Another amazing book by Jenifer Weiner. The beginning was a tat difficult, but once I understood the characters in this book, I could not put it down. This tells a story of a family and all the issues that one faces in their lifetime, from first loves to end of life regrets. This book was phenomenal, it makes one take hard look at their own life and ask yourself if your happy and doing the right things in your life. This involves being honest with yourself and those who you love. Great read, will be recommending this to numerous patrons as well as people in my life. I also feel this would be an amazing book club book.

As always, I looked very forward to reading a Jennifer Weiner summer book! This one did not disappoint. It kept me hooked from beginning to end. While I kind of knew how things were going to end up in the conclusion, it was still important to the story to find out how each of the characters reached that ending. I read this in the winter, but it really transported me to summer time! I loved this book and am already looking forward to her next one.

This will be a great beach read. I'm always so jealous of people who summer at the beach like the characters in this story. It was interesting to read about everyone's lives and secrets. ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

THE SUMMER PLACE is a delightful read - classic Weiner. Although the plot line is somewhat implausible, I was more than willing to suspend my disbelief because of Weiner's great characters and great writing. I felt empathy for all of the characters, even when I wanted to slap some sense into some of them. I read the book greedily, even as I wanted to slow down to savor it - still read it in a day. Oh, well, I'm sure that Weiner will give me another novel to devour soon. I just love her books.

Why is it that I can never EVER put down Jennifer Weiner's books once I start them. I mean I seriously considered calling out of work to finish this book. I can't even begin to thank Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Wow, there is a LOT to digest in this book. I can't really go too into it because I don't want to give any spoilers away. The book focuses on one family...an extended family. You have Ronnie (Veronica) who is the head of the family in a way. She has twins...Sarah and Sam. Ok stay with me here.... Sarah is married to Eli and they have two boys together. Previously Eil was married to Annette and they had a daughter Ruby. Ruby is engaged to Gabe and the book centers around that wedding..or at least that is what sets the wheels in motion. There is also Gabe's mother as well.
Ok now you have Sam, Sam has a stepson Connor that he is raising on his own. Sam was married to Julia, but Julia had died in a car crash. That's not really a spoiler because she has already passed when the book starts. Every single character (except obviously the young kids) have some sort of secret and these are the types of secrets that can destroy people.
Ok that is the best I can do without giving anything else away. This is going to be a great summer read!!

I adore Jennifer Weiner and look forward to her books every Summer, but this one is not on the top of my favorite list. This book follows quite a few characters (each chapter is from a different person's POV), during the summer after the start of the pandemic. When Sarah's stepdaughter Ruby, announces she is marrying her boyfriend- everything starts to fall apart and many secrets will be revealed. It was a little chaotic and honestly, so much so that it was very unrealistic. I will always be a fan of Jennifer and continue to read her books, just looking forward to seeing what she has in store next time.

I love Jennifer Weiner; she’s a true queen of the beach read. I did like the book. And while I always adore reading about a beloved location like the Cape, and Ms Weiner is a master bringing a place to life, there are a few things in this latest novel that may make some readers uncomfortable. This book is more explicit than Ms Weiner’s other novels. And the whiff of possibility that a major sexual line may be crossed while one of the main characters stays silent rang false to me. A few sex scenes felt gratuitous as well. I wanted to love this but I couldn’t help feeling on edge reading it. I liked the main characters very much though! Motherhood and marriage and regrets and women's choices are well represented here. The pandemic also overshadows the action and most likely has some influence on the decisions these characters make. All in all, fans of Jennifer Weiner will find much to enjoy. Thanks very much to the publisher for the opportunity to review this title!

I will preface this review saying that I have read all of Jennifer Weiner's previous books and was so excited to see she'd written a new one. Overall, I liked this story but found so so many parts to be just far-fetched and unbelievable (one example is a man recognizes a woman (from behind) on a NYC street whom he hasn't seen in 20+ years - really?) There were so many unbelievable scenarios (too hard to describe without spoilers) and I found it a bit dragging for me. Overall a 3/5 start. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy. While I will keep reading Jennifer Weiner's books, this wasn't one of my favorites.

This takes place after the pandemic (if only it was as "short" as it was in the book!), when Ruby announces her engagement. Relationships, secrets, and drama keep everyone busy leading up to the wedding. Some contrivances but an enjoyable read.

Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for the ARC. I wish I could provide feedback on all the typos I found! Hopefully someone will catch them before the final version!

I really enjoyed this book, but this family was MESSY. Like good lord. I did feel like there were some points where the story just drug on, and those could have been cut out. Overall I really enjoyed it though! A family full of secrets and drama but also so, so much love.

The many characters in this novel had so many issues and secrets that at first I thought it was too silly and too unbelievable; every possible issue the author could think of was packed into one or other of the characters' bags. It remained unbelievable (and light-weight if not silly!) but improved as a fun read considerably as it played out, with the author managing to bring all the issues to satisfactory (if unlikely) resolutions, and the family happily back together. Definitely a light beach read; one of those books where the most terrible issues and the emotions of the characters grappling with them draws no empathetic emotions from the reader (well not me, anyway). I guess that is the difference between a light beach read and a thought-provoking bookclub read.
Thankyou to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance digital review copy.

I was lucky to get a copy of this book and I am glad, as this book took me out of my reading rut. I always enjoy how Jennifer manages to weave together characters from her previous stories into her current ones. This is a story about families and their secrets with a twist of and A Midsummer Night's Dream I enjoyed reading it. This was probably my favorite of her Cape Cod books.

The perfect summer beach read - I am really enjoying this latest set of novels by Jennifer Weiner set in Truro (including the overlapping characters), including THE SUMMER PLACE. It has the author's signature mix of humor, realistic family and romantic relationships, and suspense/family secrets. I'd absolutely read a follow-up about any of the characters!

Jennifer Weiner has a way with words and I usually can never put down her books. However, The Summer Place, left me wanting more. The story kept me entertained but was very far fetched. I found myself in disbelief many times.

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book! I will be posting my review on social media, to include Instagram, Amazon, Goodreads, and Instagram!

The Summer Place paints a picture of a family with lots of secrets. Focusing on the wedding of daughter Ruby, this secrets come tumbling out one by one. A good beach read; it could have been better with less political posturing. Recommended for all lovers of family drama. #TheSummerPlace #NetGalley #SaltMarshAuthors

I read this book during a rare 2 day Southern snow storm and that could not have been a more perfect time! I loved the escapism of being on Cape Cod in warm months. There is multigenerational family drama and dysfunction. I loved every word and know this will be a huge hit when it is published this Spring. Thank you to the publisher for the e-arc, I thoroughly enjoyed The Summer Place!

This was a fun and entertaining book for a gray weekend, and it certainly made me yearn for summer! Weiner has a pretty tried and true style, and while this was quite predictable, it was what I wanted at the moment, so I didn't mind. Looking forward to her next one!

I am feeling so lucky, reading and reviewing this novel, during a frigid and stormy weekend. “The Summer Place” is a beautiful and complex novel about a blended family during a summer full of drama, coincidences and karma. Centered in a house, which narrates its own connection to the family, we arrive on beautiful Cape Cod in time for a wedding.

Weiner gives us the backstories of the complicated family and engages us in trying to figure out how all of these circumstances can lead to an ending. The book takes place after the first Covid lockdown, and incorporates the stress and fractures that were caused by the prolonged times of enforced togetherness.

There are so many likable characters, that make the reader wish for happy endings for all. So, my favorite magician, Jennifer Weiner, manages too draw us all into this story, and then unfurls it to allow for perfect closure.
Bravo for this wonderful novel that book clubs will devour next summer.

Thank you Netgalley for this extraordinary novel. I can’t wait to discuss the fascinating plot with other readers.

THE SUMMER PLACE could easily be the fictional poster child to illustrate “ skeletons in the family closet.”

Holy cow! There isn't a character in this “ beach read” that doesn't possess a mind-boggling, head-shaking revelation. It certainly makes for a dizzying, page-turning reading experience, but half of the family secrets would have been enough to populate several novels. Just as we settle into one character’ “ true self,” another person reveals a dazzling, dark facet of their life. Even curled up on the couch, the reader might get exhausted from so much emotional blood- letting.

That said, all this puts our most dysfunctional family dynamics in perspective and reminds the reader that human beings are all flawed.

Weiner’s novel started off as an interesting family saga, with the drama of an impending wedding. It built to a frenzied pace as the wedding approached and characters revealed themselves to the reader ( if not to each other). I enjoyed the book’s messy, but satisfying resolution, but prefer characters with more depth and mystery.
The book was much more than I needed in many ways, but far less than I look for in a really interesting contemporary novel.

Netgalley provided me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a candid review.