16 must-read chick lit books like The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon

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The Darlings

By: Hannah McKinnon

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

On a secluded stretch of Cape Cod, a wedding is being planned at a beloved beach house—only for a l…

If you liked the chick lit plot in The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Bad Summer People

By: Emma Rosenblum

3.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart, propulsive debut about infidelity, backstabbing, and murderous intrigue, set against … read more

Similar categories in Emma Rosenblum's Bad Summer People book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
Cover of The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

2. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
Cover of Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

3. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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4. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
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5. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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6. Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

4.04

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth’s new novel has it all. For as long as they… read more

Similar categories in Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"She didn’t do well out of her routine."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"[…] the dogs burst out into the night in search of nocturnal animals to torment."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"She had a very specific routine that she had to follow if she was to have the slightest hope of drifting off."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

"Today had involved far too much talking. Norah appreciated the great wonder of communication as much as the next person, but she despised it in excess."

-Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls

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7. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's All the Days of Summer book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
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8. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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9. The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2)

By: Liv Constantine

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Daphne and Amber Parrish are thrust back into each other’s lives upon the resurgence of a long-forg… read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's The Next Mrs. Parrish (Mrs. Parrish, #2) book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. The Block Party

By: Jamie Day

3.70

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This summer, meet your neighbors. The residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are en… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Day's The Block Party book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My mom is fond of saying that if everyone threw their problems up in the air, people would race to catch their own. [Lettie Fox]"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

"Willow buries her face in her hands. 'How'd everything get this screwed up?' she asks in a muffled voice. I want to say: Because we were born and life seems to go awry no matter what we do. [Lettie F…"

-Jamie Day, The Block Party

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11. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

Cover of The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

12. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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13. Summer Stage

By: Meg Mitchell Moore

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A spirited summer page-turner following a family of actors grappling with fame, scandal, and ambiti… read more

Similar categories in Meg Mitchell Moore's Summer Stage book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
Cover of The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon

14. The Darlings

By: Hannah McKinnon

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

On a secluded stretch of Cape Cod, a wedding is being planned at a beloved beach house—only for a l… read more

Similar categories in Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
Cover of The Social Climber by Amanda  Pellegrino

15. The Social Climber

By: Amanda Pellegrino

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When you’re on top, you can get away with anything... It’s the week before her wedding, and all … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Pellegrino's The Social Climber book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Husbands & Lovers

By: Beatriz Williams

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by a mysterious family heirloom—discover … read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's Husbands & Lovers book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
Cover of A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey

17. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

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18. Feels Like Summer

By: Wendy Francis

3.92

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

For three sisters, this Memorial Day weekend is a much-anticipated reunion—and a sizzling escape—wh… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Francis's Feels Like Summer book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • family
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19. Pink Whales

By: Sara Shukla

3.55

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

Falling in with the cool moms of her preppy New England town might upend one woman’s life, in a spa… read more

Similar categories in Sara Shukla's Pink Whales book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Wedding of the Season by Lauren Edmondson

20. Wedding of the Season

By: Lauren Edmondson

3.55

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

“Elin Hilderbrand meets Edith Wharton in this delightfully juicy tale. I loved every minute.” —Meg … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Edmondson's Wedding of the Season book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
Cover of Behind Every Good Man by Sara Goodman Confino

21. Behind Every Good Man

By: Sara Goodman Confino

4.41

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A wronged wife goes toe to toe with her cheating husband at the polls in this hilarious and heart-l… read more

Similar categories in Sara Goodman Confino's Behind Every Good Man book and Hannah McKinnon's The Darlings

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit

21 Best fiction books like The Darlings by Hannah McKinnon

Transform Your Habits

Bad Summer People

Emma Rosenblum

3.43

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The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

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Summers at the Saint

Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

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The Summer of Songbirds

Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

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21 Best fiction books like The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

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Susan Mallery

4.28

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