A review by macrosinthemitten
East Coast Girls by Kerry Kletter

4.0

A combination of funny, poignant, and gut-wrenchingly sad, I am not sure exactly how I feel about this book. Following four friends who have grown apart in the 12 years since that one fateful summer. On the precipice of adulthood, Hannah, Blue, Maya, and Renee all have their lives dramatically altered. Told in flashbacks between that summer and present day, the women begin to reflect on how those events have shaped who they are today. There were problematic parts of this book - some issues were resolved and wrapped up too tidily for me, loose ends, and a couple of the characters are really unlikeable at many points - but then there were also parts that I absorbed wholly and fell into. Worth a read, for sure, but not the best beach read ever. 3.75/4