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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
I really enjoyed this debut novel and how it went back and forth between the different time frames. Lots of aspects of this book reminded me of other books like Jenny Han’s and Emily Henry but I loved this one a lot more. There wasn’t a moment I was bored or felt like I had to push through it like I do with a lot of other books in this genre. It felt like a grown up young adult beach read. I loved how you got to grow up with the characters which doesn’t happen in a lot of books- I felt a deep connection to the characters like I would in a beloved series but it was a novel. Read the whole thing in one morning! I hope this author comes out with more soon!!
Content note: Definitely is open door at times but I would say in total it was only about 10 pages of the whole book and was milder than a lot of open door romance books on the market, but I wouldn’t put it in the clean romance category by any means
Content note: Definitely is open door at times but I would say in total it was only about 10 pages of the whole book and was milder than a lot of open door romance books on the market, but I wouldn’t put it in the clean romance category by any means
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Cursing and Alcohol
cepbreed's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I fell in love with this book. My most favorite feeling is receiving a book from a person that I love and my best friend loaned me Every Summer After in all of its water damaged glory. I spent the first half of the book beach side and the second curled up in bed, and each setting was perfect. I fell in love with Sam alongside Percy and I felt her everything, her pain, happiness, frustration and confusion, to my core. She's a mess and I relate to her HEAVILY. Flawed protagonists, specifically ones that begin all innocent before their mistakes are revealed, are my favorite. By the climax I need to want to scream in their face and this accomplished exactly that. It's honestly kind of therapeutic, I see myself in Percy and therefore being angry at her is cathartic. I am angry at myself all the time, but having a vessel with similar yet different experiences is way more fun.
I was really shocked when she became friends with Delilah again, though girls friendships do kind of work that way. I was shocked further by how much I came to love her character, her genuine advice and well timed quips. The final shock was the fact that they never rekindled their friendship in the book, I'd like to think they do after the ending. Percy was hurt, but that is never an excuse to treat someone who had done nothing wrong that poorly.
Songs:
I was really shocked when she became friends with Delilah again, though girls friendships do kind of work that way. I was shocked further by how much I came to love her character, her genuine advice and well timed quips. The final shock was the fact that they never rekindled their friendship in the book, I'd like to think they do after the ending. Percy was hurt, but that is never an excuse to treat someone who had done nothing wrong that poorly.
Songs:
- august - Taylor Swift
- 21 - Gracie Abrams
- WYD Now? - Sadie Jean
- seven - Taylor Swift
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual content, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Bullying
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Medical content
mallory10100's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-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
5.0
i LOVED this book and especially loved how canadian it is!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual harassment
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cancer
machenn's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Alcohol
lexa's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
5.0
Loved it. Read it on vacation at a lake and it was PERFECT. Told in alternating now/then, it can feel a bit YA at times. But that didn’t take away from it for me. Also, didn’t hate the epilogue, which is sometimes rare.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity and Grief
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
thatswhatshanread's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Wow. I think this is quite possibly the romance of the summer! Carley Fortune, you’ve got another auto-buy fan in me.
This book is so inherently sweet, like sipping your favorite cold drink in the sun with the lake water at your toes. Or whatever kind of water you prefer—ocean, fresh spring, pool, bath.
In whatever case, this story is laced with summer. Appropriate, considering its title, but not in a cheesy way that feels overdone. Yes, it does have a similar plot to the beloved Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, and in ways also reminiscent of The Summer I Turned Pretty series, but it very much has its own heart and own set of standout characters. Percy and Sam quickly became one of my favorite fictional friendships, of course blossoming into more. If you’re still unsure if you like the friends-to-lovers trope, I think this novel could be the one to change your mind.
Dual timelines, set over ten years apart. Unresolved past drama and trauma. Pining young lovers, complicated friendships, adult conversations sprinkled between cute and awkward flirtations and annoyances. Deeply romantic moments and unmistakable chemistry. Parts that make you melt, parts that make you wanna yell, parts that make you cry. Parts that make you grin like an idiot because you’re alone in your room reading this incredibly personal summer love story and it’s just fiction, it’s not real!!!
Except it feels real. Even as I was yelling at the pages toward the end, desperate for the truth—I loved every second of reading it.
This book is so inherently sweet, like sipping your favorite cold drink in the sun with the lake water at your toes. Or whatever kind of water you prefer—ocean, fresh spring, pool, bath.
In whatever case, this story is laced with summer. Appropriate, considering its title, but not in a cheesy way that feels overdone. Yes, it does have a similar plot to the beloved Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren, and in ways also reminiscent of The Summer I Turned Pretty series, but it very much has its own heart and own set of standout characters. Percy and Sam quickly became one of my favorite fictional friendships, of course blossoming into more. If you’re still unsure if you like the friends-to-lovers trope, I think this novel could be the one to change your mind.
Dual timelines, set over ten years apart. Unresolved past drama and trauma. Pining young lovers, complicated friendships, adult conversations sprinkled between cute and awkward flirtations and annoyances. Deeply romantic moments and unmistakable chemistry. Parts that make you melt, parts that make you wanna yell, parts that make you cry. Parts that make you grin like an idiot because you’re alone in your room reading this incredibly personal summer love story and it’s just fiction, it’s not real!!!
Except it feels real. Even as I was yelling at the pages toward the end, desperate for the truth—I loved every second of reading it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Cancer, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Vomit
Minor: Body shaming and Emotional abuse
tharini's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Infidelity
Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Alcohol
khloereads86's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’m so disappointed in the ending of this book. Despite not usually loving the split-timeline, second chance, and friends-to-lovers tropes, I was really enjoying this book. I had a feeling very early on what the conflict was but I was really hoping I was wrong. Little Sam was so sweet and their relationship was pretty cute. The do they like me back? part was very juvenile (understandable since they were kids) and a little annoying but I was still cheering for them until I got to about the 3/4 mark.
Percy cheating on Sam, and with his brother of all people, was completely unforgivable to me. I thought that might have been what happened from early on but I was hoping I was wrong because that’s such a crappy thing to do and I completely disconnected from Percy at that point. Her feeling lonely and unwanted as Sam is settling in to university is no reason to cheat on him. It felt like the author thought it could be explained away by her feeling pushed aside and then immediately regretting it, but if she and Sam were having problems, she should have waited to talk to Sam about it instead of flirting and jumping in to bed with his brother.
The way the conflict was revealed and “resolved” at the end seemed very confusing and fast to me.
Sam freaked out initially and then we find out he’s known this whole time and ended up screwing with Percy by hitting on her friend while never letting her know he’d found out. Then it seemed like he forgave her so fast. I guess he’d had 12 years to come to terms with it but it seemed very sudden that he was over it and wanting to be with her again.
I loved the Ontario references (Moose Tracks >>>) and this would have been a 4.5+ star read if not for the ending.
The way the conflict was revealed and “resolved” at the end seemed very confusing and fast to me.
I loved the Ontario references (Moose Tracks >>>) and this would have been a 4.5+ star read if not for the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Cursing
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Terminal illness