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This would've been a fairly good and fun romcom and it should've stayed that way. I really was not invested in the mystery/thriller portion of the story and even though there were supposed to be high stakes, I felt ambivalent at best.
Some notes about the mystery that I didn't like:
-i feel like there wasn't even that much evidence of Leela being the murderer but then she tried to kill Daphne at the exact moment Daphne figured it out. But she even says there's no trail to her. So why bother?
-I don't understand how Daphne realized Nick was still in the house
-Literally just being in one of the downstairs rooms of the house doesn't really feel like a good hiding place
-How come Nick, within like 1 second of seeing Daphne in the morning, starts accusing Darshi? And how come Daphne is like: holy shit, maybe? Like come on, have some loyalty!
-At one point Stuart's sister asks Daphne to talk to her, tells her Drue went to the Croft school, and then leaves. What kind of conversation is that?
Also, this kind of felt like it was written by an influencer or someone who wants to be an influencer. Daphne is an influencer and she really sticks to the company line: she's building a community, etc., she can inspire people online, etc., anyone can tell their story and feel heard, etc. I thought there might be some discussion where Daphne thinks about how online is not real life and even though she has 30k followers, that's not necessarily 30k friends and her real people should be Darshi and her parents. Or maybe how she calls it a "community" but really she's just selling things to them. And a lot of her jealousy towards Drue is about how Drue gets more sponsors, instead of thinkinng, it's kind of weird that Drue's entire life and wedding is made of corporate partners who want her to promote products. I'm not against influencers but I thought it was kind of weird how Daphne refused to call it what it was.
Some notes about the mystery that I didn't like:
-i feel like there wasn't even that much evidence of Leela being the murderer but then she tried to kill Daphne at the exact moment Daphne figured it out. But she even says there's no trail to her. So why bother?
-I don't understand how Daphne realized Nick was still in the house
-Literally just being in one of the downstairs rooms of the house doesn't really feel like a good hiding place
-How come Nick, within like 1 second of seeing Daphne in the morning, starts accusing Darshi? And how come Daphne is like: holy shit, maybe? Like come on, have some loyalty!
-At one point Stuart's sister asks Daphne to talk to her, tells her Drue went to the Croft school, and then leaves. What kind of conversation is that?
Also, this kind of felt like it was written by an influencer or someone who wants to be an influencer. Daphne is an influencer and she really sticks to the company line: she's building a community, etc., she can inspire people online, etc., anyone can tell their story and feel heard, etc. I thought there might be some discussion where Daphne thinks about how online is not real life and even though she has 30k followers, that's not necessarily 30k friends and her real people should be Darshi and her parents. Or maybe how she calls it a "community" but really she's just selling things to them. And a lot of her jealousy towards Drue is about how Drue gets more sponsors, instead of thinkinng, it's kind of weird that Drue's entire life and wedding is made of corporate partners who want her to promote products. I'm not against influencers but I thought it was kind of weird how Daphne refused to call it what it was.
I hadn't planned to read Big Summer when I first heard about it, but then I kept thinking I should read it anyway. So I did.
I liked it, but I also thought that it seemed like two separate books crammed into one. It reminds me a little of a cozy mystery with a long, slow buildup, and I'm not sure why the first half was so completely different from the second. Was it a story about an influencer and friend drama? A mystery? I wish this book had picked one genre and stuck with it.
That said, I did enjoy reading it, though it took me a while to get into it. The second half went much faster than the first and I did most of my reading outside in the sun, as befits a book with summer in the title.
I liked it, but I also thought that it seemed like two separate books crammed into one. It reminds me a little of a cozy mystery with a long, slow buildup, and I'm not sure why the first half was so completely different from the second. Was it a story about an influencer and friend drama? A mystery? I wish this book had picked one genre and stuck with it.
That said, I did enjoy reading it, though it took me a while to get into it. The second half went much faster than the first and I did most of my reading outside in the sun, as befits a book with summer in the title.
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My love for Jennifer Weiner has been reignited. Fun little mystery in this one.
funny
mysterious
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
This book is stupid. Started out okay for a chick-lit novel, which I thought it was supposed to be. Turned into a stupid who-dunnit murder at a wedding mystery, I completely lost interest and skipped to the last chapter to find the reveal, and it was not good. And there was some eye-roll worthy writing in here.
I finished this book in less then 12 hours, I’d say it was a hell of a book!
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
2.5 really. I enjoyed the main character and her body positive message, but the murder mystery half way in threw me and made the book just another beach read.