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The Edge of Summer by Erica George

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glittermonkey's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

iheartya311's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

An easy, quick, well-written read that would have benefited from stronger and more complex emotions from the characters.

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4.0

this was so cute are you kidding. beautiful story about love and loss. AND THAT ENDING. cute summer read.

keiannaraee's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

emsbookishness's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a fun YA summer romance set at Cape Cod that has great beach and small town vibes!

The main character, Cor, is flawed, but she did feel like a realistic teenager and I really liked seeing how she interacted with other people. The love interest Mannix was a total sweetheart and I loved all the interactions between him and Cor. I was smiling so much because of him in this book!

I have some mixed feelings about the end, but overall I enjoyed reading this! It was a quick and easy read so I would totally recommend if you want a fast YA summer romance to read. I also really liked how the author added in her passion of whales and helps readers learn more about them.

doremelodie's review against another edition

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1.0

Usually I grow to love the characters in a book after I spend time with them and learn about the inner workings of their mind. However, the more I got to understand Cor, the more I despised her. She ditched her childhood best friend for a boy she didn’t even like. This said best friend was also her only friend. This said boy was also her only friend’s long time crush who is also super rude and self centered. Who in their right mind would ever even hesitate to pick? Get this, choosing between being one of the many people to save a whale or be there to support the guy you literally just said I love you to. I get that the whale is a once in a lifetime thing, but how much help could you really have been? If anything, at least give the guy some notice instead of agreeing to go to the hospital only to make a u turn for a whale.

Maxxon is equally immature. He’d rather play pretend than commit to anything. He acts out whenever he is frustrated. He doesn’t communicate properly, always saying he isn’t in the right headspace and then just leaving it at that.

Their relationship takes one step forward and then gets caught up in a riptide. Sometimes they make it out and other times they just suffer through it and then pretend it never happened. I saw no growth and just a weird “relationship” if you can even call if that.