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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
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
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