jalenreadsabook 's review for:

The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

4.0

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Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds. Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama. Tyson, a brilliant scholar and aspiring lawyer from Washington, D.C. Summer, an ambitious, recruited athlete from the Midwest, and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, their lives are forever changed after a desperate act leads to tragic consequences. I really really loved this book. Lainey that’s my gurrlllllll. So real. Not exactly a romance but it was there. Each character felt like people. Nothing felt booky. However the author did lay in on thick with Tyson being a black guy. Nothing crazy, but also needing to remind the reader that he’s black was ehh.