1.52k reviews for:

The Summer Pact

Emily Giffin

3.3 AVERAGE

accordingtoemily's review against another edition

3.0

challenging funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rharrington's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

makaylasulley's review

2.0

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I wanted so much more friendship and found family and I guess just vibes like happy place but instead I got the immediate death of a friend and then a stupid man cheater and then another almost death of a friend and then a random marriage proposal in the epilogue so not really what I was wanting

madisonroost's review

4.5

fast-paced

kncunnin's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book read a bit like a teenage essay; there wasn’t much elaboration to any of it. The characters and their supposedly lifelong bond were not well developed and it made the rest of their journey seem forced, not authentic. 

muircarrie3's review

3.0

lighthearted medium-paced

brynkly's review

2.0

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this book was alright and then the epilogue ruined it. too perfect of a bow in a really annoying way that just didn’t feel realistic…I wish it was a more open ended closure. also just felt like tyson’s character was really lacking, undeveloped and didn’t really have any type of growth that I thought he deserved…maybe don’t write this character if you can’t relate?…i dunno. i appreciate calling attention to mental health, suicide awareness and the power of friendships but truly the ending was infuriating to me 

loradawn's review

2.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Started and ended great. Everything between the first and last chapters was meh. 

emilyakers's review

2.75

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

melissa_raee's review

3.0

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I didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it either. I knew about halfway through how things would end up, but the storyline was well thought out. The book is just lacking some kind of spark or “it factor” for me, and maybe it was because all of the characters had too many issues?

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC.