Reviews with content warning for Death of parent - Meet Me at the Lake

Summer vibes, with a second chance romance and very sweet mother-daughter relationship. As young college kids, Fern and Will have a meet cute and end up spending one perfect day together...except each of them are in a relationship with someone else. They make a promise to meet up on the same day, one year later...but Will doesn't show. Now it's 9 years later and Fern has a lot of big decisions to make. This was a perfect beach read, and I didn't mind all the character's flaws bc it felt more realistic to me.

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imds's review

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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

4.0

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rachelh92's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

A very cute book! I loved learning more and more about Fern’s relationship with her mother, and learning more about her mother’s past, as the book went on. And even though Will finally opening up and letting Fern in only happened because of his sister, it was a wonderful way of resolving Fern and Will’s communication breakdown.

Just a little bit of spice but a lot of pining and love.

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emmakoopliechty's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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hannahs_library__'s review

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.5

Forehead kisses for Will and Fern 😘 I think Carley Fortune might officially be my favorite romance author.

Meet Me at the Lake sat on my shelf for a while collecting dust in Every Summer After’s shadow. I should never have doubted queen Carley! 🙇 Told in a “then and now” timeline, Fern and Will spent a magical, life-altering day together 10 years ago and made plans to meet again in a year. Will showed up… 9 years later. 👀

Leave it to Carley to take a trope I normally hate and pull it off. I was SO nervous the day they spent together would feel insta-lovey but surprisingly, I loveddd this! It ended up feeling like a magical, whirlwind day where pieces just fell into place with the right people at the right time.

Read this if you like:

Then & now timelines
Summerrrr romance
Finding yourself trope
Coffee ☕

I love how she writes characters that feel so real and are going through real issues. Her books are messy and emotional which is right up my alley when it comes to romance imo. I also read this on my vacation to Vancouver which was PERFECT because this book is set in various parts of Canada (Muskoga, Toronto, and Vancouver).

4.5 ⭐s only because Every Summer After is still my favoriteee! Can’t wait to read This Summer Will Be Different in May :)

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mariah_g's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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