beach read

[ beech reed ]

noun

1. a book, usually fiction, that one might enjoy during a vacation or a day at the beach because it is engaging, entertaining, and easy to read:

   We rarely share our beach reads up at the lake house—as a rule, mine are romances and hers are detective stories.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beach read¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I insist that the same is true for a great summer beach read.

From The Daily Beast

Tom Clancy, John Grisham, Terry McMillan—the 1990s were a beach-read paradise of movie-optioned paperbacks.

From The Daily Beast