Big Summer
By Jennifer Weiner
- Release Date: 2020-05-05
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
A deliciously funny, remarkably poignant “beach read to end all beach reads” (Entertainment Weekly) about the power of friendship, the lure of frenemies, and the importance of making peace with yourself through all of life’s ups and downs—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed and Best Friends Forever.
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, “insightful page-turner” (Real Simple) 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.
Reviews
Fun and quick read
5By Albd1988The ending had me mind blown! It was a fun and quick read, my only complaint would be the unnecessary political statements thrown about which didn’t add to the plot or the character development.Summertime
5By stilwellboymomPerfect book for summer!!Could not put it down!
5By HER@1993This is one those books that you continue to think about after you’ve read just a few chapters. I wanted to know what was next. I also loved the vivid imagery and character developments. Don’t miss this one!I can’t believe I paid for this book…
2By ATAG0130A poorly written, childish story. Also, a bit perturbed by the author’s complete erasure of the visibly large Bengali community in Jackson Heights with the way she describes the neighborhood in this book.Ok
4By kaykaybean13OkHer best!
5By largo ob/gyn1Enjoyable and never lagged, best of her books with great character development and would like to see these characters again, hated to see the book end.Too much
2By Finally!!!!...Is it a mystery? A romance? A crime novel? Yes, which makes it too much. Too many cliches, unbelievable story lines. Ugh, didn’t like it.Good
3By Spectre3297Good but weird. Like three books in one.Jennifer Weiner should’ve left this in her drafts
1By TrayOn617This book is absolutely terrible.Big Summer
4By erhytfgI enjoyed this book. Good vacation read.Meh
2By MSMiskCouldn’t wait for it to be overEntertaining mystery
5By drdinbfePage turner with mystery, but at same time messages of self love, self worth and a reminder that not all things are as they seem to be.I loved this book!
5By heatherb1614I thought this was a very good book! Very interesting and kept my attention. There was drama, love and crime. It even touched on body/fat shaming and confidence. The book reminded me of a lifetime movie.Big (Disappointing)Summer
1By GreyScalaAbsolutely awful plot line with too much drama for each character. Wasted a few days reading this and finally skipped through the last few chapters and read the plot twist. AwfulNot her best
2By melcgzebraI usually enjoy Jennifer Weiner’s books so I bought this without a second thought. It was really disappointing. Some interesting characters but overall a very unbelievable plot. Although I commend her efforts at branching out into a different genre, she should stick to what her fans have loved her for.Rees tugdsedsreetrrrrucuugfxtzts3323|.,#},
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2By CpeavsSome good plot twists, some good portrayal of modern social media presence, a few moments of excitement, but some bland characters and a lot of having to suspend disbelief. If I had grabbed it out of a bargain bin, I would have loved it as a fun beach read. But I’m disappointed paid $15 for it.Scooby Doo
2By Danaja evenRead like a Scooby Doo mystery with Daphne the main investigator.MB. Nn n. N no b CNN. O. B uhhh
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