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Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

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daydreaminlilac's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book hit just right for the time I read it. Second chance romance, young love, and lots of angst. The writing was vivid and brought me right into the lake house. Amazing vibes. Might come back to this one and edit this review to 5 stars once I sit with it for a bit. 

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lilalhreads's review

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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lovereads19's review

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emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i fell in love immediately with Percy and Sam, I liked being able to go between the past and present povs, it helped give the story the details and feelings it needed, a second chance summer romance what’s better than that 

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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.5


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mamasuereads's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I loved both of these characters and really enjoyed following along their journey from childhood friends to their adulthood. The chapters switch from the current time period to years before. The only thing that made this shy of 5 stars is I get frustrated when characters hold back from each other. I also listened to the audio for a fable read along and the narration was very good.

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lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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stephanieluxton's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've been meaning to read this for a couple years and I finally got to it. At first, I wasn't enjoying it and I almost stopped. I felt like the writing was telling rather than showing. It felt a little dull in the beginning. I couldn't relate very well to Percy as an adult in the start of the story because I'm good at relationships and connecting with people. I continued on for nostalgia purposes. I also went to Barry's Bay every summer growing up (it's wild that this book exists because I swear I've never even met another person who knows where that is). I also had a long distance situation with someone at Queens University. I also think Moose Tracks ice cream is way better than cotton candy. 

The book got way better as it went on and we got to see why Percy is the way she is. I loved how the book jumped around in time so we could see her relationships change as she got older. I used to see the same people at the cottage every summer so it hit me right in the feels. I think the author captured the awkwardness and beauty of growing up incredibly well. I liked that the story wasn't only about Percy and Sam, but also handles the complexities of female friendships and relationships between parents and their kids well. It also beautifully tackles the highs and lows of a relationship in an authentic and realistic way.

This book reminded me of Happy Place by Emily Henry, but Every Summer After is WAYYYY BETTER because when we finally find out wtf happened to cause a rift between our main characters, it actually makes sense rather than just being a total lack of communication for no reason. I stayed up way too late finishing the last 50 pages because they were phenomenal.

The only complaint I have is that I have a very hard time believing that during their estrangement, Percy, Sam, and Charlie never creeped each other on social media or googled each other. This book makes it seem like facebook doesn't exist. Am I to believe that Sue would never have looked up Percy or even kept in contact with her parents? Oh well. It's fine.

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jessversteeg's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

This is EH’s Happy Place except Canadian, not super sad and starts as teenagers @ a cottage. It goes back and forth in time which I thought I would hate, but didn’t. Actually… it’s probably more like EH’s People We Meet on Vacation with the way it goes back and forth showing a relationship development, but whatever. (I didn’t feel like I was reading a copy of another book because it’s not, just structured like PWMOV). 

ANYWAYS. 

I’m a sucker for a book I can identify with and obviously growing up in eastern Ontario and having gone to Queen’s, I loved those references in the book. I loved that it’s partly set in Barry’s Bay and the small-town cottage stuff that I know about but never really got to live except via friends’.

Can’t wait to read Carley’s next book!

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

5.0

I listened to and loved two of Carley Fortune’s books so far, and I cannot wait to tackle the third she’s written. 

This was a heartwarming story about family, friendship, young love, mistakes, forgiving, and second chances. A wonderful book that’s perfect to read during the warmer months of the year. (Or to read during the colder months if you miss the summer!) 

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xgabrielle_hx's review

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emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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