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That Summer by Sarah Dessen
3.0
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Everything is changing in Haven's life and it's a bit over whelming for her. That's when Sumner, her sister's ex-boyfriend shows up, the perfect boy from the perfect summer so many years ago.
This book was a very fast read with just under 200 pages. The main focus was the family dynamics and a big focus on finding yourself and figuring out how to manage the things that life throws at you. Not much happened in the book and at times I found myself just skimming the story. It didn't seem like there was much of a plot at all. I did really like the message behind the book, which is why I'm giving it a 3 star instead of a 2. It was all about how sometimes when you think someone is perfect, they aren't.
I can totally relate to Haven 100% on the aspect of being 'too tall' and feeling awkward in her body. I have always been tall (6ft) and it took me a long time to be comfortable with that. I don't think she had very much character development though and that was a bit disappointing. I found the characters to all be bland and a bit boring, no one had much of a personality other than Ashley who just whined most of the time. It also really bothered me how many times Ashley threatened to call the wedding off... It got to the point where I was just rolling my eyes at her because I knew it was coming. I also really did not like the ending, it was not satisfying whatsoever. I felt like I had been waiting for a giant reveal of something and got left with something very anti-climactic.
Everything is changing in Haven's life and it's a bit over whelming for her. That's when Sumner, her sister's ex-boyfriend shows up, the perfect boy from the perfect summer so many years ago.
This book was a very fast read with just under 200 pages. The main focus was the family dynamics and a big focus on finding yourself and figuring out how to manage the things that life throws at you. Not much happened in the book and at times I found myself just skimming the story. It didn't seem like there was much of a plot at all. I did really like the message behind the book, which is why I'm giving it a 3 star instead of a 2. It was all about how sometimes when you think someone is perfect, they aren't.
I can totally relate to Haven 100% on the aspect of being 'too tall' and feeling awkward in her body. I have always been tall (6ft) and it took me a long time to be comfortable with that. I don't think she had very much character development though and that was a bit disappointing. I found the characters to all be bland and a bit boring, no one had much of a personality other than Ashley who just whined most of the time. It also really bothered me how many times Ashley threatened to call the wedding off... It got to the point where I was just rolling my eyes at her because I knew it was coming. I also really did not like the ending, it was not satisfying whatsoever. I felt like I had been waiting for a giant reveal of something and got left with something very anti-climactic.