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emilyyyygut 's review for:
Those Summer Nights
by Laura Silverman
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a very sweet book, with low stakes. Which sounds like a bad thing, but it's not. But I do want to make sure I say that because it feels a little like a YA anomaly that way. The drama is there, but it's not soap opera it's more real.
Hanna is dealing with a hard thing (soccer and home from the boarding school), but she mostly deals with it well. And shows real growth in her communication skills. My biggest hope for her is that she works on her friendships more too. I always worry a little in books where a protagonist is struggling with the friendships in their life and gets into a romantic relationship before sorting out their friendships. But I think there was enough balance in all the relationships in the book.
Hanna is dealing with a hard thing (soccer and home from the boarding school), but she mostly deals with it well. And shows real growth in her communication skills. My biggest hope for her is that she works on her friendships more too. I always worry a little in books where a protagonist is struggling with the friendships in their life and gets into a romantic relationship before sorting out their friendships. But I think there was enough balance in all the relationships in the book.