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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UC Berkeley chapter.

We’re back in the G-game, baby! Season 3 of “Outer Banks” just dropped on Netflix this past week, and the treasure hunt is bigger and better than ever. From action to romance, this season will definitely leave you craving for more stories like the crazy adventures of our favorite pogues. So here are books that fit all the OBX vibes to tide you over until the next season. 

If you want a book in the mystery/thriller genre to match the show’s treasure hunts and heists

  1. Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
  2. I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
  3. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
  4. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 
  5. Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
  6. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
  7. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  8. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  9. One of Us Is Lying ‘by Karen M. McManus

If you want a book that makes you feel like it’s already summer and you’re spending it in the OBX: 

  1. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han 
  2. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
  3. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 
  4. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
  5. The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther
  6. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
  7. Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen 
  8. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
  9. Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen 

If you want a book because you can’t get enough of one of the relationships on the show 

John B & Sarah:

  1. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
  2. Tweet Cute Emma Lord
  3. Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

JJ & Kiara:

  1. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
  2. Love And Other Words by Christina Lauren 
  3. Better Than The Movies by Lynn Painter

Pope & Cleo:

  1. A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson 
  2. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
  3. The Dating Playbook by Farrah Rochon
Kayla is a sophomore at UC Berkeley intending to major in English and minor in Education and Public Policy. In her free time, she loves to read a good paperback novel and write random short stories in her notes app. She also has an unhealthy obsession with ice cream, binging Netflix shows, and anything fantasy. Though originally from Los Angeles, Kayla is excited to be in the Bay Area and write about Berkeley life!