estherpew 's review for:

The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Listening to this book, it’s very obvious when it was written. Very much a 2024 book. I think reading this 20/30 years later, it’ll hit differently because it writes so much about current events. I liked parts of the book. Other parts were predictable, and some parts just downright annoyed me. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Lainey character, and maybe that was the point? But I didn’t understand or even really appreciate the love connection that she made. It felt so very out of the blue. I wanted a little more in getting her into recovery, as well. It was an okay read, I kept listening because I wanted to know what was going to happen, but not my favorite read of the year so far. Much of the book felt rushed, like we needed things to happen. I dunno.