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Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
If you enjoyed Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey might be right up your alley.
This book offers a second chance at romance with a dual timeline, featuring star-crossed lovers Fred and Olivia. They meet at a young age, around sixteen, and come up with a five-year plan when they realize their relationship might not survive their current circumstances. However, before they can see it through, everything falls apart. Throughout the years, they find themselves crossing paths every five years or so, but the timing is never quite right.
Olivia returns home after a long absence, prompted by her father's need to sell the family estate in the Hamptons following her mother's passing and his own financial troubles.
The twist near the end of the story pleasantly surprised me; I had my suspicions but couldn't quite predict the outcome, which added to the enjoyment.
One aspect I particularly appreciated was the portrayal of Olivia as a female athlete. As a young tennis player pursuing a professional career, her journey was inspiring to witness, as she worked tirelessly to achieve her dreams.
While I found Fred to be an endearing character, with his flaws and questionable choices, I couldn't help but wish for more depth and character development for Olivia. Her lack of relationships with her family members was somewhat intriguing and I would have loved delving deeper into these dynamics.
Megan Tusing delivered a solid performance in narrating the book, but it didn't particularly stand out. While there were no issues with the narration itself, I couldn't help but wonder if the single point-of-view nature of the book affected Tusing's performance, especially considering Olivia's somewhat whiny persona.
Overall, "Summer After Summer" was an engaging read, and I'm grateful to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC.
This book offers a second chance at romance with a dual timeline, featuring star-crossed lovers Fred and Olivia. They meet at a young age, around sixteen, and come up with a five-year plan when they realize their relationship might not survive their current circumstances. However, before they can see it through, everything falls apart. Throughout the years, they find themselves crossing paths every five years or so, but the timing is never quite right.
Olivia returns home after a long absence, prompted by her father's need to sell the family estate in the Hamptons following her mother's passing and his own financial troubles.
The twist near the end of the story pleasantly surprised me; I had my suspicions but couldn't quite predict the outcome, which added to the enjoyment.
One aspect I particularly appreciated was the portrayal of Olivia as a female athlete. As a young tennis player pursuing a professional career, her journey was inspiring to witness, as she worked tirelessly to achieve her dreams.
While I found Fred to be an endearing character, with his flaws and questionable choices, I couldn't help but wish for more depth and character development for Olivia. Her lack of relationships with her family members was somewhat intriguing and I would have loved delving deeper into these dynamics.
Megan Tusing delivered a solid performance in narrating the book, but it didn't particularly stand out. While there were no issues with the narration itself, I couldn't help but wonder if the single point-of-view nature of the book affected Tusing's performance, especially considering Olivia's somewhat whiny persona.
Overall, "Summer After Summer" was an engaging read, and I'm grateful to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC.