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A review by littlecitycorner
Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.5
This book is a compilation of some themes and elements that I love reading and pondering on: being in your twenties and feeling a deep longing in your heart, finding the way back home at your own pace, meant-to-be romance and encounters that change your life, grief and loss, summer love, and living by a lake.
I found Fern and Will to live a beautiful story. I read a lot of reviews calling it unrealistic or even talking about emotional cheating. But have you all ever been a teen or someone living in your twenties and feeling so much you’re not sure it fits in your body? Because I have, and I thought this story portrayed that and the romance really well. They are two people who try to find their way back to each other and stay true to themselves. They are fun and have great chemistry.
I also appreciated how grief, familial love and anxiety are treated in the story and included in the characters’ decision-making.
I found Fern and Will to live a beautiful story. I read a lot of reviews calling it unrealistic or even talking about emotional cheating. But have you all ever been a teen or someone living in your twenties and feeling so much you’re not sure it fits in your body? Because I have, and I thought this story portrayed that and the romance really well. They are two people who try to find their way back to each other and stay true to themselves. They are fun and have great chemistry.
I also appreciated how grief, familial love and anxiety are treated in the story and included in the characters’ decision-making.