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teresabonifacio's review against another edition
3.75
It was different from the first Carleyβs book, although both have lakes! This one felt more realistic than Every Summer After. Itβs about two people that meet at the wrong time in their lives and try to reconnect ten years after.
kaitlynbrown's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
plainoldlaura's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
auntiemo's review against another edition
2.0
This one just wasnβt for me, felt like you donβt get to know the characters as much as you did with her first book. Moves slow throughout.
nina_christine's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
avadesiree's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This is the most copy + paste romance I've ever read. Like Carley, girly, please be a little original...
Tropes (because that's what sells books these days) : second chance romance, emotional cheating, instant love, miscommunication
First off, not only was she obsessed over a guy she knew for less than a day but he's not a great guy! Hiding stuff, lying, ditching her multiple times, and repeatedly blaming his trauma for him "being bad in relationships" as well as saying he warned her... friendly reminder trauma is a reason and not an excuse. Instead of helping at a resort he should be in therapy. This book could've been fifty pages shorter and had a much better ending if she just went back to Jamie who clearly cared about her and was willing to work through their past issues.
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As with the plot, the characters felt lazy.
Fern had the typical "rebellious high schooler" to "turning life around" development done too many times to count, and in the end she just seemed selfish especially on the call with her mom where she was like "I don't have any savings". Okay girl... and why should your mom care?? She's allowed to be disappointed and you running away because of a disagreement is ridiculous.
Will was the mysterious boy with a troubled past and secrets. He's also the most emotionally shitty, fictional man I've ever met. Blaming his mom for his issues and ditching Fern twice because he's "bad in relationships". Girly needs to get some self respect because after the first time he didn't show up I would've moved on.
Throughout you don't learn much about them other than surface stuff such as Fern loving coffee and Will wanting to be an artist, the author could've taken out one of the four smut scenes that spanned three pages each and actually developed characters that you may get attached to.
The side characters were also mediocre, and controversially it felt like she had made the gilmore girls characters into her own... Like Peter-Luke, Jamie-someone, Whitney-Lane.
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As I already said, the plot is one you could write in five minutes with a broken crayon. It's nothing special. It's also not very well done... There's a number of scenes that didn't need to be in there, and details that added nothing to the story. While loss and grief was done well, there was additional parts that made no sense such as her rereading her moms diary.
It also dragged, like a lot. You got some new storyline or suggested relationship that didn't go anywhere, a ton of talk about the resort that ended exactly where we all knew it would.
The characters, to reiterate, were not fleshed out in the slightest. This goes for the romance aspect as well, there was genuinely no chemistry... Insta-love is a trope that rarely works and in this case, it lost the book a star.
If you want something cute and incredibly easy to read, might I suggest "If you give a mouse a cookie" which has better written characters than this, and a plot that actually makes sense. Officially accepted I will never be a romance girly...
Tropes (because that's what sells books these days) : second chance romance, emotional cheating, instant love, miscommunication
First off, not only was she obsessed over a guy she knew for less than a day but he's not a great guy! Hiding stuff, lying, ditching her multiple times, and repeatedly blaming his trauma for him "being bad in relationships" as well as saying he warned her... friendly reminder trauma is a reason and not an excuse. Instead of helping at a resort he should be in therapy. This book could've been fifty pages shorter and had a much better ending if she just went back to Jamie who clearly cared about her and was willing to work through their past issues.
~ πππ πΎπππ§πππ©ππ§π¨
As with the plot, the characters felt lazy.
Fern had the typical "rebellious high schooler" to "turning life around" development done too many times to count, and in the end she just seemed selfish especially on the call with her mom where she was like "I don't have any savings". Okay girl... and why should your mom care?? She's allowed to be disappointed and you running away because of a disagreement is ridiculous.
Will was the mysterious boy with a troubled past and secrets. He's also the most emotionally shitty, fictional man I've ever met. Blaming his mom for his issues and ditching Fern twice because he's "bad in relationships". Girly needs to get some self respect because after the first time he didn't show up I would've moved on.
Throughout you don't learn much about them other than surface stuff such as Fern loving coffee and Will wanting to be an artist, the author could've taken out one of the four smut scenes that spanned three pages each and actually developed characters that you may get attached to.
The side characters were also mediocre, and controversially it felt like she had made the gilmore girls characters into her own... Like Peter-Luke, Jamie-someone, Whitney-Lane.
~πππ ππ§ππ©ππ£π
As I already said, the plot is one you could write in five minutes with a broken crayon. It's nothing special. It's also not very well done... There's a number of scenes that didn't need to be in there, and details that added nothing to the story. While loss and grief was done well, there was additional parts that made no sense such as her rereading her moms diary.
It also dragged, like a lot. You got some new storyline or suggested relationship that didn't go anywhere, a ton of talk about the resort that ended exactly where we all knew it would.
The characters, to reiterate, were not fleshed out in the slightest. This goes for the romance aspect as well, there was genuinely no chemistry... Insta-love is a trope that rarely works and in this case, it lost the book a star.
If you want something cute and incredibly easy to read, might I suggest "If you give a mouse a cookie" which has better written characters than this, and a plot that actually makes sense. Officially accepted I will never be a romance girly...
abbie_az's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
almena's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
So cute! Really loved Fern and her journey back to Brookbanks Resort (and to Will). I think I liked this one better than Every Summer After, but Carly Fortune sure knows how to write a summer romance!!
sim_4520's review against another edition
2.0
Thereβs just no way this girl pined over a guy who didnβt show up for TEN YEARS because of ONE NIGHT. And the audacity of making her chase after him even at the end of the book!!!
Fern Brookbanks and Will, both twenty-two years old, meet by chance in Toronto and spend one whirlwind day together. Their attraction is immediate, telling each other about their hopes and dreams for the future and secrets they've never told anyone.
With previous commitments to keep, they go their separate ways with promises to meet in one year at Fern's family resort. No connections with each other until then.
On that promised June day, Fern is bursting with excitement to see Will again. She waits and waits on the dock all day and into the evening, but Will never shows up. She's devastated.
Ten years later, Fern's mother, Maggie, has tragically died in a car accident and Fern is reluctantly running Brookbanks Resort. She discovers the vacation property to be in worse condition than she ever imagined, both financially and physically. That's when Fern sees Will arrive at the resort. He finally shows up, nine years later, with an offer to help...
Fern spends ONE DAY........ONE DAY with Will. And then 10 years later, their paths cross and she is smitten. There were so many parts of the story that were underdeveloped. It was cringe, start to finish.
Fern Brookbanks and Will, both twenty-two years old, meet by chance in Toronto and spend one whirlwind day together. Their attraction is immediate, telling each other about their hopes and dreams for the future and secrets they've never told anyone.
With previous commitments to keep, they go their separate ways with promises to meet in one year at Fern's family resort. No connections with each other until then.
On that promised June day, Fern is bursting with excitement to see Will again. She waits and waits on the dock all day and into the evening, but Will never shows up. She's devastated.
Ten years later, Fern's mother, Maggie, has tragically died in a car accident and Fern is reluctantly running Brookbanks Resort. She discovers the vacation property to be in worse condition than she ever imagined, both financially and physically. That's when Fern sees Will arrive at the resort. He finally shows up, nine years later, with an offer to help...
Fern spends ONE DAY........ONE DAY with Will. And then 10 years later, their paths cross and she is smitten. There were so many parts of the story that were underdeveloped. It was cringe, start to finish.
rhiannonchouinard's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0