5 must-read mystery books like The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1) by Hannah Reynolds

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The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

By: Hannah Reynolds

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A summery romance set in Nantucket that follows seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg as she uncovers …

"Do you miss him? When you spend so much time with someone, it's impossible not to."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

"Do you miss him? When you spend so much time with someone, it's impossible not to."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

"Light, air, and faint classical music filled the store. My shoulders relaxed. I breathed easier in a room full of books, as if the paper retained the capacity of the trees they'd once been. So many books filled this room, more than in my own or my parent's or our living room, even though we had a wall of built-in shelves. The shop had alleys of books, towering cases of books. You could get lost here. You could be found."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

"Light, air, and faint classical music filled the store. My shoulders relaxed. I breathed easier in a room full of books, as if the paper retained the capacity of the trees they'd once been. So many books filled this room, more than in my own or my parent's or our living room, even though we had a wall of built-in shelves. The shop had alleys of books, towering cases of books. You could get lost here. You could be found."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

If you liked the mystery plot in The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1) by Hannah Reynolds , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Promchanted

By: Morgan Matson

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two modern teens. One classic fairy tale. Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t b… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's Promchanted book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Whenever I tried to wear a low ponytail, I inevitably looked like a Founding Father. And not the attractive ones, like Hamilton."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"If you like someone, I realized in one incandescent flash, you liked them in a disgusting dungeon next to a literal pile of bones. You liked them everywhere. Because it wasn't about the setting-it wa…"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with …"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

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2. The Do-Over

By: Lynn Painter

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea an… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's The Do-Over book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Everybody likes cats in sweaters"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

" I had a marvelous time ruining everything "

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I know that I'm the only one who truly cares about my happiness, so I make it a priority"

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

"I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes."

-Lynn Painter, The Do-Over

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3. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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4. Sunkissed

By: Kasie West

3.81

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

Will the stars align? Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betray… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Sunkissed book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"He gave me a slow smile. 'If she likes me back, she probably doesn't do a lot of thinking."

-Kasie West, Sunkissed

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5. The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

By: Hannah Reynolds

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A summery romance set in Nantucket that follows seventeen-year-old Abby Schoenberg as she uncovers … read more

Similar categories in Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1) book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Do you miss him? When you spend so much time with someone, it's impossible not to."

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

"Light, air, and faint classical music filled the store. My shoulders relaxed. I breathed easier in a room full of books, as if the paper retained the capacity of the trees they'd once been. So many b…"

-Hannah Reynolds, The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

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6. Float

By: Kate Marchant

3.92

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

A heartfelt summer read for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han about holding on and letting go. … read more

Similar categories in Kate Marchant's Float book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Meet Me at Midnight

By: Jessica Pennington

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

They have a love-hate relationship with summer. Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star s… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Pennington's Meet Me at Midnight book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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8. The Rest of the Story

By: Sarah Dessen

4.04

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

Emma Saylor doesn’t remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does rememb… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dessen's The Rest of the Story book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"To summer, and to us."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"Even when words fail me, you never do."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"A life isn’t just the pages you know, it’s everything."

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

"You can make your life, or life can make you. Was it really that simple of a choice?"

-Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story

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9. Borrow My Heart

By: Kasie West

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

When a girl overhears a guy getting verbally destroyed by his friend for being catfished, she jumps… read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Borrow My Heart book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior cla… read more

Similar categories in Eva Des Lauriers's I Wish You Would book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Betting on You

By: Lynn Painter

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to … read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Betting on You book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. The Summer of Broken Rules

By: K.L. Walther

3.91

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Meredith Fox has been going to Martha's Vineyard for the summer as long as she can remember. But th… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's The Summer of Broken Rules book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Your wicked,"

-K.L. Walther, The Summer of Broken Rules

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13. Eight Dates and Nights

By: Betsy Aldredge

3.50

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Two teens with two very different ideas of how to spend Hanukkah learn to work together to save the… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Aldredge's Eight Dates and Nights book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. What Happens After Midnight

By: K.L. Walther

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lily Hopper has two more weeks until she's officially finished with boarding school. With graduatio… read more

Similar categories in K.L. Walther's What Happens After Midnight book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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15. The Edge of Summer

By: Erica George

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted novel about one girl … read more

Similar categories in Erica George's The Edge of Summer book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

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17. The Matchbreaker Summer

By: Annie Rains

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A pitch-perfect summer camp rom-com about two teens with nothing in common who come together to hel… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's The Matchbreaker Summer book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Fade Into the Bright

By: Jessica Koosed Etting

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Five Feet Apart meets Tell Me Three Things in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one sum… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Koosed Etting's Fade Into the Bright book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. In the Same Boat

By: Holly Green

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sadie Scofield is just a few days away from the race of a lifetime. The Texas River Odyssey may be … read more

Similar categories in Holly Green's In the Same Boat book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. The Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By: Morgan Matson

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whol… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Ballad of Darcy and Russell book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Meet the Sky (Blink)

By: McCall Hoyle

3.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It all started with the accident. The one that caused Sophie’s dad to walk out of her life. The one… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Meet the Sky (Blink) book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. Postcards from Summer

By: Cynthia Platt

3.96

Format: 575 pages, Kindle Edition

The Notebook meets Love & Gelato in this heart-wrenching novel about a teen girl who travels to her… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Platt's Postcards from Summer book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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23. Heir, Apparently

By: Kara McDowell

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An American teen learns she may have accidentally married the King of England, only to end up stran… read more

Similar categories in Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Those Summer Nights

By: Laura Silverman

3.77

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-bes… read more

Similar categories in Laura Silverman's Those Summer Nights book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. My Second Impression of You

By: Michelle I. Mason

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Tweet Cute and Instant Karma, a heartfelt story about a girl who thinks she kno… read more

Similar categories in Michelle I. Mason's My Second Impression of You book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. Wild About You

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Wild About You book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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27. Hearts Overboard

By: Becky Dean

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Hearts Overboard book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I love a good s’more"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"He dumped you in public on the last day of school. You do not need him."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I glared at Tanner, who mouthed at me to ‘smile,’ because a guy telling a girl to do that was guaranteed to end well."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I'd be fine without either of them. I didn't need a guy. But was it wrong to enjoy spending time with one who made me happy and brought out parts of me I didn't know existed?"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

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28. Words Composed of Sea and Sky

By: Erica George

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary YA summer Cape Cod romance featuring poets divided by centuries Michaela Dunn, livi… read more

Similar categories in Erica George's Words Composed of Sea and Sky book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I hope that when people look for something that is left of me, all they find is you."

-Erica George, Words Composed of Sea and Sky

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29. The Champions

By: Kara Thomas

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybro… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Champions book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"she's Team Football and not Team Hadley."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"Ms. Martinelli would tell her life story to a baked potato"

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"No matter how many stories I know that have ended the same way, it's still impossible to accept."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"He delivers the verdict with a gravity that suggests I asked to cook crystal meth in the back office."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

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30. Hemlock House: A Liar's Beach Novel

By: Katie Cotugno

3.40

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Set in the aspirational world of the Ivy-League, this follow-up to the critically acclaimed Liar’s … read more

Similar categories in Katie Cotugno's Hemlock House: A Liar's Beach Novel book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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31. Pest

By: Elizabeth Foscue

3.90

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

High school senior Hallie Mayhew spends her days traipsing from one lavish Montecito estate to the … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Foscue's Pest book and Hannah Reynolds's The Summer of Lost Letters (Golden Doors #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

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