A review by snipinfool
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This is my third JW book. I enjoyed the other two, but this one? Nope. I just got off of the Hot Mess Express. This was like reading the script for a Jerry Springer show. There were multiple characters having/had affairs, a wedding that was called off at the last minute, a fake paternity scare, a parent dying, a middle-aged person discovering their sexuality (and ending up with the jilted groom), and the pandemic was added in as the cherry on top. I have read too many books taking place during the pandemic that it almost needs to be a trigger warning for me.
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