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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
5*
holy heck I loved this book so, so much. I had no idea I would when I picked it up but I adored everything about it and it made me cry so many times. I can't even properly form eloquent thoughts about it, I loved it that much. I just loved Lucy's family and the friends and relationships she makes and the way she learns about her new friends and the children at the camp and helps them to growing whilst also growing and learning about herself too. I loved every little moment and all the connections and all these characters who were so full of emotions and life.
Wow please read this book it is one of the most beautiful and funny and philosophical and real and nostalgic and emotional books (with all of that in a perfect balance) that I have ever read. And it's just perfection. A new favourite.
holy heck I loved this book so, so much. I had no idea I would when I picked it up but I adored everything about it and it made me cry so many times. I can't even properly form eloquent thoughts about it, I loved it that much. I just loved Lucy's family and the friends and relationships she makes and the way she learns about her new friends and the children at the camp and helps them to growing whilst also growing and learning about herself too. I loved every little moment and all the connections and all these characters who were so full of emotions and life.
Wow please read this book it is one of the most beautiful and funny and philosophical and real and nostalgic and emotional books (with all of that in a perfect balance) that I have ever read. And it's just perfection. A new favourite.
Oh boy, does this start off pretty Jesus-y. Which I am not, so it was almost tough.
Buuuut then it gets better, as you see the main character deal with a whole bunch of stuff, which includes a transformation where she has a healthier relationship with religion.
Sometimes it can be YA sappy, but I like Emery Lord's writing enough to keep reading (plus I mean, it sometimes comes with the territory. Also I cried a LOT.
Buuuut then it gets better, as you see the main character deal with a whole bunch of stuff, which includes a transformation where she has a healthier relationship with religion.
Sometimes it can be YA sappy, but I like Emery Lord's writing enough to keep reading (plus I mean, it sometimes comes with the territory. Also I cried a LOT.
The ending spoilt everything. All those secrets and nobody is angry or hurt. It's all brushed off like: "Growing up means realising that your parents are people, too." I'm sorry, but you're allowed to feel betrayed by your parents when they lied to you and withhold the information from you that you've got a half sister that you're mother had as a teen and gave up for adoption... I don't get how Lucy doesn't even question her parents' decision to sweep every controversial thing her mother did as a teen under the rug. It's all so dishonest!
And then we get an open ending!! Like what?? We don't know what happens AT ALL. What a cop-out!
If you want to read a book that's similiar to this story but better, I would recommend "Second Chance Summer" by Morgan Matson.
And then we get an open ending!! Like what?? We don't know what happens AT ALL. What a cop-out!
If you want to read a book that's similiar to this story but better, I would recommend "Second Chance Summer" by Morgan Matson.
in honor of two weeks until pub date, here is my review!
Thank God for this book, honestly. And thank Emery Lord for writing it. I... am in awe. Every word of this was like a balm to the soul. I really don't have the words to talk about it right now, but I felt the full spectrum of emotions reading this, in their purest forms. Glee, giddiness, love, sorrow, pity. I felt surrounded by the love of friends and family, found and born with. I just... I'll post a review closer to pub date, but you guys NEED to put this on your lists ASAP. Y'all will love it. I swear.
Thank God for this book, honestly. And thank Emery Lord for writing it. I... am in awe. Every word of this was like a balm to the soul. I really don't have the words to talk about it right now, but I felt the full spectrum of emotions reading this, in their purest forms. Glee, giddiness, love, sorrow, pity. I felt surrounded by the love of friends and family, found and born with. I just... I'll post a review closer to pub date, but you guys NEED to put this on your lists ASAP. Y'all will love it. I swear.
This book reminded why YA contemporary will always have a special place in my heart. It felt like I was reading a love letter to the genre. It had the tenderness, the vulnerability, the love story, the found family group of friends, and most importantly finding your place in the world. I loved everything about it. Seeing Lucy find her faith in God again which I rarely see in books and reading a whole book losing and regaining your faith was a main theme was so heartwarming. Lucy dealing with her mom having cancer again and coming to terms that her mom may never see her grow old was just wow. This book was so touching it showed me how YA can still teach me lessons and move me deeply. Now I feel like an idiot because I had this book for three years maybe it just wasn’t my time to read it until now. I’ll say that to make myself feel better.
Lucy's junior year isn't ending like she planned - her mom's cancer has come back, her boyfriend wants to "pause" their relationship for the summer, and her mom wants to her be a counselor at a different summer camp than normal. To say Lucy's life is in a tailspin is an understatement. Lucy agrees to be a counselor at Daybreak camp for kids who have tough home lives instead of her parents church camp. Her first fews weeks are an adjustment, but luckily both camps are on the same lake and Lucy can see her parents (and keep track of her mom's progress) every week. But, as the summer continues on Lucy starts to make new friends, make connections with campers, and finds out things about her family. She deals with her rollercoaster of emotions through her two hobbies, playing piano and swimming.
Lucy is such a strong character that I was riding her highs and lows with her. The camp setting reminded me of my summers, spending time and making deep last friendships. Overall this is a nice, easy read about a high school summer with the added dimension of physical and mental health issues. Due to language and some material, I would say this is best for high school readers.
Lucy is such a strong character that I was riding her highs and lows with her. The camp setting reminded me of my summers, spending time and making deep last friendships. Overall this is a nice, easy read about a high school summer with the added dimension of physical and mental health issues. Due to language and some material, I would say this is best for high school readers.
The first 200 pages was really flat & boring but the ending was good, got emotional there.