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lacyduckie's review against another edition
3.0
I'm still trying to process my thoughts about Last Chance Summer. The writing was fine and the plot was ok.
I've spent many of the summers of my life as a camper at a summer camp and then later as a counselor. I'm naturally drawn to stories with a camp setting. I've always believed camp is the perfect place to find yourself and figure things out. In a way, it makes sense, that Alex would start to heal from her grief there.
Don't go into this thinking it is only a summer romance. It's so much more than that. And it does deal with grief.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
***Thank you to the author, for sending me a signed review copy!***
I've spent many of the summers of my life as a camper at a summer camp and then later as a counselor. I'm naturally drawn to stories with a camp setting. I've always believed camp is the perfect place to find yourself and figure things out. In a way, it makes sense, that Alex would start to heal from her grief there.
Don't go into this thinking it is only a summer romance. It's so much more than that. And it does deal with grief.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Spoiler
drinking and driving, death from drinking and driving***Thank you to the author, for sending me a signed review copy!***
andiabcs's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
A very quick read. Loved the setting and the story, but it needed to be longer so really delve into everything. Felt things moved a little too quickly for my liking. But all in all a good read.
A very quick read. Loved the setting and the story, but it needed to be longer so really delve into everything. Felt things moved a little too quickly for my liking. But all in all a good read.
modern_miss_granger's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK. I cannot quite express how much I loved it. This is such a fun summer read.
Here is what I loved:
This book was not just fluff. The character dealt with and learned from real life problems. I really liked that!! I also loved the romance. The banter was PERFECT and I was totally engrossed. The camper and counselor relationships were wonderful and I just loved it.
Here is what I did not like:
It was a short novel and I would have liked it to be longer!
Here is what I loved:
This book was not just fluff. The character dealt with and learned from real life problems. I really liked that!! I also loved the romance. The banter was PERFECT and I was totally engrossed. The camper and counselor relationships were wonderful and I just loved it.
Here is what I did not like:
It was a short novel and I would have liked it to be longer!
becks_reads's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book so much! It really kept me on my toes.
The main character: so well written.
The love interest: sign me up.
The banter: oh lord have mercy.
The flirting: more please.
The realness: so fricken real.
The summer vibes: immaculate.
The background story: so intriguing.
The only thing it was missing was Grant accidentally seeing her scars or her struggling from them and then being all protected. But the everything else totally made up for it.
The main character: so well written.
The love interest: sign me up.
The banter: oh lord have mercy.
The flirting: more please.
The realness: so fricken real.
The summer vibes: immaculate.
The background story: so intriguing.
The only thing it was missing was Grant accidentally seeing her scars or her struggling from them and then being all protected. But the everything else totally made up for it.
shirleycuypers's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5*
Original review
This book was provided by the author through Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Shannon Klare and Xpresso Book Tours.
Last Chance Summer is a standalone Young Adult Contemporary and tells the story of Alex and Grant.
Last Chance Summer was the second book I’ve read by Shannon Klare and I really enjoyed it! Last Chance Summer was a quick, and fun read with some relatable characters. It’s hard not to enjoy a good YA Contemporary and I think that Shannon Klare did a good job with this book!
In the beginning, I had some troubles with liking Alex, but I started to enjoy reading about her the more I read. Grant is a character you cannot not like. I think he’s a good character because he’s there for Alex and he’s just really funny and likes to tease Alex.
I really liked the concept of Last Chance Summer. This isn’t just a normal YA Contemporary because it also talks about grief and struggling. I think more books should talk about these topics because they’re really important. Last Chance Summer was a good read and I really enjoyed it!
Original review
This book was provided by the author through Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Shannon Klare and Xpresso Book Tours.
Last Chance Summer is a standalone Young Adult Contemporary and tells the story of Alex and Grant.
Last Chance Summer was the second book I’ve read by Shannon Klare and I really enjoyed it! Last Chance Summer was a quick, and fun read with some relatable characters. It’s hard not to enjoy a good YA Contemporary and I think that Shannon Klare did a good job with this book!
In the beginning, I had some troubles with liking Alex, but I started to enjoy reading about her the more I read. Grant is a character you cannot not like. I think he’s a good character because he’s there for Alex and he’s just really funny and likes to tease Alex.
I really liked the concept of Last Chance Summer. This isn’t just a normal YA Contemporary because it also talks about grief and struggling. I think more books should talk about these topics because they’re really important. Last Chance Summer was a good read and I really enjoyed it!
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
2.0
After really loving this author’s first book, I was excited to pick up her second one. Unfortunately I did not enjoy this anywhere near as much as I was expecting to. It wasn’t really flushed out as well as it could have been, mostly because it was so short. The grief aspect wasn’t really addressed…until it was, randomly and out of the blue. And where were her parents? I don’t think the father was in the book at all other than like one phone call or something. Were the parents divorced? Separated? It never seemed like he was with the mother (who also wasn’t in the story much) but it was never explained. The romance was trying to be enemies to lovers, but that didn’t really work either. They just sort of made fun of each other all the time and somehow that was flirting? I didn’t really see it. It needed to be a bit longer to flush out the story and it probably would have been pretty solid.
**read for book scavenger hunt - a book with the letters T, A, L, and E somewhere in the title**
**read for book scavenger hunt - a book with the letters T, A, L, and E somewhere in the title**
lenni_loves_literature's review against another edition
2.0
I was extremely disappointed by this book. After reading and loving "Surviving Adam Meade" by this author, I expected so much more from "Last Chance Summer." Unfortunately, the main character was annoying and self-centered. I expected to come to like her, but I didn't. She annoyed me to the end - which wasn't even a satisfying ending. The whole thing felt very anticlimactic. If you're going to read a book by this author, read "Surviving Adam Meade." It was way better.
The reason this book got two stars from me is because Grant became likable. At first, I had been frustrated by him, too. And although he's nowhere close to being one of my favorite love interests, I still liked him better than Alex. I also liked when they went geocaching. It's an activity that I've never understood, but when Gramt explained it, it made so much sense.
That's all I had for this review. I don't recommend this book, but I still recommend the author. Sometimes people just have lows in their careers, and this book was it.
The reason this book got two stars from me is because Grant became likable. At first, I had been frustrated by him, too. And although he's nowhere close to being one of my favorite love interests, I still liked him better than Alex. I also liked when they went geocaching. It's an activity that I've never understood, but when Gramt explained it, it made so much sense.
That's all I had for this review. I don't recommend this book, but I still recommend the author. Sometimes people just have lows in their careers, and this book was it.
kenzigrl's review against another edition
5.0
This book truly swept me away. Not only did I love the journey that Alex had to go through, I loved the connections she made with the others whether it was campers or her fellow counselors.
I also have to admit that reading certain scenes made me flashback to my own camp memories as a counselor that I so miss at this moment especially since we didn’t have it last year. I literally would read a scene and be able to connect it to my own experiences and it made me miss my friends so much.
I also have to admit that reading certain scenes made me flashback to my own camp memories as a counselor that I so miss at this moment especially since we didn’t have it last year. I literally would read a scene and be able to connect it to my own experiences and it made me miss my friends so much.
ania_star's review against another edition
4.0
Alex lost a friend a year ago, but it still weighs heavily on her. Another incident and she is shipped to her aunt's summer camp, as a counselor. Paired up with Grant, who is not exactly easy going. :) Along with butting heads, the sparks between them are flying. :)
Gotta be honest, I didn't like Alex in the begging, at all. I rolled my eyes as I read the way she talked to people and the way she carried herself, but the more I read on, the more she grew on me, and by the end, I was full-on Alex's team. :)
It's a heartwarming story on moving on, of dealing with grief, and guilt. There are hope, new love, and a new start.
One of those books that you read in one swoop.
received from Xpresso Book Tours
Gotta be honest, I didn't like Alex in the begging, at all. I rolled my eyes as I read the way she talked to people and the way she carried herself, but the more I read on, the more she grew on me, and by the end, I was full-on Alex's team. :)
It's a heartwarming story on moving on, of dealing with grief, and guilt. There are hope, new love, and a new start.
One of those books that you read in one swoop.
received from Xpresso Book Tours