Loved this one! Great and fun read. Highly recommend.
Many thanks to the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for my ARC.

When Thea lost her mother, she felt obligated to put aside her own needs and stay for her little sister, Cara. At the same time, she met Margot, a young woman with an outsized personality, wealthy and a summer occupant of Thea’s town. Their story was told set in 1967, alternating with 1977, ten years later, as Thea is now married with a daughter, but slowly realizing she has fallen into a housewife role, giving up her dreams of being an artist. When Margot reappears in her life after ten years and after they both shared a memory they would never forget, Thea begins to question herself. The story was intense at times, with a mystery at the heart of it which explains a lot about Thea’s and Margot’s relationship. Recommended. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

When I read the synopsis for All the Summers in Between, I was immediately intrigued. I love a good dual timeline and I thought the timelines would be really interesting. I thought this would be a good beach read, and unfortunately, it wasn’t what I expected. The writing style didn’t keep my interest and the characters fell a little flat. Sadly, I seem to be one of the few that didn’t care for this book. Thank you to Gallery publishing and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you so much to @booksparks @BrookeLeaFoster @GalleryBooks and @simon.audio for the gifted book and ALC/ARC!

🩵 𝙈𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 🩵
This was another great book to read for the 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚!

This is a story of female friendship in the 1960s/1970s. It takes place during one summer in the 60s and another summer in the 70s, 10 years later.

Thea is our main character, and she is a young adult trying to come into her own, while also taking care of her younger sister and stepdad. She meets Margot, whose world is completely different from her own. Margot comes from an affluent family, who seems to not care what she does. Margot is very self-absorbed, and pulls Thea into her orbit so that they can enjoy the world as Margot sees it.

We see this story unfold from Thea’s
POV during the initial summer she met Margot, and then 10 years later when Thea is married with a child, and Margot suddenly reappears in her life after no contact since that summer. Margot needs help, and against her better instincts, Thea keeps a secret and tries to help Margot however she can.

We see a dark secret from the past get unearthed between these two, and Thea’s daily struggles in her life come to the surface more with Margot around.

Margot’s selfishness annoyed me a lot, because Thea was so good and trusting as a friend to her. Their friendship displayed lopsidedness in Margot benefiting more from it than Thea. I wanted to shake Thea a bit from the choices she makes with Margot back in her life, but ultimately, I think Margot was the one with a lot less substance in her life than Thea, and that’s why she constantly wants to bring Thea into her orbit when she’s in need.

🎧 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:
🤍 Historical Fiction
🤍 Female Friendships
🤍 Dark Secrets
🤍 Complicated Family Dynamics

A terrific slow burn friendship story that examines the ways that our friendships evolve and change as what we need and want evolves and changes.

I came to this mostly for the summery, beachy vibes, and I was really pleasantly surprised by what a wonderfully told and well-drawn story it turned out to be.

Thea and Margot are old friends who have fallen out of touch, both haunted by a shared tragic event that they both must carry and keep secret. When circumstances throw them back together later after both of their lives have dramatically changed, questions arise about how much loyalty you owe to an old friend or to someone who once showed you the ultimate loyalty, and about how to reckon with the idea that sometimes good people do bad things for good reasons.

The dual timeline worked really well in this book, and I loved how well-rendered the characters were. The relationship between Thea and Margot is of course paramount to the story, but I also loved the roles cast for the secondary characters. Thea’s relationships with Dale as well as Felix were also really well composed.

I think the ending is critical for a story like this, and I loved that loyalty wins out of guilt and sanctimony. Rarely do books like this achieve an ending that feels like both what you want and what *should* happen, but this one absolutely nailed it.

In all, a lovely summer read with a bit more heft to it than your average beach read.

I was excited to read All the Summers in Between because I absolutely loved Foster's debut, Summer Darlings. I have not yet read her second book, On Gin Lane.

All the Summers in Between takes us back in time to the summer of 1967 in the Hamptons. We meet Thea, an honest, steady, hardworking local girl and summer resident, Margot who is the opposite of Thea in everyway. The book is told in dual timelines between the past and present. Margot and Thea became best friends that summer, but something big happened, to which we are not privy and they are no longer in contact. Until, Margot turns up at Thea's house, on the run from the feds related to some shady business dealings of her husband. Thea takes her in, against her better judgement.

I felt like this book did a great job of showing how a friendship started as a young adult can transcend time and circumstance. The friends you make when you are young, who know you before relationships and families, always seem to have a special place in your life and heart. That being said, I never felt like I fell in sync with these characters. I thought that Margot's asks of Thea were beyond reasonable and it was hard for me to see Thea put her own family at risk for Margot.

Loved being transported to the beaches in the Hamptons during the summer of 1967 and 1977.
I really enjoyed this historical fiction coming of age book. The setting is on Long Island in the Hamptons during the summers of 1967 and 1977. Two girls, Thea and Margot meet and form a friendship. They are from two very different lifestyles. That summer is filled with memories and experiences that binded them together. However they lose touch and reconnect their complicated friendship in the summer of 1977.
I loved the mystery that bonded the girls together and just how the dual timeline unfolded. This is a great beach read for the summer. Many thanks to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the digital review copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I loved this book!!!!!! Female friendships, drama, old rivals, it has it all. I highly recommend this book!!!!!!!!

I had very high hopes for this book, but I felt like the plot just dragged too much for me to stay focused and committed. The characters were also not fleshed out enough for me to remain interested. The setting was nice, but maybe not described enough--I can't quite put my finger on it, but I just couldn't get into this one. I truly believe it's a case of "it's me and not you!"

2.5 Stars
It's 1977 and Thea lives on Long Island near the summer homes of the very wealthy, with her husband, Felix, and six year old daughter, Penny. She loves being a mom, but is starting to wonder if this is all her life is going to be. She has some mom friends, but no one that she connects to like her friend Margot. She and Margot worked in the local record store together ten years earlier and she has never had a friend like her since. But something happened that ended their friendship and contact. Then one day, Margot shows up in the middle of the night, inside Thea's house asking for her help. This story then alternates between 1967, the days of their intense friendship, and 1977, the present day.

I love a dual timeline book and was very drawn into this story at first. Unfortunately, the second half of the book did not live up to the promise of the first half for me. The author does a good job introducing these characters and intriguing the reader with the story line, but I didn't feel that continued into the rest of the story. This story had so much potential with the mystery of her arrival, the wondering about what happened 10 years earlier, and how would they resolve their current problems, but the characters actions did not match what I thought I knew about them, and I began to not feel invested in them. It is a fairly easy read, and if you like a light mystery with lots of music nostalgia you might enjoy this book.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Gallery books for All the Summers in Between. I requested this one for the cover art and I loved a lot of the themes in this book, a Hampton setting, 60s/70s timelines, and themes on friendship and social standing. I wanted to love this book, truly the cover calls to me, but at times this is a case of the book being a good have been a win versus it was a win; I think this is due to me with a style issue, some of the writing didn't quite land for me, dialogue and plot development that stayed at the surface when I crave a deep dive, going more into the time and factors/thoughts that shape a friendship, that influence coming of age stories and experiences. I never felt fully connected to the friendship, wondering often if the plot was going to turn into one of hurt or betrayal later on as the friendship never felt truly developed. The lack of sincerity was effectively written but in a way that cut without resolution, leaving me feeling a little up in the air about the book even though it was thought provoking.

All the Summers In Between by Brooke Lea Foster is a page-turning novel about two estranged friends whose unexpected reconnection in the Hamptons forces them to finally confront the terrible event that drove them apart.
This must-read historical novel offers captivating characters, an engaging and well-written storyline. A powerful coming-of-age for two young women during a transformative era.
Beautifully developed and highly detailed, this story will suck you in and not let go.

Thank You NetGalley and Gallery Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Thank you #partnery Gallery Books for my #gifted copy of All The Summers in Between!

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

★★★★★

All The Summers In Between was such a captivating coming of age story and I was hooked from the very start. This was my first book by Brooke Lea Foster and it will not be my last! I absolutely loved the writing style and could not get enough of this one. There were so many amazing elements in this book, including a mystery element, which is what had me hooked from the start. I loved how Thea and Margot were an unlikely pair who became best friends, yet ripped apart after one tragic night. I also thought it was interesting how their relationship with one another changed and almost flipped once they were reconnected with one another. I felt like the dual timelines format was perfect for this book and set everything up so well. Coming of age novels are some of my favorite, and I think this one was just so perfect. I cannot recommend this one enough!

🖤Dual Timelines
🖤Complex Female Friendships
🖤A Coming of Age Story
🖤Music References
🖤Elements of Mystery

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I really enjoyed this story. If you like books that take place in two different time periods you will enjoy this one.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for my gifted copy.

All the Summers in Between is an intriguing blend of mystery and complex friendships that span across the years. It is set against the backdrop of the Hamptons in the late 1960s and 1970s and delves into the lives of two unlikely friends, Margot and Thea, whose bond is tested by being raised in different worlds.

The story unfolds in dual timelines and I enjoyed the alternating decades allowing readers to witness the evolution of the characters and their relationship over the years. The author skillfully weaves together elements of mystery and historical fiction, captivating readers with glimpses of the past and the secrets that bind these two women together.

The story is enjoyable but some readers may find themselves wishing for a stronger resolution. The pacing of the story varied a bit with moments of suspense and intrigue interspersed with slower, more introspective parts. It worked well for me at the time of reading but others may want a faster pace.

Overall, "All the Summers In Between" is a compelling read that will appeal to fans of complicated friendships and family secrets.

I had really high hopes for this book based on the cover art and the description - I was expecting light and fluffy beach read vibes to ease me into summer. Unfortunately, the book delivered a more serious and heavy story about friendship and shifting relationships and priorities as we age that I was not anticipating!

The book wasn't bad, per se, just so vastly different than my expectation that it lended itself to some disappointment. I also felt that the pacing was a bit off; it had the slowest start that I was never excited to pick the book back up and fell asleep reading multiple times. It wasn't until maybe the last 20% that I reached the "unputdownable" part, which for a normal reader would've caused me to DNF - luckily I'm too stubborn to ever put down a book I've started.

I also couldn't stand either of the main female characters. Thea was too naive for her own good and had no backbone. Margot was just... annoying and manipulative. I'm trying to find the redemption of this book but the only thing it made me feel was a ~small~ desire to go to the Hamptons. Not my cup of tea!

There is so much to love about this book. A historical fiction, with dual timelines. Two strong fmc, coming of age and the nuances of female friendships. The side characters were all meekly drawn out. Some of the prose felt strained and meant to tug at some heartstrings. I enjoyed the ending.

2.75 stars

Told in dual timelines, one set in 1967 and 1977, this book follows Thea, a working-class woman in the Hamptons at ages 20 and 30, and how she defines herself through her relationships with others, specifically her best friend, Margo. Margo is wealthy and fun, but flighty and not trustworthy. The two grow close in the summer of '67 working at a record shop together, but lose touch after a surprisingly dark end to the summer. In '77, Thea is married and has a daughter, and until Margo comes crashing back into her life, they haven't talked in 10 years. 

This was slow-paced, and mostly just focused on building the relationship between Margo and Thea. The twist reason they lost touch was predictable, but the resolution to the present-day timeline was well done and bookended the story well with parallels to the past. However, Thea was a doormat, and Margo was a narcissist. I often enjoy reading stories about bad people, but I didn't get the feeling that I was supposed to dislike Thea, who narrated the story. Her life was depressing, though, and I wanted to shake her when she let people dictate her decisions.

My favorite part of historical fiction is the world-building that helps immerse me in the time period, and some of that was spot-on here, but other things took me out of the story. For example, a scene when the two women are on a sailboat and pull out "Colt 45 beers". Colt 45 is a malt liquor, not a beer, and it's not something I could easily picture two society women in the 70s sipping on their boat. There are a lot of interesting relationship dynamics here, and I think the right person might really enjoy this, especially as a beach or pool read this summer, but it wasn't a memorable read for me. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

My favorite part of this was the decade and references to culture and music. I can't get enough of the sixties and seventies. THe pacing was slow and it took me a lot of time to get into it.

How far would you go for a friend? That's the profound question at the heart of ALL THE SUMMERS IN BETWEEN--and the burning question you'll be left pondering long after you've finished this intriguing and provocative novel. Thea, a housewife feeling unsettled and strangely unsatisfied with her picture-perfect life, begins to assess the root of her restlessness when her long-estranged friend, Margot, returns to town in need of help. I found this book so engrossing, as it explores the very nature of friendship -- the rewards, the risks, and the tradeoffs. A dual-timeline novel -- set in 1967 and 1977 -- it also perfectly captures that time period in the Hamptons, using music as a fabulous backdrop for the turning points in these women's lives. Truly enjoyed it!