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A page-turner with action packed fight scenes? Perhaps your typical thriller. Not so typical? A 65-year-old Korean woman assassin trying to navigate retirement.
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2) The hacienda
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A haunted house story sounds like a perfectly beachy read. Plus, who wouldn't want to read a book billed as Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca?
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Short stories seem perfect for a leisurely day of reading. And these interconnected stories chronicling a Black neighborhood from 1992-2007 are just the thing.
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This unusual romp through pop culture is written in verse making it perfect for readers that enjoy poetry and experimental fiction.
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5) Manhunt
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If your idea of recreational reading includes zombie-like creatures, a dystopian future, and some seriously intense gore, then this is your beach read.
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Charming and warmhearted definitely fall into the beach read category but a giant octopus that serves as an occasional narrator gives this book a unique spin.
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Take it from author Ruth Ozeki who calls this novel, "Absolutely brilliant - tragic, funny, eccentric and so perfectly suited to this particularly weird time."
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