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Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This sophomore novel was amazing. The dual time and past journal entries all flowed together and gave this second chance romance the perfect timeline.
I loved the meet cute in this story. The day that Will and Fern spend together is perfect and made me want to visit Toronto again. I just loved how they clicked.
But I also loved a the resort she grew up at. The Dirty Dancing nods and vibes were everything I didn't know I needed.
Just like her debut novel Fortune handles the topics of grief in such a special way. She doesn't overly dwell on it but it isn't glossed over either. I loved how organically the conversations came up and how maturely most things were handled.
I loved the romance between Will and Fern too. It wasn't an easy one. They both had a lot of personal issues to work through but I loved how they eventually processed through everything. I really do love the relationships where work is put in to make them work.
I loved the overarching themes of the importance of family in this book and also that family doesn't have to be strictly traditional.
I will warn you that I needed Kleenex handy for this book - but in a good way since in my experience only 5 star books make me cry.
I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.
I loved the meet cute in this story. The day that Will and Fern spend together is perfect and made me want to visit Toronto again. I just loved how they clicked.
But I also loved a the resort she grew up at. The Dirty Dancing nods and vibes were everything I didn't know I needed.
Just like her debut novel Fortune handles the topics of grief in such a special way. She doesn't overly dwell on it but it isn't glossed over either. I loved how organically the conversations came up and how maturely most things were handled.
I loved the romance between Will and Fern too. It wasn't an easy one. They both had a lot of personal issues to work through but I loved how they eventually processed through everything. I really do love the relationships where work is put in to make them work.
I loved the overarching themes of the importance of family in this book and also that family doesn't have to be strictly traditional.
I will warn you that I needed Kleenex handy for this book - but in a good way since in my experience only 5 star books make me cry.
I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment