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A review by abookwanderer
Summer Hours by Amy Mason Doan
5.0
4.5 stars. Summer Hours is nostalgic, atmospheric, and consuming. I would have preferred to read it all in one sitting, but life is always getting in the way.
I so enjoyed Amy's debut novel The Summer List, and I loved Summer Hours even more. I remember saying in my review of The Summer List that the only thing that would have made it better was if I'd read it by a lake, and I feel the same way about this one. It would have only been better if I'd read it by the ocean. Preferably the Pacific Ocean, somewhere off Highway 1, where much of this novel is set.
I love the alternating timelines, the slow reveal of what has pulled these close friends apart. I love the main character Becc, who is flawed and real and discovering who she wants to be despite what the rest of the world wants her to be. I love her friends and how they weave in and out of her life. It's a perfect 'beach read' or book club book. Lots to think about and discuss. I know I'll be thinking about this heartfelt novel for a long time, and I'm happy I've found another auto-buy author.
#popsugarreadingchallenge2020 (prompt #13)
I so enjoyed Amy's debut novel The Summer List, and I loved Summer Hours even more. I remember saying in my review of The Summer List that the only thing that would have made it better was if I'd read it by a lake, and I feel the same way about this one. It would have only been better if I'd read it by the ocean. Preferably the Pacific Ocean, somewhere off Highway 1, where much of this novel is set.
I love the alternating timelines, the slow reveal of what has pulled these close friends apart. I love the main character Becc, who is flawed and real and discovering who she wants to be despite what the rest of the world wants her to be. I love her friends and how they weave in and out of her life. It's a perfect 'beach read' or book club book. Lots to think about and discuss. I know I'll be thinking about this heartfelt novel for a long time, and I'm happy I've found another auto-buy author.
#popsugarreadingchallenge2020 (prompt #13)