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Meet Me at the Lake
by Carley Fortune
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
No
Meet Me at the Lake carries with it the same summery, nostalgia that Every Summer After had. And while certain themes can be found in both books, Meet Me at the Lake is very much it’s own book.
I loved the connection between Fern and Will. Fern came from a world where everyone knew her or at least thought they did and Will was a one day companion. Fern got to share herself with him, she got to tell her story on a clean slate to someone who wouldn’t be waiting for her in her home town.
Fast forward to the present! Will shows up after no contact for 10 years and while the truth is revealed slowly it felt like the right pace. I liked watching them get more time to learn about each other and explore things they didn’t get to the over the course of their first meeting. I adored Will at 22, I fell head over heels for Will at 32!
I loved how we got snippets of Fern’s mom in the form of journal entries. And seeing Fern learn various truths was actually quite emotional especially when they were introduced through the entries then elaborated on by loved ones.
Set in Toronto and Muskoka, Fortune managed to yet again transport me to the places she wrote about. Part of me would love to experience her books as someone who didn’t go up north in the summers or spend 5 years working in Toronto. But as someone who did both I can say she does a brilliant job capturing both places. So much so I was craving certain culinary delights that are not exactly the easiest to obtain without at least an hour commute!
Meet Me at the Lake took me back to the days of lofty expectations and uncertainty. It had me dreaming of falling asleep to loon song and rediscovering a city I love.
I loved the connection between Fern and Will. Fern came from a world where everyone knew her or at least thought they did and Will was a one day companion. Fern got to share herself with him, she got to tell her story on a clean slate to someone who wouldn’t be waiting for her in her home town.
Fast forward to the present! Will shows up after no contact for 10 years and while the truth is revealed slowly it felt like the right pace. I liked watching them get more time to learn about each other and explore things they didn’t get to the over the course of their first meeting. I adored Will at 22, I fell head over heels for Will at 32!
I loved how we got snippets of Fern’s mom in the form of journal entries. And seeing Fern learn various truths was actually quite emotional especially when they were introduced through the entries then elaborated on by loved ones.
Set in Toronto and Muskoka, Fortune managed to yet again transport me to the places she wrote about. Part of me would love to experience her books as someone who didn’t go up north in the summers or spend 5 years working in Toronto. But as someone who did both I can say she does a brilliant job capturing both places. So much so I was craving certain culinary delights that are not exactly the easiest to obtain without at least an hour commute!
Meet Me at the Lake took me back to the days of lofty expectations and uncertainty. It had me dreaming of falling asleep to loon song and rediscovering a city I love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment
Minor: Car accident