It was a meh book, I wouldn't call this a summer read at all. It was kinda boring & even tho I'm not a huge fan of summer reads the book was just basic

I was provided a free advanced copy of this book from @netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
Set around an exclusive beach club in Massachusetts, we follow two families through one wild summer. Darcy has grown up around the club only because her father is President, not as an actual member. This summer she will be working as a camp counselor for some of the members' young kids and trying to avoid the golf team she quit a few months ago. Meanwhile, some new neighbors move in who shake up their quiet street and even the club! Flick Creevy is missing his home in New York after moving to this fancy neighborhood with his mom and step-father. When he gets the opportunity to work at the club he appreciates the opportunity, but struggles with some of his peers who are members. In this one summer some things will come crashing down, new things will be built up, and you'll just have to read it to find out if those koi ever get delivered to the pond!
This one kinda ambled along for me, until near the end when all the things started happening. I mean you could feel it building but there was a lot going on at the end there! I had already guessed the big issue early on, so that wasn't a surprise to me. I don't think I connected super well with the characters whether it was their youth, or love for the club, I don't know. It still wasn't a bad book, and an enjoyable summer book!
It has already been published, so if it sounds like something you'd enjoy, definitely check it out!
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This book is the perfect book for a great summertime read. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more books from this author.

This is a multiple POV story that takes place at a country club during the summertime in MA. The main characters are Ned, Darcy, and Flick. All of these characters were easy to fall in love with and they all had great chemistry throughout the book.

If you are looking for a humorous and slower paced book, this one is for you. The writer does such an amazing job at what she does that you will feel as though you are living the story right along with the characters!

This was a fun, easy, refreshing summer read. Focusing on an exclusive club and it’s rich clientele, I enjoyed the characters and shenanigans. Ultimately though, the plot kind of meandered and covered a range of items. I felt some plot lines were never fully fleshed out and left lingering questions at the conclusion. This mainly focuses on two teenagers and should be labeled as YA. My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review!

We've all said at times.....I'd like to be a fly on that wall......and in The Summer Club, we are. During one summer, we see this small town and the country club atmosphere that drives their community and economy. Readers are introduced to two families. Their family life is 180 degrees different and that's where we see the people on the "inside" vs the people on the "outside". Of what? Almost every single element of their lives is seen through lenses that are not rose colored. Hannah McKinnon has done an excellent job of layering the POV and backgrounds of these characters and pulling us into a country club life that is anything but fine.

I picked up The Summer Club for an easy summer read with all the feelings of being in Massachusetts. Hannah McKinnon delivered and added some complex topics with a memorable message.

The Summer Club has a lot of drama, discusses some difficult topics and provides feel good setting. Overall, this is a good book and I am eager to see more of Hannah McKinnon’s work. There could have been a deeper dive into each character’s backstory but I understand that would lead to a longer book *sigh*. I would love to hear Hannah discuss her process and inspiration behind this book to further understand the characters. Without spoilers, I cried at the end during Adam’s part. He is a sweet brother to Darcy and his role reflects the extent to which we might mistaken each other when we are caught up in our own hardships.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I enjoyed the story, but I wish book was longer to better articulate the complexities of the characters.

Thank you NetGalley, Atria and Hannah McKinnon for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this fast paced family drama. The characters and their storylines were easy to follow along. I thought the ending was a bit quick, but otherwise I enjoyed reading.

For fans of Red Oak, the Flamingo Kid or even Dirty Dancing!

The Summer Club is a multi-POV story of one summer at a WASPy country club in Massachusetts. It's told from the POVs of Ned, the club manager, his daughter Darcy, who has inexplicably given up golf, and the newcomer, a Latino guy from Queens whose mom remarried and who is inexplicably named Flick Creevy.

Slower paced and gently humorous, this book had a cinematic feel as all the different subplots and narratives gradually converge.

Thank you for a copy of this book that was a good summer read, obviously with the title. Its summer in New England and the Mayhaven beach club is a hot spot for the rich in the neighborhood. Ned runs the club and his daughter Darcy works as a counselor at the camp. The book is mainly focused on Ned and his issues with running the club, and other complications with Darcy and some other characters. It was a fairly light summer read, nothing amazing happening overall but it held my interest as a light summer book.

In a style not dissimilar to Elin Hilderbrand and Nancy Thayer, Hannah McKinnon takes us to a Mayhaven, a country club in Massachusetts. Darcy Birch is a teenage golf star, who suddenly quits without giving her parents, or her brother who is on the ASD a reason. Flick is uprooted by his mother and new stepfather from Queens, New York to a suburban landscape he has to learn to navigate. And then there is Ned Birch, the man who runs the country club, always striving to make it the best he can while dealing with the members and his family. Told in alternating viewpoints, we get a glimpse into country club life and all it is - or isn’t - cracked up to be.


Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t know about you guys, but I like it when I read a book set in my state. So, when I saw that The Summer Club was set in Massachusetts (where I grew up and lived until my late 30s), it was a given that I was going to read it. I didn’t even read that blurb-which I don’t recommend doing. Always read the blurb!!

The main storylines of The Summer Club are centered around three people: Ned, Flick, and Darcy. Ned is the manager of an exclusive lakeside country club. Darcy is Ned’s teenage daughter, who is harboring some pretty dark secrets. Flick moved in next door to Ned and Darcy. The storylines with the teenagers were well-written and well-paced.

I liked Flick. He was a good kid who didn’t ask to be moved from Flushing, New York, to rural Massachusetts. His sense of right and wrong came across strongly in the book. And that sense of right and wrong was heightened around Darcy. He could tell that something was wrong, and when he found out what happened to her, he did what any normal human being would do: he punched the idiot in the face. So yes, Flick was my favorite out of the three.

I also liked Darcy, but I pitied her. From the start, I knew that there was something hugely wrong with her. For her to give up a game (golf) that she loved and excelled at on a dime was a huge red flag. Add in all of her risky behaviors, and it was screaming that something traumatic happened. But I was surprised when the author revealed what had happened.

I liked Ned, but he was too wrapped up in work to even see the cracks going through his family. I did like seeing how his life was at work. He had to deal with some of the most moronic, idiotic, self-centered people that I have read to date. He rises to hero status towards the end of the book when he does what any father would have done once he finds out what happened to Darcy.

The end of The Summer Club was almost anticlimactic after everything went down. But, if things had ended differently, I wouldn’t have liked the book as much as I did. I enjoyed the epilogue from Ned, Flick, and Darcy’s perspectives.

Many thanks to Atria Books, Atria/Emily Bestler Books, NetGalley, and Hannah McKinnon for allowing me to read and review North Side Of The Grass. All opinions stated in this review are mine.

I requested this book because I mistook this author for a thriller author I really like. Well, this is obviously not a thriller, nor the author I was hoping for, either, but I am glad I read this book! Every once in a while, it is good to take a lighter break and it is Summer, sooo........ here we go! Ned and his teen daughter Darcy work at an exclusive Country Club. Darcy used to play golf but quit with no reason why. New teen neighbor Flick gets a job at the club. Cue the teen angst and drama. It was nice to take a walk wayyyy back to those days! We also have Ned feeling under-appreciated at his job. I really related to that one. The story is told from several POV's and I stayed engaged with it the entire time. I sort of feel like I had a little mini vacation! Next time I need a break from my murder-thrillers I just might look this author up again!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Hannah McKinnon and Atria/Emily Bestler Books for this ARC.

I will post my review to Amazon, Instagram and other social media and retail sites upon publication of July 23rd.

I do wish GR would allow half stars. I kept going back and forth between 3 and 4 stars so this is a solid 3.5 star story for me. It is absolutely not the light summer read you may be expecting. Told through 3 points of view: Ned (the dad), Darcy (the daughter), and Flick (the neighbor), the story is about a country club that they all work at but are not members of. In the space of a summer, everything will change for these characters and relationships will be broken and strengthened in turn. It was a decent read. I feel like there were a few loose ends that were never tied up and while that part wasn't as important as what was revealed, it still felt unfinished.

This book is by far a traditional summer read. We are invited to this exclusive beach club, a workaholic dad Ned, his daughter Darcy who is going through something that has been slowly changing her. Then there is this new neighbor Flick, who makes this summer very memorable for Darcy. Overall, it was a speedy read, it got straight to the point, and some were heartfelt, some made me pissed because teens are shitty humans lol, but also it made me love these characters even more. The little surprise we get from Ned at the end of the book made me seriously love him more. His relationship with his daughter is seriously one that he cherishes, I loved that.

Not my favorite HM summer story. With Darcy and Flick being two of the 3 POVs, this read more YA than adult. Perhaps that was the point and I missed it. I was bored through most.

It's summer in New England and the Mayhaven beach club is known for being an exclusive retreat for the upper crust. Darcy Birch's father, Ned, is the President of Mayhaven and she works as a camp counselor at the camp. Summer should be an easy breezy time, but this summer is not so easy or breezy. Darcy's mother has been hovering around and her neurodivergent little brother is struggling a bit. Flick Creevy and his mom and stepfather have arrived in town and soon Flick has a job at Mayhaven as well.

The book mainly focuses on Ned and his struggles and need to resolve issues while running Mayhaven; Darcy who once played golf but stopped with no explanation; and Flick who came from New York City to Massachusetts. is getting an eye full working at the beach club.

Although this was an enjoyable well written book, it didn't knock my socks off as I had hoped. The author does a fine job of showing the struggles, POV's, friendships, family issues, and work issues/employment of the main characters.

This was a very good summer read - that could have been great.

A good story of family dynamics, of becoming a young woman and an adult focused on a job where he is unappreciated and under valued.

The book took to long to "reveal" Darcy's secret - and the results didn't get enough time. The book was too rushed at the end.

Summer beach read season is my favorite time of the year., and this book falls right into that genre. This book actually brought back childhood memories of going to the country club, I could just picture everything about this club in mind because the author really did such a great job painting that scene. I enjoyed the book, but I felt some parts were a little predictable. I figured out Hannah’s secret pretty early on in the book, and to be honest, I was a bit frustrated by how long it took for her parents to figure it out. Overall, I think this is a good book, just somewhat predictable for me.

✨𝐑 𝐄 𝐕 𝐈 𝐄 𝐖✨

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧

Thanks so much to @atriabooks #atriapartner for the gifted copy of this one! Happy pub day to @hannahmckinnonwrites - this one is out today 👏🏼 It was the perfect summer read!

👍🏼: The plot of this story felt familiar and nostalgic focusing on the Mayhaven beach country club & told from the perspective of multiple characters both old and young who belong to the country club, and a new family to the neighborhood who are trying to fit in. As I spent one summer working at a local country club, I felt for the main character, Flick, who is new to the area and starts the tough job of working the kitchen at the country club. I loved all the silly drama popping up for the club manager as well as the deep underlying issues that arose as the story progressed. This was honestly such an enjoyable read with lovable characters & a light, but moving storyline too 🥹☀️

👎🏼: The story ended sort of abruptly for me, with lots of build up to a climactic moment and some short epilogues to wrap up the story. I also kept feeling like things were familiar about the story and I have no idea why 😂

Overall, I definitely recommend reading this one this summer. Such a great beach read with lovable characters, drama & some heartwarming and heartbreaking moments too!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Hannah McKinnon does it again!
The Summer Club by Hannah McKinnon is an exciting beach read about a group of outsiders threatening the status quo. I loved being in Mayhaven Massachusetts.
A summertime read that navigates the complex of family and social class.
From the first page, McKinnon’s setting was beautifully incorporated, and it was a very moving story that started with a bang.

Thank You NetGalley and Atria/Emily Bestler Books for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!