This book was so good! There were so many twists and turns in the plot that I wasn't expecting. I felt like I could have just kept reading and reading, I didn't want the story to end. The characters were memorable and the setting was great. Highly recommended!

A fun quick read. Perfect for summer when you’re wanting light reads. Didn’t really connect with the characters, but still enjoyed it.

There is a reason why Jennifer Weiner continues to be a successful author, and this book is a great example of it. She has woven the stories of two families together in a way that leaves the reader with a book they can't put down. It features Sarah Danhauser, whose stepdaughter Ruby is getting married, setting in motion plans to have the wedding at the family house on Cape Cod - a last blast before Sarah's mother, Veronica, puts it on the market. The journey to the wedding weekend includes family secrets which kept me reading to find out how they resolved. The book also acknowledges the pandemic from the perspective of someone who lives in New York City, and I found it to be true to life. Highly recommend this book.

I really enjoyed this book and it was the perfect summer read. I like the way her books are perfect women’s fiction but her recent ones also include a touch of suspense and mystery. Her reeds are comfort for me and I am a fan of life. I look forward to her next book. Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the copy.

Sarah Danhauser is shocked when her twenty-two year old step daughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend. Her stepdaughter, Ruby is set on having her wedding in three months and has planned to have her wedding at Sarah’s mother Veronica’s family beach house on Cape Cod. Veronica becomes thrilled with the idea and loves that the family is being brought together for one last time at the beach house since she is planning on selling it. Ruby’s wedding will bring up a lot of memories, regrets, and secrets between each individual of the family. This book is mostly told through the point of views of Sarah, Eli, Ruby, Sam, and Veronica.

My first ever Jennifer Weiner book was back in 2008 when I was 13 years old and the book was Certain Girls. My grandmother had a book fair at her work and was asking for recommendations on what to buy. She was recommended Certain Girls and she bought it for me. She did not know it was an adult book and that it probably was not appropriate for my 13 year old self. I never told her it was not appropriate for me and I ended up really loving that book and I still need to read the first book to it since Certain Girls was book 2, but you could read it as a stand-alone. It was not until I was out of college when I picked up another Jennifer Weiner book and I really still do enjoy her books. I tend to love the characters she writes since they feel so real and have all this baggage so they are not these perfect characters. She knows how to hook you as well. This book is told through many point of views and is told in past and present, so it can be a little confusing, but you will get the hang of it and become so engrossed. This is told more in the past flashbacks though, but ends up all connecting in the end. This book is beautiful, heart breaking, and juicy. I really did not want to put this book down because I needed to know what happened to each character in the past with what secrets they were hiding. Plus, I needed to know how their past choices and secrets would effect them in the end. This book concluded nicely and I just enjoyed every moment of it.

A captivating book full of family drama. In true Jennifer Weiner fashion this was a wonderful character driven book. It was hard to follow the storyline at first but as I got to know the characters and care about what happened to them the easier it was to follow the storyline. The story itself was told by each character and the house that brings them all together.
The only problem I had was believing the many coincidences that bring these characters together. But then I reminded myself that this is a story of fiction and I needed to just sit back and enjoy it. And once I was done reading, I missed this extremely dysfunctional family that fill the pages of this book.
Overall, this was a fun, entertaining, and scandalous book that I enjoyed. I am extremely grateful to Atria Books for the opportunity to read a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.

Another great novel by Jennifer Weiner. I loved all of the characters (per usual) and the storyline was amazing. This is a great summer read! Very quick and I was invested the entire time.

Jennifer Weiner does it again. She is great at writing fun summer reads and there is not one I have not enjoyed and this is no exception.

thank you for the review copy in exchange for a fair review.

I did not finish this book. I usually like Jennifer Weiner as a writer, but I did not like the structure of this book at all. Each chapter for at least the first 20% of the book focuses on a different character and his or her backstory. For me, this was simply too many main characters to follow, and the plot was moving along much too slowly. I can see how the author was trying to create a bit of suspense by structuring the book in this way and closing each chapter with somewhat of a cliffhanger, but that wasn't really enough to keep my attention.

Heart felt book of a dysfunctional family who can’t seem to find it in them to be happy for a love match made during Covid. While so many of this authors marvelous devices and story telling pastiches are there. I was never drawn to any particular characters. and there was a massive amount of backstory or look backs.

It was very appropriate that I read this book while vacationing on the Cape. I love a good family saga, and this one didn't disappoint. I was satisfied with how it all wrapped up, and will definitely continue to read new releases from Jennifer Weiner.

The Summer Place is the third in a loose trilogy of books by Jennifer Weiner, all of which are at least partially set in the same Cape Cod beach house. The house itself is the only carry-over "character" between books, so it's safe to read any of them as standalones or in any order.

The Summer Place opens seeing Sarah Danhauser's twenty two year old daughter Ruby announcing her engagement to her boyfriend Gabe, who like many had their fledgling relationship rushed by the onset of the COVID pandemic. Ruby and Gabe announce they plan to marry in a matter of months, over the summer at Sarah's mother Ronnie's beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah is aghast and irritated with her husband Eli, who has been distant throughout the pandemic and shows little reaction to Ruby's big news.

The lead up to and story of the wedding weekend is told from alternating perspectives of several characters, slowly revealing the secrets that each member of the family is hiding in culminating in the wedding day, where secrets and true selves will be revealed.

While I enjoyed The Summer Place, I am usually absolutely blown away by Jennifer Weiner novels and didn't feel that way about this one. Still very enjoyable and recommended as a 4-star beach read.

Definitely a solid conclusion to the Cape Cod trilogy, and as always, she does not disappoint with her books.

In The Summer Place, author Jennifer Weiner transports the reader to the town of Truro on Cape Cod, that follows a post-Covid family saga and summer of change for a family when drama and a tangled web of secrets are uncovered at the family beach house.

When Sarah and Eli Danhauser's daughter Ruby plans a Post-Covid wedding to live-in boyfriend Gabe Andrews in three months at grandmom Veronica's beach house on Cape Cod, what ensues is a summer of change for the entire family when they deal with complicated individual life issues and long-held secrets, and discover the true meaning of love, friendship, and family.

In The Summer Place, author Jennifer Weiner easily captivates her readers' attention with this beautifully written tale through a seamless and flowing storyline, a wonderful description of a tranquil seaside setting, and characters who draw you into their lives with a strong emotional pull, along with their complexities, flaws and secrets.

The Summer Place is a wonderful story told in the third person alternating narrative that engages the reader to follow along as this summer of change at the family's beach house will bring plenty of drama, long-held secrets, trials and tribulations, life challenges, and family issues for Sarah, Eli and Ruby Danhauser, Ruby's biological mother Annette Morgan, Ruby's boyfriend Gabe Andrews and his mother Rosa, Sarah's mother Veronica and brother Sam Weinberg. The alternating storylines will keep the readers on their toes, but it all culminates in a heartwarming ending that will leave them with a smile on their face. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that my favorite charcter was Veronica (Ronnie), I loved reading about her backstory and the wonderful description of her Cape Cod beach house that witnessed so many family changes throughout the years. Families are messy, but it is the family relationship bond that keeps everyone together!

The reader will be kept engaged as this wonderful story unfolds. With a cast of interesting characters, and a richly vivid description of Cape Cod, The Summer Place is a compelling story about love, friendship, family, and second chances in life.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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I was disappointed with this book from start to finish. I truly tried to get into it, but it was not what I was hoping for. I have to admit I skimmed most of it.

My issues were several: I didn't like the characters, the story was choppy and lastly, it was slow.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the opportunity to read and provide an honest review of this book.

2022
(I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.)

It's summer and that means another fabulous book from Jennifer Weiner! This book totally caught me by surprise. I did not expect to fall in love with the fictional Levy/Weinberg/Danhauser clan and I did not want this story to end. The Cape Cod setting was perfect for this funny and moving story of family, loyalty, love and the ties that bind.

There are lots of characters in this sweeping story but all of them are drawn with a warm and caring hand. Family sagas are my jam and along with the serious events, Jennifer Weiner always injects light and funny
observations.

The impact of the pandemic and quarantine are a big part of this book. Sarah and Eli are getting on each other’s nerves just like millions of other couples.

“Just so I understand: you’re terrified that he’s cheating, and you also want him dead?” Sarah considered the contradiction. Then she said, “Yes.”

“Got it,” Marni said, nodding as if that made perfect sense.

Husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, first love and romantic relationships are all examined here. I was completely invested in this family, and even some of the more far-fetched developments actually made perfect sense.

The author has said that she wanted the story to have a feeling somewhere between a Noël Coward farce and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, where the pairings are driven by otherworldly interference. She also wanted to write about the ways that quarantine exposed the fault lines in relationships and the buried foundations of money and privilege and sacrifice that hold up our lives, whether or not we acknowledge that they’re there. This sums up the themes perfectly.

Everyone has a secret here but the story unfolds in a very entertaining, warm-hearted and sensitive way. If you love a good family drama with a dose of humor, ‘The Summer Place’ is for you. I can't think of a better book to throw in your beach bag.

”It feels like everything’s changing, you know? Everything, all at once.”

I love the settings of Jennifer Weiner's books, and this one didn't disappoint. This one was really good, I loved the characters and the storylines. I did think at one point the storylines got a little cloudy, too many mysteries in one story, but they were still really good. Highly recommend.

Thank you to netgalley.com for this ARC.

I think this one was my favorite of the Summer series by Jennifer Weiner. I liked the characters and the story line the best. It felt timely given the inclusion of COVID and quarantines. I enjoyed the dual timelines and various perspectives from the different characters.

The story felt real and while I didn't always agree with the actions of the characters, I understood them.

This was a perfect summer read!

I had never read any books by Jennifer Weiner until Mrs. Everything, so I’m a slightly newer fan. I have not missed any of the new releases since that book! I am a big fan of character driven novels over plot driven novels. If this is your thing, then her books are for you. I absolutely loved this story and the deep dive into each of the characters. They were all “messy” with their secrets but in a relatable way. Such a great summer book.

THE SUMMER PLACE
by Jennifer Weiner

This is my first Jennifer Weiner and it will be my last.

In THE SUMMER PLACE there are several storylines going on, many characters, a couple intersections and a theme connecting everyone and everything that is not for every reader.

It’s set during Covid and although it’s featured it’s not the main focus. It’s about a wedding but when you reading it, you could care less. It’s set during the summer but it could be set any time of the year.

Those are the parameters.

I have never read a Weiner book so I’m not sure what her books are like. I only know this one. And this one is a mess.

A little bit of sensitivity goes a long way and this book should’ve been combed through. There are words used like blubbering to describe a male character crying. I did not appreciate that.

The characters are put in several situations that seem to written to surprise the reader.

Similar to that of a tabloid magazine, if reading about the downfall of others makes your life seem better this book might be for you.

It was not for me.

Thanks to Netgalley and Atria Books for an advanced copy!


THE SUMMER PLACE…⭐️