Queen of the Beach Read Elin Hilderbrand Calls This Book a 'Summer Must-Read'

Pineapple Street author Jenny Jackson is returning to bookshelves this summer with a novel the queen of beach reads, Elin Hilderbrand, calls “a must” for your summer reading list. Jackson’s second novel, The Shampoo Effect, takes place in a fictional New England coastal town among a group of friends whose annual tradition of summer beach days and late-night parties is interrupted by the arrival of a newcomer.

Jenny Jackson Returns With The Shampoo Effect

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The Shampoo Effect is already receiving praise from early readers, including Elin Hilderbrand, whose own novel The Perfect Couple became a riveting Netflix series starring Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber. Like Hilderbrand, Jackson explores themes of wealth, family, and relationships.

Early readers have praised the novel’s mix of humor, drama, and summer atmosphere. Elin Hilderbrand, known for her bestselling Nantucket-set novels, called the book an essential addition to any summer reading list.

“An absolute DELIGHT. This book has everything I love in a beach read: a coastal setting, multiple points of view, compelling storylines, and a delicious specificity to the writing that makes every single sentence feel fresh and alive. Jenny Jackson’s The Shampoo Effect is a must, must, must for your summer reading list.”

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Praise From Elin Hilderbrand

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Kudos from Hilderbrand herself are the ultimate stamp of approval in a genre packed with new titles and gripping storylines. Hilderbrand has built one of the most devoted fan bases in publishing with novels set along the New England coast, exploring themes centered on friendship, romance, and family secrets, juxtaposed with the picture-perfect background of Nantucket.

With her second novel The Shampoo Effect, Jackson takes her place as a rising voice in contemporary fiction. Hilderbrand isn’t alone in sharing praise for The Shampoo Effect. Harper’s Bazaar calls the book “Laugh-out-loud good,” while New York Times bestselling author Coco Mellors calls The Shampoo Effect, “Funny, drama-fueled, and full of Jackson’s breezy wit. . . Brilliant.”

When The Shampoo Effect Will Be Released

With all that praise coming the way of The Shampoo Effect, readers may want to quickly dive in. Sadly, book lovers will have to wait. The Shampoo Effect is scheduled for release on June 20, 2026.

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