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bookedupchick's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This is a thriller disguised as a beach read rom/com. Body positivity, friendships, social media, and a murder mystery are intermixed within this book. It was entertaining and a fun summer read.
Part of the time is spent on Cape Cod and it brought back some nostalgic moments for me. I am from the Cape, so every location that was mentioned I could see vividly ♡ those parts reminded me of home.
Read This If You Like ⤵️
🐚 Murder Mysteries
🐚 Body Image Struggles
🐚 Female Friendship
🐚 Seaside Escape
🐚 Romance
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Murder
readergonewilde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, and Toxic friendship
aldenp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Abortion
cait_margaret's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Also, this doesn’t matter, but there’s a million female characters (major and minor) whose names start with either a D or an A and it’s seemingly for no reason? But names just kept popping up with those initials and it was starting to make me feel paranoid.
Oh, and also also, there is some backstory in this book that is pretty plainly just a barely rehashed version of an actual true crime story and I just can’t stop thinking about how lazy that is.
Edit: I looked it up and the woman whose murder was used in this book was named Christa Worthington. I'm sorry but it makes me feel so gross that Weiner took all sorts of details from this woman's life and death without even a mention of her source of inspiration in an author's note or the acknowledgements. I mean, hell, she barely even changed the woman's name from "Christa" to "Christina." Christa Worthington and her daughter deserve better than to have their story regurgitated with barely any fictionalization in this painfully mediocre book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
ambitiousnalgene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia
readingwithcats's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Toxic relationship
keeganrb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Murder
Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt
stromjm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicide
annabeavo's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia and Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt