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tayloreagleston's review against another edition
4.0
For the most part, I absolutely loved this book. I couldn't put it down because I needed to know what happened between Sam and Perc. I loved their friendship.
I loved all of the chapters that went back to their past summers the most—watching them become friends, best friends and then more. The "now" section was good too, but it takes a while to understand those parts not knowing the extent of their relationship and what ultimately went wrong.
The one thing I wasn't a big fan of where the sexual scenes, the writing on those portions felt a little cringe. I hated when it was saying things like "I wanted him to think me from belly button to my nipple. Maybe I'm weird, but that isn't a thought I normally have. I also don't enjoy words like "erection" and "groin" like let's just call it by normal terms we actually use.
I loved all of the chapters that went back to their past summers the most—watching them become friends, best friends and then more. The "now" section was good too, but it takes a while to understand those parts not knowing the extent of their relationship and what ultimately went wrong.
The one thing I wasn't a big fan of where the sexual scenes, the writing on those portions felt a little cringe. I hated when it was saying things like "I wanted him to think me from belly button to my nipple. Maybe I'm weird, but that isn't a thought I normally have. I also don't enjoy words like "erection" and "groin" like let's just call it by normal terms we actually use.
cabruck's review against another edition
challenging
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.75
notsonya's review against another edition
3.0
why is cheating a running theme in straight contemporary books?
melbabbs's review
emotional
inspiring
medium-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
4.0
rnshack's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars???
This was a solid 4 star book (moving into 5 stars) for me until I got to the big reveal. I f***ing hate the cheating trope.
With. A. Passion. Hard stop for me. I probably wouldn’t have read this book had I known it was a cheating trope. I stopped reading another author because that’s the only troupe she seems to know how to write. I will stop reading this one if her next book is also about cheating.
And I don’t love an entire book with this huge secret that you hear exists immediately but isn’t actually revealed for 200+ pages but it wasn’t a deal breaker for me. The past story line more than made up for it. It was nostalgic and brought up memories from my own childhood. It was warm and fuzzy and I loved that timeline with Sam and Percy.
The current timeline not so much. Percy was pathetic and winey and it was really hard to root for someone who ran from their problems for over a decade. The timeline was also so rushed and happening so quickly. It seemed like two different stories with two different couples.
I also didn’t love Charlie like I think we were supposed to. He took advantage of his brothers girlfriend in a really terrible time in her life. Now, that doesn’t absolve her by any means but Sam is his brother. His family. It’s just disgusting and really disappointing.
Then Sam just forgives them all. Um, what? Nope. Completely unbelievable. In no world should Sam and Percy have ended up together.
Huh, I may need to rethink my 3 stars. Maybe it should come down a star. I have never been so torn about a book before I don’t think. I loved reading about the lake and their summers but I hated what happened and how it ended. And that overpowered the parts I loved. Sadly.
I plan on reading the authors new book but one more cheating troupe and I’m out.
This was a solid 4 star book (moving into 5 stars) for me until I got to the big reveal. I f***ing hate the cheating trope.
With. A. Passion. Hard stop for me. I probably wouldn’t have read this book had I known it was a cheating trope. I stopped reading another author because that’s the only troupe she seems to know how to write. I will stop reading this one if her next book is also about cheating.
And I don’t love an entire book with this huge secret that you hear exists immediately but isn’t actually revealed for 200+ pages but it wasn’t a deal breaker for me. The past story line more than made up for it. It was nostalgic and brought up memories from my own childhood. It was warm and fuzzy and I loved that timeline with Sam and Percy.
The current timeline not so much. Percy was pathetic and winey and it was really hard to root for someone who ran from their problems for over a decade. The timeline was also so rushed and happening so quickly. It seemed like two different stories with two different couples.
I also didn’t love Charlie like I think we were supposed to. He took advantage of his brothers girlfriend in a really terrible time in her life. Now, that doesn’t absolve her by any means but Sam is his brother. His family. It’s just disgusting and really disappointing.
Then Sam just forgives them all. Um, what? Nope. Completely unbelievable. In no world should Sam and Percy have ended up together.
Huh, I may need to rethink my 3 stars. Maybe it should come down a star. I have never been so torn about a book before I don’t think. I loved reading about the lake and their summers but I hated what happened and how it ended. And that overpowered the parts I loved. Sadly.
I plan on reading the authors new book but one more cheating troupe and I’m out.
alexajhp's review against another edition
emotional
medium-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
4.0
klairefalkner's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0