Reviews

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

rjdey's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

rachelkshaw7's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.5

pagesfromhome's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Fortune does such an incredible job telling dual timelines - it’s never confusing or feeling like you’re missing out on things, but it also doesn’t feel like it’s too much. While I loved This Summer Will Be Different, I’d say this one was more of a “really liked it.”

I found myself ever so slightly not in love with the characters as much as I expected to be, but they were still incredibly real and dimensional and I love that the conflict felt real enough to explain a 12 year long gap in the relationships. Genuinely can’t wait to read Fortune’s other book, Meet Me at the Lake, and auto-buy anything else she publishes.

cailinann's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

A good summer read that will make you long for summers past when life was wrapped up in the comfort of your immediate surroundings. Overall this book was a fun read, I was somewhat surprised that I liked the teenage flashbacks more than the current happenings but maybe that’s because there seemed to be more depth and character. However sometimes these chapters felt a little slow. While I finished the book happy with the outcome I didn’t feel like I knew the cast of characters as they currently were. I saw the “twist” (not revealed until the 3rd act) coming from the beginning but was still disappointed when it happened. Overall it felt like I was wrapped up in a version of

The Summer I Turned Pretty

for an older audience and with a narrator who felt less aware of the dynamics at play than she should have been.

izziepons's review against another edition

3.0

okay this was a really sweet story and i love the family dynamic of the brothers but honestly it’s so close to love and other words… had i read this before i read that book i would have really really loved it but i think bc i love love and other words so so so much and this being so similar this book just felt like it was lacking something.. i still throughly enjoyed it but bc of my previous love for a similar book i don’t feel like i can appreciate this the same

kamimarrone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lovemarycat's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-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

3.25

_purpleglassses's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

3.0

linasaurio's review against another edition

5.0

Ella lo engaña con el hermano, si quitas eso es un libro muy lindo

edesserault's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars! This felt like reading an Emily Henry book—which I love! As someone who grew up going go a cabin on a lake, this book was so nostalgic for me. Just a happy read. I haven’t read a book in a while where I read for hours and didn’t even realize, but this book made me do just that. Such a good beach read and a perfect light, summer book.