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lurdesabruscato's review against another edition
3.0
A story about a family with a marginalized daughter, a mentally challenged son, a stroke-incapacitated mother and an Alzheimer's-afflicted dad ... whoa, don't rush the bookstores at once -- too much of a good thing, right? Surprisingly, the novel doesn't dip into maudlin territory too often, considering the overwhelming amount of tear-jerking material at the author's disposal. Sweet and well-written overall.
booklover1974's review against another edition
4.0
If you’re looking for a emotional and gripping novel with great characters, pick this one up!
This is a book about love, hope but also regret for all the time that has passed, without love.
For Rebecca Macklin, an ordinary summer brings about an extraordinary change of heart when she discovers that her aging father has been wandering the Dallas streets alone, and his wife, Hanna Beth, has landed in a nursing home. Now Rebecca must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home.
The plot is character driven and they’re very developed. You can follow Rebecca and Hannah Beth in their minds and understand what they’re thinking.
For me personally, this book hit close to home because my father had a large stroke a few years ago and I cried a lot when reading, probably cause my memories came back from that time in my life.
There’s only one thing I wish was a bit different and that’s sometimes there are a lot of details I could be without. It slowed down the pace. Otherwise, a great book!
I would recommend this to people who likes comtemporary fiction with emotional content. I also think people who are drawn to books that don’t have any bad words, sexual content and some religion in it, will love it.
The publishers kindly provided me with a free copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a book about love, hope but also regret for all the time that has passed, without love.
For Rebecca Macklin, an ordinary summer brings about an extraordinary change of heart when she discovers that her aging father has been wandering the Dallas streets alone, and his wife, Hanna Beth, has landed in a nursing home. Now Rebecca must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home.
The plot is character driven and they’re very developed. You can follow Rebecca and Hannah Beth in their minds and understand what they’re thinking.
For me personally, this book hit close to home because my father had a large stroke a few years ago and I cried a lot when reading, probably cause my memories came back from that time in my life.
There’s only one thing I wish was a bit different and that’s sometimes there are a lot of details I could be without. It slowed down the pace. Otherwise, a great book!
I would recommend this to people who likes comtemporary fiction with emotional content. I also think people who are drawn to books that don’t have any bad words, sexual content and some religion in it, will love it.
The publishers kindly provided me with a free copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
paige1947_'s review against another edition
5.0
Lisa Wingate is GREAT! Her books are so real- so sweet- This one was just wonderful
natbrick's review against another edition
2.0
This book was picked up from one of those cute neighborhood library boxes -- so I knew it would be hit-or-miss, and unfortunately...it was a bit of a miss for me. I would give it a 2.5/maybe a 3 if I'd known what I was getting into, but the title was misleading for me, because I thought it would be a fun summery book, and this book was NOT fun/light-hearted. It has some intense themes, and while I really appreciated the author's commitment to researching her characters (as she said in the author's note), I just had a hard time with the fact that absolutely everything went wrong and then was summed up in a quick ending. The ending felt rushed, and I wanted more closure with Rebecca's relationship with her husband. Some positives: I thought some of the writing was beautiful, and the themes of family dynamics/ second-chances were well-represented, surely. The dual-perspective was interesting, as well, and I could really understand both narrator's perspectives -- plus I appreciated Rebecca's growth - but... this book just wasn't the summer-vibe I was looking for.
mikhaela_nadya's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kshea1's review against another edition
4.0
Touching
In this time of a pandemic, this story is such a sweet reminder of the input of family above all else. Keeping family healthy, safe and together is not always easy, but it's worth the effort
In this time of a pandemic, this story is such a sweet reminder of the input of family above all else. Keeping family healthy, safe and together is not always easy, but it's worth the effort
nursenell's review against another edition
5.0
A bittersweet story about how divorce affects children. Rebecca has been estranged from her father since she was 12 and her parents divorced. Now he has Alzheimers, his wife has had a stroke, and her special needs adult son is unsupervised. Rebecca has been fed a narrative by her mother but she soon learns that her mother was a master manipulator, and Rebecca learns the truth, which leaves her with many regrets. But through her regrets she finds a new and richer life with both her father and his other family, and with her own husband. A very good read.
k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition
4.0
Even though she has too many coincidences in her books, I love how they celebrate life, family and God.
kimses's review against another edition
4.0
A Month of Summer takes a look at a number of life sitautions in an effective and emotial way -- divorce, marital struggles, aging parents, work-life balance, illness, disabilities. It really is packed full of different perspectives and describes "the sandwich generation" well. Trying to be a mother, wife and daughter all at once is difficult in itself. When you add in work responsibilities, teenage emotions, disabled parents and all the emotional baggage...you have a book the hits home with the stress and pain involved. However, it also has its rays of light as the main character embraces those around her that are caring and bring support and joy into her life.