Reviews

Firefly Summer by Maeve Binchy

meme_too2's review against another edition

1.0

I didn't think it was possible, but Maeve wrote a book that actually stunk. It's a huge book that accomplishes nothing. I liked the characters until I realized they weren't going to change. They cause damage, then leave the scene of the crime, so to speak, having done nothing to better anyone. Ugh!

hepalmer's review against another edition

4.0

A lovely re-read

clairekanereads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

ashdae's review against another edition

I'm on page 138 of around 700 and I feel like I'm still waiting for the story to pick up. I do find it interesting. If it were a movie I would play on the internet while watching it. I get distracted while reading it. I still have hopes for it though.

jeet_the_maiden's review against another edition

5.0

An emotional wringer, taking you through just one summer but you live a lot, you cry a lot and love her characters like you really know them. Binchy is the master of emotional growth, she can show you people at their rawest and take you through their lives like you were RIGHT there, showing us life in Ireland in the 60s, hooking you and keeping your interest throughout. Highly recommended.

pillywiggin's review

4.0

I started reading this book by mistake. I thought it was a different Maeve Binchy book that I wanted to re-read. I nearly put it aside because it was dragging, but then all of a sudden...I did find it slow in parts, but am glad I finished it.

toellethebooks's review against another edition

3.0

I really have become a fan of Maeve so I cannot help but read all of her novels even though they are undeniably long. But I have to admit that although I enjoyed reading this, it cannot be compared to her other works.

thisandthatwithkaren's review against another edition

5.0

I first read this book in 1989 when it was first published and my copy was read so often that it was very tattered and worn. I think this was my favourite of all the books I owned by Binchy. I found myself transported to the mid-century Irish village of Mountfern, with all its uncertainties, family, coming of age, and love.
It was a summer of warmth.... Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern... lovely twelve-year-old twins... and such wonderful dreams.... It was a summer of innocence...

But all that is about to change this fateful summer of 1962 when American millionaire Patrick O'Neill comes to town with his irresistible charm and a pocketful of money... when love and hate vie for a town's quiet heart and old traditions begin to crumble away.... It was a summer of love that would never come again.... A time that has been captured forever in Maeve Binchy's compelling family drama... a novel you will never forget.

I loved the characters, the story drew me in and I wanted to know what they were feeling and what would happen to them. Highly recommend

calcitestar's review against another edition

2.0

Drones on a bit. Glad it's finished.

vellichor_lover's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5