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jenpurlteach's review
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
3.75
This is a book for people who love happy endings and Hallmark movies! But there are a lot of heartaches and obstacles before they find the resolution. Told from the point of view of 3 of the 4 women who are determined to save their beloved camp, we get the story mostly through the eyes of Daphne, who grew up with the help of so many, but not really her parents. Her aunt June owns the camp now, but is suffering with her own heartaches, and the other narrator is Daphne’s best friend Lanier, who’s been with her through thick and thin. Along with their other friend, Mary Stuart, the the friends and Aunt June try everything to raise enough money to keep camp open. Maybe the guys in their life will help them out (but there’s big drama in that area)!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
whatemilysreading's review
lighthearted
reflective
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
4.0
I so desperately wish that I had been a summer camp kid. Anyone want to find an adult summer camp and just run away every summer?
I really enjoyed this book - it did take me a minute to keep the different women and how they related to each other straight. Even though the book is split in three ways, I felt like Daphne was solidly our main character. I was glad that instead of Mary Stuart’s POV (sorry girl) we got to hear from June. She brought a different perspective to the situation.
A solid summery read, I wish I had picked this up earlier in the year. It was comforting and wrapped up with a solid, satisfying ending that I definitely predicted but was still glad to see anyway.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Addiction
Minor: Infidelity
kdailyreads's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Car accident
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit and Sexual content
mkshapiro's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
A great summer read full of summer camp nostalgia! I found Lanier’s character annoying at times, but overall I liked the friendship between the three main characters. Really enjoyed the audiobook.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism
jadior's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
alh2289's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
kathrynclaire's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction and Infidelity
mishale1's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
This was a sweet story about a really deep, lifelong friendship. It’s touching and hopeful.
Daphne, Lanier and Mary Stuart met as tiny little girls day summer camp. They immediately became friends.
For Daphne, summer camp was the only place that felt like home, the only place that felt safe. Daphne’s mom had addiction problems and Daphne did not have an easy life. Her aunt June owns the camp and June is definitely the best blood relative Daphne ever had. In time, Lanier and Mary Stuart became unofficial sisters as well.
The woman are now around 30. They’re still best friends. They even have a tradition where they send weekly emails with “hard things” that they ask each other to take off their plates.
This year a few things are happening that challenge things. June might lose the summer camp. And Daphne has reconnected with her first love who happens to be Lanier’s brother.
There’s some drama between the friends but you’ll really root for them to work it out.
I loved the idea of the family weekend at the summer camp where old campers came back together for the weekend. I felt like this part of the story could have been it’s own book. I want more of that. If the author wrote a story about all of these old campers reuniting at summer camp, I’d read that in a heartbeat. I feel like that’s another story all on it’s own.
As always, I enjoyed this story. This author has really become one of my favorites and her books are an auto-buy for me.
Daphne, Lanier and Mary Stuart met as tiny little girls day summer camp. They immediately became friends.
For Daphne, summer camp was the only place that felt like home, the only place that felt safe. Daphne’s mom had addiction problems and Daphne did not have an easy life. Her aunt June owns the camp and June is definitely the best blood relative Daphne ever had. In time, Lanier and Mary Stuart became unofficial sisters as well.
The woman are now around 30. They’re still best friends. They even have a tradition where they send weekly emails with “hard things” that they ask each other to take off their plates.
This year a few things are happening that challenge things. June might lose the summer camp. And Daphne has reconnected with her first love who happens to be Lanier’s brother.
There’s some drama between the friends but you’ll really root for them to work it out.
I loved the idea of the family weekend at the summer camp where old campers came back together for the weekend. I felt like this part of the story could have been it’s own book. I want more of that. If the author wrote a story about all of these old campers reuniting at summer camp, I’d read that in a heartbeat. I feel like that’s another story all on it’s own.
As always, I enjoyed this story. This author has really become one of my favorites and her books are an auto-buy for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
q_tipsforsale's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, and Drug abuse
beccarwolf's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction