This was such a cute summer read that was set in the cutest small town. Right from the start I was hooked on the book and didn’t want to put it down. This book is a balance between real life issues as well as light hearted humor. I thought the author did a great job at managing both and making it seamless. I totally got Gilmore Girl vibes from this book, which I absolutely loved. If you’re looking for a quick read this summer, I recommend checking this one out!

The Cottage on Glass Lake is a beautiful, fun, sweet story of friendship and romance that is set in a quaint town on the edge of a lake. The sorry is of two women who are friends but not close who end up vacationing together on Glass Lake who deepen their friendship and learn about growth and friendship and romance too.

It is a well written story with a sweet storyline. It's is the epitome of summer read. Becca and Sophie are in different stages of life, and are friends but are not as close as they soon realize when they vacation together. They go on adventures, meet wonderful towns people and even spark some romance.

Becca has a little romance with Leo and sparks fly between Matt and Sophie and it adds to the fun of their girls summer vacation at the cottage.

A heartfelt story about two very different women who are at different points in their lives vacationing together at a lakeside cottage. As these two women get to know each other they start to become friends. Though they are at different points in their lives their friendship becomes very strong and they help each other through some significant issues.

Becca and Sadie are wonderful characters with depth and relatability. Their friendship and the other characters they get to know while vacationing at the cottage are so much fun and gave me many other emotions to feel. Leo is the perfect addition as a romantic interest for Becca to help her let go of some of her insecurities and the sparks between Max and Sadie are exciting. But most of all this is a beautiful book about friendship and personal growth.

This book is perfectly paced and has depth and emotions that easily connect you to the characters and make you care about what happens to them. The storyline is well-conceived and superbly written.

I would love to join these characters on another thrip to the cottage. I hope you enjoy their emotional journey as much as I did!

I have voluntarily written this honest review and am extremely grateful to Forever Publishing and Netgalley for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this charming book.

This was the perfect summer book I enjoyed on the beach. A nice easy read that was not strenuous or hard to get through

This was a fun, heartwarming, quick beach read. Loved the characters and the setting. I definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for a light summer read.

The Cottage on Glass Lake is a follow up (but also a stand alone) to Pine's The Bloom Girls. It was so nice to be reunited with some of the same characters. This book had laughter, heart and a dose of friendship up and downs.
It a light, no brainer read!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great summer book. I enjoyed it a lot.

I was totally hooked! Naturally, I couldn't wait to dive into more of the Bloom family's adventures, especially since it's been nearly two years since the last book came out. So, when I finally got my hands on this one, I was beyond excited.

Now, here's the thing: this new story has a different vibe altogether. It didn't quite give me that "Gilmore Girls" nostalgia that the previous book did. Nevertheless, it had its own unique charm that I couldn't help but enjoy.
The focal point of the book revolves around Becca and Sadie, two incredible characters who find themselves forced into a vacation at a cottage. The interesting part? They couldn't be more different. Becca, a divorced single parent, is grappling with the challenges of raising two children while running her medical practice. Sadie, on the other hand, is a free-spirited soul who has never settled down and loves living life on her own terms. Their interactions and contrasting personalities had me hooked from the start. I even found myself laughing out loud at times!


This installment was a tad spicier compared to the previous one, and it had a different overall tone. However, there were some familiar faces from the previous book that made cameo appearances.
The beauty of it is that you don't necessarily have to read the previous book to understand and enjoy this one—it stands well on its own.

All in all, if you're looking for a fun summer read that you can breeze through in no time, I highly recommend this book. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

The Cottage at Glass Lake was the perfect way to spend an afternoon by the pool (or on the beach) enjoying your favorite beverage while being thoroughly immersed in the lives of two very different women who both are at a crossroads in their lives.

Becca Weiland had it all, or at least she thought she did until it is brought to her attention that her husband of over a decade has profiles on several dating apps. When her niece is unable to use a month long stay at a home, Becca agrees to take the time while her twins are at summer camp and with their father to get a bit of perspective and shake up her life. She isn’t sure about doing it with Sadie Bloom, her sister’s business partner who is her complete opposite, but as always Becca makes a plan to make the most of it. While Becca is button upped and loves her plans and lists, Sadie is the complete opposite taking each day as it comes something she learned to do early in life. Tensions run a bit high at first, but a night of shots and some strange mishaps with two local men; they find common ground and begin to see each other as a friend.

There were so many moments in the book that stand out including Becca seeing/meeting Leo for the first time and Sadie belly flopping across the deputy’s desk at the police station and Max witnessing the aftermath. I found it so interesting that Becca ending up spending time with Leo, a man 10 years her junior, and seeming to live a carefree lifestyle so unlike her. Leo seemed more Sadie’s type, but somehow Sadie was struck dumb, well maybe more struck awkward and clumsy, by Max, a single dad, who screams commitment. I loved the contrasts between these couples, but it was easy to see nothing would be easy for either one.

The fun and quirky secondary characters that drew both women into their circle and their found family were a delight especially the wise beyond her years and precocious, Evie, and her ever full swear jar. The Shabbat dinner scene was heartwarming and I felt it was a turning point for many characters in the story.

Once again I finished a book by Amy Pine and my heart is full. The Cottage on Glass Lake was a wonderful story filled with light, laughter, and a whole lot of love.

Thank you Forever/Grand Central for the review copy! I really enjoyed The Bloom Girls by Amy Pine last year and The Cottage on Glass Lake by Pine is also a win for me. This is a perfect light summer read, recommended for readers who want an charming and light hearted book for a Sunday afternoon or sitting and relaxing on vacation. The characters and plot are easy to get drawn into and I loved the breaking down of the perfectionism that Becca had (so relatable) and how Sadie's charm, go with the flow style mixed in with Becca. Stories about women's friendships, the trials of midlife and women's lives, and stories with moments of relatable humor and meet cutes... these work for me. It's nice to sit and escape with a read that is joyfully heartwarming, engaging, and filled with some welcome notes of humor and affection.

Well Amy Pine has done it again, I loved this book and it’s a great follow up from The Bloom girls. I loved the journey she takes us on as Becca newly divorced and Sadie the life of the party embark on a forced vacation together. Little did both know they needed each other to find their true selves and happiness in life moving forward. This story at times had my laughing out loud , such great humour injected in this romance. This book is the ultimate beach read ………
I can’t wait to see what book this author writes next, she’s become a favourite.

I voluntarily received a free advanced copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own

I would definitely recommend this book to family, friends and my books clubs.

The Cottage on Glass Lake by Amy Bloom is a tale of two women finding their way to their more authentic selves. Both Sadie and Becca have lived successful lives but often following the expectations of others or by being limited in their hopes and dreams. As they spend a month on Glass Lake they open theirselves up to new experiences and ways of being.
The surrounding characters are fun and this is a fun read for the beach or the lake.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book is available now.

Thank you @readforeverpub for this sweet story. I read the Bloom Girls and was excited to continue with this series. This was a fun story of Sadie and Becca who goes away to a cottage for the month. The two and more acquaintances and totally opposite personalities. I love how they helped each other grow and seeing their friendship develop. The romances for both of them was great and all the side characters were amazing. This is a perfect summer read.

Becca Weiland is a uptight doctor trying to please everyone. She finds out her husband is on a dating app. It's a year later and she needs to sign the divorce papers and her sister tells her to take a month off work and got to Glass Lake with Sadie Bloom. Sadie is a take it as it comes girl.
Sadie's brother is with Becca's sister and they have known each other for years; but are not friends.
They go to the lake together for a month; both learn alot about each other and meet new men.
I loved the story of Becca cutting loose and Sadie taking things more seriously.

Sadie and Becca are two very different women both a little bit stuck. They are so very different and yet both in need of a reset. They’ve known each other forever, but their relationship is surface deep at best. And yet somehow they wind up sharing a monthlong vacation together. The impact they have on each other is life changing. It’s a wonderful, smart, witty, easy read with a great ending.

Two women have an opportunity to share a cottage for a month. The women, in fact, are ex-sister in laws. Perfect, Dr. Becca Weiland, is an obstetrician and Sadie Bloom is a baker. Sadie is as carefree as Becca is uptight. How can these two completely different women get along together, but get along they do. How they get there and what they find out about themselves is the premise of this book. Overall this book was interesting as a quick beach read. What I did not like were all the swear words, which became tiresome. Also, I felt the characters were portrayed as immature at times. Thank you Netgalley and Forever Grand Central Publishing for the ARC. This review and comments are my opinion. 3.5 stars

Dr. Becca Weiland is at a loss when her marriage ends and she is trying to adjust to this new season of her life. She thought her life was perfect and she is about to face some new challenges, the biggest one being….who is Becca really?

Sadie Bloom is a fun-loving, easy-going baker that takes life in stride. The only thing standing in her way is a dreaded doctor’s appointment that she is not ready to face. She is scared of what her future holds.

Becca and Sadie have been acquaintances since they were teens, but far from being friends. They tolerate each other but when Becca and Sadie get thrown together for a month long stay at a cabin, they will soon discover that they can support, encourage and understand each other and develop a friendship they are both craving. They will not only develop new friendships but maybe also true love.

Amy Pine not only gives her readers a friendship and romance novel, but also a story of self discovery. We have all been in a place when we didn’t know what our next step would be and this story is all about how to move forward. The story was witty, funny and heart warming. I loved the book and the writing style of Ms. Pine. When I read the synopsis for the book, I did read the first novel in the series first, The Bloom Girls and I found that although it can be a stand a lone novel, both major characters were introduced in the first novel. Thank you to Forever, Grand Central Publishing for my advanced copy which I read and reviewed voluntarily. I am excited to see what Amy Pine comes out with next.

3.5 stars...

A quintessential beach read for lounging this summer!

Two mid 30-year olds take friendship to a new level when they (unwillingly) decide to share a beach house together for a month. This is a light, women’s fiction, no fuss read. The characters were a little blasé for me, but it was a quick read.

Thank you to the publisher for this gifted copy – out now!

Amy Pine is a new to me author but The Cottage on Glass Lake has ensured that I'll be reading a lot more of her. Brimming with laugh-out-loud humor, poignant emotion, complicated relationships, self discovery, friendship, and starting over, it drew me in and flooded me with all the feels I want in a good summer read.

I love stories about friendship. Make that a "we've known each other our whole lives and used to be in-laws but our siblings divorced but now they're back together and we're sort of in-laws again but we've never really known each other but now we're forced to spend a month together in a lake cabin and we're total opposites" friendship and, oh yeah, I am so there. Add in two hot - but estranged - brothers, a hilariously precocious little girl, lively townies, too much wine, and, well, let's just say that prim and proper inhibitions may be tossed to the side. Skinny dipping, anyone?

The intriguing layers of both of these women kept them interesting and me invested in them from start to finish. I love how the author slowly peels away those layers to reveal the fears and vulnerabilities beneath, then slowly rebuilds them into stronger women with clearer vision of what is most important to them and what they're willing to fight for. And I love what each of the women teaches and learns from the other. I love the community they build within the beach town, the Friday night dinners that reflect their Jewish traditions. It's like watching a new tapestry slowly being woven together, stitch by stitch. And it's one that's woven with laughter, with heart, with newly-won confidence, and with love.

The focus of this book is most definitely on the journeys of Becca and Sadie but romance is not given short shrift. Both women embark upon unexpected relationships over the course of their vacation, relationships that surprise them, expand their horizons, open their hearts to new possibilities, and bring laughter, joy, and new love into their lives. And, yes, there are happy endings.

Also, if you're as intrigued by the off-again, on-again siblings' story as I am, it's told, along with their adult daughter's story, in The Bloom Girls, a book that's described as "Gilmore Girls meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding." I've already downloaded it and am eager to dive in!
4.5 stars
ARC received from publisher. Fair and unbiased review.

The Cottage on Glass Lake is a fun and flirty story about letting go and loving your true yourself, about friendship and family, and about knowing when it's time to close your eyes and take a leap of faith.

Four stars! I highly recommend to anyone looking for a quick read with romance, a touch of drama, and don't mind needing a little cash for the swear jar.

*I received an advanced reader copy of this book from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.