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blaise_44's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely adored this book.
Haven was just a wonderful character and I could totally see why she did what she did. I think in her place I would have done the same. Your dad remarries, you find out his new wife has been pregnant for a while, your sister is psychotic about her wedding, your best friend changed and then there is several other things happening. I really loved reading her story, seeing how everything started and seeing how everything ended.
There was one thing I didn't like (and one thing I couldn't sympathize with) and that was her constant whining and complaining about her length. I am short myself, but sorry, you don't hear me complain/whine about it.
I disliked Ashley. She was mean, rude and totally a bitch to her sister. Making rude remarks about her height and such. I know your wedding is coming up, but you don't do that. Not to your family.
I really loved how everything took place in one summer, how all these events that make one book is just one (not too big) period.
The writing is still amazing, I really love Sarah Dessen's style of writing.
Well I only got a few more books to go before my summer project is over, then I will have read all the Sarah Dessen books.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Haven was just a wonderful character and I could totally see why she did what she did. I think in her place I would have done the same. Your dad remarries, you find out his new wife has been pregnant for a while, your sister is psychotic about her wedding, your best friend changed and then there is several other things happening. I really loved reading her story, seeing how everything started and seeing how everything ended.
There was one thing I didn't like (and one thing I couldn't sympathize with) and that was her constant whining and complaining about her length. I am short myself, but sorry, you don't hear me complain/whine about it.
I disliked Ashley. She was mean, rude and totally a bitch to her sister. Making rude remarks about her height and such. I know your wedding is coming up, but you don't do that. Not to your family.
I really loved how everything took place in one summer, how all these events that make one book is just one (not too big) period.
The writing is still amazing, I really love Sarah Dessen's style of writing.
Well I only got a few more books to go before my summer project is over, then I will have read all the Sarah Dessen books.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
kassafras's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
kat_rowlen's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Good for a pallet cleanser after a heavier read, but if you’re not looking for that it’s a pass. The characters were very one dimensional in this book and the ending was very lacking for me
littlebumblebri's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
haileybee22's review against another edition
3.0
Good story for sisters. I felt like I related to Haven as me and my sister have the age gap and acts quite a lot like Ashley. I just wish there was more details and not spread so thin.
sng2098's review
3.0
That Summer was Sarah Dessen's first published YA novel.
The book was ok, the most annoying thing to me was that it has long paragraphs, which I can't stand in a book. However, the story line didn't really go anywhere. It didn't really have a plot.
To me it can be summed up easily; A girl's parents divorce, she tries to find comfort in the past, then realilzes she can't live in the past.
The book was ok, the most annoying thing to me was that it has long paragraphs, which I can't stand in a book. However, the story line didn't really go anywhere. It didn't really have a plot.
To me it can be summed up easily; A girl's parents divorce, she tries to find comfort in the past, then realilzes she can't live in the past.