Reviews

Summer's Dream by Cathy Cassidy

emma_gamble's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

alyxxia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful. Always make me cry no matter my age and how many times I read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

matulde's review against another edition

5.0

reread this while in my fase. made me cry in school because i couldnt stop thinking about. i was feeling EVERYTHING she was feeling.

l0vebulle's review against another edition

5.0

traumatizing but worthy

rayne_1906's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

1 hour 21 minutes - Summer's descent into disordered eating felt fairly realistic, if not at an extremely exaggerated pace. That is to say, her motivations felt understandable, but trying to cram an entire mental illness into the space of a few weeks seemed rushed and impacted the reader's opinion of its severity. However, this is a children's book, so I understand why it didn't go into too much detail. This, however, left it feeling neither here nor there. However, I did enjoy Summer's perspective of the strained twin relationship, and also some of her interactions with Honey.

alcame's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

9050_hc's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

mannahnasir's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.5

nanouni's review against another edition

4.0

I like reading this series when I want to have a quick and cute read and once again I'm not disappointed.
In this third book, we follow Summer the second twin who is fighting to realize her dream to become a famous ballerina.
But, unfortunately, her dream become her worst nightmare and because of that she became anorexic and she lost all her confidence.
I liked this book because it deals with eating disorder and how it's destroying people from the inside; how our family or friends can feel powerless.
It teaches teenagers to accept their bodies changes, to love themselves.

I'm just sad that we don't get to see much of her future's choice...

_izzy_thorne_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0