While listening, in my mind I just kept screaming: 'THIS IS NOT HOW PEOPLE WORK'. Yes, I understand what just happened, I do not need to hear it explained three times, I do have basic brain function.Īlso, it really feels like a weird parallel universe where people were replaced by aliens who have just discovered stereotypes and think they are the extent of human psychology. I found it to really drag on, with very little progress to show for. couldn't care less, or constantly misusing adverbs where they are clearly not supposed to be used), a good chunk of the book consists of the characters internally reacting to what just happened by basically repeating the whole thing over and over. Aside from constantly misusing various sayings (such as the good old could vs. Now I would be okay with that if at least the writing was good, which it definitely is not. It's super generic, the characters are 1-dimensional and all consist basically of a single character trait exaggerated into oblivion. I don't understand the good reviews, I absolutely hated it. But neither of them can deny the attraction, and summer quickly takes on a life of its own. Olivia's not built for falling in love, and Val needs to keep her eye on the prize of a successful career. All she wants is a little time to decompress before law school in the fall and maybe even strike up the courage to talk to a woman.Ī chance meeting at the lake opens up the possibility of a summer romance, with the explicit understanding that it can't become something more. For the first time in years, following her college graduation, she's spending a few months in the small, lakeside town she loved as a child. Valerie Maycomb used to summer in Lake Cabot with her family when she was younger, until school and planning for her future became the driving forces in her existence. When she's not working at her family's paddleboard shop or spending time with her lovable but infuriating brothers, she puts her energy into writing professionally, a dream that has yet to materialize. That's how she likes it, even if she can't stop the town she loves from being overrun by wealthy tourists each summer. Olivia Carver's life in Lake Cabot, New York, is simple.

Then & now monica mccallan