A review by morganlembach
The Summers by Iva-Marie Palmer

3.0

for anyone who absolutely adores “the summer i turned pretty” by jenny han (which happens to be one of my favorite quintessential summer reads), this book is perfect! a few of the relationships in this book felt a bit contrived, and i couldn’t quite grasp some of the dynamics because i felt that the characters hadn’t been completely fleshed out to where their actions made sense, but overall it was an enjoyable read! i liked the setting, the pacing, and the summer vibe. i do think that this would have been even better with an alternating timeline so we could understand Kate’s relationships with Ryan and Eliza a bit easier. (i honestly way prefer tsitp, but this did give a few of the same vibes, and felt very 2015-17 nostalgic ya reads-esque)