A beautiful tribute to summer camps and the friendships created every year. It also has an edgier theme of survival with addiction and the strength friends can supply. I always love Kristy Woodson Harvey's books! Her character development is wonderful and descriptions are transporting.

A very heartwarming story about friendship between 3 women. They met when they were young children at camp.
A story of second chances….
All in all, a feel good female friendship story that makes for a perfect summer read.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Summer of Songbirds makes for a good summer read. It’s about friendships and growing up together while navigating life as adults. I enjoyed this story and always look forward to Kristy Woodson Harvey’s next book.

While I enjoyed the summer camp vibe, I felt like this book was a bit too predictable and cliche. I am definitely in the minority so it is most likely "not you, but me"; however, this book just didn't do it for me.

Short synopsis: Three best friends who met at Camp Holly Springs band together to try and save the camp.

My thoughts: Listed above is a very short snippet of what this books is about. There is drama, family, romance, and love as well as past trauma, broken hearts, grief, and substance abuse. So many heavy themes and heartwarming moments.

This is my first by Kristy Woodson Harvey, but it definitely won’t be my last. The way she wrote her characters was so well done, I couldn’t help but feel emotional for their trials and successes.

Read if you love:
* Found family
* Summer camp
* Lifelong friendships
* Emotional reads
* Flashback scenes
* Multiple POV

Three best friends met during their first summer at sleep away camp, Holly Sorings. Daphne, Lanier and Mary Stuart didn’t realize they would be friends through adulthood, counting on each other through good times and bad. When Daphne’s aunt is in danger of losing the camp, the three women band together to fight for the camp that cemented their friendship. At the same time, each woman is going through challenges of their own, particularly Daphne, who must move beyond worrying about the mother she lost to addiction, and whether that will play into her future relationships. Highly recommend for lovers of women’s fiction. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey is out in the world today!

This is a beautiful story of friendship, found family, and love, all centered around Camp Holly Springs. Daphne, Lanier and Mary Stuart met as girls at Camp Holly Springs and forged a friendship that changed their lives. But now, as the girls are adults, with weddings to plan, children to raise, and careers, they hear that their precious camp may have to close. Determined to save Camp Holly Springs, they join forces to fundraise enough money to keep the doors open so future little girls can experience the magic of summer camp.

But there is SO much more that happens in this book! Camp Holly Springs is what brought these women together, but they have stuck by each other through hard things in their lives. Broken hearts, loss of parents, addiction, single parenting. It’s such a beautiful story of friendship and love!

Summer of Songbirds took me back to my days at summer camp. It was what I looked forward to all year! Spending a few weeks in the mountains, on creaky beds, riding bikes, swimming, rafting down the river, first crushes. The nostalgia was REAL!

I’m so grateful to @kristywharvey @uplitreads and @gallerybooks for the PR package and finished copy of this amazing book!! Go add it to your beach bag and read it ASAP. You won’t regret it!

This is a beautiful story about lifelong friendship, loving one another through challenging circumstances, and believing in the power of second chances. At the heart of the novel is a theme of forgiveness: both for those who've hurt us and ourselves. I loved everything about this poignant tale. It's funny and heartwarming, yet Kristy doesn't shy away from what it's like to love an addict. Or how an addict in recovery navigates his or her most precious relationships.
If you're looking for a wonderful book to tuck into your beach bag or take with you on your summer vacation, I highly recommend The Summer of Songbirds.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the complimentary copy. All thoughts shared here are my own.

Perfect Summer Read!😎☀️

Nothing says Summer better than camp! Kristy Woodson Harvey weaves a wonderful story of 3 friends who come together to save the camp where they met when they were young girls. The book is packed with family drama, friendship up & downs and lots of romance.

Thanks Gallery Books and NetGalley for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

The Summer of Songbirds is a feel good, beach read about female friendship from youth to adulthood. Three friends bond together at summer camp, and what forms is a lasting relationship where each experiences the others ups/downs. This story is told from alternating points of views and timelines. The readers learns "how" these Songbirds landed back at the summer camp to save the one place that holds their most precious memories and loves. This will be their hardest challenge they had to face as friends, and boundaries are tested.

The author doesn't shy away from the complex emotions each character faces to navigate conflict. There is significant importance portrayed throughout the story on friendships and family. Family does not have singular definition, it is what you make it. This is a sentimental story about three strong women.

Thank you Gallery Books and UpLitReads for the complimentary copy.

ALLLLLL the stars for KWH!!! One of her very best! Might be in my top 10 of the year??? like a hug from your best friend! Such a great feel good summer story.

A great summer read which is exactly what I would expect from this author.
I always enjoy the stories by this author. Thanks for the advanced copy from NetGalley and the publisher.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞:
Summer Camp ⛺️
Friendships
Single Mom Trope
The Glow Up
Unconditional Love

This is the perfect summer time read with nostalgia, summer vibes, unexpected and unconditional love, friendships and adulting!

I thought this book was so sweet (and posted my review on bookstagram—just forgot to review here!). Camp is such a precious time in life for so many people, and I think the author fully captures the magic and warmth that camps uniquely provide to children. Was it too long? Probably. Was one of the main characters absolutely insufferable? Yes. But I truly enjoyed every page, and the protagonist was so easy to root for, and consisent. This was a perfect May read with all the insanity of end of school and kids sports, and I think many will enjoy it.

The Summer of Songbirds
By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

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There is always something about your first love….Summer camp, swimming, secrets, s’mores and so much more make camp fun.

Years later four women go back to try to save the summer camp that meant so much to them. June Moore owned the camp but is in danger of loosing it. Her niece Daphne met two of her best friends years ago at camp and remained friends. Can the ladies help save the camp and reconnect?

So many secrets. One is engaged to be married. But runs into her first love. What will she do?

I spent years at Girl Scout camp and this brings back a few memories. The perfect summertime novel that needs to be added to your beach bag! Thanks Kristy for always delivering books we enjoy. I wouldn’t mind a sequel!

Available July 11, 2023. Thank you Netgalley and Galley books for an advanced copy. #kristywoodapnharvey, #galleybooks, #netgalley, #booksconnectus, #bookstagram, #stamperlady50

The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey
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Three friends who have been bound together since meeting at summer camp when they were 6, come together to save camp.
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What I liked:
-I loved, loved, loved these ladies’ friendships. That they were there to help each other with their “hard things” was the sweetest and made me wants friendships that close.
-I loved their coming together to save their summer camp.
-The slowly unwinding back story for Daphne really touched my heart. I enjoyed how things ended in this story, and the epilogue of years later made my heart super happy.
-This story did an excellent job at making me feel lots of different emotions.
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4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my first book by this author and I am excited to read more now.
Posted to instagram handle @staciathebookworm 7/16/23

The Summer of Songbirds is a great summer read especially if you want to delve into female friendship. The summer camp setting makes you long for yesterday when life was looking forward to being with your friends for a fun filled escape. This is a story of friendship throughout the years and being there for each other to help them through life. Romance and relationships are woven into the story as we read about the past, present and hope for the future in their lives. Good character development makes for an enjoyable story. Forgiveness and love shine throughout as we route for all the women. #TheSummerOfSongbirds #KristyWoodsonHarvey #NetGalley

TITLE: THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS
AUTHOR: Kristy Woodson Harvey
NARRATORS: Jennifer Jill Araya, Reena Dutt, and Jackie Sanders
LENGTH: 10h 58m
PUB DATE: 07.11.2023 Now Available

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I fell in love with Kristy Woodson Harvey when I first started reading her books in the Peachtree Bluff series. Harvey’s books always highlight the beautiful Southern setting, that is veiled in the warmth of friendship, family, and love.

THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS was a highly anticipated read for me. I enjoyed this book with the audiobook and the narration was incredible with a full cast in multiple POV’s. The story was nostalgic, reminded me of summer, childhood, bug bites, but most of all the friendships formed that stays for life.

The friendship between Daphne, Lanier and Mary Stuart started when they were six and now thirty years later as adults, was beautifully told. I loved seeing them work together to save Camp Holly Springs, and all the while supporting each other through all the tough and difficult times.

I loved reading this book, and how it brought back great memories of my glorious childhood summers.

Kristy Woodson Harvey is an automatic read author for me, ever since I "discovered" her through Friends and Fiction. Even though I have tremendously enjoyed all of her books, this is my new favorite. I love that it is so relationship based and centered around a summer camp for girls that needs to be saved, Camp Holly Springs.

Three friends, Daphne, Lanier, and Mary Stuart came together at camp as little girls, and Harvey takes us through their relationship and lives over a span of over thirty years. Serious topics are addressed, so the book is not just about fun at camp. I appreciate how Harvey writes of real, difficult issues that women can face, in their own lives and in relationships with family, friends and men. Daphne's Aunt June owns the camp, and all of the women come together to save it when its future in in jeopardy. I so enjoyed the setting and memories made at camp both old and new. This is a book that I already want to re-read!

Thank you so much to author Kristy Woodson Harvey and Uplit Reads for an advance reader copy accessed on Net Galley. My review is my own.

This was positively delightful and the perfect summer read. It needs to be in everyone’s hands. Friendship, life and love. Kristy does a fantastic job on her books and always delivers an amazing book to get lost in. Perfect.