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angeliki's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
casehouse's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. Not my usual genre, so maybe my rating should be taken with a grain of salt. I needed something light and distracting. This story of summer camp revisited as an adult pretty much fit the bill.
courtthebookgirl's review against another edition
1.0
I wish that I agreed with the other reviewers who seemed fascinatedly in love with this book, but I am not able to. I did like the idea behind the story, and a few of the characters in the most general sense, but found much of the book to be schmaltzy and unrealistic. It felt like a weird mash up of Dirty Dancing, every movie or book about a summer camp that you've ever heard of, and a harlequin romance novel. The leading male character, Connor, was wholeheartedly unbelievable- from his 80's/90's era "good looks" of long hair, pierced ear, and motorcycle/rebel attire, to his professed love for the "fat girl" turned "beautiful swan" Lolly/Olivia. I have rarely met a man in real life who is such a "rebel" and, at the same time, a totally sappy romantic. I can't explain to you how much I disliked this book- the writing was cliched, the characters nearly unbelievable, and the story hurried. When I got to the end, I cheered in pure excitement that I was finished with it. I mean no disrespect to the author, as she obviously has a large following who love this sort of story, but I can assure you I will not be reading any more of her books.
mixedishshelby's review against another edition
4.0
Love a good Romance novel. I especially loved the way Susan weaved the backstory into her plot. I spent a lot of time snuggling with the husband when I finished this one
bookfessional's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
Originally I rated this 3 stars, but then I thought about it some more and realized that I didn't care enough about any of the secondary characters to consider continuing the series.
This is one of those family/anyone-loosely-connected-to-the-family sagas, so there are numerous threads to follow/pique your interest . . . except they didn't--with one possible exception (male MC's brother), I couldn't care less about any of them.
SO. Docked half a star for the sheer mediocrity. Even the summer camp-ness elements couldn't keep this one from being solidly MEH.
Originally I rated this 3 stars, but then I thought about it some more and realized that I didn't care enough about any of the secondary characters to consider continuing the series.
This is one of those family/anyone-loosely-connected-to-the-family sagas, so there are numerous threads to follow/pique your interest . . . except they didn't--with one possible exception (male MC's brother), I couldn't care less about any of them.
SO. Docked half a star for the sheer mediocrity. Even the summer camp-ness elements couldn't keep this one from being solidly MEH.
verityw's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this. It's got a good romance, strong side characters unobtrusively setting up stories for sequels. Such good reading.
iamkristi74's review against another edition
5.0
Whimsical
I loved it!!! So glad that this book didn't have one of those stupid endings where everything goes wrong before it goes right...where the girl or guy tries to sabotage the relationship or make something out of nothing...It really does a heart good to not have to go thru all that drama. Just kinda straight forward.
I loved it!!! So glad that this book didn't have one of those stupid endings where everything goes wrong before it goes right...where the girl or guy tries to sabotage the relationship or make something out of nothing...It really does a heart good to not have to go thru all that drama. Just kinda straight forward.