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A review by cady_sass
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I was halfway thru this when someone told me it’s basically copy/paste of Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren, which I own but haven’t read yet. So I will hold my thoughts and review until after I read that one
Edited to add: I’ve now read love and other words and can confirm it’s dangerously close in a lot of aspects. That being said, tropes are tropes for a reason and there aren’t very many wholly unique ideas in the genre. I will say that I like the bulk of this story better than love & other words, it’s just done better. But the ending here was not good, and it leaves you feeling like one of the characters deserves better and the twist ending is just a little too icky. This could’ve been 4-4.5 if not for the finale, in my opinion.
Edited to add: I’ve now read love and other words and can confirm it’s dangerously close in a lot of aspects. That being said, tropes are tropes for a reason and there aren’t very many wholly unique ideas in the genre. I will say that I like the bulk of this story better than love & other words, it’s just done better. But the ending here was not good, and it leaves you feeling like one of the characters deserves better and the twist ending is just a little too icky. This could’ve been 4-4.5 if not for the finale, in my opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Infidelity