I wanted to love this one so much. The base of the story had so much potential, but i felt that the slow moving storyline was making me become bored and uninterested. This just wasn’t for me unfortunately.

When Hannah, Tyson, Lainey, and Summer met during their freshman year of college, they became fast friends. But shortly before graduating, Summer does the unthinkable. Shocked and despondent over their friend’s death, the remaining friends create The Summer Pact, a promise to be there for one another when they hit rock bottom.

In the present day, Hannah’s life has gone up in flames so Lainey and Tyson drop everything to help her turn it around during a multi-city vacation. But Lainey and Tyson have issues of their own to deal with. Can they all lean on one another to mend their broken pieces?

Why I Liked It: Emily Giffin always manages to write readable and fun books. The location (CAPRI!) of this one made it stand out, even though the ending felt a little rushed.

Just finished "The Summer Pact" by Emily Giffin and it was an emotional and powerful read. 📖💔 The book delves into the heart-wrenching question: What happens when a friend in your group commits suicide?
Follow along with Tyson, Hannah, and Lainey as they navigate their complex emotions and figure out how to deal with this tragic event together. Their journey is raw, real, and incredibly moving.
If you're looking for a thoughtful and gripping story about friendship, loss, and healing, "The Summer Pact" is a must-read. 📚❤️

After a tragedy four college friends form a pact to always be there for each other no matter what. When that pact is enacted friendship, relationships, and self worth are evaluated. An easy read, tastefully touching on some heavy topics, this is a definite summer read.

Well Emily Giffin has always been one of my favs.. but Idk if I’m just in a funk or if it was just blah.

I couldn’t get into it and there was just a lot of things that I didn’t like or didn’t get the full picture/story/closure I wanted.

Really disappointed in this one :/

Being an Emily Giffin fan, I was excited to be able to read this one. The Summer Pact is about four best friends who meet during their first year of college. Hannah, Summer, Lainey, and Tyson were all different but somehow ended up developing a friendship. Something terrible happens that leads them to create a "summer pact." This story centers around friendship, love, and loss. I enjoyed the different points of view and getting to see what each of the friends were thinking. Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an advanced readers copy of this novel.

I have read other books by Emily Giffin and have enjoyed them. I enjoyed this one, but did find it to be a bit predictable. The story centers around 4 college friends. After a very unexpected tragedy, they create a pact whereby they promise to drop everything and be there for one another in times of crisis.
As adults, they honor this pact when one character’s wedding plans don’t work out as planned. From there, they decide to travel together where numerous other relationships and troubles await them.
The underlying themes of unconditional friendship and being there for each other no matter what make these characters easy to like and the story a quick read. 3 1/2 stars

This book wasn’t very memorable to me. I thought the storyline was interesting but not enough so to make me binge the book. I also didn’t love Lainey and Tyson’s storyline it felt rushed and like it came out of nowhere.

This is the first book I've read by this author in a while. I find myself wondering why I ever stopped. The characters were engaging. The plot was well thought out. It progressed at a nice pace. Overall, it was everything I could want in a book.

Ten years ago, three best friends lost the fourth member of their group to the most unexpected suicide (huge trigger warning). Following this tragedy, Lainey, Hannah and Tyson make a pact to always be there if they need one another. When Hannah walks in on her fiancé in bed with another woman, she makes a call that results in her best friends whisking her away to an Italian vacation that alters each of their lives.

I had high hopes for this book in the beginning — it hooked me right away, I loved the writing style and it seemed like it had great potential. But about 60% in I was kind of bored. I also felt like the ending relationships seemed unlikely and forced. And to be honest, I didn’t really like any of the main characters so I had a hard time connecting.

3/5 ⭐️ didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it. The Italian setting was definitely fun for summer.

A heartwarming story about friendship. The story is told from 3 point of views, which keeps the story interesting. This was a fast read but felt rushed at some points.

Was not expecting heavy topics, but they were written tastefully.

I enjoyed the character growth but wish there was more of the romance.

Thank you Net galley for sending me the book!

Exploring the power and struggle of friendship, The Summer Pact looks at the intricate nuances friendships face as people grow and change over time. The question is, can the friendship between Tyson, Lainey, and Hannah survive the changes. They thought the devastating loss of one of their friends would be the worse thing to ever happen to them but, a summer trip full of unexpected twists may prove the biggest obstacle yet. Giffin's command of the written word brings the characters to life in a vibrant and poignant manner.

Summer, Hannah, Lainey, and Tyson met freshman year. They became quick friends and spent all their time together. They developed a bond. Until Summer committed suicide their bond was sealed and a pact secured. Several years later Hannah’s world is turned upside down and it’s time for the pact to be called in. As the friends rally to support Hannah, they explore their pact, dig deep into their own personal problems and realize that they are not just friends but family. Through their inseparable bond that is forged during a trip through Texas, Capri, and France…they discover that Summer was the tie that bonded them, but it’s up to them to hold it together.

Thank you Ballatine Books, Random House and Net Galley for the eARC copy. Emily Giffin is one of my favorite Authors who writes about real life situations in a very captivating way. This is a beautifully written story about the ugliness and the prettiness of life situations and how true bonded friendships can exist and be there for you through the trials of life. Giffin captivates you with the description of her characters and the scene they are in. I felt like I was in Capri while they were there watching the sunsets and walking along all the cobble stone! Perfect read just in time for Summer. There are some heavy topics in this story so be sure to check the trigger warnings.

Emily comes back with another great story about friends who have been through the worst part of life together. They are there for each other and support each other. But I did feel some of it was a bit cliche and just checking the boxes of modern love experiences.

It has been a long time since I’ve read an Emily Giffin book, so I was very excited when I got approved to read an advanced copy.

The story itself is beautifully tragic. Three best friends set out to find themselves (and help each other) years after a very tragic loss.

The character development is strong, and I love how Giffin switched the narrative perspective each chapter, giving us each character’s point of view from the same timeline before moving forward. I also appreciated the many current cultural references.

The ending, for me, felt very rushed. I expected at least another 50 pages. That being said, Giffin did wrap it up nicely and tied up any loose ends.

Overall, I would recommend this book to Emily Giffin fans.

I loved this book, just like I love all of Emily’s other book. She took a very hard subject, suicide and turned it into a way to have the 3 remaining friends become even closer. This book had a part or two I could guess what happed, but I was very pleasantly surprised also. These three friends found a way to stick by each other and hold each other up during some of their darkest times. I loved how this book also touched on some other hard subject having toxic family members, acoholism & cheating partners. It’s nice to see more fun books that also show that everyone’s lives are not perfect.

This is powerful book. You will feel a whirlwind of emotions. You will watch a group of unlikely friends become each others everything, as people like to call their ride or die friends. It follows a path of friends from college into adulthood and through life events and self discovery. You will be crying with them and cheering them on through each journey they take. You will want to visit the places, see the views, and enjoy the food and drinks. It is a very inspiring story of of 4 unlikely people becoming everything they dream possible and more.

*Beawre of tigger warnings for sucide, mental health, lose and addiction. *

A fun sweet read! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

You can never go wrong with Emily Giffin. She is the perfect summer read! This one was enjoyable and an easy read. I felt like there was loads of build up and then it rushed at the end. I’m really hoping this isn’t the end of hanging out with Lainey, Hannah, and Tyson. I want more about their journey beyond the point in which the book ended.

Great themes and friendships that hopefully everyone gets to experience in their lifetime. Bring them back soon please ❤️!