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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I could not put this book down. I started reading in the afternoon and finished it in the middle of the night. The storyline was great and kept me glued to the pages
Summer Hours is an heartfelt, nostalgic, coming of age summer story. The themes are love, friendship, secrets, and the effect of choices we make during our adolescence years. Becca, Serra and Eric have been best friends since high school. Becca feels like she had to be perfect. Her feelings grows for Eric as time passes. Eric faces his own problems with his parents' divorce and his mom dating a younger man named Cal. Eric and Rebecca start attending college, they lose sight of each other. Rebecca returns home after being declined from internships and jobs , She meets Cal who offers her a job at his company. That's when trouble started for Rebecca, she has an affair with Cal. The book goes in a chronological order. The lessons taken away from this book are always be yourself and to forgive yourself on making those decisions that will make a impact on you for the rest of your life.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Swooning over this perfect beach read!
The Summer Hours was everything you could want in a juicy love triangle, a road trip, a wedding, a coming of age book, college life, first jobs and first times - it's got it all!
We first meet Becc as she's on a road trip - with a mysterious passenger. The story goes back and forth from what happens along the ride, and also back to how she got in this awkward place. There are things that Becc did, careless and carefree - that have placed her in some very strained circumstances with a friend, that has changed so many things in her life along the way. And she wonders "what if" - as we all do some time in our lives - so we follow to find out who her passenger is and if second chances are a thing of the past.
The writing - incredible. The way the story weaves through a significant span of Becc's life has you become so attached. Not only to her, but to every single character along the way. There's some mystery and suspense, really endearing friendships and mentors along the way, and an ending that will warm your heart and having you grabbing for the tissues!
I loved this book and although it was my first of Amy's books - it will certainly not be my last!
The Summer Hours was everything you could want in a juicy love triangle, a road trip, a wedding, a coming of age book, college life, first jobs and first times - it's got it all!
We first meet Becc as she's on a road trip - with a mysterious passenger. The story goes back and forth from what happens along the ride, and also back to how she got in this awkward place. There are things that Becc did, careless and carefree - that have placed her in some very strained circumstances with a friend, that has changed so many things in her life along the way. And she wonders "what if" - as we all do some time in our lives - so we follow to find out who her passenger is and if second chances are a thing of the past.
The writing - incredible. The way the story weaves through a significant span of Becc's life has you become so attached. Not only to her, but to every single character along the way. There's some mystery and suspense, really endearing friendships and mentors along the way, and an ending that will warm your heart and having you grabbing for the tissues!
I loved this book and although it was my first of Amy's books - it will certainly not be my last!
To quote the Booklist review, Summer Hours is the perfect summer read, especially this summer. Pure escapism. Amy took me right back to the Bay Area in the 90s. Ah, the memories. A sweet love story that spans years of longing. I really enjoyed this book.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is really about figuring out who you are/want to be as an emerging adult, while also looking at friendship through the years, particularly when things go wrong. It's told via a road trip and flashbacks, and it was written in way where you could feel the feels of the ride and the reflections. I found I wanted even more from the characters as I was particularly invested in the present-day (re)connection component.
4.5 stars.
Summer Hours by Amy Mason Doan is a heartfelt novel of friendship, secrets and love.
In the mid 1990s, Rebecca "Becc" Reardon, Eric Logan and Serra Indrijo are best friends who are graduating from high school. Becc has big dreams of becoming a journalist and she is the winner of a prestigious scholarship for Berkeley University. Serra is an artist and she, too, is going to college at Berkeley. Eric is struggling with his parents' recent divorce and he leaves early for Brown University which is on the east coast. Becc is brokenhearted over a rift between her and Eric but she remains hopeful they can resume their close friendship. She and Serra form a tight bond with their college roommate, Maggie, but they keenly feel Eric's absence. Despite efforts to reconnect, Becc remains on the outs with Eric and she evidently makes a fateful choice that will continue to reverberate years later.
Fast forward to 2008 and Becc's life has not exactly gone as she once envisioned. Seizing on an upcoming wedding, she hopes a carefully planned road trip will provide an opportunity to fix a problem she created. Nothing goes as planned and exhausted and frustrated, Becc is a lot more honest than she expected. Will this hurt or harm her chance to mend the pain her long choices has wrought?
Seamlessly moving back and forth in time, Summer Hours is an utterly captivating novel. The characters are realistically and vibrantly developed. The various settings are richly detailed and serve as vivid backdrops for the unfolding story. With a wide variety of movie and music references, Amy Mason Doan creates a perfectly nostalgic vibe that will absolutely charm readers. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this poignant and endearing novel.
Summer Hours by Amy Mason Doan is a heartfelt novel of friendship, secrets and love.
In the mid 1990s, Rebecca "Becc" Reardon, Eric Logan and Serra Indrijo are best friends who are graduating from high school. Becc has big dreams of becoming a journalist and she is the winner of a prestigious scholarship for Berkeley University. Serra is an artist and she, too, is going to college at Berkeley. Eric is struggling with his parents' recent divorce and he leaves early for Brown University which is on the east coast. Becc is brokenhearted over a rift between her and Eric but she remains hopeful they can resume their close friendship. She and Serra form a tight bond with their college roommate, Maggie, but they keenly feel Eric's absence. Despite efforts to reconnect, Becc remains on the outs with Eric and she evidently makes a fateful choice that will continue to reverberate years later.
Fast forward to 2008 and Becc's life has not exactly gone as she once envisioned. Seizing on an upcoming wedding, she hopes a carefully planned road trip will provide an opportunity to fix a problem she created. Nothing goes as planned and exhausted and frustrated, Becc is a lot more honest than she expected. Will this hurt or harm her chance to mend the pain her long choices has wrought?
Seamlessly moving back and forth in time, Summer Hours is an utterly captivating novel. The characters are realistically and vibrantly developed. The various settings are richly detailed and serve as vivid backdrops for the unfolding story. With a wide variety of movie and music references, Amy Mason Doan creates a perfectly nostalgic vibe that will absolutely charm readers. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this poignant and endearing novel.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes