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THE SUMMER OF YES
Courtney Walsh
Thomas Nelson Fiction | Thomas Nelson
Publication Date: July 2nd, 2024
384 Pages
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Genres: Christian Fiction | Women’s Fiction
This book was slow to start, it felt like nothing really happened in the first 45% of it. And even when it did get interesting it became very repetitive. I was hoping for an adventure of two women with lots of regrets and what I got was two women who have unrealistic romances. It was too sickly sweet and cheesy for my tastes and I wish the romantic relationships were built up to a little more… They felt very rushed.
Our main characters are at a crossroads in their lives. Kelsey was hit by a car and Georgina is very ill. I did like that Kelsey learned to love herself and got some confidence in her abilities along the way. She takes a chance on herself and learns to have some fun. Georgina also learns to have some fun but also to let love in because she deserves it. Both women are pretty work-orientated and realize they must put themselves and their friends and family first.
The romance parts felt very shallow to me, it was insta love in one case and one hundred percent forgive and forget in another. I found both really hard to believe. Maybe I am a cynic? The whole plot is very predictable and the health issues didn’t fly with me. I have been hit by a car and more than seven years later I am still suffering the effects of it. The ladies met in the hospital and Georgia’s outcome was just too convenient. There weren’t enough troubles or issues or drama for me. The whole thing was just saccharine and it gave me a toothache.
I did like that we get both character’s points of view in differing chapters. They are two women who have a lot in common despite being decades apart in age. I didn’t like how much Kelsey butted into Georiga’s life uninvited. She was really naive but smarmy at the same time. She is a complete stranger to this family and doing what she did was not okay no matter how you look at it.
A lot of people have loved this book and this author. I don’t think she is for me. I like happy ever afters as much as the next person but I like things to happen along the way to getting there.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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