Tag: Books to read in the summer
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Every Summer After
Carley Fortune Young Love/Summer Romance in Ontario Cottage Country In Every Summer After, we meet Persephone Fraser who had fallen for a boy named Sam when they were teenagers living and working on Barry’s Bay each summer. Fast forward 10 years later and ‘Percy’s’ life is quite different now living in the city (Toronto) and…
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The Five-Star Weekend
Elin Hilderbrand *Grief & Loss/Female Friendships * In The Five-Star Weekend, we meet Hollis Shaw, a successful food blogger whose life is changed forever when her husband, Mathew is killed in a car accident on his way to the airport. Beginning the grieving process happens immediately as shock and the unknown fill Hollis. Before she…
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The Whispers
Ashley Audrain *Family dynamics/motherhood/loss * In The Whispers, we meet four families living in a suburban area, whose lives are changed when something terrible happens too close to home. One of the mothers (Whitney) remains quiet as she sits next to her son Xavier who lies in a coma after falling from his bedroom window.…
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That Summer
Jennifer Weiner *Chick-lit/Female friendship dynamics * In That Summer, we meet Daisy, a woman who seemingly has it all: a beautiful home in the suburbs, a family, a cooking business, and volunteer work, but why doesn’t this feel like enough? While Daisy tries to pinpoint the root cause of her growing displeasure with her life,…
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Big Summer
Jennifer Weiner *Chick-lit/FOMO/Female friendship dynamics * In Big Summer, we meet Daphne, whom after years of self-doubt, has grown a successful career as a plus size Instagram Influencer, leaving her old life that was no longer serving her behind. When her ex-best friend Drue reappears 6 years after their relationship ending fight, Daphne is reminded…
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