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One Golden Summer
by Carley Fortune
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Finding out that Charlie Florek had a book was like finding out heaven is real. How blessed are we to be gifted with more Charlie content?
One Golden Summer is an utter delight. It is emotional and heart wrenching, but it is also beautiful and light. I felt as though I was on the lake with Alice and Charlie, learning how to have fun and be myself alongside them. I felt happy and content and joyous, emotions I’m usually pretty awful at feeling.
I knew right away what Charlie was facing but it didn’t take away from the story or the reveal. If anything, it just helped me prepare my heart for a whole heap of emotion. The reveal itself was quite fast, but it’s probably nice not to dwell on something like that for the sake of all of our sanities.
Alice is a sweet baby angel. I relate to her so much in the ways in which she feels like a complete burden and yet will do anything for the people she loves without a second thought. The safety she finds in Charlie is reminiscent of the love I feel from a select number of my closest friends, and I know someone out there has the ability to give me that freedom wholeheartedly one day.
Carley Fortune is a joy. One Golden Summer is a delight. I am radiating sunshine just thinking about it, and I miss it already.
One Golden Summer is an utter delight. It is emotional and heart wrenching, but it is also beautiful and light. I felt as though I was on the lake with Alice and Charlie, learning how to have fun and be myself alongside them. I felt happy and content and joyous, emotions I’m usually pretty awful at feeling.
I knew right away what Charlie was facing but it didn’t take away from the story or the reveal. If anything, it just helped me prepare my heart for a whole heap of emotion. The reveal itself was quite fast, but it’s probably nice not to dwell on something like that for the sake of all of our sanities.
Alice is a sweet baby angel. I relate to her so much in the ways in which she feels like a complete burden and yet will do anything for the people she loves without a second thought. The safety she finds in Charlie is reminiscent of the love I feel from a select number of my closest friends, and I know someone out there has the ability to give me that freedom wholeheartedly one day.
Carley Fortune is a joy. One Golden Summer is a delight. I am radiating sunshine just thinking about it, and I miss it already.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail