Every Summer After
Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.
Told over the course of six years and one weekend, Every Summer After is a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that mark us forever.
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Readers say *Every Summer After* by Carley Fortune is a nostalgic, emotionally immersive friends-to-lovers romance in a small town, with warm small-de...
This may be my favorite romance book of the summer. I read this one sandwiched between two Emily Henry novels and I don't know if my heart can take any more. I'll be D@MNed if I didn't swoon over Percy & Sam's love story. Their budding friendship, Sam's protective nature of Percy, their adolescent struggles with learning to love and trust. I DIED.
Percy's arc of trying to date boys "back home" since Sam was so sure even though they loved one another that they shouldn't date was told so well. Wanting to be loved and wanting to respect the person you love, it's just too much. I related to their struggles with transitioning into new chapters in life, the trouble with keeping that trust when the world is suddenly so different and far apart.
I screamed at the book when she told her story of why things fell apart. I was engrossed cover to cover, reading well past bed time two days straight to read their story.
Carley told such a thoughtful story, that was just beyond relatable. I can't believe this is her first novel.
Bravo.
Percy's arc of trying to date boys "back home" since Sam was so sure even though they loved one another that they shouldn't date was told so well. Wanting to be loved and wanting to respect the person you love, it's just too much. I related to their struggles with transitioning into new chapters in life, the trouble with keeping that trust when the world is suddenly so different and far apart.
I screamed at the book when she told her story of why things fell apart. I was engrossed cover to cover, reading well past bed time two days straight to read their story.
Carley told such a thoughtful story, that was just beyond relatable. I can't believe this is her first novel.
Bravo.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
I. DEVOURED. THIS. BOOK.
The friends-to-lovers, second chance romance hit just right. I appreciated how REAL it was; relationships and life in general are messy. I guessed the catastrophic conflict pretty early on, it was predictable, but it didn't take away from the feelings evoked while reading this book.
For an author's debut, Carley did a fantastic job.
Now, after finishing a book and jotting down a rough review I like to go and look at reviews left by others to see how my perceptions and feelings compare to those of the masses. I try not to let reviews sway my opinion but I am curious about what others think; especially when I really enjoy a book like I did with Every Summer After.
So... Every Summer After has an excellent overall rating but when you get in to the reviews (particularly on Goodreads) I was not prepared for the onslaught of "rip-off" comments. I haven't read the books that some say have been infringed upon so I cannot validate these claims one way or another. I will at some point read the books in question and make my own conclusions.
I. DEVOURED. THIS. BOOK.
The friends-to-lovers, second chance romance hit just right. I appreciated how REAL it was; relationships and life in general are messy. I guessed the catastrophic conflict pretty early on, it was predictable, but it didn't take away from the feelings evoked while reading this book.
For an author's debut, Carley did a fantastic job.
Now, after finishing a book and jotting down a rough review I like to go and look at reviews left by others to see how my perceptions and feelings compare to those of the masses. I try not to let reviews sway my opinion but I am curious about what others think; especially when I really enjoy a book like I did with Every Summer After.
So... Every Summer After has an excellent overall rating but when you get in to the reviews (particularly on Goodreads) I was not prepared for the onslaught of "rip-off" comments. I haven't read the books that some say have been infringed upon so I cannot validate these claims one way or another. I will at some point read the books in question and make my own conclusions.