer.
Your reading list is as eclectic and bold as your summer plans, ranging from edgy romances to breezy chick lit, to thrillers about love and obsession.
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood
This highly anticipated summer 2025 book could not be a better pick for a Messy Girl Summer! Maya is in her early twenties, still figuring out her life. Conor is almost forty AND her brother’s best friend. So at her brother’s wedding, Maya decides to throw caution to the wind and have a summer fling. What will happen next???
So Happy Together by Olivia Worley
A dark thriller about Jane, a girl, who gets a little unhinged after her perfect boyfriend breaks up with her. She proceeds to stalk Colin’s new girlfriend, Zoe. She dates his roommate. But then she finds something that shakes her to the core. For fans of You by Caroline Kepnes!
Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams
Set in London, this book follows a young publishing assistant who falls in love with her (married and much older) literary idol. This tender and relatable lit fic book looks at love, power relations, and self-discovery. I can’t wait to read it myself!
The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
What could be messier than a sister love triangle? The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits is a book about a sister musical group in the 00s that undergoes a spectacular breakup. Yes, I put this book on my list of Books Like Daisy Jones & the Six. Daisy is another unapologetically messy girl, so you might enjoy her list too!
Find Your Summer Reading Aesthetic
Looking to find your Summer Aesthetic for 2025 and get a reading list just for you? Take my quiz, Find Your Summer Reading Aesthetic, and get a list of books that will inspire you all summer long!
Your cozy summer reading aesthetic is all about relaxation and coziness: reading stacks of light romance books or cozy mystery books on a porch swing, curling up in an armchair and daydreaming, or hanging out in your favorite cozy library or coffee shop.
Sunny Summer Reading Aesthetic
Your sunny summer reading aesthetic means that you are up for all kinds of fun in the sun, whether it’s a pool party or a travel adventure. Your summer will be sun-drenched, energetic, adventurous, bold, and playful. Your reading choices might range from a page-turning book filled with rich family drama or a spine tingling thriller.
A Dark Summer Reading Aesthetic? Yes, summer reading isn’t all about the daytime! Stay up late and read twisty (and twisted) thrillers, brooding Dark Academia, and books that will make you think.
Need more reading ideas?
If you like YA, Emma Lord’s books are filled with larger than life characters who are loud, mixed-up, passionate, and unafraid. And in New York, which is the BEST place for a Messy Girl Summer.
