samanthasprott 's review for:

The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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3.5 stars! I sped through this one!! This is a story of three friends who overcome a lot of shared grief and trauma early on in the book and the story takes place 10 years after. I like the multiple povs but did feel like the story would just melt from one character to another I wished there was a bit more distinction. This was a light plot, there was a bit event in the beginning and things happen in the end but I wanted a bit more from the story. I did love how the group of friends stayed so close for a decade and really had each other back and wanted the best for each other. The descriptions of the places they traveled were great. There’s talk of death, suicide, grief and alcoholism throughout the book. Would recommend as an easy, quick read especially on the beach!