Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Meet Me at the Lake

A very cute book! I loved learning more and more about Fern’s relationship with her mother, and learning more about her mother’s past, as the book went on. And even though Will finally opening up and letting Fern in only happened because of his sister, it was a wonderful way of resolving Fern and Will’s communication breakdown.

Just a little bit of spice but a lot of pining and love.

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-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

3.75

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Forehead kisses for Will and Fern 😘 I think Carley Fortune might officially be my favorite romance author.

Meet Me at the Lake sat on my shelf for a while collecting dust in Every Summer After’s shadow. I should never have doubted queen Carley! 🙇 Told in a “then and now” timeline, Fern and Will spent a magical, life-altering day together 10 years ago and made plans to meet again in a year. Will showed up… 9 years later. 👀

Leave it to Carley to take a trope I normally hate and pull it off. I was SO nervous the day they spent together would feel insta-lovey but surprisingly, I loveddd this! It ended up feeling like a magical, whirlwind day where pieces just fell into place with the right people at the right time.

Read this if you like:

Then & now timelines
Summerrrr romance
Finding yourself trope
Coffee ☕

I love how she writes characters that feel so real and are going through real issues. Her books are messy and emotional which is right up my alley when it comes to romance imo. I also read this on my vacation to Vancouver which was PERFECT because this book is set in various parts of Canada (Muskoga, Toronto, and Vancouver).

4.5 ⭐s only because Every Summer After is still my favoriteee! Can’t wait to read This Summer Will Be Different in May :)

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

3.0

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tannerlauren's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.5

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heidi_grey's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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runningonwords415's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-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

3.75

Please, just one romance without a third act breakup, I’m beggingggggg

Overall, I appreciate the adult romance from Fortune… it felt a little icky I was so invested in a high school romance with ESA. And this felt a lot steamier. But still… the last act break up must be banned. We all know how it’s going to end after the fact.

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