Big Summer: A Novel
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read." --USA TODAY "The beach read to end all beach reads." --Entertainment Weekly "Big fun, and then some. It's empowering and surprising--a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for what it is." --The Washington Post A deliciously funny, remarkably poignant, and simply unputdownable novel about the power of friendship, the lure of frenemies, and the importance of making peace with yourself through all life's ups and downs. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed and Best Friends Forever, Big Summer is the perfect escape with one of the most lovable heroines to come to the page in years. Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn't spoken one word to Drue in all this time--she doesn't even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media--so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless. Drue was always the one who had everything--except the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphne's no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. She's built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friend's siren song. A sparkling novel about the complexities of female relationships, the pitfalls of living out loud and online, and the resilience of the human heart, Big Summer is a witty, moving story about family, friendship, and figuring out what matters most.
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You're going to want this in your beach bag this summer!
The first half of the book is what I would call a typical Jennifer Weiner book...in the very best way. I slipped into her story as gently and easily as I had her first, Good in Bed. I loved that familiar feeling and was excited to be back in her world.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Then... Wham! ...the book went from her normal tale of troubled relationships into a murder mystery! Toxic friendships, hot love scenes, AND a mystery? This is right in my thriller wheelhouse. I had been enjoying the story from the get-go, but now I couldn't put it down. (Is it okay to say that I was a *little* happy that my youngest was sick and just wanted to snuggle on the couch all day, letting me fly through the book?)
I am always quick to recommend a Jennifer Weiner book, but this one will be forcefully pushed into people's hands.
A HUGE Thank You to NetGalley and Atria Books for giving me this digital copy to review.
The first half of the book is what I would call a typical Jennifer Weiner book...in the very best way. I slipped into her story as gently and easily as I had her first, Good in Bed. I loved that familiar feeling and was excited to be back in her world.
*SPOILERS AHEAD*
Then... Wham! ...the book went from her normal tale of troubled relationships into a murder mystery! Toxic friendships, hot love scenes, AND a mystery? This is right in my thriller wheelhouse. I had been enjoying the story from the get-go, but now I couldn't put it down. (Is it okay to say that I was a *little* happy that my youngest was sick and just wanted to snuggle on the couch all day, letting me fly through the book?)
I am always quick to recommend a Jennifer Weiner book, but this one will be forcefully pushed into people's hands.
A HUGE Thank You to NetGalley and Atria Books for giving me this digital copy to review.
Well, this took an unexpected turn! The cover suggested more beach-read-chick-lit. Fun nonetheless, even on the beach, though 10 days later I've already forgotten the entire second half of the book.
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