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livcbrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, and Death
sheasweat's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
internationalreads'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, and Fatphobia
tammitammo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
This book just had so much going on, and whilst I’ll be the first to admit I generally prefer books where nothing happens, I’ll try to be objective and just complain about the gaping plot holes.
This book was at its best when describing how we women learn to weaponise our bodies from childhood. I wish everyone would read that segment in essay form.
If you’re looking for a beach read with drama, romance & mystery -then fair enough. Unfortunately, November is emo Autumn sad time. Perhaps I just read it in the wrong season.
Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Abandonment, and Fatphobia
katherine_alexis's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Murder and Body shaming
Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Xenophobia
snowhite197'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
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship
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, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
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: Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual content
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