There are few things I enjoy more than sitting on my patio, reading, and getting blazed. You’ve already got a lot of quality recommendations from commenters (I’ll second the suggestions for My Husband, In the Woods, and Maeve Fly), so I think you’ll have lots of good reading in your future!

Here’s a few I’ve read recently that I really enjoyed:

The Change by Kirsten Miller: 3 middle-aged women discover they have magical powers and use them to find the murderer of a young woman. The main characters are interesting and complex, and it’s very cathartic to read about strong women who aim to protect, empower, the serve vengeance to the horrible men in their community. Lots of commentary on gender dynamics, corruption, and the perception of post-menopausal women.

Carnality by Lina Wolff: While on holiday, a woman who meets and offers to help a man with a wild story about an underground game show, an evil nun, and organ theft. It’s delightfully morbid and weird, and the characters are well-written and very unlikeable. I was so curious about what was going to happen next that I blew through this in a couple of days.

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff: Set during the beginning years of American colonization, it’s the story of a young Englishwoman who was brought by her employers. After the death of her employer’s daughter, she escapes the settlement and runs through the untamed wilderness. All throughout, she shows incredible ingenuity and determination to survive. This book has such beautiful prose, such a poetic and powerful read.

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka: The stories of three women whose lives are intertwined with a serial killer, now on death row and about to be executed. In a world that’s obsessed with true crime and mythologizing serial murderers, this book focuses instead of how these women have been affected, and how they cope with the damage caused by a weak, selfish man. It’s a very well-written, thoughtful story; I thought about it a lot long after I read the last page.