A review by amy_alwaysreading
Seven Summer Weekends by Jane L. Rosen

4.0

Many thanks to my friends at @berkleypub and @prhaudio for the free #gifted copies of this read.  

 

After getting fired-- instead of the expected promotion-- Addison spends the summer at her recently deceased aunt’s house on Fire Island.  What starts out as an effort to prepare the house for sale turns into Addison taking stock, recalibrating her priorities, and possibly finding the place she truly belongs.  

 

I found myself falling in love with Fire Island and its close-knit community right alongside Addison.  With an endearing cast of characters and a lush beach atmosphere, I kept wishing I could paint (bike!) my way into the read.  I became easily invested with this second chance storyline while also pining over the budding romance.  There was a nice balance between the introspection and love story which made the read even more readable and relatable.

 

I realized after the fact that this is a sequel to Rosen’s On Fire Island.  While they don’t have to be read in order, I wish I had. 

 

Seven Summer Weekends was a delightful blend of women’s fiction and romance that felt as satisfying as a sundrenched day along the coast.

 

🎧 Narrated by Emily Norman, she brought Addison to life with a warmth that made the character and the storyline endearing and relatable. I alternated between print and audio for this one- not wanting to have to put it aside- and you can’t go wrong with either option.